Movies by Meg Ryan
As part of the cast:
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Half the Sky: Turning Oppression into Opportunity for Women Worldwide (2011)
Cast: Olivia Wilde, Diane Lane, Eva Mendes …
Shot in 10 countries, this series introduces women who are struggling with some of the most difficult and oppressive circumstances imaginable -- such as sex slavery, inferior postpartum care…
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Serious Moonlight (2009)
Cast: Meg Ryan, Timothy Hutton, Kristen Bell …
Directed by: Cheryl Hines
When Louise (Meg Ryan) discovers that her husband, Ian (Timothy Hutton), is about to run off to Paris with a much younger woman, Sara (Kristen Bell), she does what any self-respecting wife…
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My Mom's New Boyfriend (2008)
Cast: Antonio Banderas, Meg Ryan, Colin Hanks …
Directed by: George Gallo
Calling it a conflict of interest would be an understatement when up-and-coming federal agent Henry Durand lands the most awkward of awkward assignments: spying on his mother and her new…
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The Women (2008)
Cast: Meg Ryan, Annette Bening, Eva Mendes …
Directed by: Diane English
Shocked by the discovery that their pal Mary's (Meg Ryan) husband is having an affair with a beautiful young shop girl (Eva Mendes), a tight-knit circle of New York socialites comes up…
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The Deal (2007)
Cast: William H. Macy, Meg Ryan, LL Cool J …
Directed by: Steven Schachter
William H. Macy stars in this irreverent comedy as a desperate movie producer who lands himself in hot water when the star of his big-budget biopic on British Prime Minister Benjamin Disraeli…
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In the Land of Women (2006)
Cast: Adam Brody, Eric Acsell, Kristen Stewart …
Directed by: Jon Kasdan
Disillusioned writer Carter Webb heads to the Michigan home of his ailing grandmother with plans to nurse her back to health. But he wasn't counting on assistance from a family of women…
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Against the Ropes (2004)
Cast: Meg Ryan, Omar Epps, Skye McCole Bartusiak …
Directed by: Charles S. Dutton
Small in stature but larger than life in personality and determination, Detroit's Jackie Kallen (Meg Ryan) managed boxers and shepherded many of them to victory in the ring. Her personal…
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In the Cut (2003)
Cast: Meg Ryan, Mark Ruffalo, Jennifer Jason Leigh …
Directed by: Jane Campion
After getting entwined in an affair with the police detective who's investigating the murder of a young woman in her New York City neighborhood, insular schoolteacher Frannie Avery…
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Searching for Debra Winger (2002)
Cast: Patricia Arquette, Emmanuelle Béart, Katrin Cartlidge …
Directed by: Rosanna Arquette
Originally airing on Showtime, this documentary directed by actress Rosanna Arquette focuses on the life of somewhat hermetic star Debra Winger, as well as the struggles that actresses over…
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Kate & Leopold (2001)
Cast: Meg Ryan, Hugh Jackman, Liev Schreiber …
Directed by: James Mangold
When her scientist ex-boyfriend discovers a portal to travel through time -- and brings back a 19th-century nobleman named Leopold to prove it -- a skeptical Kate reluctantly takes…
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Hanging Up (2000)
Cast: Meg Ryan, Diane Keaton, Lisa Kudrow …
Directed by: Diane Keaton
Meg Ryan is one of three sisters (along with Diane Keaton and Lisa Kudrow) responsible for the care of their aged, infirm and cantankerous father (Walter Matthau, in his final role). The…
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Proof of Life (2000)
Cast: Meg Ryan, Russell Crowe, David Morse …
Directed by: Taylor Hackford
An American man living in Central America is kidnapped by a radical revolutionary group seeking ransom. An expert in hostage negotiation steps in to help, but he falls for the man's wife…
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City of Angels (1998)
Cast: Nicolas Cage, Meg Ryan, Andre Braugher …
Directed by: Brad Silberling
