10 Movies Starring Fairuza Balk

Return to Oz

Return to Oz

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1985-06-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

113 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (18425 Reviews)

Director:

Walter Murch

Cast:

Writer:

L. Frank Baum (novels)

Gill Dennis

Walter Murch

Fullplot:

Dorothy Gale has recently come home to Kansas from the Land of Oz is now almost back to perfect health since the incident of the tornado, only she cannot get that wonderful place out of her head. She frequently talks about it and cannot get any sleep at night. Aunt Em worries about her health/well-being. Thinking that she is suffering delusional depression and acute insomnia, she decides to take her to see a special doctor in another town. While he tries to treat her with electro-shock treatment and take those nasty dreams away from her head, she is rescued by a mysterious girl who leads her back to Oz for a new adventure.

Valmont

Valmont

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1989-11-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

France, USA

Runtime:

137 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

(9365 Reviews)

Director:

Milos Forman

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Choderlos de Laclos (novel)

Jean-Claude Carrière

Milos Forman

Fullplot:

Set in Baroque France, a scheming widow and her lover make a bet regarding the corruption of a recently married woman. The lover, Valmont, bets that he can seduce her, even though she is an honorable woman. If he wins, he can have his lover to do as he will. However, in the process of seducing the married woman, Valmont falls in love. Based on the same novel as "Dangerous Liaisons."

Gas, Food Lodging

Gas, Food Lodging

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-07-10

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (2674 Reviews)

Director:

Allison Anders

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Richard Peck (novel)

Allison Anders (screenplay)

Fullplot:

In the boring desert of New Mexico, a single mother raises her two teenage daughters, Shade and Trudi, whose deepest desire is to leave the dead calm town. Shade is the type to escape in her extravagant fantasies while Trudi is so rebelious it could drive her away.

The Craft

The Craft

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-05-03

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (52493 Reviews)

Director:

Andrew Fleming

Cast:

Writer:

Peter Filardi (story)

Peter Filardi (screenplay)

Andrew Fleming (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A new girl moves to a new city with her family to start a new life. She meets up with the girls who are very interested in the occult and together, the four of them have a seemingly unstopable power. They can do anything, from getting thier dream guys to like them to... the possibilities are limitless.

The Island of Dr. Moreau

The Island of Dr. Moreau

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-08-23

Languages:

English, Indonesian

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

4.4 (24816 Reviews)

Cast:

Writer:

H.G. Wells (novel)

Richard Stanley (screenplay)

Ron Hutchinson (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Set in the year 2010, Dr. Moreau has successfully combined human and animal DNA to make a crossbreed animal. Well, as usual, something goes wrong and David Thewlis must try to stop it before it is too late. Originally rated R, but cut by Frankenheimer to allow "a wider audience".

American Perfekt

American Perfekt

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1997-09-11

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (1169 Reviews)

Director:

Paul Chart

Fullplot:

Criminal psychiatrist, Jake Nyman is taking a much needed vacation from responsibility. An experimental road trip during which ever decision will be made on a flip of a coin. Meanwhile, Sandra Thomas, disenchanted professional, is en route to pick up her flunked out sister, Alice, at a cheap motel before continuing on to visit their ailing mother. After being forced off the road by a mysterious assailant, however, Sandra is picked up by Jake, who's coin flipping amoral attitude quickly excites her own desire to break a few rules. Or worse. Jake and Sandra's romance is soon driven by chance acts of crime and kindness, all governed by the flip of a coin - at least until Sandra mysteriously disappears and Jake unwittingly picks up her suspicious sister, Alice ...

The Waterboy

The Waterboy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1998-11-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.1 (110803 Reviews)

Director:

Frank Coraci

Genres:

ComedySport

Cast:

Writer:

Tim Herlihy

Adam Sandler

Fullplot:

Bobby Boucher is the lowly waterboy for a college football team, until the coach discovers his amazing talent for tackling people much bigger than him. He signs the Waterboy as the new star player, but Bobby must keep it secret from his overbearing and domineering mother.

Deuces Wild

Deuces Wild

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-05-03

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Germany

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

5.6 (6005 Reviews)

Director:

Scott Kalvert

Cast:

Writer:

Paul Kimatian

Christopher Gambale

Fullplot:

Two brothers, Leon and Bobby are members of the street gang in Brooklyn known as the deuces. Their brother was killed by a drug overdose a few years earlier and the gang is determined to keep drugs off their block. Another more vicous gang known as the vipers is a possible threat to Leon and Bobby's efforts. The deuces are determined to do whatever is necessary to keep drugs off their block even if that means dying.

Personal Velocity: Three Portraits

Personal Velocity: Three Portraits

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-12-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

86 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (3125 Reviews)

Director:

Rebecca Miller

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Rebecca Miller (book)

Rebecca Miller

Fullplot:

A tale of three women who have reached a turning point in their lives. Delia is a spirited, working-class woman from a small town in New York who leaves her abusive husband and sets out on a journey to reclaim the power she has lost. Greta is a sharp, spunky editor who is rotten with ambition. To spite the hated infidel ways of her father, she has settled into a complacent relationship and is struggling (not too hard) with issues of fidelity to her kind but unexciting husband. Finally Paula, who ran away from home and got pregnant, is now in a relationship she doesn't want. She's a troubled young woman who takes off on a journey with a hitchhiker after a strange, fateful encounter on a New York street.

Wild Tigers I Have Known

Wild Tigers I Have Known

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-05-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

88 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (1765 Reviews)

Director:

Cam Archer

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Junior high in a time of rotary phones. Cougars have been spotted in the area. Logan is 13, the odd kid, with an active imagination and few friends. His young, single mother seems stressed. Latency is giving way to puberty, and Logan, who keeps a tube of lipstick in his dresser, may be gay or, more mysterious, transgender. He stares at himself in the mirror. He becomes friends with Rodeo, older and more mature, good-looking, with girlfriends. They take walks. Logan calls Rodeo and pretends to be a girl. Will he disclose himself to Rodeo? The kids at school talk. The school wants to promote kindness and tolerance. There are stories of child suicide. How do we find our way?

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