Laura Linney

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Filmography (All Films)

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Tales of the City (TV Series) (1993): Dir. Alastair Reid, Pierre Gang
Feat. Olympia Dukakis, Laura Linney; A rich, entertaining tele–translation of Armistead Maupin's lauded short–stories set in 1976 San Fransisco, that cleverly interweaves the…
Simple Twist of Fate, A (1994): Dir. Gillies MacKinnon
Feat. Steve Martin, Gabriel Byrne, Laura Linney…; Big–hearted family movie written by and starring Steve Martin as a recluse who is brought out of his shell by the orphaned toddler he…
More Tales of the City (TV Series) (1996): Feat. Olympia Dukakis, Laura Linney, Colin Ferguson…; The second series of the much–loved TV show set among the varied folk of San Francisco.
Primal Fear (1996): Dir. Gregory Hoblit
Feat. Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Edward Norton; Hotshot Chicago attorney Richard Gere defends, with difficulty, an altar boy accused of brutally murdering a much–loved archbishop. The…
Truman Show, The (1998): Dir. Peter Weir
Feat. Jim Carrey, Laura Linney, Natascha McElhone…; A brilliantly conceived script by expat–Kiwi whizz–kid Andrew Niccol (GATTACA) finds consummate direction in the hands of esteemed…
You Can Count On Me (2000): Dir. Kenneth Lonergan
Feat. Laura Linney, Mark Ruffalo, Kieran Culkin…; Winner of Best Picture at Sundance 2000, this bittersweet comedy, woven around the smalltown reunion of long–separated siblings Laura Linney…
House of Mirth (2001): Dir. Terence Davies
Feat. Gillian Anderson, Eric Stoltz, Laura Linney…; With its icy view of human affairs, Edith Wharton’s novel proves a good marriage for the discrete, subtle instincts of dir. Davies (DISTANT VOICES,…
Wild Iris (2001): Dir. Daniel Petrie
Feat. Gena Rowlands, Laura Linney, Fred Ward…; Superior tele drama that cultivates a convincingly dysfunctional relationship between mother Gena Rowlands and daughter Laura Linney, returning home…
Further Tales of the City (TV Series) (2001): Dir. Pierre Gang
Feat. Laura Linney, Olympia Dukakis; Armistad Maupin’s tales of San Francisco friends, families and lovers continues in its likeable way.
Mothman Prophecies, The (2002): Dir. Mark Pellington
Feat. Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Will Patton…; Drawing on an actual event and mythical explanation, this eerie tale concerns widower reporter Richard Gere, who becomes embroiled in the hunt for a…
Life of David Gale, The (2002): Dir. Alan Parker
Feat. Kevin Spacey, Kate Winslet, Laura Linney; Ingenious though slightly muddled thriller, enacts the leadup to death–rower Kevin Spacey's arrest, trial for murder and imminent…
Laramie Project, The (2002): Dir. Moisés Kaufman
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Clea Duvall, Jeremy Davies…; Moisés Kaufman directs this film based on his own play, set in the aftermath of the 1998 murder of Matthew Shepard, an openly gay college student in…
Love Actually (2003): Dir. Richard Curtis
Feat. Colin Firth, Liam Neeson, Emma Thompson…; Golden–boy comedy writer Richard Curtis assumes directing duties for the first time but mislays the Midas touch he gained from penning “Four…
Mystic River (2003): Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Sean Penn, Tim Robbins, Kevin Bacon…; Dignified crime thriller shot in unfussy style by old pro Clint Eastwood, this is less thrilling than a reliable entertainment, with the emotional…
Kinsey (2004): Dir. Bill Condon
Feat. Liam Neeson, Laura Linney, Chris O'Donnell…; Polished dramatization of the life and work of Dr. Alfred Kinsey, who boldly pioneered research into human sexuality in an ultra–conservative…
P.S. (2004): Dir. Dylan Kidd
Feat. Laura Linney, Topher Grace, Gabriel Byrne…; Nervy and refined sophomore effort from RODGER DODGER dir. Dylan Kidd, here unbuttoning the thirty–something dilemmas of a university…
Exorcism of Emily Rose, The (2005): Dir. Scott Derrickson
Feat. Laura Linney, Tom Wilkinson, Campbell Scott…; An eerie tale based on true events concerns the supposed demonic possession of a girl (Carpenter) in the 1970s and the trial of a priest (Wilkinson)…
Squid and the Whale, The (2005): Dir. Noah Baumbach
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Laura Linney, Jesse Eisenberg…; Two brothers negotiate the ebb and flow of adolescence following their parents' divorce in a 'family dysfunction' drama of special distinction,…
Jindabyne (2006): Dir. Ray Lawrence
Feat. Laura Linney, Gabriel Byrne, Deborra-Lee Furness…; Searing psychological drama from the dir. of LANTANA pinpoints a small outback community in Australia, examining the ripple effects created by the…
Man of the Year (2006): Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Robin Williams, Christopher Walken, Laura Linney…; Played for quick laughs, this political satire suitably casts Robin Williams as an affable, late–night talk show host who runs for President…
Driving Lessons (2006): Dir. Jeremy Brock
Feat. Julie Walters, Laura Linney, Rupert Grint; Both a coming–of–age and late–life story, this British feel–gooder concerns a shy teenager (Grint), who under the influence…
Hottest State, The (2006): Dir. Ethan Hawke
Feat. Ethan Hawke, Mark Webber, Laura Linney…; A young Texan actor on the make in NYC obsesses about his ex, post their heady trip to Mexico, in this drama of youthful narcissism and lurve.…
Breach (2007): Dir. Billy Ray
Feat. Chris Cooper, Ryan Phillippe, Laura Linney; A first–rate dramatic thriller that pits spy against spy on the American homefront, based on the true story of the FBI's internal investigation…
Nanny Diaries, The (2007): Dir. Shari Springer Berman, Robert Pulcini
Feat. Scarlett Johansson, Laura Linney, Paul Giamatti…; The everhot Scarlett Johansson plays an accidental nanny to Mr and Mrs X of that peculiar breed, the Upper East Sider, in this lightly…
Savages, The (2007): Dir. Tamara Jenkins
Feat. Laura Linney, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Philip Bosco; Phillip Seymour Hoffman and Laura Linney make for convincing, disenchanted siblings in this acute observation of a family crisis surrounding their…
Other Man, The (2008): Dir. Richard Eyre
Feat. Laura Linney, Antonio Banderas, Liam Neeson…; Melodrama starring Liam Neeson as a man whose struggle to find his missing and unfaithful wife (Linney) brings him into contact with her new lover…
John Adams (2008): Dir. Tom Hooper
Feat. Paul Giamatti, Laura Linney, Sarah Polley…; Acclaimed miniseries on the life of America's second president and founding father John Adams. Simultaneously epic and intimate this is compulsory…
City Of Your Final Destination, The (2009): Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Laura Linney, Charlotte Gainsbourg…; Beautifully shot Merchant Ivory film about a doctoral student who travels to Uruguay in an attempt to win over the dysfunctional family of Latin…
Big C, The (TV Series) (2010): Feat. Laura Linney, Oliver Platt, John Benjamin Hickey…; Another gutsy Showtime drama centred on a woman in mid–life peril (a la WEEDS, NURSE JACKIE), starring Laura Linney as a high school teacher…
Sympathy For Delicious (2010): Dir. Mark Ruffalo
Feat. Christopher Thornton, Mark Ruffalo, Juliette Lewis…; Offbeat, if ultimately muddled religious tale of a paralyzed DJ who turns to faith healing and mysteriously develops the ability to cure the sick.…

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Laura Linney

Filmography (All Films)