Movies by Stanley Tucci
As part of the cast:
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The Hunger Games (2012)
Cast: Jennifer Lawrence, Josh Hutcherson, Liam Hemsworth …
Directed by: Gary Ross
In a dystopian future ruled by a totalitarian regime, resourceful Katniss and her partner Peeta represent their district in the lethal Hunger Games, a televised survival competition in which…
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Jack the Giant Killer (2012)
Cast: Nicholas Hoult, Ewan McGregor, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Bryan Singer
When Princess Isabelle is kidnapped by rampaging giants, intrepid farm boy Jack, who accidentally opened the gateway that allowed the giants to enter the kingdom, goes in search of her,…
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Captain America: The First Avenger (2011)
Cast: Chris Evans, Samuel L. Jackson, Hugo Weaving …
Directed by: Joe Johnston
Marvel launches another super franchise with this action-packed origin story, which follows Steve Rogers (Chris Evans) as he volunteers for a secret experiment during World War II.…
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Magic Trip (2011)
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Timothy Leary, Jack Kerouac …
Directed by: Alison Ellwood, Alex Gibney
Using found footage captured by author Ken Kesey (One Flew Over the Cuckoo's Nest), filmmakers Alison Ellwood and Alex Gibney re-create the writer's infamous 1964 road trip to New…
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Margin Call (2011)
Cast: Kevin Spacey, Paul Bettany, Jeremy Irons …
Directed by: J.C. Chandor
An all-star cast shines in this engrossing drama about a critical 24-hour period at a high-profile investment bank in the early days of the 2008 financial crisis, when young analyst Peter…
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Easy A (2010)
Cast: Emma Stone, Penn Badgley, Amanda Bynes …
Directed by: Will Gluck
High school is the setting for this freewheeling comedic twist on Nathaniel Hawthorne's 19th-century novel &NFi;The Scarlet Letter&NFi_;. Ambitious student Olive (Emma Stone) decides to…
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Casino Jack and the United States of Money (2010)
Cast: Jack Abramoff, Tom Delay, William Branner …
Directed by: Alex Gibney
Documentarian Alex Gibney (Enron: The Smartest Guys in the Room) turns his acute focus on convicted Washington lobbyist Jack Abramoff, reproaching him and other legislators for their negative…
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Burlesque (2010)
Cast: Cher, Christina Aguilera, Eric Dane …
Directed by: Steve Antin
After leaving Iowa with stars in her eyes, Ali (Christina Aguilera) arrives in Los Angeles and at a burlesque lounge, where she dreams of taking the stage with her soaring voice. Club owner…
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Space Chimps 2: Zartog Strikes Back (2010)
Cast: Tom Kenny, Zack Shada, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: John H. Williams
After accidentally blasting off on a solo mission to Planet Malgor and kicking it with his new friend Kilowatt, brainy techno-chimp Comet attempts to prove his bravery by teaming up with his…
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The Lovely Bones (2009)
Cast: Saoirse Ronan, Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz …
Directed by: Peter Jackson
When 14-year-old Susie Salmon (Saoirse Ronan) is murdered, she watches from above as her family deals with her tragic death -- and as her killer prepares to strike again. Torn between…
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Julie & Julia (2009)
Cast: Amy Adams, Meryl Streep, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Amy Adams stars in this truth-inspired tale as Julie Powell, who decides to enliven her uneventful life by cooking all 524 recipes outlined in Julia Child's culinary classic Mastering…
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The Tale of Despereaux (2008)
Cast: Matthew Broderick, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Watson …
Directed by: Sam Fell, Robert Stevenhagen
This star-studded adaptation of Kate DiCamillo's Newberry Medal-winning book tells the tale of an unusually gifted mouse named Despereaux (voiced by Matthew Broderick) who falls in love…
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What Just Happened? (2008)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Bruce Willis, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Barry Levinson
A harried film producer (Robert De Niro) juggles a lunatic director, a temperamental actor (Bruce Willis) and an out-of-control production while courting a studio head (Catherine Keener) and…
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Kit Kittredge: An American Girl (2008)
Cast: Abigail Breslin, Stanley Tucci, Glenne Headly …
Directed by: Patricia Rozema
