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Melissa Leo

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AlwaysAlways (Always...But Not Forever) (1985)
Dir. Henry Jaglom
Feat. Henry Jaglom, Patrice Townsend, Joanna Frank
One–man–movie–machine Henry Jaglom transforms his own divorce into one of his typically witty naturalistic comedies. The couple…
Immaculate ConceptionImmaculate Conception (1993)
Dir. Jamil Dehlavi
Feat. James Wilby, Melissa Leo
Well–bred Anglo–Indian drama with James Wilby and Melissa Leo as a childless couple in India who choose the wrong time and place to…
Scarlett (TV Mini-Series)Scarlett (TV Mini-Series) (1994)
Dir. John Erman
Feat. Timothy Dalton, Joanne Whalley, Stephen Collins
The epic miniseries sequel to GONE WITH THE WIND has Scarlett, Rhett go from tragedy to triumph in an action packed saga of international scope…
Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada, TheThree Burials of Melquiades Estrada, The (2005) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tommy Lee Jones
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Barry Pepper, Dwight Yoakam
Stunning tale of redemption straddles the Texas–Mexico borderline, beginning with the offhand killing of a Mexican ranch–hand (Cedillo)…
Stephanie DaleyStephanie Daley (2006) Recommended
Dir. Hilary Brougher
Feat. Amber Tamblyn, Tilda Swinton, Halley Feiffer
A closely–observed, cogent indie drama about a teenager’s concealed pregnancy and the suspicious death of her baby. The truth surrounding…
Black Irish Black Irish (2007)
Dir. Brad Gann
Feat. Michael Angarano, Brendan Gleeson, Melissa Leo
Probing melodrama concerning deadly sibling rivalry between two Irish American brothers – one an aspiring baseball player and the other a…
Cake Eaters, TheCake Eaters, The (2007)
Dir. Mary Stuart Masterson
Feat. Kristen Stewart, Aaron Stanford, Bruce Dern
Heartfelt drama follows the fortunes of two families intertwining in rural America, both affected by the terminal illness of a teenager (Kristen…
Frozen RiverFrozen River (2008) Recommended
Dir. Courtney Hunt
Feat. Melissa Leo, Misty Upham, Charlie McDermott
A fraught, unexpected thriller within indie drama specs, this engrossing premise concerns two single mothers who find themselves smuggling immigrants…
Veronika Decides to DieVeronika Decides to Die (2008)
Dir. Emily Young
Feat. Sarah Michelle Gellar, Jonathan Tucker, Erika Christensen
A failed suicide attempt gives a woman a new lease on life when she wakes to realize that she only has days to live in this adaptation of Paulo…
GretaGreta (According to Greta) (2009)
Dir. Nancy Bardawil
Feat. Hilary Duff, Ellen Burstyn, Melissa Leo
Hilary Duff, in a serious turn, delivers a commendable performance as a suicidal teen sent to her grandparents house for the summer. Ellen Burstyn…
Everybody's FineEverybody's Fine (2009)
Dir. Kirk Jones
Feat. Robert De Niro, Drew Barrymore, Kate Beckinsale
Sincere remake of the Italian drama with De Niro stepping into Marcello Mastroianni's shoes as the widower travelling across country to visit his…
Moment of Truth, TheMoment of Truth, The (Don McKay) (2009)
Dir. Jake Goldberger
Feat. Thomas Haden Church, Elisabeth Shue, Melissa Leo
Quirky thriller with a downtrodden janitor lured back to his hometown by a letter from an old flame but upon his return he soon finds things are not…
Dear Lemon LimaDear Lemon Lima (2009)
Dir. Suzi Yoonessi
Feat. Savanah Wiltfong, Shayne Topp, Eleanor Hutchins
Sweetly spun tale of a teen outcast who after experiencing rejection from her high–school crush sets out to find like–minded individuals.
