Holly Hunter
Actor
Filmography (All Films)
- Svengali (1983)
- Dir. Anthony Harvey
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Jodie Foster, Holly Hunter
- Has been vocalist turned singing instructor O'Toole takes young rocker Foster under his wings. By all accounts a complete misfire. Though if you can…
- Raising Arizona (1985)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Holly Hunter
- Nicolas Cage and Holly Hunter can't concieve a baby of their own, so they steal a quintuplet from a redneck tycoon. Highly original, off–beat…
- Broadcast News (1987)
- Dir. James L. Brooks
Feat. Holly Hunter, William Hurt, Albert Brooks…
- Superb TV newsroom dramedy in which vacuous newsreader Hurt and neurotic reporter Brooks compete for the attentions of Holly Hunter.
- Gathering of Old Men (1987)
- Dir. Volker Schlondorff
Feat. Holly Hunter, Louis Jr. Gossett, Richard Widmark
- Racial tensions overboil in the Deep South when a white man is killed in a black man's yard. Holly Hunter and a group of white elders emerge in…
- Always (1989)
- Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, John Goodman, Holly Hunter
- Heartwarming fantasy about a deceased pilot whose spirit returns to help his best friend pursue the same career and lady.
- Miss Firecracker (1991)
- Dir. Thomas Schlamme
Feat. Holly Hunter, Tim Robbins, Alfre Woodard…
- Feel–good Southern comedy stars Holly Hunter as the unsung, insecure cousin of the town beauty who dreams of becoming 'Miss Firecracker'…
- Once Around (1991)
- Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Holly Hunter, Gena Rowlands…
- Richard Dreyfuss plays an abrasive, rich braggart who enters into an emotional tug–of–war with the family of fiancee Holly Hunter.
- Crazy in Love (1992)
- Dir. Martha Coolidge
Feat. Holly Hunter, Gena Rowlands
- Romantic complications ensue for three generations of women – especially Holly Hunter – whose worries about her 'perfect' husband's…
- Texas Cheerleader Murdering Mom (1993)
- Dir. Michael Ritchie
Feat. Holly Hunter
- Holly Hunter won an Emmy for her portrayal of a woman who would go to any length to ensure her daughter's place on the high school cheerleading team.…
- Piano, The (1993)
- Dir. Jane Campion
Feat. Holly Hunter, Harvey Keitel, Anna Paquin…
- A romantic masterpiece set in pioneering New Zealand worthy of its reputation and phenomenal success. Worth a second glance for the cast's impeccable…
- Home for the Holidays (1995)
- Dir. Jodie Foster
Feat. Holly Hunter, Robert Downey Jnr., Anne Bancroft…
- Holly Hunter returns to her family for a holiday get–together and finds a mixture of romance and family conflicts amid some bright, eccentric…
- Copycat (1996)
- Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Sigourney Weaver, Holly Hunter, Harry Connick Jnr.
- Psychologist Sigourney Weaver and cop Holly Hunter collaborate to track a serial killer who stages his murders like famous crimes of the past. Much…
- Crash (1996)
- Dir. David Cronenberg
Feat. James Spader, Holly Hunter, Deborah Kara Unger…
- Auteur David Cronenberg's latest vision is an anti–fable about accident victims James Spader and Holly Hunter, who become sexually obsessed…
- Life Less Ordinary, A (1997)
- Dir. Danny Boyle
Feat. Ewan McGregor, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter
- Round three for the creators of SHALLOW GRAVE and TRAINSPOTTING this time takes Ewan McGregor Stateside for a screwball comic–fantasy embroided…
- Living Out Loud (1998)
- Dir. Richard LaGravenese
Feat. Holly Hunter, Queen Latifah, Danny De Vito…
- Facing up to life without her philandering husband, a nurse (Holly Hunter) forges unlikely friendships with a jazz club chanteuse (Queen Latifah) and…
- Jesus' Son (1999)
- Dir. Alison Maclean
Feat. Billy Crudup, Samantha Morton, Jack Black…
- Flashback to the scungy perimeter of 70s America in the company of various rootless druggies, mainly on–again–off–again couple…
- Things You Can Tell Just by Looking at Her (1999)
- Dir. Rodrigo Garcia
Feat. Glenn Close, Cameron Diaz, Holly Hunter…
- A quietly impressive portmanteau film, portraying the interior lives of five Los Angeles women in crisis, this was unfairly shelved after its…
- Timecode (2000)
- Dir. Mike Figgis
Feat. Saffron Burrows, Salma Hayek, Holly Hunter…
- Dividing the screen into four quadrants, each carrying an unbroken 90 min shot, the dir. of LEAVING LAS VEGAS juxtaposes four stories set in the…
