14 Movies Starring Andie MacDowell

Sex, Lies, and Videotape

Sex, Lies, and Videotape

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-09-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (35093 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Ann is married to John, who is having an affair with her sister Cynthia. Ann's a quiet type and unwilling to let herself go. When John's old friend, Graham, shows up, all their lives change. Graham likes to videotape interviews with women.

Green Card

Green Card

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-02-01

Languages:

English, French, Spanish

Countries:

France, Australia, USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (17665 Reviews)

Director:

Peter Weir

Fullplot:

George Faure is a Frenchman who has been offered a job in the U.S. But in order to get the job he must obtain a work permit - green card, and the easiest way is to marry an American. Bronte Parrish is a New Yorker who is a keen horticulturist and just found the perfect flat with its own greenhouse. Unfortunately the flat is for married couples only. A marriage of convenience seems the ideal solution to both problems. To convince the immigration officers they are married for love, they must move in with each other. As the mismatched couple attempt to cope with life together, they start to fall in love.

Hudson Hawk

Hudson Hawk

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1991-05-24

Languages:

English, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (40955 Reviews)

Director:

Michael Lehmann

Cast:

Writer:

Bruce Willis (story)

Robert Kraft (story)

Steven E. de Souza (screenplay)

Daniel Waters (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Eddie Hawkins, called Hudson Hawk has just been released from ten years of prison and is planning to spend the rest of his life honestly. But then the crazy Mayflower couple blackmail him to steal some of the works of Leonardo da Vinci. If he refuses, they threaten to kill his friend Tommy.

Groundhog Day

Groundhog Day

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-02-12

Languages:

English, French, Italian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

8.1 (389001 Reviews)

Director:

Harold Ramis

Cast:

Writer:

Danny Rubin (screenplay)

Harold Ramis (screenplay)

Danny Rubin (story)

Fullplot:

A weather man is reluctantly sent to cover a story about a weather forecasting "rat" (as he calls it). This is his fourth year on the story, and he makes no effort to hide his frustration. On awaking the 'following' day he discovers that it's Groundhog Day again, and again, and again. First he uses this to his advantage, then comes the realisation that he is doomed to spend the rest of eternity in the same place, seeing the same people do the same thing EVERY day.

Short Cuts

Short Cuts

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-10-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

187 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.7 (33226 Reviews)

Director:

Robert Altman

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Raymond Carver (writings)

Robert Altman (screenplay)

Frank Barhydt (screenplay)

Fullplot:

While helicopters overhead spray against a Medfly infestation a group of Los Angeles lives intersect, some casually, some to more lasting effect. Whilst they go out to concerts and jazz clubs and even have their pools cleaned, they also lie, drink, and cheat. Death itself seems never to be far away, even on a fishing trip.

Unstrung Heroes

Unstrung Heroes

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-09-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (2685 Reviews)

Director:

Diane Keaton

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Franz Lidz (book)

Richard LaGravenese (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Steven Lidz, unhappy with his home life since his mother got sick, goes and lives with his two crazy Uncles. There he changes and gets closer to his Uncles, but his parents want him home even though he is finally happy and popular.

Michael

Michael

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-12-25

Languages:

English, Portuguese

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (33722 Reviews)

Director:

Nora Ephron

Cast:

Writer:

Peter Dexter (story)

Jim Quinlan (story)

Nora Ephron (screenplay)

Delia Ephron (screenplay)

Peter Dexter (screenplay)

Jim Quinlan (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Frank Quinlan and Huey Driscoll, two reporters from a Chicago-based tabloid, along with Dorothy Winters, an 'angel expert', are asked to travel to rural Iowa to investigate a claim from an old woman that she shares her house with a real, live archangel named Michael. Upon arrival, they see that her claims are true - but Michael is not what they expected: he smokes, drinks beer, has a very active libido and has a rather colourful vocabulary. In fact, they would never believe it were it not for the two feathery wings protruding from his back. Michael agrees to travel to Chicago with the threesome, but what they don't realise is that the journey they are about to undertake will change their lives forever.

The End of Violence

The End of Violence

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-09-12

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

France, Germany, USA

Runtime:

122 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (4097 Reviews)

Director:

Wim Wenders

Cast:

Writer:

Nicholas Klein (story)

Wim Wenders (story)

Nicholas Klein

Fullplot:

Mike Max is a Hollywood producer who became powerful and rich thanks to brutal and bloody action films. His ignored wife Paige is close to leaving him. Suddenly Mike is kidnapped by two bandits, but escapes and hides out with his Mexican gardener's family for a while. At the same time, surveillance expert Ray Bering is looking for what happens in the city, but it is not clear what he wants. The police investigation for Max's disappearance is led by detective Doc Block, who falls in love with actress Cat who is playing in ongoing Max's production.

