Movies by Anthony LaPaglia
As part of the cast:
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Django Unchained (2012)
Cast: Jamie Foxx, Samuel L. Jackson, Leonardo DiCaprio …
Directed by: Quentin Tarantino
Accompanied by a German bounty hunter, a freed slave named Django travels across America to free his wife from a sadistic plantation owner. Quentin Tarantino directs this modern-day spaghetti Western.
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Overnight (2012)
Cast: Rachel Blanchard, James D'Arcy, Gbenga Akinnagbe …
Directed by: Valerie Breiman
This romantic comedy follows two neurotic strangers who meet amid an odd group of passengers -- plus a pilot with anger-management issues and some oversexed flight attendants -- on the…
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All-Star Superman (2011)
Cast: James Denton, Christina Hendricks, Matthew Gray Gubler …
Directed by: Sam Liu
After Lex Luthor tricks Superman into prolonged exposure to solar radiation, the Man of Steel is left with only weeks to live, and the hero's extraordinary powers are deteriorating. As…
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Legend of the Guardians: The Owls of Ga'Hoole (2010)
Cast: Jim Sturgess, Emily Barclay, Emilie de Ravin …
Directed by: Zack Snyder
Kathryn Lasky's popular children's books are the inspiration for this captivating animated feature about Soren, a barn owl kidnapped from his peaceful forest home. His abductors…
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Balibo (2009)
Cast: Anthony LaPaglia, Oscar Isaac, Damon Gameau …
Directed by: Robert Connolly
Based on real events, this riveting drama tells the story of a foreign correspondent investigating the 1975 disappearance of five Australian journalists in the war-torn nation of East Timor.
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$9.99 (2008)
Cast: Geoffrey Rush, Anthony LaPaglia, Samuel Johnson …
Directed by: Tatia Rosenthal
When mild-mannered Dave Peck discovers a book about the meaning of life, he snatches it up for the bargain-basement price of $9.99 and blossoms into a voracious reader -- who's…
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The Architect (2006)
Cast: Walt Goggins, Anthony LaPaglia, Isabella Rossellini …
Directed by: Matt Tauber
Community activist Tonya Neely (Viola Davis) tries to enlist the aid of architect Leo Waters (Anthony LaPaglia) in her quest to get the city to tear down the crime-infested housing project…
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Played (2006)
Cast: Mick Rossi, Bruno Kirby, Vinnie Jones …
Directed by: Sean Stanek
Eight years ago, a heist went south, and professional thief Ray Burns (Mick Rossi) was the only one to go to jail. Now that he's done his time, however, he's ready to settle the…
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Winter Solstice (2004)
Cast: Anthony LaPaglia, Aaron Stanford, Mark Webber …
Directed by: Josh Sternfeld
A previously self-contained widower (Anthony LaPaglia) living in the drab suburbs of New Jersey faces a domestic crisis of sorts when he's forced to confront his younger son's…
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Happy Hour (2004)
Cast: Anthony LaPaglia, Eric Stoltz, Robert Vaughn …
Directed by: Mike Bencivenga
Once, Tulley (Anthony LaPaglia) was a writer on the way up, destined to author the next great American novel. But then, life happened, and now he's an adman who has only one thing to…
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Spinning Boris (2003)
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Anthony LaPaglia, Liev Schreiber …
Directed by: Roger Spottiswoode
When advisors to Russian president Boris Yeltsin need help raising the leader's approval ratings, who else should they turn to but three consultants from the United States -- George…
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The Salton Sea (2002)
Cast: Val Kilmer, Vincent D'Onofrio, Peter Sarsgaard …
Directed by: D.J. Caruso
Punk-rocking speed freak Danny Parker (Val Kilmer) freelances as an informant for a pair of brutal narcotics cops (Anthony LaPaglia and Doug Hutchison). But when he's not assisting the…
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Dead Heat (2002)
Cast: Kiefer Sutherland, Anthony LaPaglia, Radha Mitchell …
Directed by: Mark Malone
Retired policeman Pally LaMarr becomes an unsuspecting pawn in a moneymaking scheme cooked up by his stepbrother, Ray. When Ray goads him into purchasing a racehorse with lucrative payoff…
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Road to Perdition (2002)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Paul Newman, Tyler Hoechlin …
Directed by: Sam Mendes
Hit man Michael Sullivan (Tom Hanks), known in his 1930s Chicago world as The Angel of Death, is on the run after his wife (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and son are murdered. With his surviving son…
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Analyze That (2002)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Billy Crystal, Lisa Kudrow …
