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Susan Sarandon

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JoeJoe (1970)
Dir. John G. Avildsen
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Peter Boyle, Dennis Patrick
A 'cause celebre' in its day, this pungent drama unrolls after a wealthy executive (Patrick) murders the drug–dealing boyfriend of his daughter…
Front Page, TheFront Page, The (1974)
Dir. Billy Wilder
Feat. Walter Matthau, Jack Lemmon, Susan Sarandon
Regular odd couple Jack Lemmon and Walter Matthau jostle on screen in this snappy remake of HIS GIRL FRIDAY, playing reporters in the midst of a…
Rocky Horror Picture ShowRocky Horror Picture Show (1975) Recommended
Dir. Jim Sharman
Feat. Tim Curry, Susan Sarandon, Barry Bostwick
The Godfather of cult movies – a highly original, kinky horror/spoof musical that still maintains a curious brilliance. Written by and starring…
Great Waldo Pepper, TheGreat Waldo Pepper, The (1975)
Dir. George Roy Hill
Feat. Robert Redford, Bo Brundin, Susan Sarandon
Rousing aviation film following Waldo Pepper (Redford), a former WW1 flight–instructor who takes up extreme stunt flying in order to make up…
Other Side of Midnight, TheOther Side of Midnight, The (1977)
Dir. Charles Jarrott
Feat. Marie-France Pisier, John Beck, Susan Sarandon
Soapy Sidney Sheldon drama follows the exploits of a young French woman who vows revenge on a ne'er do well Canadian pilot for leaving her pregnant,…
King of the GypsiesKing of the Gypsies (1978)
Dir. Frank Pierson
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Brooke Shields, Sterling Hayden
A credible and fascinating depiction of Gypsy culture through the smog of modern day America. Eric Roberts makes his screen debut as a New Yorker who…
Atlantic City, USAAtlantic City, USA (1981) Recommended
Dir. Louis Malle
Feat. Burt Lancaster, Susan Sarandon
An ageing petty crook finds a new self–respect with a struggling casino worker. Subtly drawn yet satisfying character study, expertly played by…
Tempest (1982)
Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. John Cassavetes, Gena Rowlands, Susan Sarandon
Paradise is found and then lost for John Cassavetes who escapes mid–life crisis and flees to the Greek Isles with his daughter. Loosely based…
Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series)Faerie Tale Theatre (TV Series) (1982-1985) Recommended
Feat. Shelley Duvall, Robin Williams, Teri Garr
Shelley Duvall curated this popular Cable TV series in eighties (which she also hosts and narrates), attracting an impressive roll call of Hollywood…
Hunger, TheHunger, The (1983) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tony Scott
Feat. Catherine Deneuve, David Bowie, Susan Sarandon
Ultra–slick sci–fi vampire film featuring Catherine Deneuve and David Bowie as a couple of chic bloodsuckers. A sexy, stylish piece,…
Mussolini and IMussolini and I (1985)
Dir. Alberto Negrin
Feat. Bob Hoskins, Anthony Hopkins, Susan Sarandon
The last days of Il Duce as embodied by Bob Hoskins in this strong Italian miniseries.
Witches of EastwickWitches of Eastwick (1987) Recommended
Dir. George Miller
Feat. Cher, Susan Sarandon, Michelle Pfeiffer
Lively comic fantasy about three bored spinsters whose dreams of Mr. Right unwittingly conjure up a diabolical Jack Nicholson.
Bull DurhamBull Durham (1988)
Dir. Ron Shelton
Feat. Kevin Costner, Susan Sarandon, Tim Robbins
Costner and Sarandon star in this much–admired romantic baseball comedy.
