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Olympia Dukakis is one of those character actresses who infallibly lends a touch of class to whatever picture she's in. Despite her extraordinary dignity and class, she is able to make even the most outrageous character believable. Though she is well... more
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Cast: Shirley MacLaine   
Tags: Black Comedy Comedy 
Length: min
Shirley MacLaine and Olympia Dukakis star in Poor Things, a lack comedy that centers on a ring of aging con women. Rosario Dawson co-stars in the Trent Haaga-scripted laugher. ~ Jeremy Wheeler, All Movie Guide

Cast: Meg Ryan Olympia Dukakis Lawrence Kasdan   
Tags: Comedy Drama Coming-of-Age 
Length: 97min
A man having trouble with women suddenly finds himself surrounded by them in this independent comedy drama. Carter Webb (Adam Brody) is a successful writer who has fallen into an emotional tailspin after his girlfriend, well-known actress Sophia...

Cast: Julie Christie   
Tags: Marriage Drama Drama 
Length: 109min
Filmmaker Atom Egoyan -- a longtime onscreen collaborator with the gifted young actress Sarah Polley (The Sweet Hereafter) -- executive-produced Polley's directorial debut, Away from Her, starring Julie Christie, Olympia Dukakis, Michael Murphy, and...

Tags: Urban Drama Drama 
Length: 94min
Five people cross paths in New York City over the course of a day marked by violence in this independent drama from writer and director Jay Anania. Judy (Judy Kuhn) is a singer who is busy in a recording studio working on an album of British folk...

The Librarian: Return to King Solomon's Mines (2006)
Cast: Bob Newhart   
Tags: Fantasy Adventure Adventure 
Length: 92min
An adventurous former librarian sets out in search of the legendary mines of King Solomon in this epic sequel to The Librarian: Quest for the Spear starring Noah Wyle, Gabrielle Anwar, Bob Newhart, and Olympia Dukakis. Flynn Carsen (Wyle) was a quiet...

The Great New Wonderful (2005)
Cast: Maggie Gyllenhaal   
Tags: Comedy Drama Ensemble Film 
Length: 88min
A collection of everyday New Yorkers struggle to carry on with their increasingly stressful lives a year after the city was forever changed by the 9/11 terrorist attacks in Brooklyn-native Danny Leiner's ensemble-cast slice of life. Dr. Trabulous...

Cast: Mary Stuart Masterson   
Tags: Addiction Drama Drama Psychological Drama 
Length: 87min
Drawing inspiration from the intervention of a well-known American playwright, director Peter Masterson's adaptation of the stage play by JoAnn Tedesco (who also wrote the screenplay) takes viewers on an emotional rollercoaster ride as one man's...

Cast: Stockard Channing   
Tags: Drama Religious Drama Social Problem Film 
Length: 124min
Three stories, which offer differing perspectives on the AIDS pandemic, are featured in this anthology-drama. Sister Clara (Chloƫ Sevigny) is a young nun who is working with two, more experienced, missionaries (Olympia Dukakis and Sandra Oh) in a...

Tags: Crime Drama Drama Crime 
Length: 95min
As repayment for services rendered by his father, young New Jerseyite Frank Siena (Danny Nucci) is put through medical school in the U.S. and Italy by powerful mafia don Nicola Dellarusso (Paul Sorvino). Upon becoming a doctor, Siena dutifully returns...

The Thing About My Folks (2005)
Cast: Peter Falk Elizabeth Perkins   
Tags: Family Drama Comedy Drama Road Movie 
Length: 94min
A middle-aged man finds himself dealing with the divorce of his elderly parents as well as many years of emotional baggage in this poignant comedy drama. Ben (Paul Reiser) is a writer who is enjoying a quiet evening at home with his wife, Rachel...

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