Movies by Dianne Wiest
As part of the cast:
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
Cast: Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams …
Directed by: Peter Hedges
When Cindy and Jim Green are told they can't have a baby, they bury a box filled with wishes for their dream child. That night, a mysterious young boy appears who brings magic to their…
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Darling Companion (2012)
Cast: Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest …
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Dealing with an empty nest and self-absorbed husband Joseph, Beth develops a deep bond with a dog she rescues -- and when Joseph loses the dog after a wedding, Beth joins forces with wedding…
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The Big Year (2011)
Cast: Steve Martin, Jack Black, Owen Wilson …
Directed by: David Frankel
Inspired by Mark Obmascik's nonfiction book of the same name, this high-flying comedy concerns a trio of competitive bird watchers who vow to win a contest by spotting and recording as…
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Rabbit Hole (2010)
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest …
Directed by: John Cameron Mitchell
In this raw drama based on David Lindsay-Abaire's Pulitzer Prize-winning play of the same name, Becca and Howie grapple with the realities of life eight months after the death of their…
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Rage (2009)
Cast: Jude Law, Steve Buscemi, John Leguizamo …
Directed by: Sally Potter
A young blogger attempts to document the inner workings of a top New York fashion house in the week leading up to a major show, but his behind-the-scenes interviews take on much greater…
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Synecdoche, New York (2008)
Cast: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Keener, Samantha Morton …
Directed by: Charlie Kaufman
After his painter wife (Catherine Keener) leaves him and takes their daughter to Berlin, theater director Caden Cotard (Philip Seymour Hoffman) stages an autobiographical play in a massive…
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Passengers (2008)
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Patrick Wilson, Andre Braugher …
Directed by: Rodrigo Garcia, Rodrigo García
When therapist Claire Summers starts working with the surviving passengers of a plane crash, she discovers that their individual accounts of the tragedy differ significantly from the…
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Dedication (2007)
Cast: Billy Crudup, Mandy Moore, Tom Wilkinson …
Directed by: Justin Theroux
Actor Justin Theroux makes his directorial debut with this romantic comedy about a misogynistic and largely disagreeable children's author (Billy Crudup) who's forced to work with a…
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Dan in Real Life (2007)
Cast: Steve Carell, Juliette Binoche, Dane Cook …
Directed by: Peter Hedges
In this romantic comedy from director Peter Hedges, advice columnist and widowed father of three Dan Burns meets a new woman who's beautiful and smart -- but she also happens to be the…
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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Shia LaBeouf, Chazz Palminteri …
Directed by: Dito Montiel
While his young friends all seem to end up as junkies, inmates or corpses, Dito miraculously escapes the same fate. He attributes that to divine intervention from a group of "saints," who are…
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Robots (2005)
Cast: Halle Berry, Lucille Bliss, Terry Bradshaw …
Directed by: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Young robot inventor Rodney Copperbottom dreams of making the world a better place -- until the evil Ratchet takes over Big Weld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams are in danger of…
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Category 6: Day of Destruction (2004)
Cast: Nancy McKeon, Randy Quaid, Thomas Gibson …
Directed by: Dick Lowry
In this miniseries, meteorologist Andy Goodman (Brian Dennehy) begins tracking a trio of nasty storms brewing in the United States. Meanwhile, Chicago is battling a record heat wave, but…
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Merci Docteur Rey (2002)
Cast: Dianne Wiest, Jane Birkin, Stanislas Merhar …
Directed by: Andrew Litvack
Elisabeth (Dianne Wiest) is an American opera singer whose latest gig in Paris will give her some time with her son Thomas (Stanislas Merhar), whose gay lifestyle is a secret. Thomas avoids…
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I Am Sam (2001)
Cast: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning …
Directed by: Jessie Nelson
After fathering a child with a homeless woman, Sam (Sean Penn) -- a grown man with the mental capacity of a 7-year-old -- raises the baby himself until an incident at a birthday party finds…
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Echoes from the White House (2001)
Cast: Martin Sheen, Avery Brooks, Sam Waterston …
Directed by: Philip Kunhardt, Jr.
