Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Date of Birth: 28 Mar 1948

Country: USA

Biography: Dianne Wiest (born March 28, 1948) is an American actress. She has had a successful career on stage, television, and film, and has won two Academy Awards, two Emmy Awards and a Golden Globe Award. Wiest has also been nominated for a BAFTA Award...(Wikipedia)

Total Credits at Criticker: 48 (Actor)

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    Edward Scissorhands
    Edward is a gentle, naive creation with razor sharp scissors for hands. When he is taken home by a kindly Avon lady live with her family, his adventure in the pastel paradise of Suburbia begins!
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    Hannah and Her Sisters
    During a Thanksgiving Day party we make aquaintance with a numerous and problematic family. The leading characters are three sisters: Lee, the woman of Frederick, an old misanthrope painter; Holly, who dreams of becoming a writer, or an actress; Hannah, famous actress, beautiful, intelligent, good mother, good wife, good sister, in short perfect, the pivot of the family...
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    The Horse Whisperer
    A teenage girl riding a horse is hit by a truck. To help heal her troubled/injured daughter, and horse, the mother takes them to Montana to recuperate at the ranch of a 'horse whisperer', a horse healer of mystical talents. (imdb)
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    I Am Sam
    The compelling story of Sam Dawson (Penn), a mentally challenged father raising his daughter Lucy with the help of an extraordinary group of friends. When a social worker suggests that Lucy should be placed in foster care, Sam forms an unlikely alliance with a high-powered attorney (Pfeiffer). Together they struggle to convince the system that Sam deserves to get his daughter back and, in the process, fuse a bond that results in a unique testament to the power of unconditional love. (New Line Cinema)
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    Merci Docteur Rey
    With Paris as the backdrop and a plot reminiscent of Agatha Christie at her best, this is a whimsical homage to film and celebrity. (Regent Releasing)
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    Practical Magic
    Sandra Bullock and Nicole Kidman are modern witches looking for love and happiness in this spunky and spellbinding comedy/romance. (Warner Bros.)
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    Robots
    A timeless, comedic tale that pushes the boundaries of animation while introducing characters rich with humor and soul, and a heart-warming story proves that a robot can shine no matter what he is made of. (Twentieth Century Fox)
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    Bullets Over Broadway
    Set in 1920's New York City, this movie tells the story of idealistic young playwright David Shayne... (imdb)
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    The Purple Rose of Cairo
    In 1930s New Jersey, a movie character walks off the screen and into the real world.
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    The Lost Boys
    After moving to a new town, two brothers are convinced that the area is frequented by vampires. (imdb)
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    Little Man Tate
    Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, she is determined to ensure that Fred has all the opportunities that he needs (imdb)
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    Parenthood
    The Buckman family is a midwestern family all dealing with their lives: estranged relatives, raising children, pressures of the job, and learning to be a good parent and spouse. (imdb)
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    Bright Lights, Big City
    A young kid from Kansas moves to New York to work on a magazine. He gets caught up in the world of drink and drugs... (imdb)
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    Radio Days
    A nostalgic look at radio's golden age focusing on one ordinary family and the various performers in the medium. (imdb)
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    September
    Everyone is gathering at Lane's place for the weekend, and everyone's in love. Unfortunately, each beloved loves somebody else... (imdb)
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    Footloose
    A city boy comes to a small town where rock music and dancing have been banned. (imdb)
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    The Scout
    The story of a baseball scout who discovers a talented but troubled baseball player. (imdb)
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    Falling in Love
    During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize each other months later in the train home and have a good time together. Although both are married and Frank has two little kids, they meet more and more often, their friendship becoming the most precious thing in their lives (imdb)
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    Cops and Robbersons
    When police discover that a mob hitman has moved in next door to the Robbersons, they want to find out what he is up to. So they set up a stakeout in the Robberson's home. Hard-nosed, tough-as-nails Jake Stone is assigned to the stakeout. (imdb)
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    The 10th Kingdom
    The 10th Kingdom (2000) - TV Mini-Series
    A father and daughter are caught in a parallel universe where the great queens Snow White, Cinderella, and Little Red Riding Hood have had their kingdoms fragmented by warring trolls, giants and goblins. (imdb)
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    The Associate
    A film about making it on Wall Street. Prejudices are hard to break and Laurel Ayres quickly learns that in order for people to take her seriously she has to work for an older white man or be one.
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    A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
    A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints is writer/director Dito Montiel's candid debut capturing his youth in the mid-1980s in the toughest neighborhood of Astoria, Queens. Exuding the rawness and authenticity of such classic urban dramas as "Kids," "Mean Streets," "Do the Right Thing" and "Saturday Night Fever," the film is based on Montiel's memoir of the same name. (First Look Pictures)
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    Cookie
    Peter Falk plays Dino Capisco, a mob boss released from prison. His estranged daughter is Cookie is sent to work for him. He needs to get some money back from an associate before making a break from the mafia life. However, his associate went and sold off his shares and basically says, live with it. But not Dino. And not Cookie, neither. (IMDB Comments)
