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One of the more underrated actors in Hollywood, tall, soft-spoken David Straithairn has earned almost consistent critical appreciation for his work in a number of films, most notably his many collaborations with director John Sayles. Born in San Francisco on January 26, 1949, Straithairn gained an entrance into acting via his days at Williams College. It was there that he met fellow student Sayles, and the two had their first collaboration with Return of the Seacaucus Seven. The 1980 film, which told the story of a group of friends reuniting after college, inspired a number of similar efforts, including The Big Chill. Following his debut, the actor -- whose additional performing experience came from his training at the Ringling Brothers Clown College -- appeared in supporting roles in a number of films, including Silkwood (1983) and Dominick and Eugene (1988). He continued to collaborate with Sayles, acting in The Brother From Another Planet (1984), Matewan, (1987), and Eight Men Out (1988). Straithairn was also introduced to television audiences with his role as bookstore owner Moss Goodman on the popular dramedy series Days and Nights of Molly Dodd. In the 1990s, Straithairn had prominent roles in a number of critically acclaimed films and television miniseries. In addition to his continuing work with Sayles, in 1991's City of Hope and Passion Fish (1992), the actor lent his talents to such films as Bob Roberts (1992), Sneakers (also 1992), The River Wild (a 1994 film which reunited him with Silkwood co-star Meryl Streep), and Losing Isaiah (1995). He also appeared in miniseries such as the 1991 O Pioneers! and In the Gloaming (1997), in which he played the father of an AIDS-stricken Robert Sean Leonard. In 1997, Straithairn had a memorable turn as a high-class pimp with a dodgy mustache in the wildly lauded L.A. Confidential and after a supporting role in Simon Birch (1998), once again collaborated with Sayles, this time playing a fisherman with a past in the 1999 Limbo. ~ Rebecca Flint Marx, All Movie Guide less

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Howl (2010)
Cast: Jeff Daniels
Tags: Drama
Length: min
The 1957 obscenity trial surrounding one of the Beat Generation's most acclaimed poets, Allen Ginsberg, is set to go in front of cameras with James Franco in the lead for Werc Werk Works and Telling Pictures. Rob Epstein and Jeffrey Friedman handle...
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The Uninvited (2009)
Tags: Supernatural Horror Horror
Length: 87min
Filmmaking duo Thomas and Charles Guard make their feature directorial debuts as the co-directors of this remake of Kim Jee-woon's 2003 Korean film A Tale of Two Sisters. Produced by Asian horror remake king Roy Lee, The Uninvited tells the story of a...
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American Experience: The Trials of J. Robert Oppenheimer (2009)
Tags: Biography History
Length: 120min
The life and legacy of atomic bomb creator J. Robert Oppenheimer serves as the subject of this installment of PBS's American Experience. His name forever bound to the Manhattan Project, America's most famous top-secret initiative, Oppenheimer presided...
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Cold Souls (2008)
Cast: Emily Watson
Tags: Fantasy Comedy Psychological Drama Comedy Drama
Length: 97min
Writer/director Sophie Barthes crafts this metaphysical ragicomedy, which straddles the line between reality and fantasy, set in a world where souls are extracted from humans and traded as commodites. Paul Giamatti is an anxious New Yorker who finds...
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Fracture (2007)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins
Tags: Courtroom Drama Psychological Thriller Thriller
Length: 113min
A structural engineer (Anthony Hopkins) and an ambitious young district attorney (Ryan Gosling) become locked in a deadly battle of wits when the former is found innocent in the attempted murder of his wife in director Gregory Hoblit's tense tale of...
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Steel Toes (2007)
Tags: Drama Courtroom Drama Psychological Drama
Length: 90min
Academy award nominee David Strathairn stars in co-directors David Gow and Mark Adam's fiery tale of a Jewish, court appointed lawyer assigned the task of defending a murderous neo-Nazi skinhead. David Dunkleman (Strathairn) is a Jewish liberal...
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The Bourne Ultimatum (2007)
Cast: Albert Finney Scott Glenn Matt Damon
Tags: Spy Film Unglamorized Spy Film Action Thriller Action
Length: 115min
Jason Bourne (Matt Damon) races to solve the mystery of his past while being hunted by members of the very organization he was hired into as director Paul Greengrass brings author Robert Ludlum's popular character back to the big screen for his third...
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My Blueberry Nights (2007)
Cast: David Strathairn Jude Law Wong Kar-Wai Natalie Portman
Tags: Road Movie Drama Slice of Life
Length: 90min
Legendary filmmaker Wong Kar-Wai directs Jude Law, Natalie Portman, Rachel Weisz, and Norah Jones in his first English-language feature film -- a omantic oad movie detailing the cross-country journey of a woman who sets off across the United States...
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Hereafter (2007)
Tags: Drama Docudrama
Length: min
An American clothing designer who has traveled to Thailand with his family to visit a remote factory that produces his garments must struggle to locate his wife and children when the Southeast Asian country is devastated by the 2004 tsunami. Oscar...
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Racing Daylight (2007)
Cast: Melissa Leo
Tags: Romantic Fantasy Romance Supernatural Drama
Length: 83min
David Strathairn and Melissa Leo star in first-time feature filmmaker Nicole Quinn's Racing Daylight, a feature length love story told in three short films about hope and forgiveness. Part ghost story, part murder mystery, and part time-shifting tale...
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