Movies by John Turturro
As part of the cast:
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Transformers: Dark of the Moon (2011)
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Rosie Huntington-Whiteley, Josh Duhamel …
Directed by: Michael Bay
The third installment in Michael Bay's trilogy travels back to 1969's historic moon landing, when Neil Armstrong and his Apollo 11 cohorts touch down in the Sea of Tranquility ...…
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Cars 2 (2011)
Cast: Owen Wilson, Larry the Cable Guy, Michael Caine …
Directed by: Brad Lewis, John Lasseter
Owen Wilson once again voices speedy race car Lightning McQueen in this peppy sequel to the animated hit Cars. When he heads off to compete in the first-ever World Grand Prix, Lightning also…
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The Nutcracker: The Untold Story (2010)
Cast: Elle Fanning, Nathan Lane, John Turturro …
Directed by: Andrei Konchalovsky
One of the most loved stories of all time is reinterpreted in this fantasy from famed Russian director Andrei Konchalovsky. Elle Fanning stars as Mary, the young girl who receives a…
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Transformers: Revenge of the Fallen (2009)
Cast: Megan Fox, Shia LaBeouf, Rainn Wilson …
Directed by: Michael Bay
Unlikely hero Sam Witwicky (Shia LaBeouf) and his foxy girlfriend, Mikaela Banes (Megan Fox), return with tough-as-nails Capt. Lennox (Josh Duhamel) to assist the Autobots in another epic…
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The Taking of Pelham 123 (2009)
Cast: Denzel Washington, John Travolta, Luis Guzmán …
Directed by: Tony Scott
When a group of hijackers led by criminal mastermind Ryder take the passengers aboard a New York subway train hostage and demand a king's ransom, it's up to subway dispatcher Walter…
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Rehearsal for a Sicilian Tragedy (2009)
Cast: John Turturro
Directed by: Roman Paska
Described as "magical-realist," this documentary follows actor John Turturro to Sicily, where he learns the art of puppetry from a local master. World-famous puppeteer Roman Paska also makes…
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What Just Happened? (2008)
Cast: Robert De Niro, Bruce Willis, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Barry Levinson
A harried film producer juggles a lunatic director, a temperamental actor and an out-of-control production while courting a studio head and dealing with his ex in director Barry…
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Miracle at St. Anna (2008)
Cast: Kerry Washington, D.B. Sweeney, Laz Alonso …
Directed by: Spike Lee
During World War II, four black American soldiers (Derek Luke, Michael Ealy, Laz Alonso and Omar Benson Miller) find themselves trapped in a Tuscan village behind enemy lines. As they attempt…
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Transformers (2007)
Cast: Shia LaBeouf, Megan Fox, Josh Duhamel …
Directed by: Michael Bay
As the Autobots and the Decepticons struggle for control of Earth's resources, young Sam Witwicky is unaware he is mankind's only hope for survival. Sam teams up with the Autobots…
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Brando: The Documentary (2007)
Cast: Marlon Brando, Martin Scorsese, Johnny Depp …
Directed by: Mimi Freedman
Mysterious, powerful and unpredictable, Marlon Brando was one of the greatest actors of the 20th century. This intriguing portrait presents interviews with Brando, his family and colleagues…
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Slipstream (2007)
Cast: Anthony Hopkins, Jeffrey Tambor, Christian Slater …
Directed by: Anthony Hopkins
Written and directed by Oscar winner Anthony Hopkins, this surreal fantasy reveals the interior world of writer Felix Bonhoeffer (Hopkins). As he works on his latest mystery screenplay, the…
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Margot at the Wedding (2007)
Cast: Nicole Kidman, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Jack Black …
Directed by: Noah Baumbach
After arriving to attend the wedding of her semi-estranged sister, a judgmental writer quickly takes a dislike to her sibling's unemployed fiancé and proceeds to radiate turmoil…
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You Don't Mess with the Zohan (2007)
Cast: Adam Sandler, John Turturro, Emmanuelle Chriqui …
Directed by: Dennis Dugan
Adam Sandler stars as the titular Zohan, an Israeli counterterrorism soldier with a secretly fabulous ambition to become a Manhattan hairstylist, in this comedy he also co-wrote with Judd…
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Christmas Story (2007)
Cast: Noah Emmerich, John Turturro, Hannu-Pekka Björkman …
Directed by: Juha Wuolijoki
