Winona Ryder

Date of Birth: 29 Oct 1971
Country: USA
Biography: Winona Laura Horowitz better known under her professional name Winona Ryder, is an American actress. She made her film debut in the 1986 film Lucas. Ryder's first significant role came in Tim Burton's Beetlejuice (1988) as a goth teenager, which won her critical and commercial recognition. After making various appearances in film and television, Ryder continued her career with the cult film Heathers (1989), a controversial satire of teenage suicide and high school life, which drew...(Wikipedia)
Total Credits at Criticker: 62 (Actor)
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Daniel Day-Lewis and Michelle Pfeiffer star in a ravishing romance about three wealthy 1870s New Yorkers caught in a tragic love triangle. (Sony)
Ellen Ripley (Weaver) died fighting the perfect predator. Two hundred years and eight horrific experiments later, she's back. A group of scientists has cloned her-along with the alien queen inside her-hoping to breed the ultimate weapon. But the resurrected Ripley must team up with a band of smugglers, including a mechanic named Call (Ryder), who holds more than a few surprises of her own. (20th Century Fox)
Michael Keaton is the name in laughter from the hereafter as an obnoxious poltergeist conjured up to bedevil an unwanted family of oddballs. (Warner Bros)
Lee Simon, unsuccessful journalist and wanna-be novelist, tries to get a foot into the door with celebrities. After divorcing his wife Robin, Lee gets to meet a lot folks of the rich and / or beautiful, partly through journalism, partly because he has a script to offer. But life among those from out-of-this-world is hard, and his putative success always results in defeat. Meanwhile Robin meets a very desirable TV-producer and takes the first steps in the world of celebrities herself. (imdb)
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!
Based on writer Susanna Kaysen's account of her 18-month stay at a mental hospital in the 1960s. (imdb)
Veronica Sawyer is a popular high school student who is part of the Heathers, a clique of three beautiful and ruthless girls. When Veronica meets Jason "J.D." Dean, a new student who is also a sociopath, they team up to murder the Heathers and make it look like suicides. But as their plans become more elaborate, Veronica begins to question J.D.'s motives and her own role in the killings.
A small group of Catholics led by an ailing priest believe that Satan intends to become man, just as God did in the person of Jesus. The writings of a possessed mental patient lead them to Peter Kelson, a writer who studies serial killers. They think it's his body Satan will occupy. The youngest in the group, a teacher named Maya Larkin, goes to Peter to investigate further and to convince him to believe in the possibility of Evil incarnate. Other signs come to him as he and Maya them take a journey full of strange occurrences, self-discovery, and an ultimate showdown. (imdb)
When Longfellow Deeds, a small-town pizzeria owner and poet, inherits $40 billion from his deceased uncle, he quickly begins rolling in a different kind of dough. Moving to the big city, Deeds finds himself besieged by opportunists all gunning for their piece of the pie. Babe, a television tabloid reporter, poses as an innocent small-town girl to do an exposé on Deeds. Of course, Deeds' sincere naiveté has Babe falling in love with him instead. Ultimately, Deeds comes to find that money truly has the power to change things, but it doesn't necessarily need to change him. (imdb)
The career of a disillusioned filmmaker, who is desperate for a hit, is endangered when his star walks off the film set. Forced to think fast, the producer decides to digitally create an actress "Simone" to sub for the star--the first totally believable synthetic actress. The "actress" becomes an overnight sensation, with a major singing career as well, and everyone thinks she's a real person. However, as Simone's fame skyrockets, he cannot bear to admit his fraud to himself or the world. (imdb)
Follows the world's most famous -- and empty-headed -- male model as he discovers the horrifying secret behind why there are no male models who live past the age of 30. (Paramount Pictures)
Based on JT Leroy's novel of the same name, this is the story of Jeremiah, a child who is pulled from his foster home and thrown into a troubled life on the road with his teenage mother Sarah. With Sarah, Jeremiah travels through the country roads of the U.S. and learns first hand about the troubles of the world. (Palm Pictures)
The vampire comes to England to seduce a visitor's fiance and inflict havoc in the foreign land (imdb)
A collection of five stories involving cab drivers in five different cities.(imdb)
Generation X Graduates face life after college with a filmmaker looking for work and love in Houston. (imdb)
South America before the second world war. The poor Esteban marries Clara and they get a daughter, Blanca... (imdb)
Patty Vare falls off a horse and is found unconscious by prep school student John Baker. He takes her to his dorm. As he quickly discovers, she is hiding from something. For John this becomes a road to maturity and for Patty it's a way back to love and tenderness.