With a star-studded cast that includes Julia Ormond and Stanley Tucci, this Depression-era drama inspired by the American Girl line of dolls follows aspiring young journalist Kit Kittredge…
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Swing Vote (2008)
Cast: Kevin Costner, Kelsey Grammer, Dennis Hopper …
Directed by: Joshua Michael Stern
It's Election Day, and the eyes of the nation have fallen on one beer-swigging couch potato named Bud Johnson (Kevin Costner), who, through no fault of his own, finds himself in the…
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Space Chimps (2008)
Cast: Andy Samberg, Cheryl Hines, Jeff Daniels …
Directed by: Kirk De Micco
Playful circus chimp Ham III -- grandson of the first simian astronaut -- finds himself knee-deep in an intergalactic revolution when NASA drafts him to recover a missing probe in this…
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Blind Date (2007)
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Thijs Römer …
Directed by: Stanley Tucci
Middle-aged married couple Don (Stanley Tucci) and Janna (Patricia Clarkson) are torn apart by their daughter's accidental death. No longer able to relate to each other, they reconnect…
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Lucky Number Slevin (2006)
Cast: Josh Hartnett, Bruce Willis, Lucy Liu …
Directed by: Paul McGuigan
While checking out his missing friend Nick's apartment, Slevin (Josh Hartnett) is mistaken for Nick by thugs and forced to participate in a high-profile murder for a powerful crime boss…
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The Devil Wears Prada (2006)
Cast: Anne Hathaway, Meryl Streep, Adrian Grenier …
Directed by: David Frankel
After taking a job in the Big Apple as assistant to powerful fashion magazine editor Miranda Priestly (Meryl Streep, in an Oscar-nominated role), small-town girl Andrea Sachs (Anne Hathaway)…
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The Hoax (2006)
Cast: Richard Gere, Alfred Molina, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
After billing his authorized "autobiography" of eccentric millionaire Howard Hughes as the 20th century's most important book, writer Clifford Irving (Richard Gere) begins to believe his…
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3 Lbs: Season 1 (2006)
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Mark Feuerstein, Indira Varma …
Executive producer Peter Ocko's provocative medical drama follows the careers of successful neurosurgeons Doug Hanson (Stanley Tucci) and Jonathan Singer (Mark Feuerstein), who have…
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Four Last Songs (2006)
Cast: Karl Johnson, Emmanuelle Seigner, Jena Malone …
Directed by: Francesca Joseph
American pianist Larry (Stanley Tucci) tries to arrange a concert of a recently deceased composer's work at a Mediterranean getaway, only to be fought tooth and nail by the island's…
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Robots (2005)
Cast: Halle Berry, Lucille Bliss, Terry Bradshaw …
Directed by: Chris Wedge, Carlos Saldanha
Ewan McGregor lends his voice to this heartwarming animated feature about Rodney Copperbottom, a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place … until the evil…
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The Terminal (2004)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Viktor Navorski (Tom Hanks) is a man without a country; his plane took off just as a coup d'etat exploded in his homeland, leaving it in shambles, and now he's stranded at Kennedy…
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Shall We Dance? (2004)
Cast: Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon …
Directed by: Peter Chelsom
John Clark (Richard Gere) has all he could ever ask for, including a successful career and a loving wife (Susan Sarandon). But true happiness eludes him, prompting him to sign up for dance…
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The Life & Death of Peter Sellers (2004)
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Charlize Theron, Emily Watson …
Directed by: Stephen Hopkins
Geoffrey Rush won a Golden Globe Award for his turn as Peter Sellers in this biopic that reveals the true nature of the iconic British comedian, who brought laughter to millions worldwide --…
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Spin (2004)
Cast: Ryan Merriman, Stanley Tucci, Dana Delany …
Directed by: James Redford
In director James Redford's drama, Eddie Haley (Ryan Merriman) grows into a troubled teen after his parents die and his emotionally distant Uncle Frank (Stanley Tucci) leaves him with…
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The Core (2003)
Cast: Aaron Eckhart, Hilary Swank, Bruce Greenwood …
Directed by: Jon Amiel
The Earth's inner core has stopped spinning, and scientist Josh Keyes (Aaron Eckhart) must discover why -- before the world literally falls apart -- by burrowing into the planet's…
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The Whole Shebang (2003)
