21 Movies Starring Patricia Clarkson

The Old Man and the Sea

The Old Man and the Sea

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1990-03-25

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK

Runtime:

93 min

Rated:

NOT RATED

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (891 Reviews)

Director:

Jud Taylor

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

Ernest Hemingway (novel)

Roger O. Hirson

Fullplot:

Based on the novel by Ernest Hemingway. Santiago goes out on his usual fishing trip and makes a huge catch, the biggest of his life. Then a shark attacks and tries to steal his catch. Santiago battles with the shark for days. He returns to the shore beaten, tattered and torn, and his catch consisting now of mostly bones.

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Four Eyes and Six-Guns

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1992-12-07

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.7 (154 Reviews)

Director:

Piers Haggard

Fullplot:

Ernest decides to go to Tombstone for opening a eyeglasses store,but soon discovers that nobody trusts him. After helping Wyatt rid the town of Doom Brothers via the shooting,Albright's eyeglasses is really successful.

The Pledge

The Pledge

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-01-19

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

124 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (40294 Reviews)

Director:

Sean Penn

Cast:

Writer:

Friedrich Dèrrenmatt (book)

Jerzy Kromolowski (screenplay)

Mary Olson-Kromolowski (screenplay)

Fullplot:

The night he retires as a Nevada sheriff, Jerry Black pledges to the mother of a murdered girl that he will find the killer. Jerry doesn't believe the police arrested the right man; he discovers this is the third incident in the area in the recent past with victims young, blond, pretty, and small for their age. So he buys an old gas station in the mountains near the crimes in order to search for a tall man who drives a black station wagon, gives toy porcupines as gifts, and calls himself the wizard: clues from a drawing by the dead girl. Jerry's solitary life gives way to friendship with a woman and her small, blond daughter. Has Jerry neglected something that may prove fatal?

The Safety of Objects

The Safety of Objects

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-08-15

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA, Canada

Runtime:

121 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (3667 Reviews)

Director:

Rose Troche

Genres:

Drama

Cast:

Writer:

A.M. Homes (book)

Rose Troche (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A series of overlapping stories about four suburban families dealing with different maladies. Esther Gold's life is consumed by caring for her comatose son; Jim Train is sent into a tailspin when he's passed over for a promotion; Annette Jennings' family is struggling in the wake of her divorce; Helen Christianson is determined to shake up her mundane life.

Wendigo

Wendigo

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2001-01-23

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (3121 Reviews)

Director:

Larry Fessenden

Fullplot:

George is a high-strung professional photographer who is starting to unravel from the stress of his work with a Manhattan advertising agency. Needing some time away from the city, Jake, his wife Kim, and their son Miles head to upstate New York to take in the winter sights, though the drive up is hardly relaxing for any of them. George accidentally hits and severely injures a deer that ran onto the icy road; after George stops to inspect the damage, he's confronted by an angry local named Otis who flies into a rage, telling George that he and his fellow hunters had been tracking the deer for some time. An argument breaks out, which leaves George feeling deeply shaken. When George and Kim arrive at their cabin, they discover that it's next door to Otis' property, and they soon find that a dark and intimidating presence seems to have taken over the cottage. Since, when they stopped at a store en route to the cabin, a shopkeeper told Miles about the legend of the Wendigo, a beast from Indian folklore who is half-man, half-deer, and can change itself at will, the child begins to wonder if the creature might have something to do with his family's sudden misfortune.

Far from Heaven

Far from Heaven

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2003-01-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, France

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.4 (34407 Reviews)

Director:

Todd Haynes

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Cathy is the perfect 50s housewife, living the perfect 50s life: healthy kids, successful husband, social prominence. Then one night she surprises her husband Frank kissing another man, and her tidy world starts spinning out of control. In her confusion and grief, she finds consolation in the friendship of their African-American gardener, Raymond - a socially taboo relationship that leads to the further disintegration of life as she knew it. Despite Cathy and Frank's struggle to keep their marriage afloat, the reality of his homosexuality and her feelings for Raymond open a painful, if more honest, chapter in their lives.

Carrie

Carrie

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2002-11-04

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

132 min

Rated:

TV-14

IMDB Ratings:

5.5 (7412 Reviews)

Director:

David Carson

Cast:

Writer:

Bryan Fuller (teleplay)

Stephen King (novel)

Fullplot:

This is the story of Carrie White, a lonely and painfully shy teenage girl with unbelievable telekinetic powers, and is slowly being pushed to the edge of insanity by frequent bullying from both cruel classmates at her school, and her own domineering, religious mother. One classmate, Sue Snell, feels sorry for Carrie and asks her boyfriend, Tommy Ross, to take Carrie to the senior prom instead of her. But another classmate, Chris Hargenson, is banned from the prom and is determined with her boyfriend to have her revenge on Carrie. Carrie soon discovers she has telekinetic powers; and when the most gruesome prank is played on her on prom night, anything can happen.