A Dry White SeasonA Dry White Season (1989)
Dir. Euzhan Palcy
Feat. Donald Sutherland, Susan Sarandon, Marlon Brando
Enraged by the brutal, senseless murder of his black gardener’s son by a racist ‘special policeman’, a South African schoolteacher (Sutherland)…
Thelma and LouiseThelma and Louise (1990) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ridley Scott
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Geena Davis, Harvey Keitel
Geena Davis and Susan Sarandon take action and escape their housebound repression in a T–Bird, but discover the road to freedom is littered…
White PalaceWhite Palace (1990) Recommended
Dir. Luis Mandoki
Feat. James Spader, Susan Sarandon
An uptight yuppie unwittingly falls in love with a 43–year–old hamburger waitress. James Spader and Susan Sarandon are perfectly…
Lorenzo's OilLorenzo's Oil (1992) Recommended
Dir. George Miller
Feat. Nick Nolte, Susan Sarandon
Nick Nolte and Susan Sarandon do a virtuoso job as parents forced to take science into their own hands when their son is diagnosed with a rare and…
Light SleeperLight Sleeper (1992) Recommended
Dir. Paul Schrader
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Susan Sarandon, Dana Delany
Writer of TAXI DRIVER delivers a complex, understated character study of an ex–junkie drug–courier (Willem Dafoe) unable to escape the…
Little WomenLittle Women (1994)
Dir. Gillian Armstrong
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Winona Ryder, Claire Danes
Impeccable version of Louisa May Alcott's classic of American girlhood updates the warm–hearted saga of four sisters and their…
Safe Passage (1994)
Dir. Robert Allan Ackerman
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Sam Shepard
Susan Sarandon plays an over–protective mother of seven boys whose new–found freedom is short–lived when the reported death of a…
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…
Dead Man WalkingDead Man Walking (1996) Aro Favourite
Dir. Tim Robbins
Feat. Sean Penn, Susan Sarandon
In a feat of rare ambition and integrity, actor Tim Robbins proves supremely adept behind the camera with this even–handed presentation of the…
Twilight (1997)
Dir. Robert Benton
Feat. Paul Newman, Susan Sarandon, Gene Hackman
Star wattage brightens this old–fashioned, autumnal mystery–drama, reuniting NOBODY'S FOOL director Benton with Paul Newman as a…
StepmomStepmom (1998)
Dir. Chris Columbus
Feat. Julia Roberts, Ed Harris, Susan Sarandon
Career–distracted fashion photographer Julia Roberts grapples with husband Ed Harris and his family 'baggage': kids and severely judgemental…
IlluminataIlluminata (1998)
Dir. John Turturro
Feat. Beverly D'Angelo, Susan Sarandon, Rufus Sewell
A backstage drama set in New York in the early 1900s, with Turturro as a playwright struggling to get his latest effort on stage. With a dozen…
Earthly Possessions (1999)
Dir. James Lapine
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Stephen Dorff
Bored housewife Susan Sarandon, who is planning to leave her husband, gets mixed up in a bank robbery instigated by Stephen Dorff and becomes his…
Anywhere But HereAnywhere But Here (1999)
Dir. Wayne Wang
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Natalie Portman
Creating a credible array of intelligent female characters, the dir. of THE JOY–LUCK CLUB deals honestly with the plight of flaky Mum Susan…
Cradle Will RockCradle Will Rock (1999)
Dir. Tim Robbins
Feat. John Cusack, Bill Murray, John Turturro
Caught between government paranoia and unionist principles in depression–era New York, a theatre troupe voice their dissent by attempting to…
Cats and DogsCats and Dogs (Cats & Dogs) (2001)
Dir. Lawrence Guterman
Feat. Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, Alec Baldwin
More one for dog–people than cat lovers, this finds feline resentment at dogs (being man’s best friend and all) leading to a plan for cat…
Banger Sisters, TheBanger Sisters, The (2002)
Dir. Bob Dolman
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Goldie Hawn, Geoffrey Rush
Cute comedy about the reunion of two rock groupies from the 70s, one of whom is still living the life (Goldie Hawn), the other (Susan Sarandon) has…