When guardian angel Seth (Nicolas Cage) -- who invisibly watches over the citizens of Los Angeles -- becomes captivated by Maggie (Meg Ryan), a strong-willed heart surgeon, he ponders trading…
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Hurlyburly (1998)
Cast: Sean Penn, Kevin Spacey, Robin Wright …
Directed by: Anthony Drazan
Ambition, sex, money and drugs are part of an average couple of days for 1980s Hollywood players Eddie (Sean Penn) and Mickie (Kevin Spacey) -- who maintain that things wouldn't be so…
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You've Got Mail (1998)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Greg Kinnear …
Directed by: Nora Ephron
In this valentine to modern romance, book superstore magnate Joe Fox (Tom Hanks) and independent book shop owner Kathleen Kelly (Meg Ryan) fall in love in the anonymity of the Internet --…
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Addicted to Love (1997)
Cast: Meg Ryan, Matthew Broderick, Kelly Preston …
Directed by: Griffin Dunne
Sam (Matthew Broderick) isn't about to jettison his relationship with Linda (Kelly Preston), even after she takes up with suave Frenchman Anton. So, Sam does the logical thing and moves…
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Anastasia (1997)
Cast: Christopher Lloyd, Meg Ryan, John Cusack …
Directed by: Gary Goldman, Don Bluth
Anya grows up in an orphanage and has no idea that's she really Anastasia, the long-lost daughter of Russia's last czar. Neither do the two con men who try to convince her to…
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Directors: Rob Reiner (1997)
Cast: Annette Bening, Billy Crystal, John Cusack …
Part of the series profiling some of Hollywood's most powerful helmsmen, this 1997 documentary looks at Rob Reiner, who grew up in showbiz and carved out a brilliant career as an actor…
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Courage Under Fire (1996)
Cast: Michael Moriarty, Denzel Washington, Meg Ryan …
Directed by: Edward Zwick
Lt. Col. Nathaniel Serling (Denzel Washington) heads an investigation of the wartime activities of chopper pilot Capt. Karen Walden (Meg Ryan) to verify that she's posthumously worthy of…
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French Kiss (1995)
Cast: Meg Ryan, Kevin Kline, Timothy Hutton …
Directed by: Lawrence Kasdan
After her fiancée, Charlie (Timothy Hutton), calls off the engagement because he's met a beautiful Frenchwoman, American Kate (Meg Ryan) flies to Paris to win him back. But on the…
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Restoration (1995)
Cast: Robert Downey Jr., Sam Neill, David Thewlis …
Directed by: Michael Hoffman
After saving the life of someone close to King Charles II, Robert Merivel, a young 17th-century physician, is invited to join King Charles's court. Everything changes, however, when the…
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When a Man Loves a Woman (1994)
Cast: Andy Garcia, Meg Ryan, Ellen Burstyn …
Directed by: Luis Mandoki
In director Luis Mandoki's potent drama, the Greens -- Alice (Meg Ryan) and Michael (Andy Garcia) -- face a major crisis in their marriage when an accident brings Alice's secret…
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I.Q. (1994)
Cast: Meg Ryan, Tim Robbins, Walter Matthau …
Directed by: Fred Schepisi
When Catherine (Meg Ryan), the cerebral niece of scientific genius Albert Einstein (Walter Matthau), piques the interest of an average auto mechanic (Tim Robbins), Einstein concocts a plan to…
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Sleepless in Seattle (1993)
Cast: Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, Rob Reiner …
Directed by: Nora Ephron
Fate and a tenacious 8-year-old boy conspire to unite lovelorn widower Sam Baldwin and unhappily engaged journalist Annie Reed in this Oscar-nominated romantic comedy inspired by the 1957…
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Flesh and Bone (1993)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, James Caan …
Directed by: Steve Kloves
When loner Arlis Sweeney (Dennis Quaid) meets Kay Davies (Meg Ryan), their attraction is palpable, despite his reserve and her marriage. They fall in love, unaware that they share a tragic…
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Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
Cast: Meg Ryan, Alec Baldwin, Patty Duke …
Directed by: Norman Rene
