Movies by Martin Donovan
As part of the cast:
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Silent Hill: Revelation (2012)
Cast: Carrie-Anne Moss, Deborah Kara Unger, Radha Mitchell …
Directed by: Michael J. Bassett
Haunted by shocking nightmares and unsettled by her father's disappearance just before her 18th birthday, Heather goes on the hunt for him -- and discovers a disturbing truth about her…
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The Reluctant Fundamentalist (2012)
Cast: Riz Ahmed, Liev Schreiber, Kate Hudson …
Directed by: Mira Nair
Pakistani professor Changez Khan regales a journalist with his U.S. experiences in the opening scene of this compelling post-9/11 drama. As their chat continues, however, it emerges that Khan…
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Collaborator (2011)
Cast: Martin Donovan, David Morse, Olivia Williams …
Directed by: Martin Donovan
After critics savage his latest Broadway play, writer Robert Longfellow heads home to Los Angeles to care for his mother and work on schlocky movies. But when he runs into an old neighbor,…
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Unthinkable (2010)
Cast: Samuel L. Jackson, Carrie-Anne Moss, Michael Sheen …
Directed by: Gregor Jordan
When the government gets wind of a plot to destroy America involving a trio of nuclear weapons, locations unknown, it's up to a seasoned interrogator (Samuel L. Jackson) and an FBI agent…
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Shadows and Lies (2010)
Cast: James Franco, Julianne Nicholson, Josh Lucas …
Directed by: Jay Anania
Four years after leaving New York City for good, William Vincent (James Franco) finds himself back in Manhattan, attempting to save the woman he loves from organized criminals following a…
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The Haunting in Connecticut (2009)
Cast: Virginia Madsen, Martin Donovan, Kyle Gallner …
Directed by: Peter Cornwell
In this supernatural thriller, the Campbell family's move to Connecticut takes a mysteriously dark turn when a series of shocking paranormal events reveals that their inviting new home…
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Duress (2009)
Cast: Martin Donovan, Sakis Rouvas, Billy Wirth …
Directed by: Jordan Barker
Grieving after his wife's recent suicide, Richard Barnett (Martin Donovan) witnesses a brutal killing by the charismatic Abner Solvie (Sakis Rouvas). The widower's troubles multiply…
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Wind Chill (2007)
Cast: Martin Donovan, Ashton Holmes, Emily Blunt …
Directed by: Gregory Jacobs
From director Gregory Jacobs and executive producers George Clooney and Steven Soderbergh comes this chilling highway horror flick starring Ashton Holmes, Emily Blunt and Martin Donovan.…
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Masters of Horror: Rob Schmidt: Right to Die (2007)
Cast: Corbin Bernsen, Martin Donovan
Directed by: Rob Schmidt
After walking away from an auto accident that leaves his wife on life support, distraught Cliff Addison (Martin Donovan) finds himself in a living hell in which he must decide his comatose…
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The Sentinel (2006)
Cast: Michael Douglas, Kiefer Sutherland, Kim Basinger …
Directed by: Clark Johnson
When a government agent is murdered in the nation's capital, veteran Secret Service agent Pete Garrison (Michael Douglas) heads up the investigation, but all the evidence seems to point…
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The Visitation (2006)
Cast: Kelly Lynch, Edward Furlong, Martin Donovan …
Directed by: Robby Henson
When a stranger (Edward Furlong) arrives in the sleepy town of Antioch, his ability to perform miracles provokes tension among the locals. Ushering the sick into his revival tent with a pair…
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The Garage (2006)
Cast: Martin Donovan, Xander Berkeley, Tania Raymonde …
Directed by: Carl Thibault
Director Carl Thibault's coming-of-age story follows small-town mechanic Matt (Gabriel Marantz), who longs to leave home and pursue his dreams. Torn between his own desires and his…
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The Quiet (2005)
Cast: Camilla Belle, Elisha Cuthbert, Martin Donovan …
Directed by: Jamie Babbit