Fighter, TheFighter, The (2010)
Dir. David O. Russell
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Christian Bale, Amy Adams
Mark Wahlberg comes out swinging in this tough–talking boxing chronicle of Irish–American slugger Micky Ward, who transforms his ailing…
Treme - Season 1 (TV Series)Treme - Season 1 (TV Series) (2010) Aro Favourite
Feat. Khandi Alexander, Clarke Peters, Steve Zahn
Creator of THE WIRE, David Simon, tackles the post–Katrina reconstruction of New Orleans, focusing on a community of musicians, chefs, and…
Welcome to the RileysWelcome to the Rileys (2010)
Dir. Jake Scott
Feat. James Gandolfini, Kristen Stewart, Melissa Leo
A bereaved father (Gandolfini) takes comfort in the company of a wayward young prostitute (Stewart) in this mournful American indie. The premise…
ConvictionConviction (2010)
Dir. Tony Goldwyn
Feat. Hilary Swank, Sam Rockwell, Melissa Leo
Worthy based–on–a–true–story drama of a solo mother who puts herself through law school in order to represent her wrongfully…
Space Between, TheSpace Between, The (2010)
Dir. Travis Fine
Feat. Melissa Leo, Anthony Keyvan , Brad William Henke
Soul–searching indie drama finds a jaded flight attendant (Leo) saddled with the care of a 10–year–old Pakistani boy in the direct…
Mildred Pierce (TV Mini-Series)Mildred Pierce (TV Mini-Series) (2011) Recommended
Dir. Todd Haynes
Feat. Kate Winslet, Guy Pearce, Evan Rachel Wood
Kate Winslet gives a towering performance as the titular housewife of James M. Cain's classic noir novel of Depression Era desperation and…
Treme - Season 2 (TV Series)Treme - Season 2 (TV Series) (2011) Recommended
Feat. Khandi Alexander, Clarke Peters, Steve Zahn
Further episodes from David Simon's superb dramatic study of post–Katrina New Orleans, focusing on a community of musicians, chefs, and…
Red StateRed State (2011)
Dir. Kevin Smith
Feat. Michael Parks, Melissa Leo, John Goodman
Kevin Smith tries his hand at horror as three sex–obsessed teenagers are lured into a trap laid by religious fundamentalists. Subversive…
Treme - Season 3 (TV Series)Treme - Season 3 (TV Series) (2012) Recommended
Feat. Khandi Alexander, Clarke Peters, Steve Zahn
Further episodes from David Simon's superb dramatic study of post–Katrina New Orleans, focusing on a community of musicians, chefs, and…
FlightFlight (2012) Recommended
Dir. Robert Zemeckis
Feat. Denzel Washington, Don Cheadle, Kelly Reilly
Denzel Washington plays a lauded pilot whose heroic landing of a crippled airliner is called into question when a history of alcoholism and substance…
Why Stop Now?Why Stop Now? (2012)
Dir. Phil Dorling, Ron Nyswaner
Feat. Jesse Eisenberg, Melissa Leo, Tracy Morgan
Jesse Eisenberg plays a piano prodigy determined to get his drug addicted mother (Melissa Leo) into rehab – with the help of a bumbling dealer…
Olympus Has FallenOlympus Has Fallen (2013)
Dir. Antoine Fuqua
Feat. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Dylan McDermott
It's Gerard Butler to the rescue when Korean terrorists infiltrate the White House and capture POTUS in this tough talking, fast thinking action…
OblivionOblivion (2013)
Dir. Joseph Kosinski
Feat. Tom Cruise, Morgan Freeman, Olga Kurylenko
Tom Cruise's isolated existence as a drone repairman patrolling a decimated earth is disturbed by the arrival of a mysterious woman via a crash…
Butler, TheButler, The (2013)
Dir. Lee Daniels
Feat. Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, Mariah Carey
A stagy but sincere history of post–war Black America from the point of view of a White House servant (played by Forest Whitaker). It works as…
Necessary Death of Charlie Countryman, TheNecessary Death of Charlie Countryman, The (2013)
Dir. Fredrik Bond
Feat. Shia LaBeouf, Evan Rachel Wood, Mads Mikkelsen
This chaotic, wildly expressive love story follows an American adrift in Bucharest and his affair with a beautiful cellist with ties to the…
Treme - Season 4 (TV Series)Treme - Season 4 (TV Series) (2013) Recommended
Feat. Khandi Alexander, Clarke Peters, Steve Zahn
Final episodes from David Simon's superb dramatic study of post–Katrina New Orleans, focusing on a community of musicians, chefs, and residents…
PrisonersPrisoners (2013)
Dir. Denis Villeneuve
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Jake Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis
The dir. of INCENDIES crafts another tense, eye–opening thriller in this tale of a family man who turns vigilante after his daughter is…
Angriest Man in Brooklyn, TheAngriest Man in Brooklyn, The (2014)
Dir. Phil Alden Robinson
Feat. Robin Williams, Mila Kunis, Peter Dinklage
One of Robin Williams' last completed films, this finds the beloved comedian playing a curmudgeon who is informed by his doctor that he has 90…
Wayward Pines (TV Series)Wayward Pines (TV Series) (2015)
Feat. Matt Dillon, Carla Gugino, Shannyn Sossamon
Matt Dillon stars as a Secret Service agent who journeys to the small town of Wayward Pines in search of two federal agents who have disappeared.
Big Short, TheBig Short, The (2015) Aro Favourite
Dir. Adam McKay
Feat. Christian Bale, Steve Carell, Ryan Gosling
A nimble and pointed comedy with a serious agenda about four denizens in the world of high–finance who predict the credit and housing bubble…
London Has FallenLondon Has Fallen (2016)
Dir. Babak Najafi
Feat. Gerard Butler, Aaron Eckhart, Morgan Freeman
Riotously stupid sequel to OLYMPUS HAS FALLEN has Gerard Butler's special agent running frantically around trying to prevent the death of various…
SnowdenSnowden (2016)
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Shailene Woodley, Zachary Quinto
The ever–polemical Oliver Stone dramatises the remarakble story of whistleblower Edward Snowden, the polarizing figure who was forced into…
Burn CountryBurn Country (The Fixer) (2016)
Dir. Ian Olds
Feat. Dominic Rains, Melissa Leo, James Franco
Iranian–American actor Dominic Rains gives an impessive performance in this topical crime drama as an exiled Afghan journalist who is given…
NovitiateNovitiate (2017)
Dir. Maggie Betts
Feat. Margaret Qualley, Julianne Nicholson, Dianna Agron
A young woman in 1960's Tennessee decides to give her life to God and studies to become a nun with the Sisters of the Beloved Rose. But amidst the…
Equalizer 2, TheEqualizer 2, The (2018)
Dir. Antoine Fuqua
Feat. Denzel Washington, Pedro Pascal, Ashton Sanders
Sequel to the 2014 film based on the 1980's TV series of the same name in which Denzel Washington dutifully returns as a retired US Marine and…

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