Movies by Timothy Hutton
As part of the cast:
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The Ghost Writer (2010)
Cast: Ewan McGregor, Jon Bernthal, Kim Cattrall …
Directed by: Roman Polanski
A writer (Ewan McGregor) stumbles upon a long-hidden secret when he agrees to help former British Prime Minister Adam Lang (Pierce Brosnan) complete his memoirs on a remote island after the…
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Multiple Sarcasms (2010)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Mira Sorvino, Dana Delany …
Directed by: Brooks Branch
In 1979, architect Gabriel (Timothy Hutton) begins questioning his existence, avoiding work and escaping into the fictional world of movies. When he starts writing a play examining the…
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Brief Interviews with Hideous Men (2009)
Cast: Julianne Nicholson, Lucy Gordon, Will Forte …
Directed by: John Krasinski
Grad student Sara Quinn (Julianne Nicholson) is perplexed by her endless string of romantic failures. Combining work on an anthropological dissertation with her quest for personal answers,…
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Serious Moonlight (2009)
Cast: Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton, Kristen Bell …
Directed by: Cheryl Hines
When Louise (Meg Ryan) discovers that her husband, Ian (Timothy Hutton), is about to run off to Paris with a much younger woman, Sara (Kristen Bell), she does what any self-respecting wife…
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Broken Hill (2009)
Cast: Alexa Vega, Luke Arnold, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: Dagen Merrill
Teenage Tommy McAlpine (Luke Arnold) spends his life helping run his family's sheep station in the Australian outback and playing soccer to make his father (Timothy Hutton) happy. But…
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The Alphabet Killer (2008)
Cast: Eliza Dushku, Cary Elwes, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: Rob Schmidt
In this psychological thriller inspired by true events, Eliza Dushku ("Buffy the Vampire Slayer") stars as Megan Paige, a dogged police investigator obsessed with capturing a demented serial…
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Lymelife (2008)
Cast: Rory Culkin, Alec Baldwin, Jill Hennessy …
Directed by: Derick Martini
Set in 1970s suburbia, this coming-of-age tale revolves around the exploits of a pair of Long Island families grappling with complex relationships, financial woes and an outbreak of lyme…
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The Killing Room (2008)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Clea DuVall, Meade Patton …
Directed by: Jonathan Liebesman
Hoping to make some quick cash, four ordinary citizens volunteer for a run-of-the-mill paid research study only to discover that it's actually a nightmarish government experiment that…
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Reflections (2008)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Miguel Ángel Silvestre, Fernando Guillén Cuervo …
Directed by: Bryan Goeres
While combing the streets of Barcelona for an elusive serial killer known as Pygmalion, Europol agent Tom Brindle stumbles onto a promising lead: The murderer just might have a twin brother…
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Leverage (2008)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Gina Bellman, Christian Kane …
Backed by a staff of thieves and hackers, former insurance investigator Nate Ford (Timothy Hutton) pulls a 180 on the corporate and government entities he used to protect. And with good…
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The Last Mimzy (2007)
Cast: Rhiannon Leigh Wryn, Joely Richardson, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: Robert Shaye
In this family-friendly science-fiction adventure, Emma (Rhiannon Leigh Wryn) and Noah (Chris O'Neill) Wilder discover a mysterious box of toys that's been sent from the future, and…
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When a Man Falls (2007)
Cast: Sharon Stone, Dylan Baker, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: Ryan Eslinger
To escape their personal demons, four disparate people -- Karen (Sharon Stone), Bill (Dylan Baker), Gary (Timothy Hutton) and Travis (Pruitt Taylor Vince) -- find different ways of coping.…
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Last Holiday (2006)
Cast: Queen Latifah, Cynthia LeBlanc, Elton LeBlanc …
Directed by: Wayne Wang
When her doctor gives her the worst possible news -- that she has a terminal illness -- a timid woman (Queen Latifah) decides to throw caution to the wind, break out of her shell and take a…
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Stephanie Daley (2006)
Cast: Tilda Swinton, Amber Tamblyn, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: Hilary Brougher
Hilary Brougher's drama follows pregnant forensic psychologist Lydie Crane (Tilda Swinton) as she investigates a case in which 16-year-old Stephanie Daley (Amber Tamblyn) is accused of…
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The Good Shepherd (2006)
Cast: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Alec Baldwin …
Directed by: Robert De Niro
Matt Damon and Robert De Niro (who also directs) star in this partially fact-based drama that examines the early history of the CIA as seen through the eyes of a dedicated agent: upstanding,…
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Avenger (2006)
Cast: Sam Elliott, Timothy Hutton, Jamie Bartlett …
Directed by: Robert Markowitz
When hired gun and mercenary Cal Dexter (Sam Elliott) meddles with a CIA sting, the agent in charge (Timothy Hutton) orders his operatives to take Dexter out in this gripping political…
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Off the Black (2006)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Trevor Morgan, Marlyne Afflack …
