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Mary-Louise Parker

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Fried Green TomatoesFried Green Tomatoes (Fried Green Tomatoes at the Whistle Stop Cafe) (1991) Recommended
Dir. Jon Avnet
Feat. Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary-Louise Parker
Kathy Bates strikes up a friendship with Jessica Tandy who waxes nostalgic about a pair of Southern belles who triumphed over adversity in the '30s.…
Mr. WonderfulMr. Wonderful (1993)
Dir. Anthony Minghella
Feat. Matt Dillon, Annabella Sciorra, William Hurt
The writer/director of TRULY, MADLY, DEEPLY directs for the American market, and though a sweet enough romantic confection it lacks the genuine…
Naked in New YorkNaked in New York (1994)
Dir. Dan Algrant
Feat. Eric Stoltz, Mary-Louise Parker, Ralph Macchio
Insecure playwright Eric Stoltz copes with the varying successes of his own career, girlfriend Mary–Louise Parker and college pal Ralph…
Client, TheClient, The (1994)
Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Brad Renfro, Tommy Lee Jones
The best adaptation yet of a John Grisham legal–eagle novel. Susan Sarandon embraces the character–driven story that is mercifully free…
Bullets Over BroadwayBullets Over Broadway (1995) Recommended
Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. John Cusack, Dianne Wiest, Chazz Palminteri
Woody takes a welcome acting reprieve here and the result should win him back lapsed fans. A much younger Cusack assumes the Woody persona – a…
Boys On the SideBoys On the Side (1995)
Dir. Herbert Ross
Feat. Whoopi Goldberg, Mary-Louise Parker, Drew Barrymore
Strangers hit the road together and share more in common than they expect. As disparate women–of–the–nineties the three stars keep…
SugartimeSugartime (1995)
Dir. John N. Smith
Feat. John Turturro, Mary-Louise Parker, Elias Koteas
Charts the infamous, real–life romance between Chicago mobster Sam Giancana (John Turturro) and whitebread songstress Phyllis McGuire…
Murder in MindMurder in Mind (1997)
Dir. Andrew Morahan
Feat. Mary-Louise Parker, Nigel Hawthorne
Mary Louise Parker wakes up clutching a bloodied knife, her murdered husband beside her, and suffering from complete amnesia. Turning to…
Goodbye LoverGoodbye Lover (1998)
Dir. Roland Joffe
Feat. Patricia Arquette, Dermot Mulroney, Ellen DeGeneres
Dark neo–noir comedy with a group of 90's yuppie types embroiled in a tangled web of seduction, adultery and a murder plot, until cynical…
Five Senses, TheFive Senses, The (1999)
Dir. Jeremy Podeswa
Feat. Mary-Louise Parker, Pascale Bussieres, Daniel MacIvor
Austere relationship drama in which five loosely–connected characters serve as metaphors for the five senses, including a bisexual housecleaner…
Simple Life Of Noah Dearborn, TheSimple Life Of Noah Dearborn, The (1999)
Dir. Gregg Champion
Feat. Sidney Poitier, Dianne Wiest, Mary-Louise Parker
Poitier excels in this moving story of an enigmatic, elderly carpenter whose peaceful existance is disrupted when he discovers his 35 acres of land…
Red DragonRed Dragon (2002) Recommended
Dir. Brett Ratner
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Edward Norton, Ralph Fiennes
Betraying the odds after the lackluster “Hannibal”, this accomplished ‘prequel’ based on Thomas Harris’ novel of the same name more than…
Pipe DreamPipe Dream (2002)
Dir. John C Walsh
Feat. Martin Donovan, Mary-Louise Parker, Rebecca Gayheart
Snubbed as a serious romantic partner because he is a plumber, Martin Donovan decides to masquerade as a film director in order to attract women and…
Angels in America (TV Mini Series)Angels in America (TV Mini Series) (2004) Recommended
Dir. Mike Nichols
Feat. Al Pacino, Meryl Streep, Emma Thompson
An ambitious, multi–leveled portrait of the fractures, politics and metaphysical crises of 1980s America based on the stageplay by Tony…
Saved!Saved! (2004)
Dir. Brian Dannelly
Feat. Jena Malone, Mandy Moore, Macaulay Culkin
Satire of 90s Christian teen mores sees Jena Malone ostracised by her righteous friends after becoming pregnant. Surprising lack of bite is…
Unexpected Journey, TheUnexpected Journey, The (Miracle Run) (2004)
Dir. Gregg Champion
Feat. Mary-Louise Parker, Aidan Quinn, Zac Efron
Tele–movie with Mary–Louise Parker as a determined solo mother raising two autistic boys. Warm–hearted and soft–headed in…
Weeds (TV Series)Weeds (TV Series) (2005-2012) Recommended
Feat. Mary-Louise Parker, Elizabeth Perkins, Justin Kirk
Tinkering with suburban values and the illusion they help maintain, this wry and caustic comedy of affluence trafficks the drug trade of a widowed…
Romance and CigarettesRomance and Cigarettes (2005) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Turturro
Feat. James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet
Actor John Turturro wrote, directed and self–released this bawdy and often brilliant 60's–pop–anthem–fuelled comedy musical,…
Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, TheAssassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford, The (2007) Aro Favourite
Dir. Andrew Dominik
Feat. Brad Pitt, Casey Affleck, Sam Rockwell
A haunting, psychoanalytical western, revisionist in its interpretation of the relationship between outlaw Jesse James, and his eventual killer,…
Spiderwick Chronicles, TheSpiderwick Chronicles, The (2008) Recommended
Dir. Mark Waters
Feat. Freddie Highmore, Nick Nolte, Sarah Bolger
Enchanting fantasia in the Gothic tradition, centred around three children (including Freddie Highmore as twins!) who move into a dilapidated mansion…
Solitary ManSolitary Man (2009)
Dir. Brian Koppelman, David Levien
Feat. Michael Douglas, Susan Sarandon, Danny De Vito
Michael Douglas fronts this navel–gazing mid–life drama, about a successful New York businessman whose life begins to unravel after a…
REDRED (R.E.D.) (2010) Recommended
Dir. Robert Schwentke
Feat. Bruce Willis, Mary-Louise Parker, Helen Mirren
Entertaining cannon fodder, this is yet another comic book adaptation of assassins on the lam, but one distinguished by its dynamite cast and…
HowlHowl (2010) Recommended
Dir. Robert Epstein, Jeffrey Friedman
Feat. James Franco, David Strathairn, Jon Hamm
A fitting celebration and account of the making and hostile reception of Allen Ginsberg's famously controversial poem, with James Franco superb as…
RED 2RED 2 (2013)
Dir. Dean Parisot
Feat. Bruce Willis, John Malkovich, Mary-Louise Parker
It's more of the same from the retired assassins club, who are still fighting for their survival in this entertaining, if entirely disposable…
R.I.P.DR.I.P.D (2013)
Dir. Robert Schwentke
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Ryan Reynolds, Kevin Bacon
This big budget flop is a lot of fun on its own terms: a carefree, unpretentious shoot–em–up about deceased detectives who project the…
Red SparrowRed Sparrow (2018)
Dir. Francis Lawrence
Feat. Jennifer Lawrence, Joel Edgerton, Matthias Schoenaerts
Ultra–stylish spy thriller with Jennifer Lawrence as a Russian ballerina whose attempts to support her ailing mother lead her to train as a…

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