Dianne Wiest at Criticker

Dianne Wiest
	Date of Birth: Mar 28, 1948 Country: USA Biography: Dianne Wiest (born March 28, 1948) is an American actress. She has had a successful career on stage, television, and film, and has won two Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Wiest has also been nominated for a BAFTA Award...(Wikipedia) Total Films at Criticker: 33 - You've Seen 0
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Rabbit Hole (2010)

Summary: Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident. (imdb)

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Rage (2009)

Summary: A young blogger at a New York fashion house shoots behind-the-scenes interviews on his cell-phone. (imdb)

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Passengers (2008)

Summary: A grief counselor working with a group of plane-crash survivors finds herself at the root of a mystery when her clients begin to disappear.

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Synecdoche, New York (2008)

Summary: A theater director (Hoffman) struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play. (imdb)

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Dedication (2007)

Summary: Dedication is a modern love story in which the misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children's book series is forced to team with a beautiful illustrator after his best friend and creative collaborator passes away. As Henry struggles with letting go of the ghosts of love and life, he discovers that maybe all it takes is a little dedication to find love. (The Weinstein Company)

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Dan in Real Life (2007)

Summary: Dan Burns (Carell) is a single father who dedicates his life to his children, but one day he meets Marie (Binoche) at a bookstore. They get to know each other, but then Dan finds out that Marie is actually dating his brother, Mitch Burns (Cook). (imdb)

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A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)

Summary: A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is writer/director Dito Montiel's candid debut capturing his youth in the mid-1980s in the toughest neighborhood of Astoria, Queens. Exuding the rawness and authenticity of such classic urban dramas as "Kids," "Mean Streets," "Do the Right Thing" and "Saturday Night Fever," the film is based on Montiel's memoir of the same name. (First Look Pictures)

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Category 6: Day of Destruction (2004)

Summary: Tornado in Las Vegas. Heat in Chicago. Hail in Illinois. A snowfall and a storm force flows towards Chicago. It's just the beginning of a series of weather anomalies. The lights go off. People panic. A few courageous people are trying to solve the riddle of the infuriated nature and prevent mass destruction. (imdb)

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Merci Docteur Rey (2002)

Summary: With Paris as the backdrop and a plot reminiscent of Agatha Christie at her best, this is a whimsical homage to film and celebrity. (Regent Releasing)

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I Am Sam (2001)

Summary: The compelling story of Sam Dawson (Penn), a mentally challenged father raising his daughter Lucy with the help of an extraordinary group of friends. When a social worker suggests that Lucy should be placed in foster care, Sam forms an unlikely alliance with a high-powered attorney (Pfeiffer). Together they struggle to convince the system that Sam deserves to get his daughter back and, in the process, fuse a bond that results in a unique testament to the power of unconditional love. (New Line Cinema)

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The 10th Kingdom (2000)

Summary: A father and daughter are caught in a parallel universe where the great queens Snow White, Cinderella, and Little Red Riding Hood have had their kingdoms fragmented by warring trolls, giants and goblins. (imdb)

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The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999)

Summary: A 91 year old carpenter (Sidney Poitier), who is still in completely good health, has to fight developers who are trying to force him to sell his land. (imdb)

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Practical Magic (1998)

Summary: Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are modern witches looking for love and happiness in this spunky and spellbinding comedy/romance. (Warner Bros.)

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The Horse Whisperer (1998)

Summary: A teenage girl riding a horse is hit by a truck. To help heal her troubled/injured daughter, and horse, the mother takes them to Montana to recuperate at the ranch of a 'horse whisperer', a horse healer of mystical talents. The mother proceeds to fall in love with him, as well. (imdb)

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The Birdcage (1996)

Summary: Armand Goldman owns a popular drag nightclub in South Miami Beach. His long-time lover Albert stars there as Starina. "Their" son Val (actually Armand's by his one heterosexual fling, twenty years before) comes home to announce his engagement to Barbara Keely, daughter of Kevin Keely, US Senator, and vice president of the Committee for Moral Order. The Senator and family descend upon South Beach to meet Val and his father and "mother..." and what ensues is comic chaos. (imdb)

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The Associate (1996)

Summary: A film about making it on Wall Street. Prejudices are hard to break and Laurel Ayres quickly learns that in order for people to take her seriously she has to work for an older white man or be one.

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Bullets Over Broadway (1994)

Summary: Set in 1920's New York City, this movie tells the story of idealistic young playwright David Shayne... (imdb)

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The Scout (1994)

Summary: The story of a baseball scout who discovers a talented but troubled baseball player. (imdb)

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Cops and Robbersons (1994)

Summary: When police discover that a mob hitman has moved in next door to the Robbersons, they want to find out what he is up to. So they set up a stakeout in the Robberson's home. Hard-nosed, tough-as-nails Jake Stone is assigned to the stakeout. (imdb)

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Little Man Tate (1991)

Summary: Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, she is determined to ensure that Fred has all the opportunities that he needs (imdb)

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Edward Scissorhands (1990)

Summary: Edward is a gentle, naive creation with razor sharp scissors for hands. When he is taken home by a kindly Avon lady live with her family, his adventure in the pastel paradise of Suburbia begins!

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Parenthood (1989)

Summary: The Buckman family is a midwestern family all dealing with their lives: estranged relatives, raising children, pressures of the job, and learning to be a good parent and spouse. (imdb)

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Cookie (1989)

Summary: Peter Falk plays Dino Capisco, a mob boss released from prison. His estranged daughter is Cookie is sent to work for him. He needs to get some money back from an associate before making a break from the mafia life. However, his associate went and sold off his shares and basically says, live with it. But not Dino. And not Cookie, neither. (IMDB Comments)

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September (1987)

Summary: Everyone is gathering at Lane's place for the weekend, and everyone's in love. Unfortunately, each beloved loves somebody else... (imdb)

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Radio Days (1987)

Summary: A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium. (imdb)

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The Lost Boys (1987)

Summary: After moving to a new town, two brothers are convinced that the area is frequented by vampires. (imdb)

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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)

Summary: During a Thanksgiving Day party we make aquaintance with a numerous and problematic family. The leading characters are three sisters: Lee, the woman of Frederick, an old misanthrope painter; Holly, who dreams of becoming a writer, or an actress; Hannah, famous actress, beautiful, intelligent, good mother, good wife, good sister, in short perfect, the pivot of the family...

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The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)

Summary: In 1930s New Jersey, a movie character walks off the screen and into the real world.

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Falling in Love (1984)

Summary: During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize each other months later in the train home and have a good time together. Although both are married and Frank has two little kids, they meet more and more often, their friendship becoming the most precious thing in their lives (imdb)

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Footloose (1984)

Summary: A city boy comes to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned. (imdb)

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Independence Day (1983)

Summary: The romance between a young woman with dreams and aspirations and her hometown boyfriend is overshadowed by the underlying tensions surrounding their immediate families.

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I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)

Summary: The dramatic story of one woman's survival in a battle for her sanity...and her life! (imdb)

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It's My Turn (1980)

Summary: A successful but stressed mathematics professor (Clayburgh) goes to her father's wedding and falls in love with her father's bride's son (Douglas), a prematurely retired pro baseball player. She must choose between him and her current boyfriend (Grodin), between Chicago and New York, and between research and administration. (imdb)

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