Directed by: Harold Ramis
Mafioso Paul Vitti (Robert De Niro) is released into the custody of his overworked psychiatrist Ben Sobel (Billy Crystal), much to the dismay of the doctor's wife (Lisa Kudrow). Despite…
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The Guys (2002)
Cast: Sigourney Weaver, Anthony LaPaglia, Jim Simpson …
Directed by: Jim Simpson
In the days following the World Trade Center tragedy in the fall of 2001, a journalist (Sigourney Weaver) agrees to help a New York Fire Department captain (Anthony LaPaglia) write eulogies…
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I'm with Lucy (2002)
Cast: Monica Potter, Craig Bierko, Julianne Nicholson …
Directed by: Jon Sherman
A single New Yorker reflects on five blind dates she went on during the past year -- while on the way to wed one of them. Will it be the shy entomologist, the sexy writer, the former baseball…
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Lantana (2001)
Cast: Anthony LaPaglia, Geoffrey Rush, Barbara Hershey …
Directed by: Ray Lawrence
As he grapples with guilt about his own extramarital affair, detective Leon Zat dives headlong into a missing-persons investigation that crisscrosses the lives of four couples, all of whom…
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The Bank (2001)
Cast: David Wenham, Anthony LaPaglia, Sibylla Budd …
Directed by: Robert Connolly
When young mathematician Jim Doyle discovers a formula that accurately predicts fluctuations of stock prices, he is bamboozled by ruthless CEO Simon O'Reilly as they develop a…
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Jack the Dog (2001)
Cast: Nestor Carbonell, Barbara Williams, Travis Fine …
Directed by: Bobby Roth
Aptly nicknamed "Jack the Dog" for his womanizing ways, married photographer Jack (Nestor Carbonell) spends much of his time trying to hide his affairs from his wife, Faith (Barbara…
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Autumn in New York (2000)
Cast: Richard Gere, Winona Ryder, Anthony LaPaglia …
Directed by: Joan Chen
Will Keane is a middle-aged playboy working the Big Apple who experiences true love for the first time when he falls under the spell of Charlotte Fielding, a young, vibrant woman harboring a…
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The House of Mirth (2000)
Cast: Gillian Anderson, Eric Stoltz, Dan Aykroyd …
Directed by: Terence Davies
Lily Bart (Gillian Anderson) is a ravishing socialite at the top of her game, working her way to the top of turn-of-the-century Manhattan's social scene with skill and cunning. But the…
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Company Man (2000)
Cast: Douglas McGrath, Sigourney Weaver, John Turturro …
Directed by: Peter Askin, Douglas McGrath
In this spoof about the "true story" behind the Bay of Pigs, Allen Quimp is a schoolteacher with a nagging wife, whom he keeps happy by claiming he's a CIA agent. One thing leads to…
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Lansky (1999)
Cast: Richard Dreyfuss, Eric Roberts, Anthony LaPaglia …
Directed by: John McNaughton
Famed American playwright David Mamet penned this biopic about the infamous Meyer Lansky (Richard Dreyfuss), a big-city crime boss with a razor-sharp intellect. The film delves into…
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Summer of Sam (1999)
Cast: John Leguizamo, Adrien Brody, Mira Sorvino …
Directed by: Spike Lee
During the sweltering summer of 1977, the notorious killer Son of Sam sent New York City into a panic, and a chance encounter with the homicidal maniac sends the life of a philandering Bronx…
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Sweet and Lowdown (1999)
Cast: Sean Penn, Anthony LaPaglia, Samantha Morton …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Writer-director Woody Allen peels back the thin skin that separates a thoroughly obnoxious man from his ability to create heavenly music in this fictional biopic about "the world's…
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Black & Blue (1999)
Cast: Mary Stuart Masterson, Anthony LaPaglia, Will Rothhaar …
Directed by: Paul Shapiro
Frannie Benedetto (Mary Stuart Masterson) and her young son, Robert, are successfully rebuilding their lives in a safe home with new names -- and far away from Frannie's abusive husband…
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Phoenix (1998)
Cast: Ray Liotta, Anthony LaPaglia, Anjelica Huston …
Directed by: Danny Cannon
Ray Liotta stars as a bad cop hooked on gambling. Caught between a brutal bookie, a lethal loan shark and a heist gone wrong, Liotta has his hands full. Sunbaked and stylish, Phoenix features…
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Commandments (1997)
Cast: Aidan Quinn, Courteney Cox, Anthony LaPaglia …
Directed by: Daniel Taplitz
It's payback when thoroughly exasperated and bitter Seth Warner seeks vengeance against God by methodically breaking each of the Ten Commandments. The reason for Seth's apostasy?…
