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David Strathairn

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Return of the Secaucus 7Return of the Secaucus 7 (1980) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. Bruce MacDonald, Maggie Renzi, Adam LeFevre
In his feature debut, writer–director John Sayles demonstrates a wisdom way beyond his years with this ‘do–it–yourself’ ensemble…
IcemanIceman (1984)
Dir. Fred Schepisi
Feat. Timothy Hutton, Lindsay Crouse, Josef Sommer
Arctic explorers discover the body of a prehistoric man who is still alive in this enjoyable piece of sci–fi hokum, with John Lone giving a…
Eight Men OutEight Men Out (1989)
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. John Cusack, Michael Rooker, Christopher Lloyd
True story of the Chicago White Sox baseball team who conspired with gamblers to lose the World Series in 1919. Finely detailed topical drama with an…
SneakersSneakers (1992) Aro Favourite
Dir. Phil Alden Robinson
Feat. Robert Redford, Ben Kingsley, Sidney Poitier
This reworks the spy–caper genre to dazzling effect as an endearing team of security crackpots attempt to outwit bad egg Ben Kingsley whose…
Dangerous Woman, ADangerous Woman, A (1994)
Dir. Steven Gyllenhaal
Feat. Debra Winger, Gabriel Byrne, Barbara Hershey
Debra Winger gives her most impressive performance yet as a simple woman whose compulsive honesty wins her few friends. Reminiscent of the plays of…
River Wild, TheRiver Wild, The (1994)
Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Meryl Streep, Joseph Mazzello, David Strathairn
Troubled marrieds Meryl Streep and David Strathairn embark on a river–rafting holiday with son and dog in tow, but in true DELIVERANCE style,…
Losing IsaiahLosing Isaiah (1995)
Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal
Feat. Jessica Lange, Halle Berry, David Strathairn
Jessica Lange plays an adoptive mother who gives an abandoned black child a new chance at life, but the birth mother (Halle Berry) has cleaned up her…
Dolores ClaiborneDolores Claiborne (1995) Recommended
Dir. Taylor Hackford
Feat. Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Judy Parfitt
After MISERY, this non–supernatural Stephen King adaptation displays yet another facet of Kathy Bates multiple screen personas – here she…
L.A. ConfidentialL.A. Confidential (1997) Recommended
Dir. Curtis Hanson
Feat. Russell Crowe, Guy Pearce, Kevin Spacey
Slam–bang adaptation preserves the lacerating edge of James Ellroy's crime novel while polishing up the sheen of 50s Hollywood. Antipodean…
LimboLimbo (1999) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Sayles
Feat. David Strathairn, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio
John Sayles, the doyen of American independents, succeeds all Johnny–Come–Lately's with an arresting, multi–layered fable that…

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