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Laura Dern

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Smooth TalkSmooth Talk (1985) Recommended
Dir. Joyce Chopra
Feat. Laura Dern, Treat Williams, Mary Kay Place
Poignant yet sinister coming–of–age tale chronicles a young girl's sexual awakening and the attention she attracts from a mysterious…
Blue VelvetBlue Velvet (1986) Aro Favourite
Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Kyle MacLachlan, Dennis Hopper, Laura Dern
David Lynch's ground–breaking, brilliantly controlled work tells the story of a pure teenager (Kyle Maclachlan) whose curiosity embroils him in…
Shadow MakersShadow Makers (Fat Man and Little Boy) (1989)
Dir. Roland Joffe
Feat. Paul Newman, Dwight Schultz, Bonnie Bedelia
An informative (if only really adequate) dramatisation of the Manhattan Project, which produced the A–Bomb in the New Mexico desert during WW2.…
Wild at HeartWild at Heart (1990)
Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Laura Dern, Diane Ladd
Disturbing, provocative and always stylish, the director parodies himself and many other great film–makers in this mother of all road movies.…
Rambling RoseRambling Rose (1991)
Dir. Martha Coolidge
Feat. Laura Dern, Robert Duvall, Diane Ladd
Laura Dern plays the title nymphet, a free–spirited nanny whose promiscuous ways elicit more than a few raised eyebrows in '30s Georgia.
Perfect World, APerfect World, A (1993)
Dir. Clint Eastwood
Feat. Clint Eastwood, Laura Dern, Kevin Costner
Sheriff Clint Eastwood and criminologist Laura Dern clash egos in pursuit of Kevin Costner, who's imperfectly cast as an escaped convict with an…
Jurassic ParkJurassic Park (1993) Recommended
Dir. Steven Spielberg
Feat. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, Jeff Goldblum
All–time world box–office champ will be most remembered for the breakthrough computer effects that bring the Dinos to astonishing life.…
Fallen Angels Vol. 1 & 2Fallen Angels Vol. 1 & 2 (1993)
Dir. Alfonso Cuaron, Phil Joanou, Tom Hanks
Feat. James Woods, Peter Gallagher, Isabella Rossellini
A–list talent lend their names to this crime series set in Hollywood's golden age. The actors fill the hats and coats, with a few famous names…
Citizen RuthCitizen Ruth (1996) Recommended
Dir. Alexander Payne
Feat. Laura Dern, Swoosie Kurtz
When chronic solvent–abuser Laura Dern becomes pregnant, then gets arrested again, she strays into the idealogical thicket of the abortion…
October SkyOctober Sky (1999) Recommended
Dir. Joe Johnston
Feat. Homer H Hickam Jnr, Chris Cooper, Laura Dern
Based on the memoirs of former NASA rocket–scientist Homer H. Hickam Jnr, who had the ambition to flourish beyond his roots in West Virginia…
Daddy and ThemDaddy and Them (1999)
Dir. Billy Bob Thornton
Feat. Billy Bob Thornton, Laura Dern, Kelly Preston
Low–key, quirky and casually paced, dir. Thornton's tribute to his roots unfolds as an Arkansas clan draw together to support their imprisoned…
Dr T and the WomenDr T and the Women (2000)
Dir. Robert Altman
Feat. Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah Fawcett
Director Altman's typically offbeat ensemble comedy–drama about a middle–aged gynaecologist's (Richard Gere) midlife crisis, as he's…
Jurassic Park 3Jurassic Park 3 (2001)
Dir. Joe Johnston
Feat. Sam Neill, Laura Dern, William H. Macy
Sam Neill is the only original cast member to return (save a cameo from Laura Dern) for more run–around with the dinosaurs. Without…
NovocaineNovocaine (2001)
Dir. David Atkins
Feat. Steve Martin, Laura Dern, Helena Bonham Carter
Dentist Steve Martin is singled out for bad luck in this noir black comedy, that conflates Coen Bros–type weird mishaps, great casting and a…
FocusFocus (2001) Recommended
Dir. Neal Slavin
Feat. William H. Macy, Laura Dern, Meatloaf
A finely crafted adaptation of Arthur Miller’s controversial novel set in the waning months of WWII, this examines the incipient racism of a…