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Trees Lounge (1996)
Cast: Steve Buscemi, Chloë Sevigny, Mark Boone Junior …
Directed by: Steve Buscemi
Shiftless barfly Tommy Basilio (Steve Buscemi, in his writing and directing debut) spends virtually all his time at the neighborhood watering hole, Trees Lounge. As a result of his ambiguous…
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Empire Records: Remix! Special Fan Edition (1995)
Cast: Anthony LaPaglia, Maxwell Caulfield, Debi Mazar …
Directed by: Allan Moyle
This Allan Moyle comedy -- which ultimately gained cult status among die-hard fans -- captures a day in the life of a record store that doubles as a meeting place for young slackers, dreamers…
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The Client (1994)
Cast: Susan Sarandon, Brad Renfro, Tommy Lee Jones …
Directed by: Joel Schumacher
After witnessing the suicide of a lawyer whose client is in the mob, 11-year-old Mark Sway (Brad Renfro) seeks the aid and protection of lawyer Reggie Love (Susan Sarandon), while federal…
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Mixed Nuts (1994)
Cast: Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Robert Klein …
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Nora Ephron helmed this zany comedy about dysfunctional people, the yuletide and a serial killer at large. Steve Martin stars as Philip, who runs a suicide-prevention hotline staffed by…
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Paperback Romance (1994)
Cast: Gia Carides, Anthony LaPaglia, Rebecca Gibney …
Directed by: Ben Lewin
This Australian comedy gem stars Gia Carides as romance novelist Sophie, who finds herself in a predicament straight from the pages of her books when she meets -- and falls in love with -- a…
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Bulletproof Heart (1994)
Cast: Anthony LaPaglia, Mimi Rogers, Matt Craven …
Directed by: Mark Malone
This lyrical, modern-day film noir finds cynical hit man Mick (Anthony LaPaglia) tiring of his job and asking his boss, mob kingpin George (Peter Boyle), for time off. George gives him the…
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So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993)
Cast: Mike Myers, Nancy Travis, Anthony LaPaglia …
Directed by: Thomas Schlamme
Charlie (Mike Myers), an avant-garde poet, proposes to a sweet-natured meat butcher named Harriet (Nancy Travis). But his best friend (Anthony LaPaglia) keeps pointing out the shocking…
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Innocent Blood (1992)
Cast: Anne Parillaud, Anthony LaPaglia, Robert Loggia …
Directed by: John Landis
A sexy vampire (Anne Parillaud) neglects to finish off the mob boss (Robert Loggia) who was her latest snack. When he awakens to find he's a member of a new underworld family, he wastes…
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Whispers in the Dark (1992)
Cast: Alan Alda, Anabella Sciorra, Annabella Sciorra …
Directed by: Christopher Crowe
In director Christopher Crowe's intriguing thriller, New York City psychiatrist Ann Hecker (Annabella Sciorra) is lured into an erotic demimonde fueled by the fantasies of a patient…
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He Said, She Said (1991)
Cast: Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth Perkins, Nathan Lane …
Directed by: Marisa Silver, Ken Kwapis
A conservative cad and a mild-mannered liberal are journalists whose views differ on everything. But when they're pitted against each other in competing newspaper columns and a TV show,…
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One Good Cop (1991)
Cast: Grace Johnston, Tony Plana, Michael Keaton …
Directed by: Heywood Gould
When his loyal longtime partner, a widower, is killed in the line of duty and leaves behind three young children, Artie Lewis (Michael Keaton), a dedicated New York City cop and his wife,…
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29th Street (1991)
Cast: Danny Aiello, Anthony LaPaglia, Lainie Kazan …
Directed by: George Gallo
Based on the life of Frank Pesce (Danny Aiello), an actor who won $6 million in the first New York State Lottery in 1976, this comedy focuses on the tight-knit Italian-American neighborhood…
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Betsy's Wedding (1990)
Cast: Alan Alda, Molly Ringwald, Anthony LaPaglia …
Directed by: Alan Alda
Betsy is getting married, and the wedding plans trigger an outrageous series of battles between the bride and groom's respective parents. In the ensuing chaos, the couple's wishes…
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Nitti the Enforcer (1988)
Cast: Anthony LaPaglia, Trini Alvarado, Michael Moriarty …
Directed by: Michael Switzer
Al Capone may be the most famous Chicago mobster, but his successor, Frank "The Enforcer" Nitti (Anthony LaPaglia), was just as ruthless. This biopic goes to great lengths to accurately trace…