Miracle

Miracle

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2004-02-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

135 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

7.5 (33837 Reviews)

Director:

Gavin O'Connor

Fullplot:

The inspiring story of the team that transcended its sport and united a nation with a new feeling of hope. Based on the true story of one of the greatest moments in sports history, the tale captures a time and place where differences could be settled by games and a cold war could be put on ice. In 1980, the United States Ice Hockey team's coach, Herb Brooks, took a ragtag squad of college kids up against the legendary juggernaut from the Soviet Union at the Olympic Games. Despite the long odds, Team USA carried the pride of a nation yearning from a distraction from world events. With the world watching the team rose to the occasion, prompting broadcaster Al Michaels' now famous question, to the millions viewing at home: Do you believe in miracles? Yes!

The Dying Gaul

The Dying Gaul

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2005-01-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

101 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (2111 Reviews)

Director:

Craig Lucas

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

The gay screenwriter Robert, who is grieving the recent loss of his lover, writes a screenplay based on his biography and tries to sell it to the Hollywood producer Jeffrey. He offers one million dollars for his work, provided changes in the story replacing the dying man per a woman to make a commercial film. Jeffrey shows the screenplay to his wife Elaine, who loves to write and to plant flowers, and she is also delighted with the story. Robert works introducing the required modifications and Jeffrey, who is bisexual, has an affair with him. Meanwhile Elaine finds the gay website where Robert writes and she creates a fake profile to have conversation with him pretending that she is his deceased lover. Soon she learns the affair of her husband and she decides to leave him. But when the gay Robert discovers the truth, he has a breakdown and takes vengeance for Elaine with tragic consequences.

No Reservations

No Reservations

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2007-07-27

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA, Australia

Runtime:

104 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.3 (55821 Reviews)

Director:

Scott Hicks

Cast:

Writer:

Carol Fuchs (screenplay)

Sandra Nettelbeck (screenplay)

Fullplot:

A master chef, Kate, lives her life like she runs the kitchen at upscale 22 Bleecker Restaurant in Manhattan--with a no-nonsense intensity that both captivates and intimidates everyone around her. With breathtaking precision, she powers through each hectic shift, coordinating hundreds of meals, preparing delicate sauces, seasoning and simmering each dish to absolute perfection.

Cairo Time

Cairo Time

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-10-16

Languages:

English, Arabic

Countries:

Canada, Ireland, Egypt

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

6.7 (4669 Reviews)

Director:

Ruba Nadda

Genres:

DramaRomance

Fullplot:

In Cairo on her own as she waits for her husband, Juliette finds herself caught in a whirlwind romance with his friend Tareq, a retired cop. As Tareq escorts Juliette around the city, they find themselves in the middle of a brief affair that catches them both unawares.

Elegy

Elegy

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-08-29

Languages:

English, Spanish

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

112 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.8 (18575 Reviews)

Director:

Isabel Coixet

Genres:

DramaRomance

Cast:

Writer:

Nicholas Meyer (screenplay)

Philip Roth (novel)

Fullplot:

David Kepesh is growing old. He's a professor of literature, a student of American hedonism, and an amateur musician and photographer. When he finds a student attractive, Consuela, a 24-year-old Cuban, he sets out to seduce her. Along the way, he swims in deeper feelings, maybe he's drowning. She presses him to sort out what he wants from her, and a relationship develops. They talk of traveling. He confides in his friend, George, a poet long-married, who advises David to grow up and grow old. She invites him to meet her family. His own son, from a long-ended marriage, confronts him. Is the elegy for lost relationships, lost possibilities, beauty and time passing, or failure of nerve?

Phoebe in Wonderland

Phoebe in Wonderland

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2008-01-20

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

96 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

7.2 (6374 Reviews)

Director:

Daniel Barnz

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

The fantastical tale of a little girl who won't - or can't - follow the rules. Confounded by her clashes with the rule-obsessed world around her, Phoebe seeks enlightenment from her unconventional drama teacher, as her brilliant but anguished mother begins to worry for her daughter's health.

