Movies by Liane Balaban
As part of the cast:
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Maniac (2012)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Nora Arnezeder, Sammi Rotibi …
Directed by: Franck Khalfoun
In this high-gloss update of a 1980 slasher flick, Elijah Wood stars as Frank, a mannequin store owner who develops an unsatiable lust for blood when he becomes obsessed with a young artist…
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Coach (2010)
Cast: Hugh Dancy, Liane Balaban, Bill Camp …
Directed by: Will Frears
Newly single and without any friends to hang with, trust fund-supported slacker Nick (Hugh Dancy) begins coaching a youth soccer team. As he forges meaningful relationships with his star…
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You Might as Well Live (2009)
Cast: Joshua Peace, Michael Madsen, Stephen McHattie …
Directed by: Simon Ennis
When chronically misunderstood Robert Mutt (Joshua Peace) is kicked out of the suicide ward for not being suicidal enough, he heeds the words of his hero who claims that fulfillment can be…
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The Trotsky (2009)
Cast: Jay Baruchel, Saul Rubinek, Geneviève Bujold …
Directed by: Jacob Tierney
Seventeen-year-old Leon Bronstein (Jay Baruchel) thinks he is the reincarnation of Russian October Revolution leader Leon Trotsky, thus staging a strike at his father's (Saul Rubinek)…
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Not Since You (2009)
Cast: Desmond Harrington, Kathleen Robertson, Christian Kane …
Directed by: Jeff Stephenson
Formerly close college friends reunite for a weekend wedding, and old feelings arise, causing both conflicts and romantic dilemmas. Married Amy (Kathleen Robertson) finds herself torn when…
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Definitely, Maybe (2008)
Cast: Ryan Reynolds, Isla Fisher, Derek Luke …
Directed by: Adam Brooks
Interested in knowing how her divorcing parents met, young Maya listens as her dad, Will, recounts his romantic past with three different and special women -- Emily, April and Summer --…
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One Week (2008)
Cast: Joshua Jackson, Liane Balaban, Campbell Scott …
Directed by: Michael McGowan
Joshua Jackson stars in this bittersweet odyssey as Ben, a young man who's just received news of his terminal illness. Leaving his perplexed fiancée, Samantha (Liane Balaban), Ben…
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Last Chance Harvey (2008)
Cast: Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson, Kathy Baker …
Directed by: Joel Hopkins
A struggling jingle writer risks losing his job to attend his daughter's London wedding, only to discover that he's not exactly welcome. While in the airport bar, he meets a lonely…
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St. Urbain's Horseman (2007)
Cast: David Julian Hirsh, Michael Riley, Selina Giles …
Directed by: Peter Moss
In this miniseries based a novel by Mordecai Richler, Montreal native Jake Hersh (David Julian Hirsh) leaves his hometown for London, where he becomes a successful film director -- but he…
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Above and Beyond (2006)
Cast: Joss Ackland, Richard E. Grant, Jason Priestley …
Directed by: Sturla Gunnarsson
Based on real events, this World War II-set miniseries follows a young London couple involved in the Royal Air Force's Ferry Command operation, their strategic decision to defy orders…
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Eternal (2005)
Cast: Sarah Manninen, Caroline Néron, Victoria Sanchez …
Directed by: Wilhelm Liebenberg, Federico Sanchez
Based on actual events and inspired by Hitchcockian techniques, Wilhelm Liebenberg and Federico Sanchez's modern-day film noir follows the travails of Montreal police detective Raymond…
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7 Times Lucky (2004)
Cast: Kevin Pollak, Liane Balaban, Jonas Chernick …
Directed by: Gary Yates
Director G.B. Yates's feature-film debut stars Kevin Pollak as Harlan, a small-time con man who finds himself in a tight spot when he loses the boss's money on a bad betting tip.…
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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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Spliced (2002)
Cast: Ron Silver, Liane Balaban, Drew Lachey …
Directed by: Gavin Wilding
Freddie Krueger, eat your heart out! Mary is your average teenager who loves horror movies. So when she hears about the newest scary flick, she knows she has to see it. But when Mary catches…
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Happy Here and Now (2002)
Cast: Karl Geary, David Arquette, Shalom Harlow …
Directed by: Michael Almereyda
When her emotionally distant sibling disappears without a trace, a worried sister combs New Orleans to track her down and bring her home. Unfortunately, the only clues to her whereabouts are…
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After the Harvest (2001)
Cast: Sam Shepard, Nadia Litz, Liane Balaban …
Directed by: Jeremy Podeswa
Based on Martha Ostenso's award-winning novel Wild Geese, this made-for-television drama stars Sam Shepard as Caleb Gare, a tyrannical farmer whose desire for land motivates him to treat…
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New Waterford Girl (1999)
Cast: Liane Balaban, Tara Spencer-Nairn, Mary Walsh …
Directed by: Allan Moyle
Fifteen-year-old Moonie Pottie (Liane Balaban) dreams of leaving her sheltered Nova Scotia community for New York City. Moonie's teacher (Andrew McCarthy) sees her potential and arranges…