Mark Rydell

James Dean (2001)

Cast: Edward Herrmann   

Tags: Drama Showbiz Drama Biopic 

Length: 95min

During his all-too-short career (three starring roles in two years), James Dean helped to radically redefine the way teenagers were portrayed onscreen (and in popular culture in general), and the expressive naturalism of his performances did more to...

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Hollywood Ending (2002)

Cast: Woody Allen   

Tags: Satire Farce Comedy of Errors Showbiz Comedy Comedy 

Length: 112min

A down-on-his luck auteur gets one more chance at the big time -- provided his neuroses don't swallow him whole -- in Woody Allen's 33rd feature release, Hollywood Ending. Allen plays Val Waxman, a one-time cinematic genius who's resorted to taking...

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For the Boys (1991)

Cast: George Segal   

Tags: Comedy Drama Period Film Musical Drama War Drama War 

Length: 120min

Bette Midler stars as a Martha Raye-type entertainer during the World War II era in this big-budget nostalgia piece. Midler plays big-band singer Dixie Leonard, who is chosen to perform at an overseas USO Christmas show by her uncle Art Silver (George...

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Intersection (1994)

Cast: Sharon Stone Richard Gere   

Tags: Romance Marriage Drama Romantic Drama 

Length: 98min

A man who may be on the verge of death quickly takes a thorough look at his life in this drama. Vincent Eastman (Richard Gere) is speeding along a mountain road in Canada when, while swerving to avoid a stalled van, he discovers that he's about to run...

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Crime of the Century (1996)

Cast: Isabella Rossellini   

Tags: Docudrama Courtroom Drama Crime Drama Drama Historical Film 

Length: 120min

Made-for-cable drama based on the true story of Bruno Hauptmann, who was convicted and put to death for the kidnapping and murder of Charles Lindberg's son in a case still regarded as a travesty of justice. Stephen Rea plays Hauptmann, and Isabella...

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The River (1984)

Cast: Mel Gibson Sissy Spacek John Williams   

Tags: Drama Family Drama Rural Drama 

Length: 124min

This socially conscious family farm drama from director Mark Rydell was his follow up to the Oscar-winning On Golden Pond (1981). Mel Gibson and Sissy Spacek star as Tom and Mae Garvey, struggling Tennessee farmers constantly one step away from...

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Punchline (1988)

Cast: Tom Hanks John Goodman Damon Wayans   

Tags: Showbiz Drama Comedy Drama 

Length: 122min

Sally Field goes the Roseanne route in Punchline. Field plays a housewife and mother who suddenly develops the urge to be a comedienne. Her comic instincts are on target, but her timing and delivery stinks. Tom Hanks, a stand-up comic with a few...

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On Golden Pond (1981)

Cast: Katharine Hepburn Jane Fonda Henry Fonda Dabney Coleman   

Tags: Drama Reunion Films Melodrama Family Drama 

Length: 109min

There's little that happens in On Golden Pond that isn't thoroughly predictable from the start, but the film is blessed with so much star power, charm and honest sentiment that everyone in the audience is willing to ignore the cliches and go the...

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The Rose (1979)

Cast: Alan Bates Bette Midler Frederic Forrest   

Tags: Film a Clef Rock Musical Drama Showbiz Drama Musical Drama 

Length: 134min

Bette Midler stars as Rose in this somber drama loosely based on the life of the late Janis Joplin. She plays an ill-fated singer who succumbs to the pressures of performing by indulging in drugs and alcohol. Her sweetheart Dyer (Frederic Forrest) is...

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