Movies by John Hawkes
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The Surrogate (2012)
Cast: John Hawkes, Helen Hunt, Moon Bloodgood …
Directed by: Ben Lewin
After spending years in an iron lung, a man decides he wants to explore his sexuality for the first time, and hires a surrogate to aid the goal. Through their intensifying relationship, this…
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Arcadia (2012)
Cast: John Hawkes, Ryan Simpkins, Kendall Toole …
Directed by: Olivia Silver
For 12-year-old Greta, moving long distances is nothing unusual. But this new cross-country trip to California seems wrong somehow. Each day, her father grows more irritable, and Greta…
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Higher Ground (2011)
Cast: Vera Farmiga, Joshua Leonard, Dagmara Dominczyk …
Directed by: Vera Farmiga
Vera Farmiga stars in and directs this sensitive and searching chronicle describing one woman's lifetime journey of faith -- one that initially leads her to join a fundamentalist sect…
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Martha Marcy May Marlene (2011)
Cast: Elizabeth Olsen, Christopher Abbott, Brady Corbet …
Directed by: T. Sean Durkin
After escaping from a violent cult in rural New York, Martha tries to reconnect with her estranged sister, Lucy, and Lucy's well-to-do husband, Ted. But the brainwashing Martha endured…
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Small Town Saturday Night (2010)
Cast: Shawn Christian, Chris Pine, Bre Blair …
Directed by: Ryan Craig
One decision ripples across the lives of his neighbors when aspiring country singer Rhett (Chris Pine) must choose between pursuing a career in Nashville and remaining in his small hometown…
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Winter's Bone (2010)
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, John Hawkes, Isaiah Stone …
Directed by: Debra Granik
In director Debra Granik's unflinching noir drama set deep in the Ozarks, resilient teen Ree Dolly (Jennifer Lawrence) goes on the trail of her missing, drug-dealing father when his…
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Everything Will Happen Before You Die (2010)
Cast: Brian McGuire, Bret Roberts, John Hawkes …
Directed by: Dan Finkel
Former party boy Edgar is finally ready to settle down. He's got a thriving T-shirt design business and is about to get married, but on his wedding day, his best friend tempts him into a…
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S. Darko: A Donnie Darko Tale (2009)
Cast: Daveigh Chase, Briana Evigan, James Lafferty …
Directed by: Chris Fisher
In this sequel to Donnie Darko, Donnie's sister, Samantha, sets out for Hollywood, only to become stranded in a remote town where she begins to have visions of apocalypse. Now she and…
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Earthwork (2009)
Cast: John Hawkes, Bruce MacVittie, Chris Bachand …
Directed by: Chris Ordal
This inspiring film based on true events recounts the efforts of Kansas artist Stan Herd to realize his vision for an environmental art piece, which he installed in 1994 on a large lot…
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Zombie Strippers (2008)
Cast: Jenna Jameson, Robert Englund, Roxy Saint …
Directed by: Jay Lee
A deadly government-controlled virus strikes a small Nebraska strip club, where the head dancer is quickly infected and transformed into a flesh-eating zombie -- and becomes an instant hit…
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American Gangster (2007)
Cast: Denzel Washington, Russell Crowe, Cuba Gooding Jr. …
Directed by: Ridley Scott
From director Ridley Scott comes this tense crime thriller starring Denzel Washington as true-life Harlem drug lord Frank Lucas and Russell Crowe as the dogged outcast NYPD cop charged with…
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Wristcutters: A Love Story (2006)
Cast: Patrick Fugit, Abraham Benrubi, Shannyn Sossamon …
Directed by: Goran Dukic
Depressed over his breakup with girlfriend Desiree (Leslie Bibb), Zia (Patrick Fugit) slits his wrists, only to find himself sent to a bleak corner of the afterlife reserved for those who…
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Me and You and Everyone We Know (2005)
Cast: John Hawkes, Miranda July, Miles Thompson …
Directed by: Miranda July
Miranda July writes, directs and stars in this poignant drama about both the unique and oftentimes humorous nature of people's idiosyncrasies. At the center is eccentric Christine…
