Movies by Richard Jenkins
As part of the cast:
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Killing Them Softly (2012)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Ray Liotta, James Gandolfini …
Directed by: Andrew Dominik
Brad Pitt plays a slick and brutal enforcer assigned to investigate a robbery that targeted a high-stakes poker match run by his mob bosses. His methods feature plenty of violence and…
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Liberal Arts (2012)
Cast: Josh Radnor, Elizabeth Olsen, Richard Jenkins …
Directed by: Josh Radnor
A speaking engagement brings 35-year-old Jesse back to his college alma mater, where he's blindsided by nostalgia and a plucky sophomore named Zibby. Newly single and unfulfilled by his…
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Darling Companion (2012)
Cast: Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest …
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Dealing with an empty nest and self-absorbed husband Joseph, Beth develops a deep bond with a dog she rescues -- and when Joseph loses the dog after a wedding, Beth joins forces with wedding…
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The Cabin in the Woods (2011)
Cast: Kristen Connolly, Chris Hemsworth, Anna Hutchison …
Directed by: Drew Goddard
In this twisted thriller from Joss Whedon and Drew Goddard, five friends arrive at a secluded cabin with clear instructions for their anticipated mountain getaway. But when the rigid rules…
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Waiting for Forever (2011)
Cast: Rachel Bilson, Tom Sturridge, Richard Jenkins …
Directed by: James Keach
Contentedly jobless, wanderer Will Donner (Tom Sturridge) decides to focus his energies on reconnecting with the girl he loved as a child, Emma Twist (Rachel Bilson) -- who is now a…
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The Rum Diary (2011)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Aaron Eckhart, Michael Rispoli …
Directed by: Bruce Robinson
Eager to flee his humdrum life in 1950s New York, booze-loving journalist Paul (Johnny Depp) moves to Puerto Rico and begins writing for a local rag, but his life becomes unhinged when he…
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HappyThankYouMorePlease (2011)
Cast: Josh Radnor, Malin Akerman, Michael Algieri …
Directed by: Josh Radnor
On the way to meet a publisher, aspiring novelist Sam (Josh Radnor) encounters Rasheen (Michael Algieri) alone on the subway. While struggling to decide whether to send the young boy back to…
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Hall Pass (2011)
Cast: Owen Wilson, Jason Sudeikis, Jenna Fischer …
Directed by: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
Owen Wilson stars as a married man whose spouse (Jenna Fischer) grants him the right -- for just one week -- to pursue as many extramarital affairs as he can. His best buddy (Jason Sudeikis)…
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Friends with Benefits (2011)
Cast: Justin Timberlake, Mila Kunis, Patricia Clarkson …
Directed by: Will Gluck
This raucous rom-com chronicles the relationship of two busy singles, Dylan (Justin Timberlake) and Jamie (Mila Kunis), who agree to include sex in their friendship -- minus the emotions and…
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Dear John (2010)
Cast: Channing Tatum, Amanda Seyfried, Richard Jenkins …
Directed by: Lasse Hallström
While on leave, U.S. soldier John Tyree (Channing Tatum) falls for Southern college student Savannah (Amanda Seyfried), whose ideals and heartfelt principles are at once attractive and…
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Eat Pray Love (2010)
Cast: Julia Roberts, Javier Bardem, James Franco …
Directed by: Ryan Murphy
Julia Roberts stars in this adaptation of Elizabeth Gilbert's best-selling memoir about coping with a depressing divorce. After deciding to reshape her life, Liz (Roberts) travels the…
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Let Me In (2010)
Cast: Kodi Smit-McPhee, Chloe Moretz, Richard Jenkins …
Directed by: Matt Reeves
When 12-year-old Owen (Kodi Smit-McPhee) befriends his mysterious next-door neighbor, Abby (Chloe Moretz), the two outcasts form a tight-knit bond that gives Owen the courage to stand up to…
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Norman (2010)
Cast: Dan Byrd, Emily VanCamp, Richard Jenkins …
Directed by: Jonathan Segal
To cope with his father's terminal cancer, a troubled high schooler begins telling everyone -- including his new girlfriend -- that he has the same disease. But keeping up the ruse…
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The Broken (2008)
Cast: Lena Headey, Richard Jenkins, Asier Newman …
Directed by: Sean Ellis
From the very first moment Gina (Lena Headey) spots a woman who looks exactly like her driving down a busy London street, reality ceases to exist as she knows it. Tailing her doppelganger,…
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Step Brothers (2008)
Cast: Will Ferrell, John C. Reilly, Richard Jenkins …
Directed by: Adam McKay
