Movies by Lisa Gay Hamilton
As part of the cast:
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Beastly (2011)
Cast: Alex Pettyfer, Vanessa Hudgens, Neil Patrick Harris …
Directed by: Daniel Barnz
After arrogant teenager Kyle (Alex Pettyfer) humiliates a Goth classmate (Mary-Kate Olsen), she puts a curse on him that transforms him from a hunk into a hideous creature. To break the hex,…
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Take Shelter (2011)
Cast: Michael Shannon, Katy Mixon, Jessica Chastain …
Directed by: Jeff Nichols
Michael Shannon stars in this thriller as a small-town family man who, determined to protect his wife and deaf daughter from impending disaster, builds an impenetrable storm shelter in the…
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Mother and Child (2009)
Cast: Tatyana Ali, Carla Gallo, Lisa Gay Hamilton …
Directed by: Rodrigo Garcia, Rodrigo García
Fifty-year-old Karen (Annette Bening) regrets giving up her daughter, Elizabeth (Naomi Watts), for adoption; years later, Elizabeth questions her own approach to life. Their stories intersect…
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Men of a Certain Age: Season 1 (2009)
Cast: Ray Romano, Andre Braugher, Scott Bakula …
Directed by: Scott Winant
Following the success of his long-running, Emmy Award-winning show "Everybody Loves Raymond," Ray Romano returns to television to star in this TNT drama series that centers on a group of…
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Honeydripper (2007)
Cast: Danny Glover, Lisa Gay Hamilton, Yaya DaCosta …
Directed by: John Sayles
Danny Glover stars as Pine Top Purvis, owner of an Alabama juke joint whose glory days are gone and debts are piling up. To save his club, Purvis hires R&B sensation Guitar Sam. But when Sam…
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Nine Lives (2005)
Cast: Dakota Fanning, Kathy Baker, Amy Brenneman …
Directed by: Rodrigo Garcia, Rodrigo García
This series of revealing vignettes from writer-director Rodrigo Garcia (Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her) peers into the private lives of nine women who are each pointed toward a…
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V-Day: Until the Violence Stops (2003)
Cast: Eve Ensler, Tantoo Cardinal, Rosario Dawson …
Directed by: Abby Epstein
This documentary follows the grassroots impact of the V-Day movement -- whose goal is to end violence against women -- in five international communities while exposing the pervasive and…
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Ten Tiny Love Stories (2002)
Cast: Radha Mitchell, Alicia Witt, Lisa Gay Hamilton …
Directed by: Rodrigo Garcia, Rodrigo García
A heartfelt, racy and honest look into the female heart, director Rodrigo Garcia's second film presents a series of monologues from 10 women about the man in their past who made the…
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The Truth About Charlie (2002)
Cast: Mark Wahlberg, Thandie Newton, Tim Robbins …
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Romance and suspense ignite a modern Paris backdrop in director Jonathan Demme's fresh take on the Stanley Donen film Charade (also included on this disc). Regina (Thandie Newton) meets…
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True Crime (1999)
Cast: Clint Eastwood, Isaiah Washington, Lisa Gay Hamilton …
Directed by: Clint Eastwood
Steve Everett (Clint Eastwood) is on the brink of ruining his marriage and journalism career with his alcoholism and womanizing when he's assigned to write a human-interest story about a…
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Beloved (1998)
Cast: Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton …
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Oprah Winfrey stars as a former slave who suffers mightily to protect her family in this adaptation of Toni Morrison's Pulitzer Prize-winning novel about slavery's lasting effects…
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Last Breath (1997)
Cast: Luke Perry, Francis Swift, Gia Carides …
Directed by: PJ Posner
In this dark thriller, devoted husband Martin Devoe (Luke Perry) is frantically searching for a lung donor for his wife (Francie Swift) who's dying of cystic fibrosis. As his desperation…
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Jackie Brown (1997)
Cast: Pam Grier, Samuel L. Jackson, Robert Forster …
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Jackie Brown is an aging flight attendant who smuggles cash on the side. But when she's busted and pressured to help with an investigation, she plans to play the opposing forces against…
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Palookaville (1996)
Cast: William Forsythe, Vincent Gallo, Adam Trese …
Directed by: Alan Taylor
Winner of the 1995 Venice Film Festival, Palookaville stars William Forsythe, Vincent Gallo, Adam Trese, Frances McDormand and Vincent Gallo in a comedy about bumbling buddies who decide to…
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Naked in New York (1994)
Cast: Eric Stoltz, Mary-Louise Parker, Ralph Macchio …
Directed by: Daniel Algrant
Struggling writer Jake Briggs (Eric Stoltz) finally gets the break he's been waiting for when his friend, Chris (Ralph Macchio), finds him a producer (Tony Curtis) for his play. But Jake…
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Krush Groove (1985)
Cast: Blair Underwood, Sheila E., Joseph Simmons …
Directed by: Michael Schultz
Russell (Blair Underwood), a manager of struggling rap artists, borrows money from villain Jay in order to make ends meet. But after his clients become successful, Russell can't pay back…