Movies by Gena Rowlands
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Broken English (2007)
Cast: Parker Posey, Melvil Poupaud, Gena Rowlands …
Directed by: Zoe R. Cassavetes
Writer-director Zoe R. Cassavetes's charming indie yarn follows 30ish New Yorker Nora Wilder (Parker Posey), a single woman in a dead-end job whose friends are all happily engaged or…
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Persepolis (2007)
Cast: Catherine Deneuve, Danielle Darrieux, Tilly Mandelbrot …
Directed by: Vincent Paronnaud, Marjane Satrapi
Marjane (voiced by Chiara Mastroianni) just wants to be an ordinary kid, but that isn't easy in 1978 Iran. This profound animated film follows Marjane's childhood in a repressive…
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What If God Were the Sun? (2007)
Cast: Lacey Chabert, Gena Rowlands, Jan Skene …
Directed by: Stephen Tolkin
Shattered by the sudden death of her father, harried ER nurse Jamie (Lacey Chabert) struggles with her job, her relationship with her fiancé and her overpowering grief. But the healing…
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Paris, Je T'aime (2006)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Gérard Depardieu, Maggie Gyllenhaal …
Directed by: Frederic Auburtin, Alfonso Cuarón, Emmanuel Benbihy …
Paris comes to life in this whimsical patchwork of 18 five-minute shorts united by a common theme -- love in the City of Lights -- and helmed by an international cast of filmmakers, including…
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The Skeleton Key (2005)
Cast: Kate Hudson, Gena Rowlands, John Hurt …
Directed by: Iain Softley
Sent to New Orleans to care for a stroke victim who lies bedridden and speechless, hospice worker Caroline finds a key that unlocks ancient secrets. Lonely in the patient's mansion,…
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Taking Lives (2004)
Cast: Angelina Jolie, Ethan Hawke, Kiefer Sutherland …
Directed by: D.J. Caruso
Recruited to assist Montreal police in their desperate search for a serial killer who assumes the identities of his victims, FBI profiler Illeana Scott (Angelina Jolie) knows it's only a…
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The Notebook (2004)
Cast: Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner …
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
Two young lovers (Ryan Gosling and Rachel McAdams) are torn apart by war and class differences in the 1940s in this adaptation of Nicholas Sparks's best-selling novel. Their story is…
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The Incredible Mrs. Ritchie (2003)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Kevin Zegers, James Caan …
Directed by: Paul Johansson
Charlie (Kevin Zegers) can't seem to stay out of trouble, and his principal, Mr. Dewitt (James Caan), is at his wits' end. Fed up with Charlie's behavior, he gives the boy his…
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Hysterical Blindness (2002)
Cast: Uma Thurman, Juliette Lewis, Gena Rowlands …
Directed by: Mira Nair
Uma Thurman won a Golden Globe for her searing performance as Debby in this Mira Nair film. Debby's a New Jersey woman longing to find someone who'll see how special she truly is,…
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Charms for the Easy Life (2002)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Mimi Rogers, Susan May Pratt …
Directed by: Joan Micklin Silver
This finely honed Showtime drama based on a novel by Kaye Gibbons chronicles three generations of a matriarchal Southern family that includes midwife and holistic healer Charlie Kate Birch…
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The Weekend (2000)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Deborah Kara Unger, Brooke Shields …
Directed by: Brian Skeet
Raw emotions collide against the tranquil backdrop of a flowing river in this award-winning drama based on Peter Cameron's novel about relationships and dealing with loss. Still reeling…
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Light Keeps Me Company (2000)
Cast: Erland Josephson, Sven Nykvist, Susan Sarandon …
Directed by: Carl Gustaf Nykvist
Lovingly directed by his son Carl-Gustaf, Light Keeps Me Company offers an intimate and moving look at the life of the legendary Swedish cinematographer. Film clips, rare home movies, family…
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The Mighty (1998)
Cast: Sharon Stone, James Gandolfini, Kieran Culkin …
Directed by: Peter Chelsom
When Kevin, who has a rare physical disorder, meets learning-disabled but very large and strong Max, they bond over a fantasy world of knights and sorcery, and the two outcasts combine their…
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Hope Floats (1998)
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Harry Connick Jr., Gena Rowlands …
Directed by: Forest Whitaker
Young mother Birdee Pruitt returns to her Texas hometown after learning (on national television) that her husband has been unfaithful. Humiliated, Birdee tries to build a new life for herself…
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Playing by Heart (1998)
Cast: Gillian Anderson, Ellen Burstyn, Sean Connery …
Directed by: Willard Carroll
In this slice-of-life mosaic, love and lust swirl around contemporary Los Angeles, kicking up dust in the lives of a diverse collection of couples as they attempt to navigate the battleground…
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Paulie (1997)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Tony Shalhoub, Cheech Marin …
Directed by: John Roberts
Wise parrot Paulie (voiced by Jay Mohr) can ask for more than crackers, as Misha (Tony Shalhoub), the janitor at an animal-research lab, discovers. Paulie reveals via flashbacks how he ended…
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She's So Lovely (1997)
Cast: Sean Penn, Robin Wright, John Travolta …
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
Eddie (Sean Penn) and Maureen (Robin Wright Penn) are crazy about each other. When a neighbor attacks Maureen, Eddie snaps -- a move that ends up costing him 10 years of his life. When he…
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Unhook the Stars (1996)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Marisa Tomei, Gérard Depardieu …
Directed by: Nick Cassavetes
Middle-aged widow Mildred Hawks (Gena Rowlands) is having problems relating to her rebellious daughter, so she begins a friendship with abused mom Monica (Marisa Tomei) and, in particular,…
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Neon Bible (1995)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Denis Leary, Diana Scarwid …
Directed by: Terence Davies