Cast: Bridget Fonda, Talia Shire, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: George Zaloom
Director George Zaloom's quirky comedy of manners stars Stanley Tucci as Giovanni Bazinni, a bumbling Italian who journeys to America to help his New Jersey cousin Pop (Giancarlo…
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Big Trouble (2002)
Cast: Tim Allen, Rene Russo, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Barry Sonnenfeld
Absurdities abound like ants at an outdoor picnic when a former journalist (Tim Allen) gets involved with a wealthy schemer (Stanley Tucci), a bored housewife (Rene Russo), Russian mobsters,…
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Road to Perdition (2002)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Tyler Hoechlin …
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Hit man Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks), known in his 1930s Chicago world as The Angel of Death, is on the run after his wife (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and son are murdered. With his surviving son…
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Gene Kelly: Anatomy of a Dancer (2002)
Cast: Gene Kelly, Stanley Tucci, Leslie Caron …
Directed by: Robert Trachtenberg
A candid inside look at the genius behind the hit Hollywood musicals Singin' in the Rain, On the Town and An American in Paris, Anatomy of a Dancer is a must-see for Gene Kelly fans.…
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Maid in Manhattan (2002)
Cast: Jennifer Lopez, Ralph Fiennes, Natasha Richardson …
Directed by: Wayne Wang
It's love at first sight when Marissa (Jennifer Lopez) and Christopher (Ralph Fiennes) literally run into each other at a posh New York City hotel. The only problem? The fast-rising…
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Sidewalks of New York (2001)
Cast: Edward Burns, Heather Graham, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Edward Burns
Writer-director-leading man Edward Burns delivers a charming and likable story about a group of New Yorkers in search of romance: A married dentist (Stanley Tucci) has an affair with a…
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America's Sweethearts (2001)
Cast: Julia Roberts, Catherine Zeta-Jones, John Cusack …
Directed by: Joe Roth
Comedian Billy Crystal co-wrote and co-stars in this acidly told tale about Gwen (Catherine Zeta-Jones) and Eddie (John Cusack), a separated, bickering movie-star couple who "make nice" for…
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Conspiracy (2001)
Cast: Kenneth Branagh, Colin Firth, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Frank Pierson
On January 20, 1942, at the height of the World War II, 15 government officials and SS Commanders attended a conference on the outskirts of Berlin. It was a simple meeting, which -- by the…
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Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
Cast: Ian Holm, Stanley Tucci, Hope Davis …
Directed by: Stanley Tucci
This drama based on a true story follows Joseph Mitchell (Stanley Tucci, who also directs), a writer for The New Yorker who befriends the title character (Ian Holm), a Greenwich Village…
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Scottsboro: An American Tragedy: American Experience (2000)
Cast: Andre Braugher, Frances McDormand, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Daniel Anker, Barak Goodman
When two white women accused nine black teenagers of raping them on an Alabama bus in 1931, their claims set off a chain reaction that eventually reached the Supreme Court -- and launched the…
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In Too Deep (1999)
Cast: Omar Epps, LL Cool J, Nia Long …
Directed by: Michael Rymer
Rookie Cincinnati cop Jeffrey Cole (Omar Epps) poses as a drug dealer to take down a powerful crime lord named Dwayne Gittens -- known on the streets as "God" (LL Cool J). But soon, Cole gets…
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
Cast: Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Michael Hoffman
Four star-crossed lovers -- Hermia (Anna Friel), Lysander (Dominic West), Demetrius (Christian Bale) and Helena (Calista Flockhart) -- run into the forest in pursuit of one another in…
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The Impostors (1998)
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt, Lili Taylor …
Directed by: Stanley Tucci
To elude the wrath of overbearing Broadway star Sir Jeremy Burtom (Alfred Molina), two struggling actors (Oliver Platt and director Stanley Tucci) are forced into a madcap succession of…
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The Eighteenth Angel (1998)
Cast: Christopher McDonald, Rachael Leigh Cook, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: William Bindley
A father (Christopher McDonald) travels with his daughter (Rachael Leigh Cook) to Rome to investigate a Satanic cult he suspects may be responsible for his wife's murder. It seems his…
