Anthony LaPaglia
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Betsy's Wedding (1990) 
- Dir. Alan Alda
Feat. Molly Ringwald, Alan Alda, Catherine O'Hara… 
- Ringwald is the free spirited bride–to–be, stressed with a double dose of forthright parental guidance. Alda writes/directs/stars.
 
He Said, She Said (1991) 
- Dir. Ken Kwapis, Marisa Silver
Feat. Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Perkins, Nathan Lane… 
- Romantic comedy that plays out the relationship between rival journalists twice – once from each perspective. The conservative male and liberal…
 
Mixed Nuts (1994) 
- Dir. Nora Ephron
Feat. Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Anthony LaPaglia… 
- Raucous Yuletide farce in which Steve Martin and the staff of his suicide hotline agency work themselves into frenzied hysteria on Christmas Eve. 
 
Client, 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…
 
Killer (1994) 
- Dir. Mark Malone
Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Mimi Rogers 
- Ace hitman Anthony LaPaglia is hired to bump off glamour informant Mimi Rogers, whom he discovers is suicidal. Pacey and atmospheric, with an…
 
Brilliant Lies (1996) 
- Dir. Richard Franklin
Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Gia Carides 
- Real–life couple Gia Carides and Anthony LaPaglia get to pull out each other's hair in this adaptation of David Williamson's meaty stageplay…
 
Trees Lounge (1996)
 
- Dir. Steve Buscemi
Feat. Steve Buscemi, Chloe Sevigny, Anthony LaPaglia… 
- Lovelorn, unemployed mechanic Steve Buscemi drags himself downstairs each day to the local watering hole of the title for bouts of…
 
Garden of Redemption (1996) 
- Dir. Thomas Donnelly
Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Embeth Davidtz 
- A saga of challenged faith and endurance set in Nazi–occupied Italy, where the village priest assists with the local resistance while besotted…
 
Looking for Alibrandi (1999) 
- Dir. Kate Woods
Feat. Pia Miranda, Greta Scacchi, Anthony LaPaglia 
- Refreshing rites of passage tale from Australia, based by screenwriter Melina Marchetta's on her bestselling novel. In mixing a which guy is best…
 
Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
 
- Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Sean Penn, Samantha Morton, Uma Thurman… 
- Possibly Woody Allen's most critically appreciated film since BULLETS OVER BROADWAY, this mock–u–drama concerns the life, loves and music…
 
Autumn in New York (2000) 
- Dir. Joan Chen
Feat. Richard Gere, Winona Ryder, Anthony LaPaglia 
- Silver–maned Richard Gere may be an accomplished womaniser, but amid the golden–hued atmosphere of the Big Apple he can't help falling…
 
House of Mirth (2001) 
- Dir. Terence Davies
Feat. Gillian Anderson, Eric Stoltz, Laura Linney… 
- With its icy view of human affairs, Edith Wharton’s novel proves a good marriage for the discrete, subtle instincts of dir. Davies (DISTANT VOICES,…
 
Lantana (2001)
 
- Dir. Ray Lawrence
Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Barbara Hershey, Geoffrey Rush 
- Quiet desperation in suburbia and mis–communication in marriage interlink the lives of four Sydney–side couples, who become further…
 
Bank, The (2001)
 
- Dir. Robert Connolly
Feat. David Wenham, Anthony LaPaglia 
- When computer geek David Wenham presents a system that can predict stockmarket fluctuations to avaricious banking chief Anthony LaPaglia, the scene…
 
Salton Sea, The (2002) 
- Dir. D. J. Caruso
Feat. Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Adam Goldberg… 
- Striking thriller from the lowlife perspective of the methamphetamine trade, invigorated by performances of Val Kilmer and Vincent…
 
Happy Hour (2002) 
- Dir. Mike Bencivenga
Feat. Eric Stoltz, Anthony LaPaglia 
- Mellowly old–fashioned portrait of an alcoholic writer (LaPaglia) whose underachieving NYC life masks frustrated literary ambitions. Familiar…
 
Without a Trace (TV Series) (2002) 
- Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Marianne Jean-Baptiste
 
- Television crime drama from the Jerry Bruckheimer stable (see also CSI) that traces the investigations of the FBI's Missing Persons Squad, led by the…
 
Architect, The (2006) 
- Dir. Matt Tauber
Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Isabella Rossellini, Hayden Panettiere… 
- Downbeat tale of the architect of a high rise complex confronted by it's angry tenants who demand it be torn down. Meanwhile, the architects home…
 
$9.99 (2008) 
- Dir. Tatia Rosenthal
Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Geoffrey Rush, Roy Billing… 
- An unemployed 28–year–old named Dave comes across a booklet purporting the know the meaning of life – and all for $9.99 – in…
 
Balibo (2009)
 
- Dir. Robert Connolly
Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Oscar Isaac, Nathan Phillips… 
- Searing political thriller based on the death of five Australian–based journalists (one, a Kiwi) who, upon covering the occupation of East…
 
Mental (2012) 
- Dir. P.J. Hogan
Feat. Toni Collette, Liev Schreiber, Anthony LaPaglia… 
- A chaotic attempt to recapture the zany family dynamics of MURIEL'S WEDDING, with Toni Collette playing a westie shiela recruited to babysit the…
 
Holding the Man (2015)
 
- Dir. Neil Armfield
Feat. Ryan Corr, Craig Stott, Guy Pearce… 
- Moving adaptation of the classic Australian memoir chronicling the 15–year romance between an aspiring actor and the captain of the high school…
 
Month of Sundays, A (2016)
 
- Dir. Matthew Saville
Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Julia Blake, John Clarke… 
- Underrated Australian drama with LaPaglia as an emotionally troubled real estate agent, unable to sell his house or bond with his teenage son after…
 
Annabelle: Creation (2017) 
- Dir. David F. Sandberg
Feat. Stephanie Sigman, Jason Bateman, Lulu Wilson… 
- A "return to form" for THE CONJURING franchise (after the egregious ANNABELLE), this prequel featuring the eponymous possessed doll tormenting a nun…
 
Nitram (2021)
 
- Dir. Justin Kurzel
Feat. Caleb Landry Jones, Judy Davis, Essie Davis… 
- An intense yet clear–eyed psychological drama from accomplished director Justin Kurzel (TRUE HISTORY OF THE KELLY GANG) depicting the events…