Movies by Jane Adams
As part of the cast:
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The Lie (2011)
Cast: Joshua Leonard, Jess Weixler, Kelli Garner …
Directed by: Joshua Leonard
Sometimes, you reeeeally don't want to go to work. And sometimes that feeling is so strong that you'll do anything to get out of it -- even if that means telling a lie that has the…
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Restless (2011)
Cast: Mia Wasikowska, Henry Hopper, Jane Adams …
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
After she is diagnosed with a disease that will soon claim her life, a young girl (Mia Wasikowska) strikes up an unusually strong friendship with a boy (Henry Hopper) who deals with the…
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Silver Bullets (2011)
Cast: Kate Lyn Sheil, Ti West, Amy Seimetz …
Directed by: Joe Swanberg
Claire takes a role in a mainstream werewolf movie, frustrating her indie director boyfriend, Ethan. Sensing sparks between Claire and the horror flick's director, Ethan spirals into…
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Hung: Season 2 (2010)
Cast: Thomas Jane, Jane Adams, Anne Heche …
The randy adventures of former high school teacher turned gigolo Ray Drecker (Thomas Jane) continue in the second season of the popular HBO series. With the help of his pimp, Tanya (Jane…
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Alexander the Last (2009)
Cast: Jess Weixler, Barlow Jacobs, Justin Rice …
Directed by: Joe Swanberg
Focusing on the varied attractions that a married actress and her sister harbor, director Joe Swanberg crafts a film that illuminates the difficulties of remaining monogamous when creative…
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Calvin Marshall (2009)
Cast: Alex Frost, Michelle Lombardo, Steve Zahn …
Directed by: Gary Lundgren
Though he has no athletic ability whatsoever, college student Calvin Marshall (Alex Frost) is so blindly single-minded about making the school baseball team that Coach Little (Steve Zahn) --…
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The Wackness (2008)
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Josh Peck, Famke Janssen …
Directed by: Jonathan Levine
In the midst of a midlife crisis, a psychiatrist forms a relationship with a teenage pot dealer, who trades his product for therapy sessions. Drugs, depression and relationships drive the…
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Lifelines (2008)
Cast: Jane Adams, Josh Pais, Joe Morton …
Directed by: Rob Margolies
With help from a family therapist (Joe Morton), disgruntled members of the emotionally complex Bernstein clan (Jane Adams, Josh Pais, Robbie Sublett, Dreama Walker and Jacob Kogan) attempt to…
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The Brave One (2007)
Cast: Jodie Foster, Jane Adams, Naveen Andrews …
Directed by: Neil Jordan
Oscar winner Jodie Foster stars in this dramatic thriller as Erica Bain, a New York City radio host who decides to take the law into her own hands after losing her fiancé in a brutal…
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Last Holiday (2006)
Cast: Queen Latifah, Cynthia LeBlanc, Elton LeBlanc …
Directed by: Wayne Wang
When her doctor gives her the worst possible news -- that she has a terminal illness -- a timid woman (Queen Latifah) decides to throw caution to the wind, break out of her shell and take a…
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Little Children (2006)
Cast: Kate Winslet, Patrick Wilson, Jennifer Connelly …
Directed by: Todd Field
The lives of several adults who have yet to surpass adolescence intersect in unexpected ways in this twisted relationship drama from director Todd Field that's set on the suburban…
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The Sensation of Sight (2006)
Cast: David Strathairn, Ian Somerhalder, Daniel Gillies …
Directed by: Aaron J. Wiederspahn
Blaming himself for a tragedy involving one of his students, English teacher Finn (David Strathairn) leaves his job and family, moves into a boarding house and sells encyclopedias…
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Jesse Stone: Stone Cold (2005)
Cast: Mimi Rogers, Tom Selleck, Jane Adams …
Directed by: Robert Harmon
In a quiet coastal town in Massachusetts, jaded police chief Jesse Stone maintains a low profile -- but when a corpse washes ashore and multiple assailants rape a high school student, the…
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Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind (2004)