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Montana (1998)
Cast: Kyra Sedgwick, Stanley Tucci, Robin Tunney …
Directed by: Jennifer Leitzes
Claire (Kyra Sedgwick) is a mob hit woman who finds herself in hot water after her boss's (Robbie Coltrane) accountant (Philip Seymour Hoffman) turns the boss against her. With the help…
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Winchell (1998)
Cast: Paul Giamatti, Glenne Headly, Christopher Plummer …
Directed by: Paul Mazursky
In the 1950s, gossip columnist and radio show personality Walter Winchell (Stanley Tucci) forged a career digging up celebrity dirt. Enticed by the private lives of public figures, the nation…
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A Life Less Ordinary (1997)
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter …
Directed by: Danny Boyle
Determined to live "a life less ordinary," Robert (Ewan McGregor), a down-and-out janitor, kidnaps narcissistic heiress Celine (Cameron Diaz) in hopes of pulling in a big ransom.…
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Deconstructing Harry (1997)
Cast: Woody Allen, Elisabeth Shue, Richard Benjamin …
Directed by: Woody Allen
In this mordant 1997 comedy, self-absorbed novelist Harry Block (Woody Allen) sees his literary chickens come home to roost after he pens a roman à clef that offends, enrages and…
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The Alarmist (1997)
Cast: David Arquette, Stanley Tucci, Kate Capshaw …
Directed by: Evan Dunsky
On the first day of a new job selling home-security systems, Tommy Hudler (David Arquette) makes a big sale -- and strikes up a romance with a single mother (Kate Capshaw). But Tommy's…
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Big Night (1996)
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Ian Holm …
Directed by: Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott
Despite its superb cuisine, an Italian restaurant run by immigrant brothers Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and Secondo (Stanley Tucci) is on the verge of bankruptcy. But the siblings risk everything…
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Somebody to Love (1996)
Cast: Rosie Perez, Harvey Keitel, Anthony Quinn …
Directed by: Alexandre Rockwell
Struggling actress Mercedes (Rosie Perez) resorts to exotic dancing and frequents a bar populated by other lost souls in this drama set in Los Angeles. Her washed-up actor boyfriend (Harvey…
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The Daytrippers (1995)
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Hope Davis, Pat McNamara …
Directed by: Greg Mottola
New Yorker Eliza D'Amico (Hope Davis) drags along her mother, father, sister, and sister's boyfriend to Manhattan to confront her husband, Louis (Stanley Tucci), who she thinks is…
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Jury Duty (1995)
Cast: Pauly Shore, Tia Carrere, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: John Fortenberry
A luckless loser named Tommy Collins (Pauly Shore) finds himself homeless when his mom packs up the trailer and heads for Vegas. So, Tommy hits on the idea of serving as a juror in a long…
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Kiss of Death (1995)
Cast: David Caruso, Samuel L. Jackson, Nicolas Cage …
Directed by: Barbet Schroeder
Ex-con Jimmy Kilmartin (David Caruso) wants to put a whole lot of distance between himself and his past. But when his cousin, Ronny (Michael Rapaport), shows up begging for help with one more…
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A Modern Affair (1995)
Cast: Lisa Eichhorn, Stanley Tucci, Caroline Aaron …
Directed by: Vern Oakley
Longing for a child, single executive Grace Rhodes (Lisa Eichhorn) reluctantly turns to a sperm bank. Now she wants to meet her anonymous donor. But when she tracks down photographer Peter…
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It Could Happen to You (1994)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Bridget Fonda, Rosie Perez …
Directed by: Andrew Bergman
In this charming romantic comedy based on a true story, a coffee-shop waitress (Bridget Fonda) gets a life-changing tip when a New York cop (Nicolas Cage) comes up short on pocket change and…
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Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle (1994)
Cast: Jennifer Jason Leigh, Matthew Broderick, Peter Gallagher …
Directed by: Alan Rudolph
Jennifer Jason Leigh portrays the inimitable poet and essayist Dorothy Parker through her triumphs and trials as a fixture of Manhattan's legendary literary cadre known as the Algonquin…
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The Pelican Brief (1993)
Cast: Julia Roberts, Denzel Washington, Sam Shepard …
Directed by: Alan J. Pakula
When law student Darby Shaw (Julia Roberts) writes a brief on her theory about the motive behind the assassinations of two Supreme Court justices, she finds bullets flying in her direction…
