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Jessica Lange

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King KongKing Kong (1976)
Dir. John Guillermin
Feat. Jessica Lange, Jeff Bridges
Much–maligned remake of the 1933 classic, is typical De Laurentis fantasy fare – high in concept, broad in character, cardboard in…
Postman Always Rings Twice, ThePostman Always Rings Twice, The (1981) Recommended
Dir. Bob Rafelson
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Jessica Lange
Highly–charged remake of the steamy film–noir classic based on the 1934 novel by James M. Cain. Written by David Mamet (in his…
TootsieTootsie (1982) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sydney Pollack
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Jessica Lange, Bill Murray
Much–loved classic, with unemployed actor Dustin Hoffman donning a dress to pay the bills. Unfortunately, his TV–soap character, Dorothy…
FrancesFrances (1982) Recommended
Dir. Graeme Clifford
Feat. Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Kim Stanley
Minor classic, this depicts the unusual and finally tragic life of Frances Farmer, a Hollywood starlet of the 1930s. Drifting into radical…
CountryCountry (1984)
Dir. Richard Pearce
Feat. Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Wilford Brimley
Drama following a Midwestern American family during the economic hardship of the 1980's, as they struggle to hold onto their way of life.…
Sweet DreamsSweet Dreams (1985)
Dir. Carol Rice
Feat. Jessica Lange, Ed Harris, Ann Wedgeworth
Sterling biopic of country singer Patsy Cline.
Crimes of the HeartCrimes of the Heart (1986)
Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange, Sissy Spacek
Diane Keaton, Jessica Lange and Sissy Spacek play the Magrath sisters, who reunite in their family home in Mississippi to regroup and settle their…
Music BoxMusic Box (1989)
Dir. Costa-Gavras
Feat. Jessica Lange, Armin Mueller-Stahl, Frederic Forrest
Jessica Lange plays the attorney daughter of a Hungarian immigrant (Mueller–Stahl), now accused of WW2 war crimes. Her quest for the truth…
Men Don't LeaveMen Don't Leave (1990)
Dir. Paul Brickman
Feat. Jessica Lange
Jessica Lange stars as the mother of two precocious sons, forced to adapt to a new environment after losing her husband and their rural home.
Cape FearCape Fear (1991) Aro Favourite
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Robert De Niro, Nick Nolte, Jessica Lange
Excruciating but masterful telling of a convicted rapist (Robert De Niro) who calculates revenge on his former attorney by way of his family. Scores…
Night and the CityNight and the City (1992)
Dir. Irwin Winkler
Feat. Robert De Niro, Jessica Lange
Robert De Niro stars with Jessica Lange as a two–bit lawyer who struggles to fulfil his aspirations as a boxing promoter. Gritty, realistic Big…
Blue SkyBlue Sky (1994)
Dir. Tony Richardson
Feat. Jessica Lange, Tommy Lee Jones
Jessica Lange won a Best Actress Oscar for her performance as a flighty mother–of–two whose publicly turbulent marriage to army officer…
Rob RoyRob Roy (1995) Recommended
Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. Tim Roth, Liam Neeson, Jessica Lange
The other kilt and bagpipes period epic is set in the 17th Century highlands, and maintains its own dignity under capable direction. Roth has a riot…
Losing IsaiahLosing Isaiah (1995)
Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal
Feat. Jessica Lange, Halle Berry, David Strathairn
Jessica Lange plays an adoptive mother who gives an abandoned black child a new chance at life, but the birth mother (Halle Berry) has cleaned up her…
Streetcar Named Desire, A (TV mini-series)Streetcar Named Desire, A (TV mini-series) (1995)
Dir. Glenn Jordan
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Jessica Lange, John Goodman
Telemovie version of Tennesse Williams riveting play that plays it truer to the original script than the Brando version. The cast also do a good job…