Martin Sheen hosts this documentary that commemorates the 200th anniversary of the White House by taking an in-depth look at the beloved piece of American architecture and history and…
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Law & Order: Criminal Intent (2001)
Cast: George Dzundza, Chris Noth, Dann Florek …
Probing the dark minds of killers by examining their violent attacks, from the scene of the crime to apprehension of the culprits, this Law & Order spin-off follows the NYPD's Major Case…
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The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999)
Cast: Sidney Poitier, Dianne Wiest, Mary-Louise Parker …
Directed by: Gregg Champion
Small-town farmer Noah Dearborn (Sidney Poitier) lives an uncomplicated existence until shady developer Christian Nelson (George Newbern) tries to usurp his family's land. Nelson will do…
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The Horse Whisperer (1998)
Cast: Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill …
Directed by: Robert Redford
After a riding accident, New Yorker Annie MacLean (Kristin Scott Thomas) takes her injured daughter, Grace (Scarlett Johansson), and a frightened, wounded horse to Montana. They're…
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Practical Magic (1998)
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Sandra Bullock, Aidan Quinn …
Directed by: Griffin Dunne
In director Griffin Dunne's romantic comedy, sisters Sally and Gillian Owens (Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman) are modern-day witches whose love lives are complicated by an unusual…
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The Associate (1996)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Dianne Wiest, Tim Daly …
Directed by: Donald Petrie
When Laurel (Whoopi Goldberg) learns that her less-smart and sexist protégé, Frank (Tim Daly), is promoted, she quits to start her own company -- only to find out that the…
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The Birdcage (1996)
Cast: Robin Williams, Gene Hackman, Nathan Lane …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Longtime lovers Armand and Albert own a Miami drag club, but when Armand's son announces his intent to marry the daughter of a stuffy U.S. senator, the gay couple feels compelled to pass…
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Bullets Over Broadway (1994)
Cast: John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Jennifer Tilly …
Directed by: Woody Allen
A hack 1920s playwright uses a mobster to finance his newest play. But when the gangster's bodyguard starts rewriting the play to make it more believable, he shows more talent than the…
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Cops & Robbersons (1994)
Cast: Chevy Chase, Jack Palance, Dianne Wiest …
Directed by: Michael Ritchie
When a dangerous criminal moves into a quiet suburban neighborhood, the police ask grizzled cop Jack Stone (Jack Palance) to set up a stakeout next door. The only catch is that Jack will have…
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The Scout (1994)
Cast: Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest …
Directed by: Michael Ritchie
When his star recruit botches a Major League Baseball debut, humiliated talent scout Al Percolo (Albert Brooks) gets banished to rural Mexico, where he finds a potential gold mine in the arm…
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Little Man Tate (1991)
Cast: Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest, Adam Hann-Byrd …
Directed by: Jodie Foster
Jodie Foster's directorial debut centers on Fred Tate (Adam Hann-Byrd), a gifted 7-year-old whose prodigious talents land him in the middle of a battle between his working-class mom…
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Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest …
Directed by: Tim Burton
An inventor dies before developing hands for his creation, a boy named Edward who instead has scissors at the end of each arm. Edward lives a monastic existence until an Avon lady adopts him…
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Parenthood (1989)
Cast: Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest …
Directed by: Ron Howard
Director Ron Howard teams with Steve Martin for a heartwarming comedy about life's most rewarding occupation: parenthood. Gil (Martin) and Karen Buckman (Mary Steenburgen) are facing the…
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Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
Cast: Michael J. Fox, Kiefer Sutherland, Phoebe Cates …
Directed by: James Bridges
In this downbeat drama based on Jay McInerney's autobiographical novel, New York City yuppie and aspiring writer Jamie Conway (Michael J. Fox) seeks oblivion in cocaine and the glittery…
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Radio Days (1987)
Cast: Mia Farrow, Julie Kavner, Dianne Wiest …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Director Woody Allen's Oscar-nominated comedy set in 1940s Brooklyn draws heavily on his youth -- a time when radio was king. Through vignettes woven together by music from the era, the…
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September (1987)
Cast: Denholm Elliott, Dianne Wiest, Mia Farrow …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Mia Farrow shines as Lane, a woman trying to recover from attempted suicide and to blot out a traumatic event from adolescence in auteur Woody Allen's Chekhovian drama. During a rainy…
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The Lost Boys: Special Edition (1987)
Cast: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest …
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
After his brother, Michael (Jason Patric), drinks blood and gets mixed up with a rough biker gang rumored to be a coven of vampires, Sam (Corey Haim) and his two vampire-hunter friends --…
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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Cast: Barbara Hershey, Carrie Fisher, Michael Caine …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Woody Allen's classic tale about three New York City sisters -- Hannah (Mia Farrow), Holly (Dianne Wiest) and Lee (Barbara Hershey) -- begins with a festive Thanksgiving dinner, during…
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The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
Cast: Mia Farrow, Jeff Daniels, Danny Aiello …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Stuck in a dead-end job and saddled with an abusive husband, Cecilia depends on the movies for her escape. She sees one picture, The Purple Rose of Cairo, so often that the film's star…
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Falling in Love (1984)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Meryl Streep, Harvey Keitel …
Directed by: Ulu Grosbard
Robert De Niro and Meryl Streep star in this tale of two married strangers whose chance meeting and ensuing friendship lead to a forbidden love affair. But can their stolen moments result in…
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Footloose (1984)
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Lori Singer, John Lithgow …
Directed by: Herbert Ross
This special edition of the movie that shot Kevin Bacon to the stratosphere of fame features the actor playing Ren McCormack, a decidedly urban teen who's transplanted to a small…
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I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
Cast: Jill Clayburgh, Nicol Williamson, Dianne Wiest …
Directed by: Jack Hofsiss
In this movie based on Barbara Gordon's autobiography, Jill Clayburgh turns out another virtuoso performance to depict a documentary filmmaker on the verge of a complete breakdown. Under…
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Broadway Theatre Archive: Out of Our Fathers' House (1978)
Cast: Carol Kane, Dianne Wiest, Jan Miner …
Drawn from the diaries and letters of noted feminists such as women's suffrage founder Elizabeth Cady Stanton and labor organizer "Mother" Mary Jones, this unique production paints a…
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Zalmen or the Madness of God (1975)
Cast: Robert Prosky, Dianne Wiest, Joseph Wiseman …
A stage production recorded for television, this play takes place during Yom Kippur in a post-Stalinist Russian synagogue, where a Rabbi waits for a Western acting troupe and gets extremely…