This heartwarming drama from Finland follows a young orphan named Nikolas (Hannu-Pekka Björkman), who shows his appreciation to a series of foster families by starting a new tradition: He…
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The Good Shepherd (2006)
Cast: Matt Damon, Angelina Jolie, Alec Baldwin …
Directed by: Robert De Niro
Matt Damon and Robert De Niro (who also directs) star in this partially fact-based drama that examines the early history of the CIA as seen through the eyes of a dedicated agent: upstanding,…
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Sacco & Vanzetti (2006)
Cast: John Turturro, Tony Shalhoub, Arlo Guthrie …
Directed by: Peter Miller
Nicola Sacco and Bartolomeo Vanzetti were Italian anarchists accused of murder in 1920 and put to death in 1927 after a famously biased trial. The pair came to symbolize the bigotry directed…
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A Few Days in September (2006)
Cast: Juliette Binoche, John Turturro, Nick Nolte …
Directed by: Santiago Amigorena
On Sept. 1, 2001, 10 days before the events that shook the world, CIA agent Elliott (Nick Nolte) disappears. With the help of Elliott's son David (Tom Riley), French agent Irène…
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Secret Window (2004)
Cast: Johnny Depp, John Turturro, Maria Bello …
Directed by: David Koepp
Mort Rainey (Johnny Depp), a writer just emerging from a painful divorce with his ex-wife (Maria Bello), is stalked at his remote lake house by a psychotic stranger and would-be scribe (John…
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She Hate Me (2004)
Cast: Anthony Mackie, Kerry Washington, Ellen Barkin …
Directed by: Spike Lee
In Spike Lee's take on the big, bad world of love and business, John (Anthony Mackie) blows the whistle on his corrupt bosses at a biotech company, touching off a maelstrom of…
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2B Perfectly Honest (2004)
Cast: Adam Trese, Andrew McCarthy, John Turturro …
Directed by: Randel Cole
When his company goes under, ladder-climbing Frank (Adam Trese) parts ways with his business partner, Josh (Andrew McCarthy), and moves in with his parents (Robert Vaughn and Hayley Mills).…
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Anger Management (2003)
Cast: Adam Sandler, Jack Nicholson, Marisa Tomei …
Directed by: Peter Segal
After a dispute on an airplane, gentle businessman Dave Buznik finds himself in anger management counseling. But when his therapist -- who seems to have his own anger issues -- moves into…
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Fear X (2003)
Cast: John Turturro, Deborah Kara Unger, Stephen McIntyre …
Directed by: Nicolas Winding Refn
Harry Caine (John Turturro) is a security guard whose wife, Claire, was murdered outside the shopping mall where he works. Intent on finding the perpetrator, Harry searches tirelessly for…
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Collateral Damage (2002)
Cast: Arnold Schwarzenegger, Elias Koteas, Francesca Neri …
Directed by: Andrew Davis
Firefighter Gordon Brewer's family is the "collateral damage" of a terrorist bombing in Los Angeles. When the U.S. government turns to peace talks with the perpetrators instead of…
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Mr. Deeds (2002)
Cast: Adam Sandler, Winona Ryder, Peter Gallagher …
Directed by: Steven Brill
While living in tiny Mandrake Falls, N.H., unassuming Longfellow Deeds suddenly inherits controlling interest in a media empire and must move to the Big Apple -- where a TV tabloid reporter…
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Monday Night Mayhem (2002)
Cast: John Turturro, John Heard, Kevin Anderson …
Directed by: Ernest R. Dickerson
This fascinating look at the birth of the nationwide phenomenon known as "Monday Night Football" stars John Turturro as Howard Cosell -- the reviled, revered and legendary sportscaster who…
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13 Conversations About One Thing (2002)
Cast: Matthew McConaughey, John Turturro, Clea DuVall …
Directed by: Jill Sprecher
The "one thing" that prompts 13 different conversations is happiness, and in this drama from writer-director Jill Sprecher, a superb cast (including John Turturro, Amy Irving, Matthew…
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Monkeybone (2001)
Cast: Brendan Fraser, Bridget Fonda, John Turturro …
Directed by: Henry Selick
Cartoonist Stu Miley (Brendan Fraser) finds success with his raucous creation, a troublemaking simian named Monkeybone. But after a car accident puts Miley in a coma, he finds himself…
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The Luzhin Defence (2001)
Cast: John Turturro, Emily Watson, Geraldine James …
Directed by: Marleen Gorris
In Europe's heady days following World War I, grandmaster Alexander Luzhin (John Turturro) teeters on the brink of madness, consumed with the World Chess Championship -- and is also…
