Movies by Rachel Griffiths
As part of the cast:
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Burning Man (2011)
Cast: Matthew Goode, Bojana Novakovic, Essie Davis …
Directed by: Jonathan Teplitzky
Tom, a charismatic but moody chef at a chic Australian restaurant, has trouble controlling his temper -- an issue that finally comes to a head when an angry outburst at his son's…
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Beautiful Kate (2009)
Cast: Ben Mendelsohn, Maeve Dermody, Rachel Griffiths …
Directed by: Rachel Ward
Invited back home to make peace with his dying father, an Aussie writer must finally face the truth about his twin sister's death decades earlier. But as father and son struggle to…
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Step Up (2006)
Cast: Channing Tatum, Rachel Griffiths, Jenna Dewan-Tatum …
Directed by: Anne Fletcher
Sentenced to a stretch of community service at a prestigious school for the arts, streetwise troublemaker Tyler Gage unexpectedly discovers his natural talent for dance when he pairs with one…
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Angel Rodriguez (2006)
Cast: Rachel Griffiths, Jonan Everett, Monique Curnen …
Directed by: Jim McKay
"Six Feet Under" star Rachel Griffiths plays a middle school counselor struggling to help a troubled teen in this naturalistic HBO drama. The action takes place over the course of a single…
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Brothers & Sisters (2006)
Cast: Dave Annable, Calista Flockhart, Balthazar Getty …
This ABC drama series finds Nora Walker (Sally Field) and her diverse children struggling to deal with long-hidden family skeletons, numerous crises and intriguing secrets after the death of…
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Ned Kelly (2004)
Cast: Heath Ledger, Orlando Bloom, Geoffrey Rush …
Directed by: Gregor Jordan
Fed up with being mistreated because of his heritage, Ned Kelly (Heath Ledger) and his brother (Laurence Kinlan) -- the sons of an Irish pig thief -- form a group of bandits called the Kelly…
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After the Deluge (2003)
Cast: David Wenham, Hugo Weaving, Samuel Johnson …
Directed by: Brendan Maher
This wrenching drama tracks the hardships of the Kirby brothers -- Alex (David Wenham), Toby (Samuel Johnson) and Marty (Hugo Weaving). Alex's marriage is on the fritz; Toby's…
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The Rookie (2002)
Cast: Dennis Quaid, Rachel Griffiths, Jay Hernandez …
Directed by: John Lee Hancock
In this inspiring true story, Jim Morris strikes an intriguing bargain with the Texas high school baseball team he coaches: If they make the playoffs, he'll try out for the big leagues.
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The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina (2002)
Cast: Jennifer Love Hewitt, Elijah Wood, Peter Gallagher …
Directed by: Glenn Chaika
Voiced by Elijah Wood, Jennifer Love Hewitt and others, this film features Tom Thumb and Thumbelina, the tiny, famed fairy-tale favorites, who are together for the first time in this…
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The Hard Word (2002)
Cast: Guy Pearce, Rachel Griffiths, Robert Taylor …
Directed by: Scott Roberts
Guy Pearce, Joel Edgerton and Damien Richardson play three brothers -- Dale, Shane and Mal -- who are out on bail and awaiting trial for armed robbery when they decide to attempt one more…
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Blow Dry (2001)
Cast: Alan Rickman, Natasha Richardson, Rachel Griffiths …
Directed by: Paddy Breathnach
Alan Rickman stars as Phil, a once-great hairstylist reduced to running a barbershop in the desolate English burg of Keighley, who decides to give the big time another shot when the national…
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Blow (2001)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Penélope Cruz, Franka Potente …
Directed by: Ted Demme
Johnny Depp turns in a quietly powerful performance at the heart of this Ted Demme-directed drama as real-life coke smuggler George Jung, who rises from poverty to become one of the biggest…
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Very Annie Mary (2001)
Cast: Rachel Griffiths, Jonathan Pryce, Ioan Gruffudd …
Directed by: Sara Sugarman
Despite being over 30, Annie Mary (Rachel Griffiths) is still living at home with her father, Jack (Jonathan Pryce). When her father has a stroke, Annie Mary must run the family bakery, even…
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Me Myself I (2000)
Cast: David Roberts, Sandy Winton, Rachel Griffiths …
Directed by: Pip Karmel
Another birthday brings regrets of "the road not taken" for Pamela Drury (Rachel Griffiths), a successful but still-single journalist living alone in director Pip Karmel's charming…
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Hilary and Jackie (1998)
Cast: Rachel Griffiths, Emily Watson, James Frain …
Directed by: Anand Tucker
Jacqueline du Pre is a famed cellist whose glamorous life clashes and contrasts with her sister, Hilary. The relationship between the sisters strains to the point as a result of infidelity,…
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Amy (1998)
Cast: Alana De Roma, Rachel Griffiths, Ben Mendelsohn …
Directed by: Nadia Tass
A traumatized girl finds her true voice in this moving comedy-drama. Unable to hear or speak, 8-year-old Amy (Alana De Roma) hides from Child Welfare with her loving mom (Rachel Griffiths).…
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Since You've Been Gone (1998)
Cast: Lara Flynn Boyle, Teri Hatcher, David Schwimmer …
Directed by: David Schwimmer
In this made-for-cable ensemble comedy, a hodgepodge of friends, rivals and oddballs gather in Chicago for their 10-year high school reunion, with sanctimonious class president Robert Levitt…
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Divorcing Jack (1998)
Cast: David Thewlis, Rachel Griffiths, Jason Isaacs …
Directed by: David Caffrey
Based on a novel by Colin Bateman (who also penned the screenplay), this pitch-black romantic comedy concerns a hard-drinking Irish tabloid journalist who strays from his wife, inadvertently…
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My Best Friend's Wedding (1997)
Cast: Julia Roberts, Dermot Mulroney, Cameron Diaz …
Directed by: P.J. Hogan
When she receives word that her longtime platonic pal Michael O'Neal is getting married to debutante Kimberly Wallace, food critic Julianne Potter realizes her true feelings for Michael…
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My Son the Fanatic (1997)
Cast: Om Puri, Rachel Griffiths, Akbar Kurtha …
Directed by: Udayan Prasad
Parvez (Om Puri), a Pakistani immigrant working as a cab driver in England, feels increasingly estranged from his home life as his marriage begins to crumble and his college-age son (Akbar…
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Jude (1996)
Cast: Christopher Eccleston, Kate Winslet, Liam Cunningham …
Directed by: Michael Winterbottom
With intensity and resolve, stonemason Jude Fawley (Christopher Eccleston) aspires to get a college education, but circumstances work against his bookish ambitions in director Michael…
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Cosi (1996)
Cast: Toni Collette, Ben Mendelsohn, Barry Otto …
Directed by: Mark Joffe
An unemployed director jumps at the chance to stage Mozart's "Cosi fan tutte," except for one small detail -- his actors are the residents of a psychiatric hospital. But the show must go…
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Children of the Revolution (1996)
Cast: Judy Davis, Sam Neill, F. Murray Abraham …
Directed by: Peter Duncan
The enigmatic Judy Davis stars as Joan, an extremely devoted Communist Australian enamored of Joseph Stalin and his ideas. She writes him letters, and when she gets pregnant, she thinks the…
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Muriel's Wedding (1994)
Cast: Toni Collette, Rachel Griffiths, Daniel Lapaine …
Directed by: P.J. Hogan
Misfit Muriel (Toni Collette) has always escaped life by listening to ABBA ditties and dreaming about marriage. When she and her flighty friend Rhoda (Rachel Griffiths) leave small-town…