Movies by Elizabeth Perkins
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Hop (2011)
Cast: James Marsden, Russell Brand, Kaley Cuoco …
Directed by: Tim Hill
Unemployed slacker Fred (James Marsden) suddenly finds himself uncharacteristically busy after he runs over the Easter Bunny and has to not only nurse the gimpy rabbit back to health but also…
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The Ring Two (2005)
Cast: Naomi Watts, Simon Baker, David Dorfman …
Directed by: Hideo Nakata
Six months after Rachel Keller (Naomi Watts) and her son, Aidan (David Dorfman), survived their horrifying run-in with the supernatural in Seattle, the two have relocated to Astoria, Oregon,…
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Hercules (2005)
Cast: Sean Astin, Timothy Dalton, Kim Coates …
Directed by: Roger Young
Set against a New Zealand backdrop, NBC's epic miniseries follows the tragic story of Greek hero Hercules, who feels obligated to carry out 12 daring feats -- including killing beast…
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Must Love Dogs (2005)
Cast: Diane Lane, John Cusack, Elizabeth Perkins …
Directed by: Gary David Goldberg
Divorcée Sarah Nolan (Diane Lane) isn't ready for romance. But when her sister (Elizabeth Perkins) signs her up for an online dating service, love-seeking mates come calling. While…
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The Thing About My Folks (2005)
Cast: Peter Falk, Paul Reiser, Olympia Dukakis …
Directed by: Raymond De Felitta
Comedian Paul Reiser ("Mad About You") teams up with Peter Falk ("Columbo") in a father-and-son comedy that's semi-autobiographical, following Ben (Reiser) and Sam (Falk) Kleinman on an…
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Weeds (2005)
Cast: Mary-Louise Parker, Hunter Parrish, Alexander Gould …
Nancy Botwin (Golden Globe winner Mary-Louise Parker) takes a big hit when her husband dies suddenly and she's left struggling to maintain her comfortable lifestyle -- so the suburban…
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Speak (2004)
Cast: Kristen Stewart, Hallee Hirsh, Eric Lively …
Directed by: Jessica Sharzer
A violent crime against Melinda (Kristen Stewart) has left her shunned by her friends and completely traumatized as she enters the ninth grade a selective mute, isolating herself from…
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Jiminy Glick in La La Wood (2004)
Cast: Martin Short, Jan Hooks, Linda Cardellini …
Directed by: Vadim Jean
Martin Short reprises the role he made famous, that of showbiz maven and combustible talk-show host Jiminy Glick, in this offbeat comedy. Glick is soaking in the atmosphere at the Toronto…
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Finding Nemo (2003)
Cast: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould …
Directed by: Andrew Stanton, Lee Unkrich
In this Oscar-winning animated adventure, plucky fish Marlin and Dory search their underwater world for Marlin's missing son, Nemo, who's been scooped up by a scuba diver and dumped…
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Finding Nemo (Full-screen) (2003)
Cast: Albert Brooks, Ellen DeGeneres, Alexander Gould …
Directed by: Andrew Stanton
Pixar has created another amazing animated adventure, this time heading underwater as two plucky fish, Marlin and Dory (voiced by Albert Brooks and Ellen DeGeneres), search high and low for…
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My Sister's Keeper (2002)
Cast: Elizabeth Perkins, Kathy Bates, Lynn Redgrave …
Directed by: Ron Lagomarsino
Kathy Bates, Elizabeth Perkins and Lynn Redgrave deliver compelling performances in this Hallmark Hall of Fame family drama based on a true story. Two sisters (Bates and Perkins) have a…
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All I Want (2002)
Cast: Elijah Wood, Franka Potente, Mandy Moore …
Directed by: Jeffrey Porter
Teenager Jones (Elijah Wood) has opted not to go to college and is instead renting a room in a boarding house to work on his writing skills. Soon, Jones finds himself dividing his time…
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Cats & Dogs (2001)
Cast: Jeff Goldblum, Elizabeth Perkins, Miriam Margolyes …
Directed by: Lawrence Guterman
When a professor develops a vaccine that eliminates human allergies to dogs, he unwittingly upsets the fragile balance of power between cats and dogs and touches off an epic battle for pet…
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What Girls Learn (2001)
Cast: Elizabeth Perkins, Scott Bakula, Alison Pill …
Directed by: Lee Rose
Mama (Elizabeth Perkins) is the single mother of two teenage girls in 1980s rural Georgia. She shares everything with the girls -- but there is one secret she has been harboring: She's…
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28 Days (2000)
Cast: Sandra Bullock, Viggo Mortensen, Dominic West …
Directed by: Betty Thomas
After her drunken antics ruin her sister's wedding and result in major property damage, journalist Gwen Cummings enters rehab, where she runs afoul of the program director -- and soon…
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If These Walls Could Talk 2 (2000)
Cast: Vanessa Redgrave, Marian Seldes, Paul Giamatti …