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O Brother, Where Art Thou? (2000)
Cast: George Clooney, John Turturro, Tim Blake Nelson …
Directed by: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
With their collective eye focused on retrieving a cache of hidden money, three convicts break out of jail in Depression-era Mississippi and embark on an epic journey that bears more than a…
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The Man Who Cried (2000)
Cast: Christina Ricci, Cate Blanchett, John Turturro …
Directed by: Sally Potter
Christina Ricci stars as Suzie, a Russian Jew adrift in the world after her father leaves the family to make a fresh start in America in 1927. After emigrating to England, Suzie flowers into…
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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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The Source (1999)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Dennis Hopper, John Turturro …
Vintage photos, archival footage and in-depth interviews combine to paint a kaleidoscopic, complex portrait of the Beat generation, whose creative output left a lasting mark on myriad facets…
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The Big Lebowski (1998)
Cast: Jeff Bridges, John Goodman, Philip Seymour Hoffman …
Directed by: Joel Coen
Slacker Jeff "The Dude" Lebowski gets involved in a gargantuan mess of events when he's mistaken for another man named Lebowski, whose wife has been kidnapped and is being held for…
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He Got Game (1998)
Cast: Denzel Washington, Ray Allen, Milla Jovovich …
Directed by: Spike Lee
Director Spike Lee looks at basketball and how far the sport will look the other way to protect and acquire key players. The plot hinges on a convict father (Denzel Washington) who'll…
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Rounders (1998)
Cast: Matt Damon, Edward Norton, John Turturro …
Directed by: John Dahl
Fueled by his penchant for high-stakes gambling, law student Mike McDermott befriends and "befoes" a fellow gambling addict named Worm and club owner Teddy KGB. But tensions run high when…
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Illuminata: Special Edition (1998)
Cast: John Turturro, Katherine Borowitz, Christopher Walken …
Directed by: John Turturro
Tuccio (director John Turturro), resident playwright for a theater company, has offered up his latest play, "Illuminata," for production, hoping that his actress girlfriend (Katherine…
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Box of Moonlight (1997)
Cast: John Turturro, Sam Rockwell, Catherine Keener …
Directed by: Tom DiCillo
A trip originally planned for business turns into the healthy unraveling of a middle-aged man's uptight world. When Al Fountain (John Turturro) sees his work contract canceled, he…
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Excess Baggage (1997)
Cast: Alicia Silverstone, Benicio Del Toro, Christopher Walken …
Directed by: Marco Brambilla
Rich girl Emily Hope (Alicia Silverstone) has everything she could ever want -- except the attention of her father (Jack Thompson). Desperate for him to take notice, she decides to fake her…
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All Revved Up (1997)
Cast: John Turturro, Lili Taylor, Will Patton …
Directed by: Brandon Cole, Keith Rotman
In this quirky indie film, an unlikely group of vigilantes decides to put the brakes on a merciless garage owner involved in a stolen-car scam. When inner-city schoolteacher Rachel (Lili…
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Lesser Prophets (1997)
Cast: John Turturro, Scott Glenn, Jimmy Smits …
Directed by: William DeVizia
The thin line between good guys and bad guys is blurred in this tale of cops and bookies jockeying for money and influence. All hell breaks loose when a wife-beating thief gets involved in a…
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Grace of My Heart (1996)
Cast: Illeana Douglas, Eric Stoltz, Matt Dillon …
Directed by: Allison Anders
The daughter of a Philadelphia steel tycoon, Edna Buxton (Illeana Douglas) wants nothing more than to be a singer. She's thrilled when she wins a contract at a talent show and moves to…
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The Truce (1996)
Cast: John Turturro, Rade Serbedzija, Massimo Ghini …
Directed by: Francesco Rosi
Primo Levi's bittersweet memoir (&NFi;The Reawakening&NFi_;) of his Herculean trek home to Italy after being liberated from Auschwitz by the Russian Army gets a respectful mounting. Levi…
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Girl 6 (1996)
Cast: Naomi Campbell, Spike Lee, Debi Mazar …
Directed by: Spike Lee