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    Dedication
    Dedication is a modern love story in which the misanthropic, emotionally complex author of a hit children's book series is forced to team with a beautiful illustrator after his best friend and creative collaborator passes away. As Henry struggles with letting go of the ghosts of love and life, he discovers that maybe all it takes is a little dedication to find love. (The Weinstein Company)
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    Dan in Real Life
    Dan Burns (Carell) is a single father who dedicates his life to his children, but one day he meets Marie (Binoche) at a bookstore. They get to know each other, but then Dan finds out that Marie is actually dating his brother, Mitch Burns (Cook). (imdb)
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    I\
    The dramatic story of one woman's survival in a battle for her sanity...and her life! (imdb)
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    Synecdoche, New York
    A theater director (Hoffman) struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play. (imdb)
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    Passengers
    A grief counselor working with a group of plane-crash survivors finds herself at the root of a mystery when her clients begin to disappear.
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    Rage
    A young blogger at a New York fashion house shoots behind-the-scenes interviews on his cell-phone. (imdb)
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    Drunks
    Two years of sobriety are more than enough to suit Jim (Richard Lewis), a recovering hophead and lifelong elbow-bender. At an Alcoholics Anonymous meeting in a dreary Times Square church cellar, his sponsor prods Jim to again recount his struggle with booze and smack -- which sends him out to find deliverance in his old demons. Meanwhile, his compatriots are left to continue with their tales of substance abuse and self-inflicted misery.
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    Category 6: Day of Destruction
    Tornado in Las Vegas. Heat in Chicago. Hail in Illinois. A snowfall and a storm force flows towards Chicago. It's just the beginning of a series of weather anomalies. The lights go off. People panic. A few courageous people are trying to solve the riddle of the infuriated nature and prevent mass destruction. (imdb)
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    The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn
    A 91 year old carpenter (Sidney Poitier), who is still in completely good health, has to fight developers who are trying to force him to sell his land. (imdb)
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    Rabbit Hole
    Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident. (imdb)
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    It\
    A successful but stressed mathematics professor (Clayburgh) goes to her father's wedding and falls in love with her father's bride's son (Douglas), a prematurely retired pro baseball player. She must choose between him and her current boyfriend (Grodin), between Chicago and New York, and between research and administration. (imdb)
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    Independence Day
    The romance between a young woman with dreams and aspirations and her hometown boyfriend is overshadowed by the underlying tensions surrounding their immediate families.
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    Darling Companion
    The story of a woman who loves her dog more than her husband. And then her husband loses the dog. (imdb)
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    The Odd Life of Timothy Green
    A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears. (imdb)
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    The Humbling
    An aging actor with bouts of dementia and related issues is institutionalized after an incident during a Broadway play, then returns home, where he contemplates suicide. When he embarks upon an affair with a friend's amoral lesbian daughter, his world starts to fall apart. It ends on stage, with even Axler's audience and fellow actors unsure what's real and what's not. (Wikipedia)
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    In Treatment
    In Treatment (2008) - TV Series
    A psychotherapist questions his abilities and gets help by reuniting with his old therapist, whom he has not seen for ten years. (imdb)
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    Life in Pieces
    Life in Pieces (2015) - TV Series
    A family comedy told through the separate stories of different family members. (imdb)
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    Sisters
    Two sisters decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home. (imdb)
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    Five Nights in Maine
    A young African American man, reeling from the tragic loss of his wife, travels to rural Maine to seek answers from his estranged mother-in-law, who is herself confronting guilt and grief over her daughter's death.
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    The Mule
    An elderly Korean War Veteran and horticulturalist who has become isolated from his family falls into a new line of work as a drug mule for a Mexican cartel.
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    Let Them All Talk
    A famous author goes on a cruise with her nephew and a group of friends. (imdb)
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    I Care a Lot
    A legal guardian discovers that her seemingly perfect client is not who they appear to be.
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    Mayor of Kingstown
    The McLusky family are power brokers tackling themes of systemic racism, corruption and inequality in Kingstown, Michigan - where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry. The series offers a comprehensive look into the brutal prison system where sociopolitical issues run rampant. Prisons are a forgotten world to most of the population and yet represent a microcosm of society as a whole.
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    My Father\
    Elmer Elevator searches for a captive Dragon on Wild Island and finds much more than he could ever have anticipated.
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    Apartment 7A
    A struggling young dancer finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected older couple promise her a shot at fame. (letterboxd.com)
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