Movies by Brooke Smith
As part of the cast:
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Fair Game (2010)
Cast: Naomi Watts, Sean Penn, Bruce McGill …
Directed by: Doug Liman
After her husband, Ambassador Joseph Wilson (Sean Penn), writes op-ed columns accusing the Bush administration of misleading the public to justify invading Iraq, Valerie Plame Wilson's…
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A Little Help (2010)
Cast: Jenna Fischer, Chris O'Donnell, Rob Benedict …
Directed by: Michael J. Weithorn
After the sudden death of her husband, a Long Island dental hygienist finds herself caught up in a couple of giant lies and begins to feel drawn to her sister's husband as she tries to…
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The Namesake (2006)
Cast: Kal Penn, Jacinda Barrett, Irrfan Khan …
Directed by: Mira Nair
Gogol Ganguli (Kal Penn) is torn between his parents' (Irrfan Khan and Tabu) Indian traditions and his decidedly modern lifestyle, and frankly prefers for his friends to call him "Nick."…
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In Her Shoes (2005)
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley MacLaine …
Directed by: Curtis Hanson
This tale of two sisters from producer Ridley Scott and inspired by Jennifer Weiner's novel is based on the theory that wild-child Maggie (Cameron Diaz) and straight-laced Rose (Toni…
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Melinda and Melinda (2004)
Cast: Radha Mitchell, Will Ferrell, Chloë Sevigny …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Radha Mitchell plays two versions of Melinda, a woman who two writers imagine comes undone at a dinner party in different ways -- one as a comedy, the other as a tragedy -- in this Woody…
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Bad Company (2002)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Chris Rock, Peter Stormare …
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
Veteran CIA agent Oakes (Anthony Hopkins) hooks up with street-smart bookie Hayes (Chris Rock), who's been asked to replace his murdered, Harvard-educated, twin brother spy on a…
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Series 7: The Contenders (2001)
Cast: Brooke Smith, Brooke Anne Smith, Marylouise Burke …
Directed by: Daniel Minahan
And you thought reality-based TV's gotten out of hand? Meet some real survivors! In the near future, six average citizens are chosen by random lottery to kill each other for the viewing…
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The Broken Giant (1998)
Cast: George Dickerson, Will Arnett, Chris Noth …
Directed by: Estep Nagy
When a fragile young woman named Clio (Missy Yager) seeks asylum in a New England church, rural preacher Ezra Caton (Will Arnett) sees her presence as a welcome distraction from his humdrum…
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Getting Off (1998)
Cast: Christine Harnos, Amy Ryan, Brooke Smith …
Directed by: Julie Lynch
When a college friend discovers he is HIV-positive, hard-drinking, promiscuous artist Josie (Christine Harnos) decides to have an AIDS test herself, prompting her and friends, Jennifer…
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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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Vanya on 42nd Street (1994)
Cast: Julianne Moore, George Gaynes, Brooke Smith …
Directed by: Louis Malle
Actors Andre Gregory and Wallace Shawn are obsessed with mounting a pared-down stage production of Anton Chekhov's "Uncle Vanya" in New York City. The production -- staged for and…