Directed by: James Ponsoldt
In director James Ponsoldt's gentle drama, an unlikely bond forms between high school baseball pitcher Dave Tibbel (Trevor Morgan) and reclusive, ailing umpire Ray Cook (Nick Nolte)…
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The Kovak Box (2006)
Cast: Lucía Jiménez, David Kelly, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: Daniel Monzón
While at a writers' conference on a Mediterranean island, best-selling author David Norton (Timothy Hutton) is devastated by the suicide of his fiancée (Georgia Mackenzie). As David…
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Heavens Fall (2006)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, David Strathairn, Leelee Sobieski …
Directed by: Terry Green
Inspired by the true events surrounding the "Scottsboro Nine," this compelling drama follows the plight of nine young black men, unjustly sentenced to death in the spring of 1931, following…
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Turning Green (2005)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Alessandro Nivola, Colm Meaney …
Directed by: Michael Aimette, John G. Hofmann
Sent to live with his aunts in Ireland, sex-obsessed teen James (Donal Gallery) goes to work for a bookie (Alessandro Nivola), trying to raise enough cash to return to the States. But when he…
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Secret Window (2004)
Cast: Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello …
Directed by: David Koepp
Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp), a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife (Maria Bello), is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe (John…
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Kinsey (2004)
Cast: Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell …
Directed by: Bill Condon
Liam Neeson turns in a fascinating portrayal of Dr. Alfred Kinsey, who interviewed thousands of people about their sex lives and released his findings in a groundbreaking 1948 book known…
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Sunshine State (2002)
Cast: Angela Bassett, Edie Falco, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: John Sayles
In this tale about small-town folks battling big-time business, Desiree Perry (Angela Bassett) returns to her hometown of Plantation Island, Fla., to resurrect herself and reconnect with her…
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Winds of Terror (2001)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Lane Smith, Marin Hinkle …
Directed by: Robert Mandel
Cruise ship passengers are dying in droves from a mysterious, flu-like sickness. FBI investigators suspect that biological terrorism is the cause, and they're determined to find out…
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Deliberate Intent (2000)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Ron Rifkin, Clark Johnson …
Directed by: Andy Wolk
When a hit man commits a triple murder after reading a how-to manual, an attorney hires a First Amendment scholar to help build a lawsuit against the company that published the book. Arguing…
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The Donner Party: American Experience (2000)
Cast: David McCullough, J.D. Cannon, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: Ric Burns
From the PBS series "American Experience" comes this documentary about a harrowing struggle for survival. Like many others with the pioneering spirit, the Donner party headed west for…
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Just One Night (2000)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Maria Grazia Cucinotta, Udo Kier …
Directed by: Alan Jacobs
On the eve of his wedding, Prof. Isaac Alder (Timothy Hutton) climbs into a taxicab, unaware that his life is about to change. The cab collides with another taxi carrying a beautiful married…
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The General's Daughter (1999)
Cast: John Travolta, Madeleine Stowe, James Cromwell …
Directed by: Simon West
Respected Army Gen. Joe Campbell (James Cromwell) is headed for a hero's retirement -- until his daughter is raped and murdered on his military base, and warrant officers and ex-lovers…
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Deterrence (1999)
Cast: Kevin Pollak, Sean Astin, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: Rod Lurie
A nuclear crisis can unfold anywhere the president happens to be. President Walter Emerson (Kevin Pollak) is campaigning when two calamities strike: A blizzard traps him in a Colorado diner,…
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Money Kings (1998)
Cast: Peter Falk, Lauren Holly, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: Graham Theakston
Vinnie (Peter Falk) runs a pub and backroom betting operation in South Boston. When the local mob starts muscling in on his action and sends a high-ranking boss's nephew, Tony (Freddie…
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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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City of Industry (1997)
Cast: Harvey Keitel, Stephen Dorff, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: John Irvin
The promise of quick money in a Palm Springs, Calif., jewelry heist draws seasoned armed robber Roy Egan (Harvey Keitel) out of his quiet, Midwestern retirement. Everything goes according to…
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Dead by Midnight (1997)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Suzy Amis, John Glover …
Directed by: Jim McBride
Just when he's beginning to take his perfect life and marriage for granted, John (Timothy Hutton) discovers that he's the result of a failed government experiment to spawn a race of…
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Beautiful Girls (1996)
Cast: Matt Dillon, Noah Emmerich, Annabeth Gish …
Directed by: Ted Demme
