9 Movies Starring Debra Winger

Urban Cowboy

Urban Cowboy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1980-06-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

132 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (9505 Reviews)

Director:

James Bridges

Cast:

Writer:

Aaron Latham (story)

James Bridges (screenplay)

Aaron Latham (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Bud Davis is a country boy who moves to the city to visit his uncle and his family. He starts hanging out at Gilley's, the popular nightclub owned by Mickey Gilley himself. He takes a job at the oil refinery where his uncle works, hoping to save enough money to buy some land. He also meets a cowgirl named Sissy, they dance together, fall in love and suddenly get married. And then their marriage is shattered when Bud sees Sissy allegedly seeing con man Wes, who teaches her how to ride the mechanical bull... and plans to rob Gilley's. When a bull-riding contest at Gilley's is announced, Bud decides to sign up. Can he win the contest and save his marriage to Sissy?

An Officer and a Gentleman

An Officer and a Gentleman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1982-08-13

Languages:

English, Filipino

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

124 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(35749 Reviews)

Director:

Taylor Hackford

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

Zack Mayo is a young man who has signed up for Navy Aviation Officer Candidate School. He is a Navy brat who has a bad attitude problem. GySgt Foley is there to train and evaluate him and will clearly find Zack wanting. Zack meets Paula, a girl who has little beyond family and must decide what it is he wants to do with his life.

Terms of Endearment

Terms of Endearment

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1983-12-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

132 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (37109 Reviews)

Director:

James L. Brooks

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Larry McMurtry (based on the novel by)

James L. Brooks (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Aurora and Emma are mother and daughter who march to different drummers. Beginning with Emma's marriage, Aurora shows how difficult and loving she can be. The movie covers several years of their lives as each finds different reasons to go on living and find joy. Aurora's interludes with Garrett Breedlove, retired astronaut and next door neighbor are quite striking. In the end, different people show their love in very different ways.

Legal Eagles

Legal Eagles

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1986-06-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

116 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (7458 Reviews)

Director:

Ivan Reitman

Cast:

Writer:

Ivan Reitman (story)

Jim Cash (story)

Jack Epps Jr. (story)

Jim Cash (screenplay)

Jack Epps Jr. (screenplay)

Fullplot:

District Attorney Tom Logan is set for higher office, at least until he becomes involved with defence lawyer Laura Kelly and her unpredictable client Chelsea Deardon. It seems the least of Chelsea's crimes is the theft of a very valuable painting, but as the women persuade Logan to investigate further and to cut some official corners, a much more sinister scenario starts to emerge.

Everybody Wins

Everybody Wins

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-01-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

97 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(820 Reviews)

Director:

Karel Reisz

Cast:

Writer:

Arthur Miller (play)

Arthur Miller (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A seeming good Samaritan (Debra Winger) hires a private detective (Nolte) to prove a teen sitting in prison on a murder charge is innocent. His investigation discovers deep corruption in a Connecticut town and finds the woman isn't everything she pretends to be.

The Sheltering Sky

The Sheltering Sky

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-12-12

Languages:

English, French, Arabic

Countries:

UK, Italy

Runtime:

138 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (8123 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

Paul Bowles (book)

Mark Peploe (screenplay)

Bernardo Bertolucci (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The American artist couple Port and Kit Moresby travels aimless through Africa, searching for new experiences that could give new sense to their relationship. But the flight to distant regions leads both only deeper into despair.

A Dangerous Woman

A Dangerous Woman

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1993-12-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.9 (1100 Reviews)

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Mary McGarry Morris (novel)

Naomi Foner (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Martha Horgan, a naive woman with an intellectual impairment who lives with her aunt Frances in a small town, is known for always telling the truth. She works at a dry cleaner, where her compulsive truth-telling leads her to report to the boss that another employee has been stealing from the cash register. The thief, in turn, accuses Martha, and she loses her job. In the mean time, a mysterious stranger named Mackey appears at Martha's residence after learning that Aunt Frances needs her porch repaired. Mackey is hired and becomes intimately involved with Martha... which only leads to tragedy.

Forget Paris

Forget Paris

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1995-05-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.4 (9038 Reviews)

Director:

Billy Crystal

Cast:

Writer:

Billy Crystal

Lowell Ganz

Babaloo Mandel

Fullplot:

Mickey Gordon is a basketball referee who travels to France to bury his father. Ellen Andrews is an American living in Paris who works for the airline he flies on. They meet and fall in love, but their relationship goes through many difficult patches. The story is told in flashback by their friends at a restaurant waiting for them to arrive.

Boychoir

Boychoir

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-03-12

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

103 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (1162 Reviews)

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Stet, a troubled and angry 11-year-old orphan from a small Texas town, ends up at a Boy Choir school back East after the death of his single mom. Completely out of his element, he finds himself in a battle of wills with a demanding Choir Master who recognizes a unique talent in this young boy as he pushes him to discover his creative heart and soul in music.

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