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Undercover Blues (1993)
Cast: Kathleen Turner, Dennis Quaid, Fiona Shaw …
Directed by: Herbert Ross
After their baby daughter is born, husband and wife superspies Jeff (Dennis Quaid) and Jane Blue (Kathleen Turner) plan to quit the business so they can focus on their family. But when word…
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Beethoven (1992)
Cast: Charles Grodin, Bonnie Hunt, Dean Jones …
Directed by: Brian Levant
Workaholic George Newton (Charles Grodin) reluctantly agrees to let his children keep a St. Bernard puppy who's just escaped the clutches of two dimwitted dognappers (Oliver Platt and…
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Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
Cast: Meg Ryan, Alec Baldwin, Patty Duke …
Directed by: Norman Rene
It's love at first sight for Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan. Within days of meeting, they're walking down the aisle, and a strange thing happens: An old man shows up and kisses the…
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In the Soup (1992)
Cast: Steve Buscemi, Seymour Cassel, Jennifer Beals …
Directed by: Alexandre Rockwell
Writer-director Aldolpho Rollo (Steve Buscemi) struggles to get his overly long script produced. Unable to pay his rent, he's forced to shop it around and finds a buyer in fast-talking…
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Billy Bathgate (1991)
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Nicole Kidman, Loren Dean …
Directed by: Robert Benton
Dustin Hoffman, Bruce Willis and Golden Globe nominee Nicole Kidman star in this action-packed gangster epic detailing the rise and fall of notorious mobster Dutch Schultz (Hoffman) as seen…
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Men of Respect (1991)
Cast: John Turturro, Katherine Borowitz, Dennis Farina …
Directed by: William Reilly
Mike Battaglia (John Turturro) is a made man who's won the respect of the New York mob, but when his ambitious wife, Ruthie (Katherine Borowitz), encourages him to grab the proverbial…
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Quick Change (1990)
Cast: Bill Murray, Dale Grand, Bob Elliott …
Directed by: Howard Franklin, Bill Murray
In this semi-tart valentine to the uniqueness of New York City, Bill Murray (disguised as a clown), Geena Davis and Randy Quaid concoct the perfect bank robbery plan. The only thing that gets…
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Monkey Shines (1988)
Cast: Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil …
Directed by: George A. Romero
Quadriplegic law student Allan Mann (Jason Beghe) gets in-home care from Ella, a supersmart monkey injected with human brain tissue. Initially, it's a dynamite relationship -- until she…
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Who's That Girl? (1987)
Cast: Madonna, Griffin Dunne, Haviland Morris …
Directed by: James Foley
After serving a sentence for a murder she didn't commit, Nikki Finn (Madonna) is ordered out of town, but the ex-con won't go until she's cleared her name. Wealthy lawyer…
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Prizzi's Honor (1985)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Kathleen Turner, Anjelica Huston …
Directed by: John Huston
Jack Nicholson stars as dim-bulb Mafia hit man Charley Partanna, who falls hard for sultry freelance killer-for-hire Irene Walker (Kathleen Turner). But the lovebirds are facing double…
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Blind Date (2007)
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Patricia Clarkson, Thijs Römer …
Directed by: Stanley Tucci
Middle-aged married couple Don (Stanley Tucci) and Janna (Patricia Clarkson) are torn apart by their daughter's accidental death. No longer able to relate to each other, they reconnect…
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Joe Gould's Secret (2000)
Cast: Ian Holm, Stanley Tucci, Hope Davis …
Directed by: Stanley Tucci
This drama based on a true story follows Joseph Mitchell (Stanley Tucci, who also directs), a writer for The New Yorker who befriends the title character (Ian Holm), a Greenwich Village…
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The Impostors (1998)
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Oliver Platt, Lili Taylor …
Directed by: Stanley Tucci
To elude the wrath of overbearing Broadway star Sir Jeremy Burtom (Alfred Molina), two struggling actors (Oliver Platt and director Stanley Tucci) are forced into a madcap succession of…
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Big Night (1996)
Cast: Stanley Tucci, Tony Shalhoub, Ian Holm …
Directed by: Stanley Tucci, Campbell Scott
Despite its superb cuisine, an Italian restaurant run by immigrant brothers Primo (Tony Shalhoub) and Secondo (Stanley Tucci) is on the verge of bankruptcy. But the siblings risk everything…