Directed by: Jane Anderson, Martha Coolidge, Anne Heche …
Following the same premise as the first movie -- focusing on three different women from three generations who've occupied the same house -- this Emmy-winning follow-up trains its lens on…
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I'm Losing You (1998)
Cast: Elizabeth Perkins, Rosanna Arquette, Andrew McCarthy …
Directed by: Bruce Wagner
Based on Bruce Wagner's best-selling novel (and directed by the author), this film chronicles the attempts of wealthy businessman Perry Krohn (Frank Langella) to juggle the needs of his…
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Cloned (1997)
Cast: Elizabeth Perkins, Bradley Whitford, Scott Paulin …
Directed by: Douglas Barr
Director Douglas Barr examines the dark side of genetic research in this made-for-TV thriller. Distraught by the drowning death of their only child, the infertile Westons, Skye (Elizabeth…
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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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Moonlight and Valentino (1995)
Cast: Elizabeth Perkins, Whoopi Goldberg, Gwyneth Paltrow …
Directed by: David Anspaugh
This intimate drama centers on newly widowed college professor Rebecca Lott (Elizabeth Perkins), who can't cope with her husband's untimely death in spite of support from her best…
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The Flintstones (1994)
Cast: John Goodman, Elizabeth Perkins, Rick Moranis …
Directed by: Brian Levant
Modern Stone Age family the Flintstones hit the big screen in this live-action version of the classic cartoon. Fred (John Goodman) helps Barney (Rick Moranis) adopt a child. Barney sees an…
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Miracle on 34th Street (1994)
Cast: Richard Attenborough, Elizabeth Perkins, Dylan McDermott …
Directed by: Les Mayfield
Dorey Walker and her daughter Susan are much too sensible to believe in anything as far-fetched as Santa Claus. But when a department store Santa named Kris Kringle claims he's the real…
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Indian Summer (1993)
Cast: Alan Arkin, Matt Craven, Diane Lane …
Directed by: Mike Binder
Settle in for a heartwarming slice-of-life comedy, as eight friends reunite at their beloved summer camp after 20 years. Overshadowing the reunion, however, is the knowledge that the…
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For Their Own Good (1992)
Cast: Laura San Giacomo, Elizabeth Perkins, CCH Pounder …
Directed by: Ed Kaplan
When a manufacturer learns that substances used in its factory cause birth defects, it gives female workers an ultimatum: Get sterilized or find a new job. This is the true story of one woman…
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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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The Doctor (1991)
Cast: William Hurt, Christine Lahti, Elizabeth Perkins …
Directed by: Randa Haines
Surgeon Jack MacKee (William Hurt) doesn't exactly have the most nurturing bedside manner; in fact, he regards his patients as specimens rather than people. In a reversal of fortune,…
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Avalon (1990)
Cast: Leo Fuchs, Eve Gordon, Lou Jacobi …
Directed by: Barry Levinson
Based on director Barry Levinson's memories of life with his immigrant grandparents, this nostalgic story (which represents the final installment in Levinson's "Baltimore Trilogy")…
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Love at Large (1990)
Cast: Tom Berenger, Elizabeth Perkins, Anne Archer …
Directed by: Alan Rudolph
A beautiful woman (Anne Archer) hires lunkheaded private eye Harry Dobbs (Tom Berenger) to tail her mysterious lover. But Harry ends up following the wrong guy, a bigamist who oscillates…
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Big (1988)
Cast: Tom Hanks, Elizabeth Perkins, Robert Loggia …
Directed by: Penny Marshall
Penny Marshall directs this whimsical comedy in which 12-year-old Josh yearns to be a grown-up, and when he makes that wish at a Coney Island fortunetelling machine, he awakens the next…
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Sweet Hearts Dance (1988)
Cast: Don Johnson, Susan Sarandon, Jeff Daniels …
Directed by: Robert Greenwald
Susan Sarandon, Jeff Daniels, Elizabeth Perkins and Don Johnson (cast against type in a warm and empathetic role) star in this unassuming tale of two boyhood friends whose romantic lives take…
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From the Hip (1987)
Cast: Judd Nelson, Elizabeth Perkins, John Hurt …
Directed by: Bob Clark
Jealous superiors assign brash maverick lawyer Robin "Stormy" Weathers (Judd Nelson) to an impossible, high-profile case. Soon, it sinks his confidence as he must defend an uncooperative,…
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About Last Night... (1986)
Cast: Rob Lowe, Demi Moore, James Belushi …
Directed by: Edward Zwick
Rob Lowe and Demi Moore star as two veterans of the Chicago singles scene trying their best to get comfortable with the "c" word: commitment. Both consult their well-meaning friends: one a…