Living hand to mouth, an aspiring actress trying to make it in New York becomes a phone-sex operator to pay the bills. Little does she know that her new anonymous identity will challenge her…
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Clockers (1995)
Cast: Harvey Keitel, John Turturro, Delroy Lindo …
Directed by: Spike Lee
Strike is from the mean streets, working his way up in the drug rackets. When a local kingpin tips him off to an opportunity for advancement, a rival dealer is killed, and Strike gets caught…
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Unstrung Heroes (1995)
Cast: Andie MacDowell, John Turturro, Michael Richards …
Directed by: Diane Keaton
Steven Lidz (Nathan Watt) is 12 years old, confused and angry. Overwhelmed by life with an ailing mother (Andie MacDowell) and an emotionally distant father (John Turturro), Steven runs off…
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SugarTime (1995)
Cast: John Turturro, Mary-Louise Parker, Elias Koteas …
Directed by: John N. Smith
John Turturro and Mary-Louise Parker star in HBO's film about the very public love affair between mobster Sam Giancana and his famous paramour, singer Phyllis McGuire. This…
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Quiz Show (1994)
Cast: John Turturro, Rob Morrow, Ralph Fiennes …
Directed by: Robert Redford
Robert Redford directs this infamous true story of Charles Van Doren (Ralph Fiennes), who rocketed to national fame as a repeat winner on the TV quiz show "Twenty-One." In the late 1950s,…
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Being Human (1994)
Cast: Robin Williams, Robert Carlyle, John Turturro …
Directed by: Bill Forsyth
Robin Williams plays five different characters -- all of whom are named Hector -- in this fantastical collection of vignettes that spans from a caveman's bleak Bronze Age days to the…
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The Search for One-eye Jimmy (1994)
Cast: Steve Buscemi, Samuel L. Jackson, John Turturro …
Directed by: Sam Henry Kass
When a film student returns to his Brooklyn neighborhood to shoot a documentary, he soon gets involved in the search for a vanished local resident. The planned film morphs into a drama about…
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Fearless (1993)
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Isabella Rossellini, Rosie Perez …
Directed by: Peter Weir
San Francisco architect Max Klein (Jeff Bridges) miraculously survives a plane crash and emerges a changed man. When Max's bizarre behavior alienates his wife (Isabella Rossellini) and…
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Mac (1993)
Cast: Nicholas Turturro, Matthew Sussman, Steven Randazzo …
Directed by: John Turturro
Actor John Turturro directs this tribute to his late father, a construction worker "who did things his way … the right way." Niccolo Vitelli (Turturro), along with his brothers Vico…
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Brain Donors (1992)
Cast: John Turturro, Bob Nelson, Mel Smith …
Directed by: Dennis Dugan
Upon the advice of her lawyer (John Turturro), a rich widow, Lillian (Nancy Marchand), funds the establishment of a ballet company. Unfortunately, she chooses to rely on her inept…
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Barton Fink (1991)
Cast: John Turturro, John Goodman, Judy Davis …
Directed by: Joel Coen
Idealistic playwright Barton Fink (John Turturro) believes writing should reveal the hopes, dreams and tragedies of the common man. When Hollywood taps him to write a movie, Fink develops…
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Men of Respect (1991)
Cast: John Turturro, Katherine Borowitz, Dennis Farina …
Directed by: William Reilly
Mike Battaglia (John Turturro) is a made man who's won the respect of the New York mob, but when his ambitious wife, Ruthie (Katherine Borowitz), encourages him to grab the proverbial…
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Mo' Better Blues (1990)
Cast: Denzel Washington, Spike Lee, Wesley Snipes …
Directed by: Spike Lee
Spike Lee wrote and directed this story about fictional musician Bleek Gilliam (Denzel Washington), a trumpeter with an equal talent for music, women and trouble. Bleek is a self-centered man…
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Miller's Crossing (1990)
Cast: Ethan Coen, Gabriel Byrne, Marcia Gay Harden …
Directed by: Joel Coen
Trusted adviser to 1920s Irish crime boss Lee O'Bannon, Tom Reagan's loyalty is tested when he takes up with O'Bannon's gal pal, Verna Bernbaum. Meanwhile, rivals Johnny…
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State of Grace (1990)
Cast: Sean Penn, Ed Harris, Gary Oldman …
Directed by: Phil Joanou
Terry Noonan (Sean Penn), an Irish-American undercover cop working the Hell's Kitchen beat, returns to his old neighborhood under the guise of reconnecting with friends Frankie and…