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The Amateurs (2005)
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Isaiah Washington, Tim Blake Nelson …
Directed by: Michael Traeger
Divorced and depressed, Andy Sargentee (Jeff Bridges) hatches a plan to produce an adult movie and get rich. But the production is plagued by a host of problems, not the least of which is a…
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Identity (2003)
Cast: John Cusack, Ray Liotta, Amanda Peet …
Directed by: James Mangold
Complete strangers stranded at a remote desert motel during a raging storm soon find themselves the target of a deranged murderer. As their numbers thin out, the travelers begin to turn on…
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Hardball (2001)
Cast: Keanu Reeves, Diane Lane, John Hawkes …
Directed by: Brian Robbins
Gambler and all-around slouch Conor O'Neill (Keanu Reeves) owes someone a lot of money, so he strikes a bargain: He'll coach a Little League baseball team from Chicago's…
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Sand (2000)
Cast: Michael Vartan, Marshall Bell, Kari Wuhrer …
Directed by: Matt Palmieri
In the wake of his mother's death, Tyler Briggs (Michael Vartan) seeks solace on the sandy shores where she spent her childhood and finds love with a beautiful local (Kari Wuhrer). But…
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Late Last Night (1999)
Cast: Emilio Estevez, Steven Weber, Bobby Edner …
Directed by: Steven Brill
A wild night on the town provides the antidote for marital misery in this hilarious comedy. Having just been left by his wife, Dan (Emilio Estevez) is now hitting the Los Angeles clubs in an…
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A Slipping Down Life (1999)
Cast: Lili Taylor, Guy Pearce, John Hawkes …
Directed by: Toni Kalem
Rocker Drumstrings Casey's voice is music to the ears of one small-town woman, whose obsession prompts her to carve his name into her forehead during a concert. As the media learns of…
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Rush Hour (1998)
Cast: Ken Leung, Jackie Chan, Tom Wilkinson …
Directed by: Brett Ratner
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee (Jackie Chan, doing his own amazing stunts) is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky…
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I Still Know What You Did Last Summer (1998)
Cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Freddie Prinze Jr., Brandy Norwood …
Directed by: Danny Cannon
The fisherman with a hook is back in director Danny Cannon's chilling sequel. Unfinished business with coed Julie James (Jennifer Love Hewitt) brings the murderer to the Bahamas to…
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Deep in the Heart (of Texas) (1998)
Cast: Kenneth Cranham, Amanda Root, Marco Perella …
Directed by: Stephen Purvis
In this spoof from Austin, Texas native Steven Purvis, a filmmaking couple (Kenneth Cranham, Amanda Root) journeys to Austin on assignment for British television to interview the town's…
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Playing God (1997)
Cast: David Duchovny, Timothy Hutton, Angelina Jolie …
Directed by: Andy Wilson
After saving the life of a shooting victim in a Los Angeles nightclub, drug-addicted former surgeon Eugene Sands is hired as the personal physician for a slimy gangster -- and soon finds…
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Night of the Scarecrow (1995)
Cast: Elizabeth Barondes, John Mese, Stephen Root …
Directed by: Jeff Burr
All hell breaks loose in a rural community when some pie-eyed teens inadvertently unleash the spirit of a warlock in the guise of a scarecrow, who's seeking vengeance on his…
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Roadracers (1994)
Cast: David Arquette, John Hawkes, Salma Hayek …
Directed by: Robert Rodriguez
In this film directed by Robert Rodriguez, a young rebel himself at a fork in the road: Should he marry his girlfriend, or should he join a band? But life is apparently not complicated enough…
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Cool and the Crazy (1994)
Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Jared Leto, Jennifer Blanc …
Directed by: Ralph Bakshi
It's the 1950s, and high school sweethearts Michael (Jared Leto) and Roslyn (Alicia Silverstone) follow in the footsteps of many other couples they know: They get married. But soon,…