Ellen Barkin

Actor

Filmography (All Films)

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Diner (1982): Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Kevin Bacon…; Endearing, and enduring, tale of college friends growing up in the 1950s Baltimore was a box–office flop but soon found an enthusiastic…
Eddie and the Cruisers (1983): Dir. Martin Davidson
Feat. Michael Pare, Ellen Barkin, Joe Pantoliano…; Unusual drama, only partially realised, based around a legendary presumed–dead 60s rock’n’roller (Michael Pare) whose life is investigated…
Adventures of Buckaroo Banzai - Across the Eighth Dimension (1984): Dir. W.D. Richter
Feat. Peter Weller, John Lithgow, Ellen Barkin…; This offbeat genre film has been described as a silly movie for smart people. A bored neurosurgeon (Buck) decides to become a rock star and defender…
Harry and Son (1984): Dir. Paul Newman
Feat. Paul Newman, Robby Benson, Ellen Barkin…; Earnest drama concerning cantankerous working stiff Newman and his struggling author son. Those allergic to overt symbolism may want to give this one…
Desert Bloom (1986): Dir. Eugene Corr
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Jon Voight; In 1951 Nevada, a 13–year–old girl becomes the victim of domestic turbulence and the ignorance of nuclear testing on their back…
Big Easy, The (1987): Dir. Jim McBride
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Dennis Quaid; Highly enjoyable detective romp with Ellen Barkin and Dennis Quaid providing steamy moments both in and out of bed. A terrific cajun music score…
Johnny Handsome (1989): Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovern…; Mickey Rourke plays a deformed petty criminal who takes the rap for a major robbery. In prison he is given a new handsome face and proceeds to avenge…
Sea of Love (1989): Dir. Harold Becker
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Al Pacino, John Goodman; Murder suspect Ellen Barkin and detective Al Pacino have a very dangerous liaison in this sexy, hi–tension whodunnit. A first class entry with…
Siesta (1989): Dir. Mary Lambert
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Jodie Foster, Gabriel Byrne…; An enigmatic, arty thriller with a terrific cast, gorgeous lensing and Miles Davis soundtrack. Possibly meaningless, but a pleasure to watch the cast…
Switch (1991): Dir. Blake Edwards
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Jimmy Smits, JoBeth Williams…; Sultry Ellen Barkin suceeds in a comic role as a womanizing 'man' who is reincarnated in her body and gets a taste of his own sexist medicine.
This Boy's Life (1993): Dir. Michael Caton-Jones
Feat. Robert De Niro, Ellen Barkin, Leonardo DiCaprio; An exemplary bittersweet nostalgia piece based on the autobiography of Tobias Wolfe. Sheer craft elevates the sombre material, with Robert De Niro,…
Into the West (1993): Dir. Mike Newell
Feat. Gabriel Byrne, David Kelly, Ellen Barkin…; A grand ol' Irish tale about two gypsy boys who 'steal' back a majestic white mare and take off into the wild green yonder. Magical,…
Bad Company (1994): Dir. Damian Harris
Feat. Laurence Fishburne, Ellen Barkin; Disgraced CIA agent Larry Fishburne defects to a rebel intelligence bureau who service high–priced clients with no questions asked. Slick…
Wild Bill (1995): Dir. Walter Hill
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Ellen Barkin, John Hurt…; Evocatively intercuts the remorseful twilight of gunfighter Wild Bill Hicock's life, with a series of tangy, sepia–toned flashbacks.
Trigger Happy (Mad Dog Time) (1996): Dir. Larry Bishop
Feat. Richard Dreyfuss, Jeff Goldblum, Gabriel Byrne…; Grinning mob–boss Richard Dreyfuss is fresh out of the asylum, gunning down wisecracking old friends and enemies alike. Old friends is indeed…
Drop Dead Gorgeous (1999): Dir. Michael Patrick Jann
Feat. Kirsten Dunst, Denise Richards, Kirstie Alley…; The 'mock documentary' format entirely befits the story of rabidly ambitious young debutantes vying for local representation in the Miss Teen…
She Hate Me (2004): Dir. Spike Lee
Feat. Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin…; Another well–packed 'joint' from Spike Lee, has a corporate whistle–blower (Mackie) fired from his job and recruited to impregnate…
Palindromes (2004): Dir. Todd Solondz
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Jennifer Jason Leigh; A queasy fairytale about a suburban teenage girl who quests to fall pregnant, does so, but is then forced by her mother (Barkin) to have an abortion,…
Trust the Man (2006): Dir. Bart Freundlich
Feat. Julianne Moore, David Duchovny, Billy Crudup…; A light New York relationship drama about two couples and the speed–bumps they run into when temptation comes–a–knocking. While…
Ocean's Thirteen (Ocean's 13) (2007): Dir. Steven Soderbergh
Feat. George Clooney, Brad Pitt, Matt Damon…; Another high–rolling casino caper from ringmaster Soderbergh, this third flutter on the heist franchise retains his original debonair cast in a…
Brooklyn's Finest (2009): Dir. Antoine Fuqua
Feat. Richard Gere, Don Cheadle, Ethan Hawke…; The dir. of TRAINING DAY spins this heavy–handed multi–narrative around three burnt out NYC cops at the end of their tether. Posturing…
Happy Tears (2009): Dir. Mitchell Lichtenstein
Feat. Parker Posey, Demi Moore, Rip Torn…; Two sisters return home to deal with their ailing father in this bittersweet and unsentimental drama, as much about familial secrets as it is about…
Another Happy Day (2011): Dir. Sam Levinson
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Kate Bosworth, Ellen Burstyn…; Ellen Barkin is a stand–out in this black comedy, playing a high strung woman who visits her parents' Annapolis estate for a wedding, which…
Very Good Girls (2013): Dir. Naomi Foner
Feat. Dakota Fanning, Elizabeth Olsen, Ellen Barkin…; Dakota Fanning and Elizabeth Olsen play best friends determined to lose their virginity over one long hot summer. A pseudo–serious treatment of…
Cobbler, The (2014): Dir. Tom McCarthy
Feat. Adam Sandler, Dan Stevens, Ellen Barkin…; The director of THE STATION AGENT and THE VISITOR helms this slice of magic realism about a frustrated shoemaker who finds a magical sewing machine…
Animal Kingdom (TV Series) (2016): Feat. Ellen Barkin, Scott Speedman, Shawn Hatosy; Dark crime family drama set in LA, but based on the powerful Australian movie of the same name (whose director David Michod is a producer here).…

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