Cast: Jim Carrey, Kate Winslet, Kirsten Dunst …
Directed by: Michel Gondry
After learning that his mercurial ex-girlfriend, Clementine Kruczynski (Kate Winslet), has undergone an experimental medical process to purge all memories of him, mild-mannered Joel Barish…
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Orange County (2002)
Cast: Colin Hanks, Jack Black, Schuyler Fisk …
Directed by: Jake Kasdan
High schooler Shaun Brumder (Colin Hanks) dreams of getting himself out of the surf and sun of Orange County and knows that his best shot is college. But when a flaky guidance counselor (Lily…
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The Anniversary Party (2001)
Cast: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh, John Benjamin Hickey …
Directed by: Alan Cumming, Jennifer Jason Leigh
Recently uncoupled couple Joe (Allan Cumming) and Sally (Jennifer Jason Leigh) celebrate their anniversary with a group of friends in this dark, Independent Spirit Award-nominated drama (also…
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Wonder Boys (2000)
Cast: Michael Douglas, Tobey Maguire, Frances McDormand …
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
Directed by Curtis Hanson, this endearing slice of life centers on unraveling English professor Grady Tripp (Michael Douglas), who's forced to confront his writer's block, fear of…
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Songcatcher (2000)
Cast: Janet McTeer, Aidan Quinn, Emmy Rossum …
Directed by: Maggie Greenwald
During a visit to her sister in Appalachia, a gifted musicologist stumbles upon a musical treasure trove of dozens of Scots-Irish ballads that have been preserved for generations by the local…
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A Fish in the Bathtub (1999)
Cast: Jerry Stiller, Anne Meara, Mark Ruffalo …
Directed by: Joan Micklin Silver
Real-life married comedy team Jerry Stiller and Anne Meara star as Sam and Molly, a couple growing apart, in this offbeat comedy. Tension grows for the pair, but the last straw for Molly is…
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Happiness (1998)
Cast: Jane Adams, Jon Lovitz, Philip Seymour Hoffman …
Directed by: Todd Solondz
A bittersweet film that belies its title, Happiness is not for the squeamish, drawing a dark portrait of a supremely dysfunctional family in which each member battles personal demons amid…
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You've Got Mail (1998)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Greg Kinnear …
Directed by: Nora Ephron
In this valentine to modern romance, book superstore magnate Joe Fox (Tom Hanks) and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet --…
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Music from Another Room (1998)
Cast: Jude Law, Gretchen Mol, Jennifer Tilly …
Directed by: Charlie Peters
A young man who helped deliver a baby girl when he was age 5 -- and declared he'd marry her someday -- runs into her 25 years later. But his plans for a marriage are soon short-circuited…
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Kansas City (1996)
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Miranda Richardson, Harry Belafonte …
Directed by: Robert Altman
Blowsy Blondie O'Hara (Jennifer Jason Leigh) is on the hunt for her low-life husband, Jack (Dermot Mulroney), who's been kidnapped by vicious casino kingpin "Seldom Seen" (Harry…
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Father of the Bride 2 (1995)
Cast: Steve Martin, Martin Short, Diane Keaton …
Directed by: Charles Shyer
Just when George Banks has recovered from his daughter's wedding, he receives the news that she's pregnant -- and that his wife is expecting, too. Complicating matters is the fact…
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Light Sleeper (1992)
Cast: Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana Delany …
Directed by: Paul Schrader
Willem Dafoe stars as John LeTour, a cocaine dealer who loses his job when his boss (Susan Sarandon) decides to give up the drug business to open a cosmetics company. The reformed addict runs…
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Vital Signs (1990)
Cast: Adrian Pasdar, Diane Lane, Jack Gwaltney …
Directed by: Marisa Silver
A group of medical students experience life's ups and downs while struggling to complete their residencies in this drama. Guided by head surgeon Dr. David Redding (Jimmy Smits), the…