Main Street

Main Street

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-07-26

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

92 min

Rated:

PG

IMDB Ratings:

4.7 (2056 Reviews)

Director:

John Doyle

Genres:

Drama

Fullplot:

Several residents of a small Southern city whose lives are changed by the arrival of a stranger with a controversial plan to save their decaying hometown. In the midst of today's challenging times, each of the colorful citizens of this close-knit North Carolina community, will search for ways to reinvent themselves, their relationships and the very heart of their neighborhood.

Beyond All Boundaries

Beyond All Boundaries

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2009-11-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

IMDB Ratings:

7.3 (381 Reviews)

Director:

David Briggs

Genres:

ShortWar

Fullplot:

A visual, 4-D experience of the battles of World War II featuring stories, archival footage and advanced special effects.

Legendary

Legendary

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2010-09-09

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

107 min

Rated:

PG-13

IMDB Ratings:

6.2 (4012 Reviews)

Director:

Mel Damski

Genres:

DramaSport

Fullplot:

Coming of age in small-town Oklahoma. High schooler Cal Chetley is a brainy beanpole who lives with his widowed mother. Ten years earlier his father, a state wrestling champion, died in a car crash. Cal's older brother Mike, also a former wrestling champion but now down and out at 28, is estranged from the family. Over the course of a fall and winter, Cal joins the high school wrestling team while searching out Mike to ask for help. Mike rejects the offer, but Cal is persistent. Will Mike accept the challenge or is he destined to let Cal down? Giving advice and encouragement are an enigmatic old man named Red and a quirky friend named Luli. Then, there's Cal's mom who must be reckoned with.

Friends with Benefits

Friends with Benefits

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-07-22

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

109 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (243867 Reviews)

Director:

Will Gluck

Cast:

Writer:

Keith Merryman (screenplay)

David A. Newman (screenplay)

Will Gluck (screenplay)

Harley Peyton (story)

Keith Merryman (story)

David A. Newman (story)

Fullplot:

Jamie Rellis (Mila Kunis) is a New York City head-hunter trying to sign Los Angeles-based art director Dylan Harper (Justin Timberlake) for her client. When he takes the job and makes the move, they quickly become friends. Their friendship turns into a friendship with benefits, but with Jamie's emotionally damaged past and Dylan's history of being emotionally unavailable, they have to try to not fall for each other the way Hollywood romantic comedies dictate.

Five

Five

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2011-10-10

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

87 min

Rated:

TV-14

IMDB Ratings:

(808 Reviews)

Genres:

ComedyDrama

Cast:

Writer:

Stephen Godchaux (segment)

Jill Gordon (segment)

Marta Kauffman (creator)

Howard J. Morris (segment)

Deirdre O'Connor (segment)

Wendy West (segment)

Fullplot:

An anthology of five short films exploring the impact of breast cancer on people's lives.

October Gale

October Gale

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-03-06

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada

Runtime:

91 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.1 (644 Reviews)

Director:

Ruba Nadda

Fullplot:

A doctor takes in a mysterious man who washes ashore at her remote cottage with a gunshot wound. Quickly they both learn the killer has arrived to finish the job, while a storm has cut them off from the mainland.

Learning to Drive

Learning to Drive

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2015-08-21

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

90 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.5 (663 Reviews)

Director:

Isabel Coixet

Fullplot:

Wendy (Patrician Clarkson), a self-absorbed New York book critic, is shocked to reality by the sudden end of her marriage. Always dependent on her husband for driving, she must now learn to take the wheel on her own. Her instructor Darwan (Ben Kingsley) is a Sikh Indian who watches with alarm as his pupil falls apart at the seams. He himself is contemplating an arranged marriage with a woman he has never met. As these two lives intersect, both will change in unpredictable ways.

Regarding Susan Sontag

Regarding Susan Sontag

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2014-04-20

Languages:

English, French

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

100 min

IMDB Ratings:

6.9 (289 Reviews)

Director:

Nancy D. Kates

Genres:

Documentary

Fullplot:

REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG is an intimate and nuanced investigation into the life of one of the most influential and provocative thinkers of the 20th century. Passionate and gracefully outspoken throughout her career, Susan Sontag became one of the most important literary, political and feminist icons of her generation. The documentary explores Sontag's life through archival materials, accounts from friends, family, colleagues, and lovers, as well as her own words, as read by Patricia Clarkson. From her early infatuation with books to her first experience in a gay bar; from her early marriage to her last lover, REGARDING SUSAN SONTAG is a fascinating look at a towering cultural critic and writer whose works on photography, war, illness, and terrorism still resonate today.

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