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Joan Allen

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Room Upstairs, TheRoom Upstairs, The (1987)
Dir. Stuart Margolin
Feat. Stockard Channing, Sarah Jessica Parker, Sam Waterston
The life of a lonely and isolated woman is transformed when she turns her childhood home into a boarding house filled with eclectic characters.
Tucker: a Man and His DreamTucker: a Man and His Dream (1988)
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola
Feat. Jeff Bridges, Joan Allen, Martin Landau
Jeff Bridges portrays Preston Tucker, who dreamed of building the car of the future, but was crushed by the big three auto–makers in the 1940s.
In CountryIn Country (1989)
Dir. Norman Jewison
Feat. Bruce Willis, Emily Lloyd, Joan Allen
Drama about a High School graduate from Kentucky who throws herself into a rigorous investigation of the life of her father, who died in the Vietnam…
NixonNixon (1995)
Dir. Oliver Stone
Feat. Anthony Hopkins, Joan Allen, Ed Harris
With almost Shakespearian gravitas, Anthony Hopkins portrays a flawed but fully–rounded Richard Nixon. Instead of the anticipated whitewash,…
Face OffFace Off (1997) Aro Favourite
Dir. John Woo
Feat. John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen
Dir. John Woo melds modern action technology with old–fashioned Mission Impossible–style intrigue. Good guy John Travolta and bad guy…
Ice Storm, TheIce Storm, The (1997) Recommended
Dir. Ang Lee
Feat. Kevin Kline, Sigourney Weaver, Joan Allen
70's familial dysfunction observed through a 90's prism, Kevin Kline and Sigourney Weaver are among the adults having mid–life trauma in the…
PleasantvillePleasantville (1998) Recommended
Dir. Gary Ross
Feat. Tobey Maguire, Reese Witherspoon, William H. Macy
A pair of nineties teenagers are beamed into a starched black and white 50s TV show, where their modern 'freedoms' gradually liberate/corrupt the…
It's the RageIt's the Rage (1999)
Dir. James D. Stern
Feat. Jeff Daniels, Joan Allen, Gary Sinise
This caustic, precocious black comedy/satire of America's obsession with guns is a roundelay of violent and volatile confrontations that eventually…
Contender, TheContender, The (2000) Recommended
Dir. Rod Lurie
Feat. Joan Allen, Gary Oldman, Jeff Bridges
Strongly performed political thriller centred around the confirmation of Vice–Presidential candidate Joan Allen, whose enemies try every trick…
When The Sky FallsWhen The Sky Falls (2000)
Dir. John Mackenzie
Feat. Joan Allen, Pete Postlethwaite, Patrick Bergin
A gritty suspense with Joan Allen portraying Irish journalist Vernoica Guerin who risked her life to take down Dublin's criminal underworld and bring…
Mists of Avalon, TheMists of Avalon, The (2001)
Dir. Uli Edel
Feat. Anjelica Huston, Joan Allen, Julianne Margulies
Interesting TV–Movie re–casting of the King Arthur mythology from the women’s – Igraine, Morgaine, Viviane, Gwenwyfer –…
Off the MapOff the Map (2003)
Dir. Campbell Scott
Feat. Joan Allen, Sam Elliott, Amy Brenneman
Low–key drama set in the unkempt outer suburbs of Taos, New Mexico in the mid–1970s, around a sleepy family of three lost, but functional…
Bourne Supremacy, TheBourne Supremacy, The (2004)
Dir. Paul Greengrass
Feat. Matt Damon, Franke Potente, Brian Cox
Creditable sequel to the sleeper hit THE BOURNE IDENTITY, which tracked the anxieties of an amnesiac former CIA–assassin on the run across…
Notebook, TheNotebook, The (2004) Recommended
Dir. Nick Cassavetes
Feat. Ryan Gosling, Rachel McAdams, James Garner
An old–fashioned weepie set in a coastal town in 1940's North Carolina, this nostalgic "woman's picture" finds a sure–footed romantic…
Upside of Anger, TheUpside of Anger, The (2004)
Dir. Mike Binder
Feat. Kevin Costner, Joan Allen, Erika Christensen
After being deserted by her husband, a resentful suburban Mom (Allen) turns to the bottle and the arms of her neighbour (Costner), an…
YesYes (2004) Aro Favourite
Dir. Sally Potter
Feat. Joan Allen, Simon Abkarian, Sam Neill
Love and politics are brilliantly and inextricably entwined in this daringly original drama that sees a middle–aged American woman fall out of…
BonnevilleBonneville (2006)
Dir. Christopher Rowley
Feat. Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen
Endearing road dramedy featuring a trio of Mormon friends that set out for Santa Barbara in a vintage 66' Bonneville Convertible to deliver the ashes…
Bourne Ultimatum, TheBourne Ultimatum, The (2007) Recommended
Dir. Paul Greengrass
Feat. Matt Damon, Julia Stiles, Édgar Ramírez
Quality white–knuckle thrills–and–spills flick concludes the Bourne trilogy – and our super–spook hero’s (Damon)…
TrumboTrumbo (2007)
Dir. Peter Askin
Feat. Joan Allen, Michael Douglas, Donald Sutherland
Prominent blacklisted screenwriter Dalton Trumbo – the most famed of the alleged Communist sympathising ‘Hollywood 10’ – is the honoree of…
Death RaceDeath Race (2008)
Dir. Paul Anderson
Feat. Jason Statham, Joan Allen, Ian McShane
Give ‘em what they want actioner starring the genre’s go–to guy Jason Statham as a former racing champ turned wrongfully imprisoned convict…
Hachi - A Dog's TaleHachi - A Dog's Tale (Hachiko) (2009) Recommended
Dir. Lasse Hallstrom
Feat. Richard Gere, Joan Allen, Jason Alexander
Transposed to an American setting, Lasse Hallstrom adapts this timeless Japanese tale of a loyal dog and the irrepressible bond shared with his…
Georgia O'KeeffeGeorgia O'Keeffe (2009)
Dir. Bob Balaban
Feat. Joan Allen, Jeremy Irons, Ed Jr. Begley
This made–for–television biopic of American artist Georgia O'Keeffe and her husband, photographer Alfred Stieglitz, is distinguished as…
Luck (TV Series)Luck (TV Series) (2012) Recommended
Dir. Michael Mann, Phillip Noyce, Mimi Leder
Feat. Dustin Hoffman, Dennis Farina, John Ortiz
Heavy–hitting HBO crime drama centred on the deal–makers who frequent a popular Los Angeles racetrack – principally, an aging…
Bourne Legacy, TheBourne Legacy, The (2012)
Dir. Tony Gilroy
Feat. Jeremy Renner, Edward Norton, Rachel Weisz
Jeremy Renner plays a fellow estranged assassin to Matt Damon's unstoppable rogue agent in this brisk addition to the Bourne franchise, directed by…
RoomRoom (2015) Aro Favourite
Dir. Lenny Abrahamson
Feat. Brie Larson, Jacob Tremblay, Sean Bridgers
Riveting and heart–rending drama centred around a mother and her five–year–old son who make plans to escape their forced captivity.…

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