After losing her father, deaf and mute teen Dot moves in with her dysfunctional godparents and their daughter. Soon each is entrusting Dot with shameful secrets they assume will stay private.…
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Saved! (2004)
Cast: Mandy Moore, Jena Malone, Macaulay Culkin …
Directed by: Brian Dannelly
When Mary, a devout senior at a Christian high school, accidentally gets pregnant, she starts to see her peers and her faith in a whole new way in this darkly comic coming-of-age story that…
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Agent Cody Banks (2003)
Cast: Frankie Muniz, Hilary Duff, Angie Harmon …
Directed by: Harald Zwart
Recruited by the U.S. government to be a special agent, nerdy adolescent Cody Banks must get close to a cute classmate to learn about an evil plan hatched by her father. But despite the agent…
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The United States of Leland (2003)
Cast: Don Cheadle, Ryan Gosling, Chris Klein …
Directed by: Matthew Ryan Hoge
Teenager Leland Fitzgerald appears to have everything going for him, including a famous writer father. So, what drove him to kill? It's up to a teacher who works with inmates to unearth…
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Insomnia (2002)
Cast: Al Pacino, Robin Williams, Hilary Swank …
Directed by: Christopher Nolan
Sent to investigate the murder of a teenage girl in a small Alaska town, police detective Will Dormer (Al Pacino) accidentally shoots his partner, Hap (Martin Donovan), while trying to…
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Pipe Dream (2002)
Cast: Martin Donovan, Mary-Louise Parker, Rebecca Gayheart …
Directed by: John Walsh
After having a one-night-stand with an aspiring screenwriter (Mary-Louise Parker), a New York City plumber (Martin Donovan), frustrated about the way his profession is perceived by women,…
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RFK (2002)
Cast: Linus Roache, James Cromwell, David Paymer …
Directed by: Robert Dornhelm
This political drama stars Linus Roache as Robert F. Kennedy, the equally complex and accomplished brother of President John F. Kennedy. Director Robert Dornhelm begins the film as JFK's…
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Amy & Isabelle (2001)
Cast: Elisabeth Shue, Hanna R. Hall, Martin Donovan …
Directed by: Lloyd Kramer
Set in a small 1970s mining town, this film centers on discontented teen Amy Goodrow (Hanna R. Hall) and her overbearing mother (Elisabeth Shue), who's dealing with her own issues.…
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The Great Gatsby (2000)
Cast: Mira Sorvino, Toby Stephens, Paul Rudd …
Directed by: Robert Markowitz
Nick Carraway (Paul Rudd) narrates the calamitous story of his neighbor, the extravagant Jay Gatsby (Toby Stephens), who is single-mindedly attempting to rekindle his lost romance with…
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Onegin (1999)
Cast: Ralph Fiennes, Liv Tyler, Toby Stephens …
Directed by: Martha Fiennes
Jaded Russian nobleman Evgeny Onegin (Ralph Fiennes) leaves his sophisticated social circle in St. Petersburg after unexpectedly inheriting a country estate from his uncle. Onegin's…
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The Hunt for the Unicorn Killer (1999)
Cast: Kevin Anderson, Tom Skerritt, Naomi Watts …
Directed by: William A. Graham
Ira Einhorn (Kevin Anderson) is an activist who embarks on a turbulent romance with Holly Madux (Naomi Watts), a beautiful and accomplished young woman. When she realizes that her new love…
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The Rook (1999)
Cast: Martin Donovan, John MacKay, Michael Finesilver …
Directed by: Eran Palatnik
A religious detective (Martin Donovan) investigates the murder of a young woman in a mystery that's packed to the gills with talismans, seemingly impenetrable codes, ambiguous messages…
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The Opposite of Sex (1998)
Cast: Christina Ricci, Martin Donovan, Lisa Kudrow …
Directed by: Don Roos
When self-involved Dede Truitt -- a manipulative 16-year-old tart -- moves in with her gay half-brother and his lover, she quickly seduces her way into a gender-bending love triangle in this…
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When Trumpets Fade (1998)