Academy Award nominee Gena Rowlands stars in director Terence Davies's bittersweet trip into the American South of the 1940s, based on the book by John Kennedy Toole. David (jointly…
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Something to Talk About (1995)
Cast: Julia Roberts, Dennis Quaid, Robert Duvall …
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
After experiencing marital problems with Eddie (Dennis Quaid), Southern belle horse trainer Grace (Julia Roberts) moves in with her outspoken sister, Emma (Golden Globe-nominated Kyra…
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Once Around (1991)
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Danny Aiello …
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
Renata Bella (Holly Hunter) is feeling the soul-sucking torpor of a dead-end career -- and life -- until she meets whirlwind sales guru Sam Sharpe (Richard Dreyfuss) at a real estate-selling…
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Night on Earth (1991)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Winona Ryder, Armin Mueller-Stahl …
Directed by: Jim Jarmusch
On a single night in five major cities around the world, a variety of characters step into five different taxicabs, where they live out personal drama, existential crises and health…
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Another Woman (1988)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Mia Farrow, Ian Holm …
Directed by: Woody Allen
A university professor (Gena Rowlands) experiences a midlife crisis, so she rents an apartment next to a psychiatrist's office in order to write a book. There, she inadvertently…
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An Early Frost (1985)
Cast: Terry O'Quinn, Aidan Quinn, Gena Rowlands …
Directed by: John Erman
Aidan Quinn stars as a gay lawyer diagnosed with AIDS in this pioneering made-for-television drama, which stirred up controversy in 1985 as the first major film to deal with the newly…
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Thursday's Child (1983)
Cast: Rob Lowe, Gena Rowlands, Don Murray …
Directed by: David Lowell Rich
When robust teen athlete Sam (Rob Lowe) falls ill, he's diagnosed with heart disease in this moving drama. As his health worsens, his doctors soon conclude that only a heart transplant…
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Tempest (1982)
Cast: John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
Loosely based on Shakespeare's classic farce, Paul Mazursky's wry comedy centers on architect Phillip Dimitrius (John Cassavetes), who suffers a midlife crisis and escapes to a…
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Gloria (1980)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Julie Carmen, Tony Knesich …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
This John Cassavetes thriller stars Gena Rowlands as Gloria, a tough-talking New York dame with a past she'd rather forget. When a neighboring family is killed by the mob, Gloria must…
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The Brink's Job (1978)
Cast: Peter Falk, Peter Boyle, Allen Garfield …
Directed by: William Friedkin
A small-time criminal concocts a big-time heist -- and inadvertently the crime of the century -- in this spirited comedy based on the infamous Brink's robbery in Boston, which netted the…
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Opening Night (1977)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Ben Gazzara, John Cassavetes …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
In one of John Cassavetes's most acclaimed films, the director's favorite leading lady, wife Gena Rowlands, plays a stage star heading for a breakdown -- just as her latest show is…
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Two-Minute Warning (1976)
Cast: Charlton Heston, John Cassavetes, Martin Balsam …
Directed by: Larry Peerce
An assassin lies in wait for the president at a football playoff game, and when he goes on a killing spree, it's up to two cops (played by John Cassavetes and Charlton Heston) to calm…
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A Woman Under the Influence (1974)
Cast: Peter Falk, Gena Rowlands, Fred Draper …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Gena Rowlands delivers an emotionally wrenching, Oscar-nominated performance as Mabel, an anxious housewife whose life revolves around waiting for her children to return from school and her…
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Minnie and Moskowitz (1971)
Cast: Gena Rowlands, Seymour Cassel, Val Avery …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Writer-director John Cassavetes crafts a relatable tale of romance about two utterly average people: Minnie Moore (Gena Rowlands), a museum curator recovering from a bad break-up with her…
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Machine Gun McCain (1969)
Cast: John Cassavetes, Britt Ekland, Peter Falk …
Directed by: Giuliano Montaldo
When the mob bails him out of jail after 12 years behind bars, gangster Hank McCain (John Cassavetes) gets roped into a complicated payback plan involving the high-stakes heist of a Las Vegas…
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Faces (1968)
Cast: John Marley, Gena Rowlands, Lynn Carlin …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Director John Cassavetes' probing film examines the collapse of a 14-year union. The disenchanted couple -- husband Richard (John Marley) and wife Maria (Lynn Carlin) -- seeks comfort in…
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Tony Rome (1967)
Cast: Jill St. John, Richard Conte, Gena Rowlands …
Directed by: Gordon Douglas
Private eye Tony Rome (Frank Sinatra) escorts the daughter (Sue Lyon) of a wealthy businessman (Simon Oakland) home to avert a scandal, and things go downhill from there. Soon, he has both…
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A Child Is Waiting (1963)
Cast: Burt Lancaster, Judy Garland, Gena Rowlands …
Directed by: John Cassavetes
Sympathetic music teacher Jean Hansen (Judy Garland) butts head with Ben Clark (Burt Lancaster), the stern administrator of a school for mentally disabled children, when she takes a…
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The Spiral Road (1962)
Cast: Rock Hudson, Burl Ives, Gena Rowlands …
Directed by: Robert Mulligan
An opportunistic MD (Rock Hudson) travels to the jungles of Indonesia to work with a legendary humanist doctor (Burl Ives) who's been doing groundbreaking work with lepers. Unlike the…
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Lonely Are the Brave (1962)
Cast: Kirk Douglas, Gena Rowlands, Walter Matthau …
Directed by: David Miller
Kirk Douglas makes a lasting impression as Jack Burns -- one of a dying breed, the American cowboy -- in this modern-day Western that finds Burns purposely landing in jail to spring a friend…