Just the Ticket

Just the Ticket

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1999-02-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

France, USA

Runtime:

115 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (1636 Reviews)

Director:

Richard Wenk

Fullplot:

Gary is a charming guy, but Linda is tired of his grand plans and schemes. All of which have gone down the drain. Gary is a 'scalper'. Together with his friends and his 'Guardian Angel', Benny, he buys tickets to events and sells them off at highly increased prices. This doesn't really make him rich and proves to be more difficult than usual when a new guy gets into town, strong-arming all of Gary's sources. But then the gift of heaven arrives. The Pope is coming for a visit. Gary wants to make a lot of money on this so he can finally get one of his (more decent) plans for Linda off the ground and really work on a lasting relationship with her.

Harrison's Flowers

Harrison's Flowers

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-03-15

Languages:

English, French, Serbian, Croatian

Countries:

France

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (5198 Reviews)

Director:

èlie Chouraqui

Cast:

Writer:

Isabel Ellsen (book)

èlie Chouraqui (screenplay)

Didier Le Pècheur (screenplay)

Isabel Ellsen (screenplay)

Michael Katims (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Harrison Lloyd is a Pulitzer-winning photojournalist. His wife and family are making it hard for him to keep his mind on his work when he's in a war zone, and he wants to change jobs to something less stressful. But he's got one last assignment, in war-torn Yugoslavia, in 1991, at the height of the fighting. Word comes back that he apparently died in a building collapse, but his wife Sarah (also a journalist for Newsweek) refuses to believe that he's dead and goes looking for him. She's helped immensely by the photo-journalists Eric Kyle and Marc Stevenson that she runs into over there; together, they're determined to make it through the chaotic landscape to Vukovar, which is not only the nexus of the war but where she believes Harrison is located. Meanwhile, Harrison's son Cesar is looking after his father's prized greenhouse, keeping hope, and flowers, alive.

Dinner with Friends

Dinner with Friends

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-08-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

94 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (2151 Reviews)

Director:

Norman Jewison

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Donald Margulies (play)

Donald Margulies (teleplay)

Fullplot:

This candid, often-funny drama explores the bittersweet side of friendship through the eyes of two best-friend married couples. Invited to dinner at the suburban home of husband-and-wife food critics Gabe and Karen, Beth reveals she's breaking up with her husband Tom after 12 years of marriage and two children. This unexpected revelation forces Gabe and Karen to reevaluate their seemingly perfect relationship, as well as their friendship with two people who seem to be refusing the life they all once worked so hard to preserve. The drama is set in present-day Connecticut and New York City, with flashbacks to Martha's Vineyard twelve-and-a-half years earlier.

Beauty Shop

Beauty Shop

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-03-30

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

105 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (12125 Reviews)

Director:

Bille Woodruff

Genres:

Comedy

Cast:

Writer:

Elizabeth Hunter (story)

Kate Lanier (screenplay)

Norman Vance Jr. (screenplay)

Fullplot:

You thought you'd heard it all in the barbershop, but you haven't heard anything yet - the women get their own chance to shampoo, shine, and speak their minds in Beauty Shop.

Footloose

Footloose

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-10-14

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

5.8 (34170 Reviews)

Director:

Craig Brewer

Cast:

Writer:

Dean Pitchford (screenplay)

Craig Brewer (screenplay)

Dean Pitchford (story)

Fullplot:

Ren MacCormack moves from big-city Boston to a small southern town, where life is very different. He lives with his aunt and uncle after his divorced mother's painful death from leukemia. An accident, in which five teenagers were killed after a night out, shocked the small town's community. The local councilmen and Reverend Shaw Moore reacted to the incident by banning loud music and dancing. Ren stands up to the outmoded ban and, in the process, falls in love with the Reverend's daughter Ariel Moore.

Daydream Nation

Daydream Nation

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-05-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

98 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (9773 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Michael Goldbach (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Big city girl Caroline is new to a small town, she disregards her high school classmates, and then just for kicks starts a sexual relationship with her teacher, Mr. A. Meanwhile, there's a serial killer roaming the town, an industrial fire burning on the outskirts, and Thurston is mourning the loss of his best friend. As Thurston falls in love with Caroline, realities quickly catch up to all characters, and they are all going to have mature or face the consequences.

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