Movies by Karen Allen
As part of the cast:
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White Irish Drinkers (2010)
Cast: Nick Thurston, Geoff Wigdor, Karen Allen …
Directed by: John Gray
In a blue-collar Irish section of 1970s Brooklyn, brothers Danny (Geoff Wigdor) and Brian Leary (Nick Thurston) come of age in a family dominated by their longshoreman father, Patrick…
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Indiana Jones and the Kingdom of the Crystal Skull (2008)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Cate Blanchett …
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
Indiana Jones is drawn into a Russian plot to unearth the Crystal Skulls of Akator, Amazonian artifacts with supernatural powers. He's joined by the rebellious Mutt, who's searching…
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The Sandlot 2 (2005)
Cast: James Earl Jones, Cole Evan Weiss, Brett Kelly …
Directed by: David M. Evans
Ten years after a quirky group of boys first gathered in the titular sandlot to play America's favorite pastime, a new generation of baseball enthusiasts has formed -- and this time,…
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Plain Dirty (2004)
Cast: Arie Verveen, Dominique Swain, Henry Thomas …
Directed by: Zev Berman
Inez Macbeth (Dominique Swain) is a young girl who struggles to handle a myriad of life issues, including her abusive husband (Henry Thomas), unsolicited passes from an admirer (Arie Verveen)…
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When Will I Be Loved? (2004)
Cast: Neve Campbell, Dominic Chianese, Fred Weller …
Directed by: James Toback
Neve Campbell stars as Vera in this engrossing drama about a woman who just won't take it anymore. Neglected by her scheming boyfriend, Vera decides to take his offer to help him seduce…
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Poster Boy (2004)
Cast: Karen Allen, Jack Noseworthy, Matt Newton …
Directed by: Zak Tucker
When Henry (Matt Newton) -- the closeted son of right-wing Sen. Jack Kray (Michael Lerner) -- sleeps with a gay activist (Jack Noseworthy), he shakes up his father's bid for reelection.…
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World Traveler (2002)
Cast: Billy Crudup, Julianne Moore, Cleavant Derricks …
Directed by: Bart Freundlich
Cal (Billy Crudup) is a successful, 30-something architect living in New York City and facing an existential midlife crisis of epic proportions. Chucking it all (including his wife and…
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In the Bedroom (2001)
Cast: Tom Wilkinson, Sissy Spacek, Nick Stahl …
Directed by: Todd Field
When a teenager's love affair with a single mother comes to a sudden and tragic end, the boy's parents must face their worst nightmare and embark on a dark and dangerous…
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Shaka Zulu: The Last Great Warrior (2001)
Cast: David Hasselhoff, Karen Allen, Henry Cele …
Directed by: Joshua Sinclair
Slave trader Prentice Mungo (David Hasselhoff) discovers stowaway Elizabeth (Karen Allen) aboard the ship he's sailing to Africa. Elizabeth's hitched a ride to see her father, but…
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The Basket (1999)
Cast: Peter Coyote, Karen Allen, Robert Karl Burke …
Directed by: Rich Cowan
During World War I, the pastor of a quaint Pacific Northwest farming town adopts two German orphans, Helmut and Brigitta. The townsfolk are suspicious of the children and of the new…
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Wind River (1998)
Cast: Blake Heron, A Martinez, Devon Gummersall …
Directed by: Tom Shell
Nick Wilson (Blake Heron) finds his young life forever changed when he's kidnapped by a Shoshone tribe and forced to live among Native Americans, whom he begins to see as his true…
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Falling Sky (1998)
Cast: Karen Allen, Patrick Renna, Brittany Murphy …
Directed by: Russ Brandt, Brian J. De Palma
Pulling up stakes for a fresh start in Las Vegas, aspiring singer Reese (Karen Allen) and daughter Emily (Brittany Murphy) are looking forward to the future with optimism. But mom's…
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'Til There Was You (1997)
Cast: Jeanne Tripplehorn, Dylan McDermott, Sarah Jessica Parker …
Directed by: Scott Winant
As writer Gwen Moss (Jeanne Tripplehorn) is busy penning the biography of former child star "Taffy" (Sarah Jessica Parker), architect Nick Dawkan (Dylan McDermott) is planning to level…
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All the Winters that Have Been (1996)
Cast: Karen Allen, Richard Chamberlain, Ben Cardinal …
Directed by: Lamont Johnson
When federal agent Dane Corvin (Richard Chamberlain) returns to his hometown of Raven Island after a 20-year absence, he has just one thing on his mind: winning back his ex-fiancée,…