Brennan Huff (Will Ferrell) and Dale Doback (John C. Reilly) might be grown men. But that doesn't stop them from living at home and turning into jealous, competitive stepbrothers when…
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Burn After Reading (2008)
Cast: George Clooney, Frances McDormand, Brad Pitt …
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
In this darkly comic farce from Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, an ousted CIA official (John Malkovich) loses his penned memoir to a pair of moronic gym employees (Brad Pitt and Frances McDormand,…
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The Kingdom (2007)
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Chris Cooper, Jennifer Garner …
Directed by: Peter Berg
An FBI squad travels to Riyadh, Saudi Arabia, to probe a deadly al-Qaida terrorist bombing targeting Americans, but local government bureaucracy and the possibility of another attack threaten…
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The Visitor (2007)
Cast: Richard Jenkins, Haaz Sleiman, Danai Jekesai Gurira …
Directed by: Thomas McCarthy
Widowed professor Walter Vale (Richard Jenkins, in an Oscar-nominated role) finds himself drawn to a different rhythm when he discovers an immigrant couple, Tarek (Haaz Sleiman) and Zainab…
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Fun with Dick and Jane (2005)
Cast: Jim Carrey, Téa Leoni, Alec Baldwin …
Directed by: Dean Parisot
After losing their high-paying corporate jobs, an upwardly mobile couple turns to robbing banks to maintain their standard of living. Though pulling off heists begins as a desperate measure,…
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North Country (2005)
Cast: Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Woody Harrelson …
Directed by: Niki Caro
Based on an inspiring real-life event that took place in the 1970s, North Country stars Charlize Theron in another low-glamour but high-impact role as Josey Aimes, one of only a handful of…
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Rumor Has It (2005)
Cast: Jennifer Aniston, Kevin Costner, Shirley MacLaine …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
In this Rob Reiner comedy, Sarah Huttinger (Jennifer Aniston) travels to California for her sister's wedding, where her grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) reveals a bit of gossip:…
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Shall We Dance? (2004)
Cast: Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon …
Directed by: Peter Chelsom
Though John Clark has all he could ever ask for -- including a successful law career and a loving wife -- true happiness eludes him. But when an impulse prompts him to take ballroom dancing…
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I Heart Huckabees (2004)
Cast: Jason Schwartzman, Jude Law, Mark Wahlberg …
Directed by: David O. Russell
When a mystery needs to be solved, and it's not a whodunit but rather a maze involving complex emotions, it requires the expertise of intellectual -- and perhaps slightly kooky --…
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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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Intolerable Cruelty (2003)
Cast: George Clooney, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Geoffrey Rush …
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Attorney Miles goes toe-to-toe with his wealthy client's ex-wife, expert gold-digger Marylin, in this battle-of-the-sexes comedy. Just when Marylin thinks she's cinched another…
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The Mudge Boy (2003)
Cast: Emile Hirsch, Richard Jenkins, Tom Guiry …
Directed by: Michael Burke
When 14-year-old Duncan Mudge's mother dies unexpectedly, he takes a bizarre interest in her clothing and starts to speak in her voice. Alienated from his impassive father, Duncan…
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Changing Lanes (2002)
Cast: Ben Affleck, Samuel L. Jackson, Kim Staunton …
Directed by: Roger Michell
Ben Affleck and Samuel L. Jackson star in this intense drama about an egocentric attorney and a recovering alcoholic salesman whose lives dangerously collide when their cars crash on a New…
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Stealing Harvard (2002)
Cast: Jason Lee, Tom Green, Leslie Mann …
Directed by: Bruce McCulloch
John (Jason Lee) and his girlfriend have vowed to marry once they save $30,000 for their dream house. But the minute they achieve their financial goal, John finds out his niece has been…
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Sins of the Father (2002)
Cast: Ving Rhames, Tom Sizemore, Richard Jenkins …
Directed by: Robert Dornhelm
Starring Tom Sizemore (Black Hawk Down) and Ving Rhames (Pulp Fiction), this powerful and critically acclaimed historical drama tells the story of the tragic, racially motivated bombing of a…
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Say It Isn't So (2001)
Cast: Chris Klein, Heather Graham, Orlando Jones …
Directed by: James B. Rogers
Likable but dorky animal-control officer Gilly Noble meets hairstylist Jo Wingfield when she gives him a trim (and lops off part of his ear). After they fall in love and get engaged, Gilly…