A 17th-century Salem woman accuses an ex-lover's wife of witchery in an adaptation of the Arthur Miller play. (imdb)
After another relationship has ended, Mrs. Flax moves to a new town. But now, it's her elder daughter who is love-sick. (imdb)
Two friends, Ralph and Scott live in a small minded town at the onset of the Vietnam war. While Scott's brother enlists, he and Ralph are outspoken in their opposition to the war (imdb)
A young nerdy boy hopes to gain acceptance in a high school by not backing down against the school bullies... (imdb)
Bride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt. (imdb)
Based on legendary science-fiction author Philip K. Dick's own experiences, A Scanner Darkly tells the darkly comedic, caustic, but deeply tragic tale of drug use in the modern world. The film plays like a graphic novel come to life with live-action photography overlaid with an advanced animation process -- a method known as interpolated rotoscoping, first employed in writer/director Richard Linklater's 2001 film "Waking Life" -- to create a haunting version of America, seven years from now. (Warner Independent Pictures)
The story of Jerry Lee Lewis, arguably the greatest and certainly one of the wildest musicians of the 1950s. His arrogance, remarkable talent, and unconventional lifestyle often brought him into conflict with others in the industry, and even earned him the scorn and condemnation of the public. (imdb)
Director Al Pacino juxtaposes scene's from Richard III, scenes of rehearsals for Richard III, and sessions where parties involved discuss the play, the times that shaped the play and the events that happened at the time the play is set. Interviews with mostly British actors are also included, attempting to explain why American actors have more problems performing Shakespearean plays than they do. (imdb)
A forensic detective (Fiennes) and an insurance claims investigator (Ryder) trek to investigate a potential Darwin Award winner. From www.darwinawards.com: "The Darwin Awards salute the improvement of the human genome by honoring those who accidentally kill themselves in really stupid ways." (imdb)
The Ten is comprised of ten blasphemous and hysterical stories inspired by the Biblical Commandments, each told in a different style, but with characters and themes that overlap. The film is held together by a narrator who, in turn, has his own moral problems. (THINKFilm)
A guy's life is turned around by an email, which includes the names of everyone he's had sex with and ever will have sex with. His situation gets worse when he encounters a femme fatale (Ryder) who targets men guilty of sex crime. (imdb)
After her much older husband forces a move to a suburban retirement community, Pippa Lee engages in a period of reflection and finds herself heading toward a quiet nervous breakdown. (imdb)
A multi-strand narrative set in early 1980's Los Angeles, centered on an array of characters who represent both the top of the heap and the bottom. Connecting the intertwining strands are a group of beautiful, blonde young men and women who sleep all day and party all night, doing drugs - and one another - with abandon, never realizing that they are dancing on the edge of a volcano.
A man (Bentley) who makes his living composing other people's suicide notes enters into a romance with the sister (Ryder) of a recent client. (imdb)
A small town prepares for the homecoming of superstar Roxy Carmichael, as does a young outsider, who believes Roxy is her mother. (imdb) (imdb)
When writer Henry McCarthy (Mark Polish) returns to his high school to give a commencement address 20 years after his own graduation, he finds nothing has really changed: He still harbors the same unrequited crush (Winona Ryder), and he's still in trouble with the principal (Chevy Chase). Hilary Duff, Jon Cryer, Josh Holloway and Sean Astin star in this ensemble comedy helmed by Michael Polish and written by his twin brother, Mark.
BLACK SWAN is a psychological melodrama in which Nina Sayers (Natalie Portman), a dancer in a New York ballet company, hopes desperately to play a greater part in the coming season, a season that choreographer Thomas Leroy (Vincent Cassel) informs the company will include a new production of "Swan Lake."
Ron Howard serves up a delicious comedy about two best friends and business partners -- Ronny (Vince Vaughn) and Nick (Kevin James) -- who are about to land a fantastic deal when Ronny learns something about Nick's wife, Geneva (Winona Ryder), that rocks his world. Ronny turns amateur sleuth to determine whether Geneva's cheating on Nick and learns that telling a friend the truth is even more difficult than concealing it.
Based on the true story of the enduring but troubled love between Lois Wilson, co-founder of Al-Anon, and her alcoholic husband Bill Wilson, co-founder of Alcoholics Anonymous. (imdb)
Young Victor conducts a science experiment to bring his beloved dog Sparky back to life, only to face unintended, sometimes monstrous, consequences. (imdb)
Academy Award® nominee Michael Shannon stars alongside a stellar supporting cast -- including Winona Ryder, Ray Liotta and Chris Evans -- in the story of real-life mob hit-man Richard "The Iceman" Kuklinski, who was reportedly responsible for over 200 murders. (tiff.net)
A playwright who begins to mentally unravel cannot decide if she is at the center of a manipulative plot or simply losing her grip on reality (imdb)
Welcome (2007) - Short Film
When a family move into a new house, they are confronted with an unexpected occupant. (imdb)
A former DEA agent moves his family to a quiet town, where he soon tangles with a local meth druglord. (IMDb)
Turks & Caicos (2014) - TV Movie
Following on from the events of Page Eight, Johnny Worricker is hiding out from his work at MI5 on the tax-exile Turks and Caicos Islands. Trouble comes knocking when an encounter with a CIA agent forces him into the company of some dubious American businessmen. (en.wikipedia.org)
Marc Jacobs & Louis Vuitton (2007) - TV Movie
Tells the story of Marc Jacobs and also takes you through the creative process of his work at LV and his eponymous line. The film features great content, such as Jacobs' meeting with polka-dot artist Yayoi Kusama, his collaboration with Japanese artist Takashi Murakami, and more. Not to mention, the film has one of the funniest and most interesting commentary of the bunch. (complex.com)
A charming and compelling story of a hotel that is a New York City legend. (imdb)
A documentary on the filming of the movie "A Scanner Darkly."