Pianist Willie Conway returns to the small town he left behind as erstwhile friends, lovers and the scary thought of settling down swirl around him. A friend's unapproachable cousin and…
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The Substance of Fire (1996)
Cast: Tony Goldwyn, Timothy Hutton, Sarah Jessica Parker …
Directed by: Daniel J. Sullivan
Domineering publishing magnate Isaac Geldhart (Ron Rifkin) has never been much of a father to his three children (Timothy Hutton, Sarah Jessica Parker and Tony Goldwyn). When he refuses to…
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Mr. and Mrs. Loving (1996)
Cast: Ruby Dee, Timothy Hutton, Isaiah Washington …
Directed by: Richard Friedenberg
Though white laborer Richard and his African American girlfriend, Bean, want to marry, it's illegal to do so in 1960 Virginia. They wed in Washington, D.C., then spend years struggling…
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French Kiss (1995)
Cast: Meg Ryan, Kevin Kline, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
After her fiancée, Charlie (Timothy Hutton), calls off the engagement because he's met a beautiful Frenchwoman, American Kate (Meg Ryan) flies to Paris to win him back. But on the…
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The Dark Half (1993)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Amy Madigan, Michael Rooker …
Directed by: George A. Romero
In this chilling tale, author Thad Beaumont writes terrifying murder novels under the pen name George Stark. Eager to branch out, Beaumont plots to separate himself from his nom de plume by…
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The Temp (1993)
Cast: Lara Flynn Boyle, Faye Dunaway, Lin Shaye …
Directed by: Tom Holland
When marketing exec Peter (Timothy Hutton) hires temp employee Kris (Lara Flynn Boyle) as his assistant, his rivals start turning up dead, and his career begins to take off. Peter struggles…
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Q & A (1990)
Cast: Nick Nolte, Timothy Hutton, Armand Assante …
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
When a New York City cop (Nick Nolte) commits a cold-blooded murder and rigs the scene to make it look like self-defense, the district attorney (Timothy Hutton) assigned to investigate the…
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Torrents of Spring (1989)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Nastassja Kinski, Valeria Golino …
Directed by: Jerzy Skolimowski
Inspired by a tale from Russian scribe Ivan Turgenev, Torrents of Spring finds the noble but impoverished Dmitri Sanin (Timothy Hutton) caught by indecision. He wants to marry sweet Gemma…
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Everybody's All-American (1988)
Cast: Jessica Lange, Dennis Quaid, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
Gavin "Gray Ghost" Gray (Dennis Quaid) is a bona fide Louisiana football legend with a brilliant future in the NFL all but assured. To make his joy complete, Gray marries his college…
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Made in Heaven (1987)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Kelly McGillis, Maureen Stapleton …
Directed by: Alan Rudolph
In this ethereal drama that toys with standard notions of love and mortality, Mike Shea (Timothy Hutton) -- en route to California to start a new life -- has a fatal accident and ascends to…
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The Falcon and the Snowman (1985)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Pat Hingle …
Directed by: John Schlesinger
As a CIA employee in charge of guarding top secret documents, all-American Christopher Boyce (Timothy Hutton) becomes disillusioned with his country and decides to make a deal with the Soviet…
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Turk 182! (1985)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Robert Urich, Kim Cattrall …
Directed by: Bob Clark
Artist Jimmy Lynch (Timothy Hutton) goes on a graffiti rampage after his injured firefighter brother (Robert Urich) is denied pension in this action-packed comedy. Lynch boldly tags his…
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Iceman (1984)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Lindsay Crouse, John Lone …
Directed by: Fred Schepisi
When a 40,000-year-old Neanderthal (John Lone) is thawed out of the ice during a scientific expedition and begins to function again, anthropologist Dr. Stanley Shepard (Timothy Hutton) acts…
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Daniel (1983)
Cast: Timothy Hutton, Mandy Patinkin, Lindsay Crouse …
Directed by: Sidney Lumet
In the 1960s, a decade after his American parents are executed as Soviet spies, New York graduate student Daniel (Timothy Hutton) contacts friends and relatives in an effort to understand his…
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Taps (1981)
Cast: George C. Scott, Timothy Hutton, Ronny Cox …
Directed by: Harold Becker
Student cadet Brian Moreland (Timothy Hutton) leads his fellow military classmates -- including Alex (Sean Penn) and David (Tom Cruise) -- in an armed revolt to prevent authorities from…
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Ordinary People (1980)
Cast: Donald Sutherland, Mary Tyler Moore, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: Robert Redford
Everything is in its proper place in the Jarrett household -- except the past. Mary Tyler Moore scored an Oscar nod for her role as repressed mother Beth Jarrett, whose favorite son has died,…
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Digging to China (1998)
Cast: Evan Rachel Wood, Kevin Bacon, Mary Stuart Masterson …
Directed by: Timothy Hutton
In 1960s North Carolina, a precocious 10-year-old girl has fantasies of escaping her unhappy home. When she befriends a mentally disabled man on his way to an institution, their close bond…


















