Moonlight MileMoonlight 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…
Igby Goes DownIgby Goes Down (2002) Recommended
Dir. Burr Steers
Feat. Kieran Culkin, Claire Danes, Jeff Goldblum
More than meets the eye in this indie New York satire about an over–educated ‘slacker’ experiencing growing pains amid upper…
Shall We Dance?Shall We Dance? (2004)
Dir. Peter Chelsom
Feat. Richard Gere, Jennifer Lopez, Susan Sarandon
A fairly graceful remake of the 1996 Japanese hit comedy, with overworked city lawyer Gere finding release and solace in ballroom dancing lessons…
AlfieAlfie (2004)
Dir. Charles Shyer
Feat. Jude Law, Marisa Tomei, Omar Epps
Slicked back remake of the Michael Caine original, here translated to contemporary Manhattan, with Jude Law playing the Cockney skirt–chaser on…
NoelNoel (2004)
Dir. Chazz Palminteri
Feat. Penelope Cruz, Chazz Palminteri, Susan Sarandon
Five New Yorkers seek redemption from their problems on Christmas Eve in this not–unoriginal Festive drama. WIth a snow–powdered…
ElizabethtownElizabethtown (2005)
Dir. Cameron Crowe
Feat. Orlando Bloom, Kirsten Dunst, Susan Sarandon
A fatefully 'personal film' from dir. Cameron Crowe, who is plainly given too much rope to tell this semi–autobiographical story. Orlando…
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,…
Exonerated, The Exonerated, The (2005)
Dir. Bob Balaban
Feat. Brian Dennehy, Danny Glover, Delroy Lindo
Jarring prison drama focusing on six death row inmates that are exonerated just before their executions due to new evidence becoming available.…
IrresistibleIrresistible (2006)
Dir. Ann Turner
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Sam Neill, Emily Blunt
Susan Sarandon feels the wrath of Emily Blunt in this Hitchcockian fable of one woman's struggle to prevent her life from being overtaken by another.…
Bernard and DorisBernard and Doris (2006)
Dir. Bob Balaban
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Ralph Fiennes
Romantic comedy based loosely on the real–life relationship between socialite heiress and philanthropist Doris Duke (Sarandon) and her butler…
EnchantedEnchanted (2007) Aro Favourite
Dir. Kevin Lima
Feat. Patrick Dempsey, Amy Adams, James Marsden
Top–rating, truly charming family fantasy uses a clever mix of live action and animation to quite literally 'bring to life' a perfect, cartoon…
In the Valley of Elah In the Valley of Elah (2007) Recommended
Dir. Paul Haggis
Feat. Tommy Lee Jones, Charlize Theron, Susan Sarandon
Calculated military mystery from the director of CRASH, concerning an out–of–touch dad (Jones) searching for his missing son who has gone…
Joseph Campbell - Mythos IJoseph Campbell - Mythos I (2007)
Dir. Robert Walter
Feat. Susan Sarandon
This series comprises the lectures of mythologist Joseph Campbell, filmed shortly before his death and presented here by Susan Sarandon. The five…
Speed Racer Speed Racer (2008)
Dir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski
Feat. Emile Hirsch, Christina Ricci, John Goodman
The Wachowskis(THE MATRIX) take the wheel in this hyperactive version of 60s animation series SPEED RACER, with the eponymous hero (Hirsch) battling…
Autumn HeartsAutumn Hearts (Emotional Arithmetic) (2009)
Dir. Paolo Barzman
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Christopher Plummer, Gabriel Byrne
Drama focused on three Holocaust survivors who spent time together at the Drancy internment camp and re–unite decades after their…
Lovely Bones, TheLovely Bones, The (2009)
Dir. Peter Jackson
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Rachel Weisz, Saoirse Ronan
Peter Jackson’s errant, though wonderfully imagined murder mystery begins with the brutal death of a teenage girl in small town Pennsylvania,…
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…
Greatest, TheGreatest, The (2009)
Dir. Shana Feste
Feat. Pierce Brosnan, Susan Sarandon, Carey Mulligan
Emotive drama of a family trying to cope with the sudden death of their teenage son and the troubled young woman who enters their life.