I Am SamI Am Sam (2002)
Dir. Jesse Nelson
Feat. Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dianne Wiest
High–calibre acting from Sean Penn, as a retarded man fighting to retain custody of his 8–year old daughter, distinguishes this intense…
We Don't Live Here AnymoreWe Don't Live Here Anymore (2004) Recommended
Dir. John Curran
Feat. Naomi Watts, Mark Ruffalo, Laura Dern
Toughly gritty and unfairly–overlooked drama about two marriages knotted together in dual adultery, career–crises, and personal cynicism,…
Happy EndingsHappy Endings (2005)
Dir. Don Roos
Feat. Lisa Kudrow, Steve Coogan, Maggie Gyllenhaal
A clutch of hedonistic Americans collide, abuse and impregnate each other in this typically light yet smart black comedy from the dir. of THE…
Lonely HeartsLonely Hearts (2006)
Dir. Todd Robinson
Feat. John Travolta, James Gandolfini, Jared Leto
The true tale of 1940s “lonely hearts killers”, Martha Beck and Raymond Martinez Fernandez who would lure war widows through personal ads and…
Inland EmpireInland Empire (2006)
Dir. David Lynch
Feat. Laura Dern, Jeremy Irons, Justin Theroux
Warped and optically haunting suspense starring Lynch regular Laura Dern as a focused actress ecstatic about receiving a part in a new film, until…
Year of the DogYear of the Dog (2007)
Dir. Mike White
Feat. Laura Dern, Peter Sarsgaard, Regina King
This sensitive comedy–drama about a woman whose life falls to pieces when her pet beagle dies, is the directorial debut of Mike White, writer…
Big Ideas For A Small Planet (TV Series) Big Ideas For A Small Planet (TV Series) (2007)
Feat. Morgan Freeman, Woody Harrelson, Daryl Hannah
Pro–active eco series taking a look at modern green inventions and alternative lifestyle choices that have potential to lesson human impact on…
Everything Must GoEverything Must Go (2010)
Dir. Dan Rush
Feat. Will Ferrell, Laura Dern, Rebecca Hall
Will Ferrell takes his turn with the male mid–life crisis in this honest and sobering dramatic portrait of a man whose comfortable life is…
Enlightened (TV Series)Enlightened (TV Series) (2010) Recommended
Dir. Miguel Arteta, Nicole Holofcener, Jonathan Demme
Feat. Laura Dern, Diane Ladd, Luke Wilson
This enlightened HBO cringe–comedy from writer–actor Mike White (CHUCK & BUCK) pushes all the buttons as an excruciating study of…
Master, TheMaster, The (2012) Recommended
Dir. Paul Thomas Anderson
Feat. Joaquin Phoenix, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Amy Adams
Paul Thomas Anderson directs this mercurial period drama of a disaffected war veteran who falls under the spell of the charismatic leader of a…
Fault in Our Stars, TheFault in Our Stars, The (2014) Recommended
Dir. Josh Boone
Feat. Shailene Woodley, Ansel Elgort, Nat Wolff
A pair of offbeat teengers – one terminally ill – embrace the journey of life in this sweeping teen romance based on John Green's popular…
99 Homes99 Homes (2014) Aro Favourite
Dir. Ramin Bahrani
Feat. Michael Shannon, Andrew Garfield, Laura Dern
Andrew Garfield turns in a muscular performance as a recently unemployed single father who struggles to regain his family home by working for the…
WildWild (2015) Aro Favourite
Dir. Jean-Marc Vallée
Feat. Reese Witherspoon, Laura Dern, Gaby Hoffmann
Vivid adaptation of the memoir by Cheryl Strayed, which chronicled her 1100–mile solo hike undertaken as a way to recover from a recent…
Founder, TheFounder, The (2016) Recommended
Dir. John Lee Hancock
Feat. Michael Keaton, Nick Offerman, John Carroll Lynch
The story of the founding of the McDonald's burger empire, with Michael Keaton as the ambitious and manipulative salesman who franchised a…
Certain WomenCertain Women (2016) Recommended
Dir. Kelly Reichardt
Feat. Michelle Williams, Kristen Stewart, Laura Dern
The lives of three women intersect in small–town America, where each is imperfectly blazing a trail. Another poignant, intimate drama…

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