A Thousand AcresA Thousand Acres (1997)
Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse
Feat. Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Michelle Pfeiffer
Daughters of rancher Jason Robards are an embattled trio, in this adaption of Jane Smiley's Pulitzer Prize–winning novel. Story attempts to…
Cousin BetteCousin Bette (1997)
Dir. Des McAnuff
Feat. Jessica Lange, Elisabeth Shue, Aiden Young
Well–upholstered tale of malice and revenge in pre–revolutionary Paris follows buoyantly in the tradition of bodice–ripping…
HushHush (1998)
Dir. Jonathan Darby
Feat. Jessica Lange, Gwyneth Paltrow, Johnathon Schaech
Familiar variation on the mother–in–law–from–hell model, with an above–average cast unable to pull it out of the…
TitusTitus (1999)
Dir. Julie Taymor
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange, Alan Cumming
A ferocious, no–holds–barred reading by Anthony Hopkins, Jessica Lange and Alan Cumming of Shakespeare's early play, the baroque, and…
Big FishBig Fish (2003) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tim Burton
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Albert Finney, Billy Crudup
A fantasy of substance from dir. Tim Burton, set around a dying father (Finney) and his son (Crudup), who relives the father's tall stories, piecing…
NormalNormal (2003)
Dir. Jane Anderson
Feat. Tom Wilkinson, Jessica Lange, Clancy Brown
Tom Wilkinson takes on the brave role of an All–American husband and family man who one day tells his wife (Lange) that he "is a woman trapped…
Masked and AnonymousMasked and Anonymous (2003)
Dir. Larry Charles
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Penelope Cruz, Bob Dylan
In a near–apocalyptic future America, a popular singer (Bob Dylan) sets out on a nationwide tour to revive his career before heading into a…
Prozac NationProzac Nation (2004) Recommended
Dir. Erik Skjoldbjaerg
Feat. Christina Ricci, Jason Biggs, Anne Heche
Rites–of–passage drama distinguished by an intense performance by Christina Ricci, as a young woman struggling through her first year at…
Broken FlowersBroken Flowers (2005) Recommended
Dir. Jim Jarmusch
Feat. Bill Murray, Julie Delpy, Frances Conroy
A beguiling middle–age lament starring Bill Murray, unfurled in typical low gear by the world's 'coolest' director, Jim Jarmusch. Playing an…
Don't Come KnockingDon't Come Knocking (2005)
Dir. Wim Wenders
Feat. Sam Shepard, Jessica Lange, Tim Roth
Desultry tale of a washed–out actor who goes missing from a film production and, with the insurance company on his tail, ends up uncovering…
NeverwasNeverwas (2005)
Dir. Joshua Michael Stern
Feat. Ian McKellen, Aaron Eckhart, Brittany Murphy
Emotive, 'realist' fairytale concerns a psychiatrist (Eckhart) who discovers the magical world his deceased father (Nolte) wrote about in a Lewis…
BonnevilleBonneville (2006)
Dir. Christopher Rowley
Feat. Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen
Endearing road dramedy featuring a trio of Mormon friends that set out for Santa Barbara in a vintage 66' Bonneville Convertible to deliver the ashes…
Grey GardensGrey Gardens (2009) Recommended
Dir. Michael Sucsy
Feat. Drew Barrymore, Jessica Lange, Jeanne Tripplehorn
Jessica Lange and Drew Barrymore resurrect iconic mother–daughter eccentrics Big and Little Edie, in this neat little biopic that’s a must…
American Horror Story (TV Series)American Horror Story (TV Series) (2011) Recommended
Feat. Dylan McDermott, Jessica Lange, Lily Rabe
Stylish and atmospheric anthology series that centers on different characters and locations, including a Hotel, a carnival sideshow and an insane…
Vow, TheVow, The (2012)
Dir. Michael Sucsy
Feat. Rachel McAdams, Channing Tatum, Jessica Lange
More fodder for helpless romantics, with beefcake romeo Channing Tatum losing his new bride (Rachel McAdams, naturally) to amnesia via a car…

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