Leaves of GrassLeaves of Grass (2009)
Dir. Tim Blake Nelson
Feat. Edward Norton, Susan Sarandon, Richard Dreyfuss
Stoner comedy for the philosophically inclined with Edward Norton pulling double duty as an Ivy League professor lured back to his Oklahoma hometown,…
PeacockPeacock (2009)
Dir. Michael Lander
Feat. Cillian Murphy, Elliot Page, Susan Sarandon
A freak accident in a small American town threatens to disclose a bank teller's secret life – that of a split personality – in this…
Wall Street: Money Never SleepsWall Street: Money Never Sleeps (Wall Street 2) (2010)
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Michael Douglas, Shia LaBeouf, Josh Brolin
Timely sequel to the classic morality tale with Douglas reprising his role as Gordon Gekko, who after a lengthy prison stint, attempts to slither his…
You Don't Know JackYou Don't Know Jack (2010)
Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Al Pacino, Danny Huston, Susan Sarandon
Al Pacino delivers his most committed performance in years in this divisive tale of Euthanasia advocate Jack Kevorkian, with seasoned dir. Levinson…
Jeff, Who Lives at HomeJeff, Who Lives at Home (2011) Recommended
Dir. Jay Duplass, Mark Duplass
Feat. Jason Segel, Ed Helms, Susan Sarandon
The Duplass brothers follow–up the formidable CYRUS with another deep–centred comedy about the crises of two stagnant adult siblings; one…
ArbitrageArbitrage (2012)
Dir. Nicholas Jarecki
Feat. Richard Gere, Susan Sarandon, Brit Marling
Sleek drama with "silver fox" Richard Gere in fine form as a troubled hedge fund magnate desperate to complete the sale of his trading empire before…
Robot and FrankRobot and Frank (Robot & Frank) (2012)
Dir. Jake Schreier
Feat. Frank Langella, James Marsden, Liv Tyler
Sentimental futurism finds aging Frank Langella search for companionship and purpose in (late) life in the robot servant purchased for him by his…
Cloud AtlasCloud Atlas (2012) Aro Favourite
Dir. Lilly Wachowski, Lana Wachowski, Tom Tykwer
Feat. Tom Hanks, Halle Berry, Jim Broadbent
An awe–inspiring cinematic epic that adapts David Mitchell's ambitious and 'unfilmable' novel as an 'auteur blockbuster' and genuine…
Company You Keep, TheCompany You Keep, The (2012)
Dir. Robert Redford
Feat. Robert Redford, Shia LaBeouf, Julie Christie
Robert Redford directs and stars in this bristling thriller, about a former Weather Underground member, now in hiding, whose violent past comes back…
Big Wedding, TheBig Wedding, The (2013)
Dir. Justin Zackham
Feat. Robert De Niro, Diane Keaton, Katherine Heigl
Predictably inspired by a French farce (Mon frère se marie), and populated by the usual suspects of geriatric comic romances (Keaton, De Niro, et…
SnitchSnitch (2013)
Dir. Ric Roman Waugh
Feat. Dwayne 'The Rock' Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Barry Pepper
Dwayne Johnson tries his hand at Seriousness is this brains–before–brawn thriller, playing the desperate father who agrees to go…
Ray Donovan (TV  Series)Ray Donovan (TV Series) (2013) Recommended
Dir. John Dahl
Feat. Liev Schreiber, Paula Malcomson , Eddie Marsan
Echoing THE LONG GOODBYE and Chander's Philip Marlowe, this Californian noir stars Liev Schreiber as corporate 'fixer' whose work involves cleaning…
Ping Pong SummerPing Pong Summer (2014)
Dir. Michael Tully
Feat. Marcello Conte, John Hannah, Lea Thompson
A sweet 80's nostalgia film that follows a shy 13–year–old whose obsessions with ping pong and hip hop bring him out of his shell while…
TammyTammy (2014)
Dir. Ben Falcone
Feat. Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates
After losing her job and learning that her husband has been unfaithful, a woman hits the road with her profane, hard–drinking grandmother.
Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, The (TV Mini-Series)Secret Life of Marilyn Monroe, The (TV Mini-Series) (2015)
Dir. Laurie Collyer
Feat. Kelli Garner, Susan Sarandon, Emily Watson
Lavish mini–series chronicles Marilyn Monroe's family life and how she succeeded in hiding her most intimate secrets from the press and an…
Meddler, TheMeddler, The (2015)
Dir. Lorene Scafaria
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Rose Byrne, J.K. Simmons
Susan Sarandon and Rose Byrne face off in this amiable, bittersweet and comedy about an aging widow who follows her daughter to Los Angeles in hopes…
Bad Moms 2Bad Moms 2 (A Bad Moms Christmas) (2017)
Dir. Scott Moore, Jon Lucas
Feat. Mila Kunis, Kristen Bell, Kathryn Hahn
More of the same enjoyably taboo–busting mom antics, with the three under–appreciated, over–burdened women rebelling outrageously…
BlackbirdBlackbird (2019)
Dir. Roger Michell
Feat. Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet, Mia Wasikowska
An effective remake of the 2014 Danish drama SILENT HEART (2014), with Susan Sarandon playing a terminally ill mother who arranges to bring her…

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