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The Sandlot (1993)
Cast: Denis Leary, James Earl Jones, Karen Allen …
Directed by: David M. Evans
Eager to make friends, new-kid-in-town Scotty (Tom Guiry) heads for the neighborhood sandlot, hoping to join a pickup baseball game. He's not any good, but the others grow to accept him…
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Ghost in the Machine (1993)
Cast: Karen Allen, Chris Mulkey, Chris Ellis …
Directed by: Rachel Talalay
Using his job as a computer technician to further his aims as the "Address Book Killer," a ruthless murderer named Karl (Ted Marcoux) scans the contents of customer Terry Monroe's (Karen…
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King of the Hill (1993)
Cast: Jesse Bradford, Jeroen Krabbé, Lisa Eichhorn …
Directed by: Steven Soderbergh
In the depths of the Great Depression, young Aaron struggles to make it on his own after his mother is confined to a sanitarium. While his father is away on business, Aaron seeks a community…
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Sweet Talker (1992)
Cast: Bryan Brown, Karen Allen, Justin Rosniak …
Directed by: Michael Jenkins
Although he's only been out of prison for a few days, silver-tongued con man Harry Reynolds (Bryan Brown) is already working on his next big moneymaking scam -- tricking people into…
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Scrooged (1988)
Cast: Bill Murray, Karen Allen, John Forsythe …
Directed by: Richard Donner
Cold-hearted TV exec Bill Murray is about to discover the true meaning of Christmas -- the hard way. Director Richard Donner's wild, woolly spin on Dickens's &NFi;A Christmas Carol…
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Backfire (1988)
Cast: Karen Allen, Keith Carradine, Bernie Casey …
Directed by: Gilbert Cates
Unable to deal with their problems, troubled Vietnam veteran Donny McAndrew (Jeff Fahey) and his wife, Mara (Karen Allen), turn to a mysterious stranger in this tense thriller. Mara escapes…
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Starman (1984)
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Karen Allen, Charles Martin …
Directed by: John Carpenter
In this sci-fi love story from John Carpenter, Jeff Bridges -- who received an Oscar nod for his work -- plays Starman, an alien who crashes on Earth and takes the form of a recently deceased…
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Until September (1984)
Cast: Karen Allen, Thierry Lhermitte, Christopher Cazenove …
Directed by: Richard Marquand
After missing her connecting flight in Paris, a forlorn American woman named Mo Alexander (Karen Allen) is forced to head back to her hotel, where she meets Xavier de la Perouse (Thierry…
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Shoot the Moon (1982)
Cast: Albert Finney, Diane Keaton, Karen Allen …
Directed by: Alan Parker
Oscar winner Diane Keaton and Albert Finney star in this poignant drama as George and Faith Dunlap, a liberal-minded couple who find themselves struggling with the pitfalls of divorce after…
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Indiana Jones and the Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Karen Allen, Paul Freeman …
Directed by: Steven Spielberg
When Dr. Indiana Jones -- the tweed-suited professor who just happens to be a celebrated archaeologist and adventurer -- is hired by the government to locate the legendary Ark of the…
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Cruising (1980)
Cast: Al Pacino, Paul Sorvino, Karen Allen …
Directed by: William Friedkin
After a serial killer brutally murders several gay men in New York's S&M and leather districts, cop Steve Burns (Al Pacino) goes undercover on the streets, where he must learn the…
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A Small Circle of Friends (1980)
Cast: Brad Davis, Karen Allen, Jameson Parker …
Directed by: Rob Cohen
Three friends develop a tight bond during the turbulent 1960s in this drama. Harvard students Jessica (Karen Allen), Leo (Brad Davis) and Nick (Jameson Parker) grow close as they undergo…
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The Wanderers (1979)
Cast: Ken Wahl, John Friedrich, Karen Allen …
Directed by: Philip Kaufman
The Bronx in 1963 is a hotbed of gang warfare, and leading the revolution are the Wanderers -- Richie (Ken Wahl), Turkey (Alan Rosenberg), Joey (John Friedrich) and newbie recruit Perry (Tony…
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National Lampoon's Animal House (1978)
Cast: John Belushi, Tim Matheson, John Vernon …
Directed by: John Landis
Knowledge is good, but swilling kegs of beer is more fun! Just ask the guys at the Delta House fraternity. Often imitated, but seldom equaled, Animal House spawned a generation of gonzo…