Cast: Dwight Yoakam, Ron Eldard, Frank Whaley …
Directed by: John Irvin
Pvt. David Manning (Ron Eldard), shell-shocked after serving on the front line, requests a dismissal but is instead promoted to sergeant. Leading a team of newbie soldiers, he finds further…
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Living Out Loud (1998)
Cast: Holly Hunter, Danny DeVito, Queen Latifah …
Directed by: Richard LaGravenese
A recently divorced woman (Holly Hunter) forms a fragile friendship with her doorman and elevator operator (Danny DeVito), whose life has also seen its share of pain. The two help each other…
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Heaven (1998)
Cast: Martin Donovan, Joanna Going, Patrick Malahide …
Directed by: Scott Reynolds
Struggling architect Robert Marling (Martin Donovan) once had it all, including a lovely wife (Joanna Going) and child, but loses everything when he sinks into the seedy underworld of…
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The Book of Life: 2000 Seen By... (1998)
Cast: Martin Donovan, Anna Kohler, Martin Pfeffercorn …
Directed by: Hal Hartley
This comedy about the second coming of Christ and the start of the apocalypse finds Christ (Martin Donovan) arriving in New York City on Dec. 31, 1999, pondering whether to fulfill his…
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Spanish Fly (1998)
Cast: Daphna Kastner, Toni Cantó, Marianne Sagebrecht …
Directed by: Dafna Kastner, Daphna Kastner
An American journalist, Zoe (played by the multitalented Daphna Kastner, who also wrote and directed the film), knows better than to go into a story with her mind already made up. But…
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The Portrait of a Lady (1996)
Cast: Nicole Kidman, John Malkovich, Barbara Hershey …
Directed by: Jane Campion
Jane Campion's adaptation of Henry James's novel stars Nicole Kidman as Isabel Archer, an American heiress visiting relatives in 1872 England who falls prey to the manipulations of…
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Nadja (1994)
Cast: Martin Donovan, Elina Löwensohn, Peter Fonda …
Directed by: Michael Almereyda
Writer-director Michael Almereyda takes the Dracula legend to the streets of New York in this darkly comic horror tale. Beautiful vampire Nadja (Elina Löwensohn) hits on a woman at a…
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Amateur (1994)
Cast: Isabelle Huppert, Martin Donovan, Elina Löwensohn …
Directed by: Hal Hartley
Thomas (Martin Donovan) suffers from amnesia after hurtling out of a Manhattan window and meets an ex-nun, Isabelle (Isabelle Huppert), moonlighting as an erotica writer while waiting for God…
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Simple Men (1992)
Cast: Robert John Burke, William Sage, Karen Sillas …
Directed by: Hal Hartley
Bill McCabe (Robert John Burke) is distraught when his job and his relationship with his girlfriend both fall apart. Bill's younger brother Dennis (William Sage) convinces him to go out…
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Surviving Desire (1991)
Cast: Martin Donovan, Matt Malloy, Merritt Nelson …
Directed by: Hal Hartley
Independent film favorite Hal Hartley directs this trio of shorts about the ups and downs of love. The main featurette, Surviving Desire, is a critically acclaimed romantic comedy about what…
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Trust (1990)
Cast: Adrienne Shelly, Martin Donovan, Merritt Nelson …
Directed by: Hal Hartley
Maria (Adrienne Shelly), a Long Island high schooler, is having a thoroughly bad time. Her father's dead from a heart attack, partly caused by a slap Maria delivers after he goes…
As a director:
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Collaborator (2011)
Cast: Martin Donovan, David Morse, Olivia Williams …
Directed by: Martin Donovan
After critics savage his latest Broadway play, writer Robert Longfellow heads home to Los Angeles to care for his mother and work on schlocky movies. But when he runs into an old neighbor,…
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Apartment Zero (1988)
Cast: Hart Bochner, Colin Firth, Liz Smith …
Directed by: Martin Donovan
Adrian LeDuc (Colin Firth) is a cash-strapped loner eking out a living running a revival cinema in modern-day Buenos Aires. With interest in classic films waning, he's forced to rent out…