Search results for "Jonathan Demme"
Swimming to Cambodia

Swimming to Cambodia

Swimming to Cambodia
IMDb: 7.6
85

Spalding Gray sits behind a desk throughout the entire film and recounts his exploits and chance encounters while playing a minor role in the film ‘The Killing Fields’. At the…

Genre: Comedy
The Hot Box

The Hot Box

The Hot Box
IMDb: 4.7
85

Hot action and lust in the steamy tropical jungle, as heroines break out of a women’s prison and start a local revolution.

Enzo Avitabile Music Life

Enzo Avitabile Music Life

Enzo Avitabile Music Life
IMDb: 6.6
79

Jonathan Demme helms this musical documentary that shines a light on the eclectic sounds of songwriter-musician Enzo Avitabile.

Genre: Documentary
Fighting Mad

Fighting Mad

Fighting Mad
IMDb: 5.7
90

An evil corporation tries to pressure a bunch of Arkansas farmers and ranchers to sell their land so they can strip-mine it for coal. The fiercely proud and stubborn Hunter…

Genre: Action, Drama
Philadelphia

Philadelphia

Philadelphia
IMDb: 7.7
126

Two competing lawyers join forces to sue a prestigious law firm for AIDS discrimination. As their unlikely friendship develops their courage overcomes the prejudice and corruption of their powerful adversaries.

Genre: Drama
A Master Builder

A Master Builder

A Master Builder
IMDb: 5.9
130

A successful, ego-maniacal architect who has spent a lifetime bullying his wife, employees and mistresses wants to make peace as his life approaches its final act.

Genre: Drama
Rachel Getting Married

Rachel Getting Married

Rachel Getting Married
IMDb: 6.7
113

A young woman who has been in and out from rehab for the past 10 years returns home for the weekend for her sister’s wedding.

Genre: Drama
The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate

The Manchurian Candidate
IMDb: 6.6
129

Years after his squad was ambushed during the Gulf War, Major Ben Marco finds himself having terrible nightmares. He begins to doubt that his fellow squad-mate Sergeant Raymond Shaw, now…

The Truth About Charlie

The Truth About Charlie

The Truth About Charlie
IMDb: 4.8
104

When Regina Lambert returns from a vacation to Paris, she finds not only her apartment, but also her bank account completely empty. A visit to the police headquarters reveals that…

Genre: Thriller
Something Wild

Something Wild

Something Wild
IMDb: 6.9
114

A free-spirited woman “kidnaps” a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-con husband shows up.

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Stop Making Sense

Stop Making Sense

Stop Making Sense
IMDb: 8.6
88

A concert film documenting Talking Heads at the height of their popularity, on tour for their 1983 album “Speaking in Tongues.” The band takes the stage one by one and…

Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard

Melvin and Howard
IMDb: 6.8
95

The story of hard-luck Melvin Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.

Genre: Comedy, Drama
Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground

Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground

Subway Stories: Tales from the Underground
IMDb: 6.5
80

The actual experiences of New York City subway riders are dramatized in a collection of 10 intriguing and very different vignettes. The tales showcase an ensemble of familiar faces, and…

Citizens Band

Citizens Band

Citizens Band
IMDb: 6.5
98

The interlaced stories of several characters in a small town united by their use of CB (citizen’s band) radio.

Genre: Comedy
The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs

The Silence of the Lambs
IMDb: 8.6
119

Clarice Starling is a top student at the FBI’s training academy. Jack Crawford wants Clarice to interview Dr. Hannibal Lecter, a brilliant psychiatrist who is also a violent psychopath, serving…

Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob

Married to the Mob
IMDb: 6.2
104

Angela de Marco is fed up with her gangster husband’s line of work and wants no part of the crime world. When her husband is killed for having an affair…

Genre: Comedy, Crime, Romance
Last Embrace

Last Embrace

Last Embrace
IMDb: 6.1
102

Secret agent Harry Hannan suffers a mental breakdown when a botched mission in Mexico results in the death of his wife. He is sent to a mental asylum, after which…

Ricki and the Flash

Ricki and the Flash

Ricki and the Flash
IMDb: 5.9
100

Meryl Streep stars as Ricki Rendazzo, a guitar heroine who made a world of mistakes as she followed her dreams of rock-and-roll stardom. Returning home, Ricki gets a shot at…

Genre: Comedy, Drama, Music
Neil Young: Heart of Gold

Neil Young: Heart of Gold

Neil Young: Heart of Gold
IMDb: 7.7
99

In March 2005, Neil Young was diagnosed with a brain aneurysm. Four days before he was scheduled for a lifesaving operation, he headed to Nashville, where he wrote and recorded…

Swing Shift

Swing Shift

Swing Shift
IMDb: 5.9
100

In 1941 America Kay and her husband are happy enough until he enlists after Pearl Harbor. Against his wishes, his wife takes a job at the local aircraft plant where…

Genre: Drama, Romance, War
Storefront Hitchcock

Storefront Hitchcock

Storefront Hitchcock
IMDb: 6.6
77

Live performance by Robyn Hitchcock, in… well, a storefront.

Crazy Mama

Crazy Mama

Crazy Mama
IMDb: 5.5
83

Melba Stokes, her mother Sheba and daughter Cheryl embark on a crime spree after their California beauty parlor is repossessed. Their destination is Arkansas, where the three generations of women…

Genre: Action, Comedy, Crime
Beloved

Beloved

Beloved
IMDb: 6
172

After Paul D. finds his old slave friend Sethe in Ohio and moves in with her and her daughter Denver, a strange girl comes along by the name of “Beloved”….

Genre: Drama, Thriller