Toni Collette
Actor
Spotswood (1991)
- Dir. Mark Joffe
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Ben Mendelsohn, Bruno Lawrence…
- Anthony Hopkins plays an efficiency expert hired to overhaul a cottage moccasin factory, and finds himself endeared to the staff.
Muriel's Wedding (1994)
- Dir. P.J. Hogan
Feat. Toni Collette
- Crowd–pleasing suburban fairy tale replays the ugly duckling motif and kitsch comedy from STRICTLY BALLROOM, but gone is the modest charm…
Cosi (1995)
- Dir. Mark Joffe
Feat. Ben Mendelsohn, Barry Otto, Aden Young…
- Budding theatre director Ben Mendelsohn is haggled into staging a bizarre version of Mozart's Cosi Fan Tutte at a psychiatric hospital! Adapted from…
Lilian's Story (1995)
- Dir. Jerzy Domaradzki
Feat. Toni Collette, Ruth Cracknell
- Toni Collette won an AFI Best Actress award for her moving portrait of a long–committed psych–patient who is rehabilitated into the…
Clockwatchers (1997)
- Dir. Jill Sprecher
Feat. Toni Collette, Parker Posey, Lisa Kudrow…
- Four office temps band together in an oppressive (and outdated?) corporate environment – too bad they're caricatures: Toni Collette is…
Boys, The (1998)
- Dir. Rowan Woods
Feat. David Wenham, Toni Collette
- Released from prison, prodigal brother David Wenham casually worms his way back into the fold – a cramped family 'castle' in the depths of some…
Velvet Goldmine (1998)
- Dir. Todd Haynes
Feat. Jonathan Rhys Meyers, Ewan McGregor, Toni Collette…
- An intriguing, visually sensational 'faction' history of 70s British 'glam' music, centring itself on the rise and nosedive of Ziggy–type…
Hotel Splendide (1999)
- Dir. Terence Gross
Feat. Toni Collette, Katrin Cartlidge, Peter Vaughan
- An ambitious black comedy set in a dilapidated hotel off the coast of Britain, peopled by a bizarre collection of staff members and…
8 1/2 Women (1999)
- Dir. Peter Greenaway
Feat. John Standing, Matthew Delamare, Vivian Wu…
- The indefatiguable provocateur of English cinema makes a perverse 'tribute' to Federico Fellini's 1963 masterpiece 8 1/2, with this tale of a rich…
Shaft (2000)
- Dir. John Singleton
Feat. Samuel L. Jackson, Richard Roundtree, Toni Collette…
- Despite the excellent pedigree of those involved – Samuel L Jackson, Richard Roundtree, dir. John Singleton, Toni Collette – this revival…
About a Boy (2002)
- Dir. Paul Weitz, Chris Weitz
Feat. Hugh Grant, Toni Collette, Rachel Weisz…
- “No man is an island” is a theme explored with wit and pathos in this romantic comedy that’s plot and characters refreshingly detour from romantic…
Dirty Deeds (2002)
- Dir. David Caesar
Feat. Bryan Brown, John Goodman, Sam Neill…
- A brassy Aussie cousin to SNATCH, this fun Aussie thriller sees the thriving criminal empire of Bryan Brown in late 60s Sydney scouted by Mafia…
Japanese Story (2003)
- Dir. Sue Brooks
Feat. Toni Collette
- Winner of 8 AFI–awards, this laconic, but emotionally rich drama makes a brilliant most of its slender road–trip scenario.
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Connie and Carla (2004)
- Dir. Michael Lembeck
Feat. Nia Vardalos, Toni Collette, David Duchovny…
- In an unusual twist on the 'drag comedy' genre Toni Collette and Nia Vardalos are pursued by mobsters and escape by posing as drag–queens on…
Last Shot, The (2004)
- Dir. Jeff Nathanson
Feat. Alec Baldwin, Matthew Broderick, Toni Collette…
- Zany comedy a nifty premise, has Broderick play a wannabe director who gets the 'greenlight' without realising he is part of an elaborate FBI…
In Her Shoes (2005)
- Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Cameron Diaz, Toni Collette, Shirley Maclaine
- Intelligent, if overly conventional adaptation of Jennifer Weiner's chick–lit novel about two contrasting and clashing sisters: the ebullient…
Little Miss Sunshine (2006)
- Dir. Jonathan Dayton, Valerie Faris
Feat. Greg Kinnear, Steve Carell, Toni Collette…
- The little film that could, this endearing, whole–hearted indie underdog shunts a screwball family on an eventful roadtrip across America, lead…
Like Minds (2006)
- Dir. Gregory J. Read
Feat. Toni Collette, Richard Roxburgh, Eddie Redmayne…
- Determinedly creepy psychological thriller with Richard Roxburgh and Toni Collette partnered as detective and forensic psychologist investigating a…
Night Listener, The (2006)
- Dir. Patrick Stettner
Feat. Robin Williams, Toni Collette, Rory Culkin…
- A restrained Robin Williams plays a radio host who becomes fixated with an autobiography of a boy supposedly dying of AIDS in this unconventional…
Dead Girl, The (2006)
- Dir. Karen Moncrieff
Feat. Toni Collette, Piper Laurie, Rose Byrne…
- A superb ensemble cast give rich life to this exceptional drama that interlinks the unsettling stories of five women connected to the discovery of a…
Evening (2007)
- Dir. Lajos Koltai
Feat. Claire Danes, Toni Collette, Vanessa Redgrave…
- All–star, womanly melodrama unveils the secret life of an ailing matriarch (Redgrave), whose remembrance of an intense, tragic love fifty years…
Towelhead (Nothing Is Private) (2007)
- Dir. Alan Ball
Feat. Summer Bishil, Aaron Eckhart, Toni Collette…
- The writer of AMERICAN BEAUTY and SIX FEET UNDER brings an acclaimed novel to the screen in this dark and uncomfortable suburban drama focused on a…
Hey Hey It's Esther Blueburger (2008)
- Dir. Cathy Randall
Feat. Keisha Castle-Hughes, Toni Collette, Danielle Catanzariti
- Aussie coming–of–age comedy portraying a geeky social outcast encouraged to break away from her restrictive existence by a…
Black Balloon, The (2008)
- Dir. Elissa Down
Feat. Toni Collette, Erik Thomson
- Honest, finely–drawn Australian suburban drama centred on a young boy trying to fit into a new city while charged with the care of his autistic…
Mary and Max (2008)
- Dir. Adam Elliot
Feat. Phillip Seymour Hoffman, Toni Collette, Barry Humphries…
- Clay–mated marvel from Australia that tells an adorable yet heart–breaking tale of friendship between an eight–year–old…