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One Night at McCool's (2001)
Cast: Liv Tyler, Matt Dillon, John Goodman …
Directed by: Harald Zwart
Trampy femme fatale Jewel Valentine (Liv Tyler) nonchalantly lures three guys into her criminal strategy of happy homemaking: horny bartender Randy (Matt Dillon), arrogant lawyer Carl (Paul…
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The Man Who Wasn't There (2001)
Cast: Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, Adam Alexi-Malle …
Directed by: Joel Coen
In this black-and-white film noir by Joel Coen and Ethan Coen, Billy Bob Thornton stars as Ed Crane, an aimless barber who's dissatisfied with his life in a small northern California…
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Me, Myself & Irene (2000)
Cast: Jim Carrey, Renée Zellweger, Robert Foster …
Directed by: Peter Farrelly, Bobby Farrelly
An outrageous comedy from the Farrelly Brothers, the film centers around mild-mannered Charlie (Jim Carrey), a Rhode Island cop with split-personality disorder who escorts Irene (Renee…
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The Mod Squad (1999)
Cast: Claire Danes, Giovanni Ribisi, Omar Epps …
Directed by: Scott Silver
Three teen offenders get the chance to serve the law instead of breaking it in this remake of the classic 1970s police drama. Dennis Farina plays the police captain who turns the trio from…
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The Confession (1999)
Cast: Ben Kingsley, Amy Irving, Ryan Marsini …
Directed by: David Jones, David Hugh Jones
A New York lawyer with his eyes on the district attorney's office has a crisis of conscience when he must defend a man who killed three hospital workers who ignored his dying son. The…
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Random Hearts (1999)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Charles S. Dutton …
Directed by: Sydney Pollack
Dutch Van Den Broeck's and Kay Chandler's spouses perish in a devastating plane crash. Using his police expertise, Dutch searches for answers, finding more in common between his…
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Outside Providence (1999)
Cast: Shawn Hatosy, Amy Smart, Alec Baldwin …
Directed by: Michael Corrente
Tim is from a broken home and has an attraction to trouble. But when his blue-collar dad enrolls him in a snotty prep school, things get even worse! Tim finds himself out of place, outclassed…
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Snow Falling on Cedars (1999)
Cast: Ethan Hawke, Youki Kudoh, James Cromwell …
Directed by: Scott Hicks
When a fisherman is found drowned, suspicion falls on Japanese-American Kazou Miyamoto (Rick Yune). Local reporter Ishmael Chambers (Ethan Hawke) may hold the key to proving Miyamoto's…
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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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There's Something About Mary (1998)
Cast: Cameron Diaz, Ben Stiller, Matt Dillon …
Directed by: Bobby Farrelly, Peter Farrelly
The Farrelly brothers nail the laughs in this hugely popular comedy about a hugely popular girl. Mary (Cameron Diaz) is the ideal girlfriend of every guy she meets, especially frustrated high…
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Into Thin Air: Death on Everest (1997)
Cast: Peter Horton, Christopher McDonald, Nathaniel Parker …
Directed by: Robert Markowitz
This made-for-TV movie follows author Jon Krakauer as he joins a team of mountain climbers making the journey to the top of Mount Everest. Krakauer has come along to write an article, but…
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Eye of God (1997)
Cast: Kevin Anderson, Martha Plimpton, Mary Kay Place …
Directed by: Tim Blake Nelson
Based on the play by Tim Blake Nelson, Eye of God begins with love blossoming between a small-town girl (Martha Plimpton) and a jail parolee (Kevin Anderson) who's found God during his…
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Eddie (1996)
Cast: Whoopi Goldberg, Frank Langella, Richard Jenkins …
Directed by: Steve Rash
Eddie (Whoopi Goldberg) channels her late husband's passion for basketball by coaching inner-city kids and cheering the New York Knicks, who are plagued by a losing streak. In a quirky…
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Flirting with Disaster (1996)
Cast: Ben Stiller, Patricia Arquette, Téa Leoni …
Directed by: David O. Russell
In this comedy of errors, soon-to-be father Mel Coplin sets out to find his birth parents, accompanied by his wife and sexy female adoption agent. Their quest becomes even more anarchic once…
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A Couch in New York (1996)
Cast: William Hurt, Juliette Binoche, Paul Guilfoyle …
Directed by: Chantal Akerman
In need of peace and quiet, New York City psychoanalyst Henry (William Hurt) swaps apartments with Parisian dancer Beatrice (Juliette Binoche). But Henry's hopes for relaxation fade as…
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The Indian in the Cupboard (1995)
Cast: Hal Scardino, Litefoot, Lindsay Crouse …