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Backtrack (1990)
Cast: Dennis Hopper, Jodie Foster, Dean Stockwell …
Directed by: Dennis Hopper, Alan Smithee
Jodie Foster stars as Anne Benton, an artist who witnesses a mob assassination and reports it to the police. But when the mob comes after Anne, she's forced to go on the lam, hotly…
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Do the Right Thing (1989)
Cast: Spike Lee, Danny Aiello, Ossie Davis …
Directed by: Spike Lee
What begins as an uproarious comedy evolves into a provocative, disquieting drama as director Spike Lee chronicles trivial events that bring festering racial tensions to the surface on a…
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The Fortunate Pilgrim (1988)
Cast: Sophia Loren, Edward James Olmos, John Turturro …
Directed by: Stuart Cooper
Italian immigrant Lucia (Sophia Loren) struggles to make a better life for herself and her children in this miniseries set in Depression-era New York City and based on author Mario…
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Five Corners (1987)
Cast: Jodie Foster, Tim Robbins, John Turturro …
Directed by: Tony Bill
This award-winning film centers on the lives of the inhabitants of the Five Corners section of the Bronx in 1964. Jodie Foster stars as Linda, a young woman who turns to her ex-boyfriend…
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The Sicilian (1987)
Cast: Christopher Lambert, Terence Stamp, Joss Ackland …
Directed by: Michael Cimino
Director Michael Cimino's adaptation of Mario Puzo's novel stars Christopher Lambert as Salvatore Giuliano, who takes on the church, the government and the mob to foster…
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The Color of Money (1986)
Cast: Tom Cruise, Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio, Paul Newman …
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
The Hustler isn't what he used to be in this continuation of the 1961 film: "Fast" Eddie Felson (Oscar-winner Paul Newman) has given up pool for life as a liquor salesman. But then he…
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Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Cast: Barbara Hershey, Carrie Fisher, Michael Caine …
Directed by: Woody Allen
Woody Allen's classic tale about three New York City sisters -- Hannah (Mia Farrow), Holly (Dianne Wiest) and Lee (Barbara Hershey) -- begins with a festive Thanksgiving dinner, during…
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Gung Ho (1986)
Cast: Michael Keaton, Gedde Watanabe, George Wendt …
Directed by: Ron Howard
When Hunt Stevenson persuades a Japanese auto firm to reopen his hometown's defunct auto factory, he's a hero -- until the company hires him to enforce their Eastern work ethic and…
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Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn …
Directed by: Susan Seidelman
Roberta (Rosanna Arquette) seeks vicarious thrills through other people's personal ads. But via a jacket, amnesia and mistaken identity, Roberta comes to believe she's Susan…
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To Live and Die in L.A. (1985)
Cast: William Petersen, Willem Dafoe, John Pankow …
Directed by: William Friedkin
After ace counterfeiter Rick Masters (Willem Dafoe) murders the partner of Secret Service agent Richard Chance (William Petersen), the gumshoe will stop at nothing to even the score. Big…
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Passione (2010)
Cast: Lina Sastri, Massimo Ranieri, Fiorello …
Directed by: John Turturro
The glorious metropolis of Naples, Italy, is the star of this unusual film from director John Turturro, who crafts a scintillating blend of historical footage, re-enactments and music videos…
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Romance & Cigarettes (2005)
Cast: James Gandolfini, Susan Sarandon, Kate Winslet …
Directed by: John Turturro
Adulterer Nick (James Gandolfini) must face the bleak fallout of his exposed affair with foul-mouthed Tula (Kate Winslet) after his stolid wife (Susan Sarandon) and daughters Constance…
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Illuminata: Special Edition (1998)
Cast: John Turturro, Katherine Borowitz, Christopher Walken …
Directed by: John Turturro
Tuccio (director John Turturro), resident playwright for a theater company, has offered up his latest play, "Illuminata," for production, hoping that his actress girlfriend (Katherine…
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Mac (1993)
Cast: Nicholas Turturro, Matthew Sussman, Steven Randazzo …
Directed by: John Turturro
Actor John Turturro directs this tribute to his late father, a construction worker "who did things his way … the right way." Niccolo Vitelli (Turturro), along with his brothers Vico…