The Making of Alien: Resurrection (1997) - Short Film
Reveals behind-the-scenes secrets; profiles of the star cast; how the production team brought the Aliens to life; how the major action sequences were staged; and the technical wizardry of the special effects.
Experimenter is based on the true story of famed social psychologist Stanley Milgram, who in 1961 conducted a series of radical behavior experiments that tested ordinary humans willingness to obey by using electric shock. We follow Milgram, from meeting his wife Sasha through his controversial experiments that sparked public outcry. (imdb)
Show Me a Hero (2015) - TV Mini-Series
Mayor Nick Wasicsko took office in 1987 during Yonkers' worst crisis. When federal courts ordered public housing be built in the white, middle class side of town, it divided the city in a bitter battle fueled by fear, racism, murder and politics. (imdb)
The Killers: Here with Me (2012) - Short Film
A video clip of The Killers' song "Here with me", showing a boy having a crush on the wax figure of his beloved girl.
Stranger Things (2016) - TV Series
In a small American town in 1983, a young boy mysteriously disappears. His mother, his friends, and the police all set out to find him, but also have to deal with the appearance of a strange young girl with the government at her heels.
The story of two miserable and unpleasant wedding guests, Lindsay and Frank, who develop a mutual affection despite themselves. (imdb)
The Plot Against America (2020) - TV Mini-Series
Characters live in an alternative history in which Franklin D. Roosevelt was defeated in the U.S. presidential election of 1940 by Charles Lindbergh. (imdb)
Sarah Cooper: Everything's Fine (2020) - TV Special
A variety special full of issues of politics, race, gender and class. Sarah will also be joined by special guests. (imdb)
- Chapter One: The Vanishing of Will Byers (2016) - Season 1
- Chapter Two: The Weirdo on Maple Street (2016) - Season 1
- Chapter Three: Holly, Jolly (2016) - Season 1
- Chapter Four: The Body (2016) - Season 1
- Chapter Five: The Flea and the Acrobat (2016) - Season 1
- Chapter Six: The Monster (2016) - Season 1
- Chapter Seven: The Bathtub (2016) - Season 1
- Chapter Eight: The Upside Down (2016) - Season 1
When Kath and her boyfriend arrive at a remote cabin in the redwoods, they find a mysterious younger couple already there. Her boyfriend disappears with the young woman, and Kath becomes obsessed with finding an explanation (imdb.com).
- Chapter One: The Hellfire Club (2022) - Season 4
- Chapter Two: Vecna's Curse (2022) - Season 4
- Chapter Three: The Monster and the Superhero (2022) - Season 4
- Chapter Four: Dear Billy (2022) - Season 4
- Chapter Five: The Nina Project (2022) - Season 4
- Chapter Six: The Dive (2022) - Season 4
- Chapter Seven: The Massacre at Hawkins Lab (2022) - Season 4
- Chapter Eight: Papa (2022) - Season 4
- Chapter Nine: The Piggyback (2022) - Season 4
- Chapter One: MADMAX (2017) - Season 2
- Chapter Two: Trick or Treat, Freak (2017) - Season 2
- Chapter Three: The Pollywog (2017) - Season 2
- Chapter Four: Will the Wise (2017) - Season 2
- Chapter Five: Dig Dug (2017) - Season 2
- Chapter Six: The Spy (2017) - Season 2
- Chapter Seven: The Lost Sister (2017) - Season 2
- Chapter Eight: The Mind Flayer (2017) - Season 2
- Chapter Nine: The Gate (2017) - Season 2
- Chapter One: Suzie, Do You Copy? (2019) - Season 3
- Chapter Two: The Mall Rats (2019) - Season 3
- Chapter Three: The Case of the Missing Lifeguard (2019) - Season 3
- Chapter Four: The Sauna Test (2019) - Season 3
- Chapter Five: The Flayed (2019) - Season 3
- Chapter Six: E Pluribus Unum (2019) - Season 3
- Chapter Seven: The Bite (2019) - Season 3
- Chapter Eight: The Battle of Starcourt (2019) - Season 3
A single mom named Gabbie hires a tour guide, a psychic, a priest, and a historian to help exorcise their newly bought mansion; after discovering it is inhabited by ghosts (imdb.com).
This is a follow-up to the comedy Beetlejuice (1988), about a ghost who's recruited to help haunt a house (imdb.com).