Movies by Mick Jackson
As a director:
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Temple Grandin (2010)
Cast: Claire Danes, Catherine O'Hara, Julia Ormond …
Directed by: Mick Jackson
Emmy winner Claire Danes stars as Temple Grandin, a brilliant young woman coping with the stigma of autism at a time when it was misunderstood. With the support of her loving family, Temple…
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The Memory Keeper's Daughter (2008)
Cast: Dermot Mulroney, Emily Watson, Gretchen Mol …
Directed by: Mick Jackson
During a blizzard in 1964, Dr. David Henry (Dermot Mulroney) delivers his son Paul with the help of nurse Caroline (Emily Watson). But when Henry realizes his wife (Gretchen Mol) is also…
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Covert One: The Hades Factor (2006)
Cast: Stephen Dorff, Mira Sorvino, Blair Underwood …
Directed by: Mick Jackson
When a lethal virus threatens the lives of millions of Americans, an undercover group of top-notch agents -- known as the Covert One operatives -- sends specialist Jon Smith (Stephen Dorff)…
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The First $20 Million (2002)
Cast: Adam Garcia, Rosario Dawson, Jake Busey …
Directed by: Mick Jackson
Poking fun at the e-commerce boom of the late 1990s, this fictional story follows a young man (Adam Garcia) who gives up a slick marketing job in Silicon Valley to pursue his dream job --…
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Live from Baghdad (2002)
Cast: Michael Keaton, Helena Bonham Carter, Joshua Leonard …
Directed by: Mick Jackson
Based on a nonfiction book of the same name, Live from Baghdad explores how CNN producers Robert Wiener (Michael Keaton), Igrid Formanek (Helena Bonham Carter) and their crew brushed aside…
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Tuesdays with Morrie (1999)
Cast: Jack Lemmon, Hank Azaria, Wendy Moniz …
Directed by: Mick Jackson
When Mitch Albom (Hank Azaria) learns his beloved professor, Morrie Schwartz (Jack Lemmon), is dying with Lou Gehrig's Disease, he reconnects with his mentor and learns from him all over…
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Volcano (1997)
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Anne Heche, Gaby Hoffmann …
Directed by: Mick Jackson
Earthquakes look like child's play compared with what Mother Nature is throwing at Tinseltown this time. A volcano erupts and threatens to engulf downtown Los Angeles. But fear not: a…
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Indictment: The McMartin Trial (1995)
Cast: James Woods, Mercedes Ruehl, Lolita Davidovich …
Directed by: Mick Jackson
This docudrama traces the events that followed when, in 1983, a worried mother phoned the police claiming her boy had been abused at his daycare center. The simple call led to an invasive…
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Clean Slate (1994)
Cast: Dana Carvey, Valeria Golino, James Earl Jones …
Directed by: Mick Jackson
Maurice Pogue (Dana Carvey) is a private eye with a problem: Every morning when he wakes up, he has amnesia -- his mind is essentially a "blank slate." Since he's the key witness in the…
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The Bodyguard (1992)
Cast: Kevin Costner, Whitney Houston, Bill Cobbs …
Directed by: Mick Jackson
A former Secret Service agent grudgingly takes an assignment to protect a pop idol who has a determined stalker. At first, the protector and diva clash, but soon trust and attraction…
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L.A. Story (1991)
Cast: Steve Martin, Victoria Tennant, Marilu Henner …
Directed by: Mick Jackson
When a former weatherman (Steve Martin) decides to seek love and success in Los Angeles, he discovers that a freeway sign is giving him romantic advice. By following it, he lands in a love…
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Chattahoochee (1989)
Cast: Gary Oldman, Dennis Hopper, Frances McDormand …
Directed by: Mick Jackson
Based on a true story, Chattahoochee depicts the life of Emmett Foley (Gary Oldman), a Korean War hero who becomes an unlikely crusader on behalf of mental health patients. Unable to adjust…
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A Very British Coup (1988)
Cast: Ray McAnally, Alan MacNaughtan, Keith Allen …
Directed by: Mick Jackson
When a socialist politician (Ray McAnally) is elected prime minister in Britain, his first move is to dismantle the nation's nuclear defenses. Before long, British spies, diplomats and…
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Yuri Nosenko: Double Agent (1986)
Cast: Tommy Lee Jones, Josef Sommer, Ed Lauter …
Directed by: Mick Jackson
Based on the life of KGB spy Yuri Nosenko, this thriller mines his pursuit of political asylum in America in exchange for what he claims is important information about the assassination of…