It's love at first sight for Alec Baldwin and Meg Ryan. Within days of meeting, they're walking down the aisle, and a strange thing happens: An old man shows up and kisses the…
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The Doors (1991)
Cast: Val Kilmer, Meg Ryan, Kathleen Quinlan …
Directed by: Oliver Stone
Director Oliver Stone's sex-and-drug-soaked biopic chronicles Jim Morrison's rise from obscurity to the pinnacle of fame as the lead singer for the Doors, culminating in his tragic…
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Joe Versus the Volcano (1990)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Meg Ryan, Lloyd Bridges …
Directed by: John Patrick Shanley
When office drone Joe (Tom Hanks) learns he has a "brain cloud" and will die soon, he quits his oppressive job and travels to the island of Waponi Woo, whose natives need a human sacrifice to…
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When Harry Met Sally (1989)
Cast: Billy Crystal, Meg Ryan, Carrie Fisher …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Nora Ephron's episodic screenplay introduces womanizing, neurotic Harry and ambitious, equally neurotic Sally as chums who resist sexual attraction to maintain their friendship -- a…
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The Presidio (1988)
Cast: Sean Connery, Mark Harmon, Meg Ryan …
Directed by: Peter Hyams
Murder is afoot at the Presidio, a military base on San Francisco's perimeter. The civilian detective assigned to the case (Mark Harmon), no stranger to a uniform, must cooperate with an…
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D.O.A. (1988)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Meg Ryan, Charlotte Rampling …
Directed by: Annabel Jankel, Rocky Morton
Sleepwalking through the academia, an alcoholic college professor spends more time drinking than grading papers or writing new novels. But he gets a wake-up call (from hell) when he discovers…
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Innerspace (1987)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Martin Short, Meg Ryan …
Directed by: Joe Dante
A hell-raising Navy test pilot (Dennis Quaid) is miniaturized for a top-secret exploratory journey inside a laboratory rabbit -- but is instead injected into the body of a high-strung nebbish…
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Promised Land (1987)
Cast: Jason Gedrick, Tracy Pollan, Kiefer Sutherland …
Directed by: Michael Hoffman
Three recent high school grads -- star athlete Hancock (Jason Gedrick), his cheerleader girlfriend, Mary (Tracy Pollan), and the awkward Senator (Kiefer Sutherland) -- aim to leave their…
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Top Gun (1986)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Kelly McGillis, Val Kilmer …
Directed by: Tony Scott
Tom Cruise stars as a hotshot flyboy who struggles to control himself, responsibility and a steamy love affair while competing at the U.S. Navy's fighter-weapons school, better known as…
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Armed and Dangerous (1986)
Cast: John Candy, Eugene Levy, Robert Loggia …
Directed by: Mark L. Lester
Mark Lester directs this slapstick comedy about two down-and-out men, ex-cop Frank Dooley (John Candy) and disbarred lawyer Norman Kane (Eugene Levy), who try their bungling hands at private…
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Amityville 3-D (1983)
Cast: Tony Roberts, Tess Harper, Robert Joy …
Directed by: Richard Fleischer
To debunk the Amityville house's infamous reputation and take advantage of a rock-bottom asking price, skeptical journalist John Baxter (Tony Roberts) buys the place and settles in to…
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Rich and Famous (1981)
Cast: George Cukor, Jacqueline Bisset, Candice Bergen …
After bonding as college roommates, Merry Noel (Candice Bergen) and Liz (Jacqueline Bisset) evolve into disparate women, but they stay connected in this witty tale chronicling their turbulent…
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Film Noir Collection: D.O.A. (1950)
Cast: Edmond O'Brien, Pamela Britton, Luther Adler …
Directed by: Rudolph Maté
While on vacation in San Francisco, an accountant named Frank Bigelow ingests a dose of lethal, slow-acting poison and begins a desperate search for the individual responsible for his…