Directed by: Frank Oz
Nine-year-old Omri (Hal Scardino) gets some odd gifts for his birthday: a wooden cupboard, antique keys and a figure of an Iroquois warrior. Much to Omri's surprise, the figurine --…
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Wolf (1994)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Nebbish magazine executive Will Randall (Jack Nicholson) is fighting for his job. After he's bitten by a wolf, he becomes more competitive and energetic -- good news for his career, but…
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Trapped in Paradise (1994)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Jon Lovitz, Dana Carvey …
Directed by: George Gallo
Crooked brothers David (Jon Lovitz) and Alvin (Dana Carvey) are sprung from jail and hook up with their third partner in crime, brother Bill (Nicolas Cage). Three-time losers, the larcenous…
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Getting Out (1994)
Cast: Rebecca De Mornay, Robert Knepper, Carole Mitchell-Leon …
Directed by: John Korty
Breaking out of prison with a child in her womb and a dream of a normal existence, Arlene Holsclaw (Rebecca De Mornay) resolves to get a job and lead a good, Christian life. But the ghosts…
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And the Band Played On (1993)
Cast: Alan Alda, Matthew Modine, Patrick Bauchau …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
Based on journalist Randy Shilts's controversial tome detailing the emergence of AIDS in America, this gripping, made-for-cable film follows doctors at the Centers for Disease Control as…
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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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Blue Steel (1990)
Cast: Jamie Lee Curtis, Ron Silver, Clancy Brown …
Directed by: Kathryn Bigelow
When psychotic Wall Street broker Eugene (Ron Silver) witnesses rookie cop Megan (Jamie Lee Curtis) gunning down an armed robber in a store, he becomes instantly obsessed with her. After…
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Descending Angel (1990)
Cast: George C. Scott, Diane Lane, Eric Roberts …
Directed by: Jeremy Paul Kagan, Jeremy Kagan
Michael Rossi (Eric Roberts) has fallen completely in love with sweet Irina (Diane Lane). But first, he must convince her father, Florian (George C. Scott), that he's good enough to…
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Sea of Love (1989)
Cast: Al Pacino, Ellen Barkin, John Goodman …
Directed by: Harold Becker
Lonely, burnt-out NYPD detective Frank Keller (Al Pacino, in a Golden Globe-nominated performance) is on the hunt for a serial killer who uses personal ads to attract potential victims in…
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Blaze (1989)
Cast: Paul Newman, Lolita Davidovich, Jerry Hardin …
Directed by: Ron Shelton
Louisiana governor Earl Long (Paul Newman) is known for his grandiose behavior and his fondness for strip clubs. Unabashed about his habits, Long falls in love with much younger stripper…
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Out on the Edge (1989)
Cast: Rick Schroder, Mary Kay Place, Richard Jenkins …
Directed by: John Pasquin
Danny (Rick Schroder) is a troubled teen with a difficult home life. His parents' marriage has disintegrated, and his father's already found someone else he'd like to wed. So,…
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Little Nikita (1988)
Cast: Sidney Poitier, River Phoenix, Richard Jenkins …
Directed by: Richard Benjamin
Jeff Grant (River Phoenix) is an 'all-American high school student applying to the Air Force Academy. During a routine background check, FBI agent Roy Parmenter (Sidney Poitier) uncovers…
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In the Line of Duty: The FBI Murders (1988)
Cast: Ronny Cox, Bruce Greenwood, Michael Gross …
Directed by: Dick Lowry
In a tale taken straight from the FBI's files, a pair of bank robbers (small-screen veterans David Soul and Michael Gross) goes on a crime and killing spree, turning a tranquil Florida…
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The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon …
Directed by: George Miller
In this scandalously sexy, eye-popping feast, three bored friends (Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon) can't resist the devilish charms of the new man in town (Jack Nicholson).…
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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Cast: Barbara Hershey, Carrie Fisher, Michael Caine …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Woody Allen's classic tale about three New York City sisters -- Hannah (Mia Farrow), Holly (Dianne Wiest) and Lee (Barbara Hershey) -- begins with a festive Thanksgiving dinner, during…
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Silverado (1985)
Cast: Kevin Kline, Scott Glenn, Kevin Costner …
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
Two brothers, ex-prisoner Emmett (Scott Glenn) and current prisoner Jake (Kevin Costner), team up with a butcher named Mal (Danny Glover) and Paden (Kevin Kline), a man left to die in the…