- Harlan County War (2000)
- Dir. Tony Bill
Feat. Holly Hunter, Stellan Skarsgard, Ted Levine…
- Based on the famous (and deadly) Union–vs–Company showdown in a Kentucky coalmine in 1976, this TV docudrama is an Emmy–nominated…
- O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
- Dir. Joel Coen
Feat. George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson…
- The Coen Brothers' return to their best form with what they neatly describe as the Rolls–Royce of 'hayseed' movies (by which they mean a…
- Moonlight Mile (2002)
- Dir. Brad Silberling
Feat. Jake Gyllenhaal, Dustin Hoffman, Susan Sarandon…
- A remarkably quirky weepie, that coats its tale of Jake Gyllenhaal’s grieving and re–adjustment to life in 1973 after his fiance’s…
- Levity (2003)
- Dir. Ed Solomon
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Morgan Freeman, Holly Hunter…
- A bleak study of the post–prison world of paroled killer Billy Bob Thornten, who is haunted by the spectre of his teenage victim as he attempts…
- Thirteen (2003)
- Dir. Catherine Hardwicke
Feat. Holly Hunter, Evan Rachel Wood, Nikki Reed
- Startling depiction of a young teenager who spins out of control as she falls in with the wrong crowd and beyond the reach of her struggling…
- Incredibles, The (2004)
- Dir. Brad Bird
Feat. Craig T. Nelson, Holly Hunter, Samuel L. Jackson…
- Living up to its title, this stunner from Pixar studios sets the benchmark in children's entertainment yet again, while being their most…
- Little Black Book (2004)
- Dir. Nick Hurran
Feat. Brittany Murphy, Kathy Bates, Holly Hunter…
- Brittany Murphy plays a television researcher whose curiosity gets the better of her when she gets her hands on her boyfriend's pocket…
- Big White, The (2005)
- Dir. Mark Mylod
Feat. Robin Williams, Holly Hunter, Giovanni Ribisi…
- Black farce set in snowy Alaska around travel–agent Robin Williams who is struggling to help his ailing wife and seizes a dubious opportunity…
- Nine Lives (2005)
- Dir. Rodrigo Garcia
Feat. Robin Wright, Holly Hunter, Sissy Spacek…
- Soulful ensemble drama delving into the lives of nine women, portrayed by nine top–notch actresses gifted a single vignette each to portray the…
- Saving Grace (TV Series) (2007)
- Feat. Holly Hunter, Leon Rippy, Bokeem Woodbine
- Holly Hunter plays a self–destructive Oklahoma City police detective who is given a chance to redeem her life when help arrives in the form of…
- Won't Back Down (2012)
- Dir. Daniel Barnz
Feat. Maggie Gyllenhaal, Viola Davis, Oscar Isaac…
- A well–meaning but preachy social drama of community action, centred on two spirited mothers determined to bring change to an ailing inner city…
- Jackie (2012)
- Dir. Antoinette Beumer
Feat. Carice Van Houten, Jelka van Houten, Holly Hunter
- Two Dutch sisters (played by real life siblings Carice and van Houten) trek from the Netherlands to mid–west America in aid of a mother they've…
- Top of the Lake (TV Series) (2013)
- Dir. Jane Campion, Gerard Lee
Feat. Elisabeth Moss, Peter Mullan, David Wenham…
- An unnerving, atmosphere–rich 'feminist' policier from Australasian auteur Jane Campion, centred on the mystery of a 12–year–old…
- Bonnie and Clyde (TV Mini-Series) (2013)
- Dir. Bruce Beresford
Feat. Emile Hirsch, Holliday Grainger, Sarah Hyland…
- The legend of depression era outlaws Clyde Barrow and Bonnie Parker is given the full treatment in this evocative History Channel drama.
- Manglehorn (2014)
- Dir. David Gordon Green
Feat. Al Pacino, Holly Hunter, Harmony Korine…
- Al Pacino gives a nicely understated performance as an eccentric small–town locksmith, trying to start his life over again with the help of a…
- Batman vs. Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016)
- Dir. Zack Snyder
Feat. Ben Affleck, Henry Cavill, Amy Adams…
- Dour superhero spectacle sees DC comic's finest face off after Batman becomes concerned with Superman's unchecked powers.
- Big Sick, The (2017)
- Dir. Michael Showalter
Feat. Kumail Nanjiani, Zoe Kazan, Holly Hunter…
- Pakistan–born comedian Kumail Nanjiani (SILICON VALLEY) and Zoe Kazan find the right chemistry in this winning culture clash rom–com that…
- Here and Now (TV Series) (2018)
- Feat. Holly Hunter, Tim Robbins, Daniel Zovatto…
- Dark comedy TV series created by Alan Ball (SIX FEET UNDER), following Portlandian parents with three adopted kids from Liberia, Vietnam and…