5 Movies Directed by Mary Harron

I Shot Andy Warhol

I Shot Andy Warhol

Basic Info:

Released Date:

1996-05-01

Languages:

English

Countries:

UK, USA

Runtime:

103 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (5319 Reviews)

Director:

Mary Harron

Cast:

Writer:

Jeremiah Newton (book)

Diane Tucker (research)

Mary Harron

Daniel Minahan

Fullplot:

Based on the true story of Valerie Solanas who was a 60s radical preaching hatred toward men in her "Scum" manifesto. She wrote a screenplay for a film that she wanted Andy Warhol to produce, but he continued to ignore her. So she shot him. This is Valerie's story.

American Psycho

American Psycho

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2000-04-14

Languages:

English, Spanish, Cantonese

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

102 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

7.6 (323670 Reviews)

Director:

Mary Harron

Genres:

DramaHorror

Cast:

Writer:

Bret Easton Ellis (novel)

Mary Harron (screenplay)

Guinevere Turner (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Patrick Bateman, a young, well to do man working on wall street at his father's company kills for no reason at all. As his life progresses his hatred for the world becomes more and more intense.

The Notorious Bettie Page

The Notorious Bettie Page

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2006-05-05

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

91 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

6.6 (8681 Reviews)

Director:

Mary Harron

Cast:

Writer:

Mary Harron

Guinevere Turner

Fullplot:

Portrait of an American innocent. In 1955, Bettie Page (1923-2008 ) waits to testify before a Senate subcommittee investigating the effects of pornographic material on American adolescents and juveniles. In flashbacks, we see her childhood in Tennessee, a brief marriage, a gang rape, and her going to New York City in 1949. There she takes acting lessons, models for photos, and acts in short films for adults, earning the nickname, "The Pin-Up Queen of the Universe." We see her relationship with merchants Irving and Paula Klaw, photographers John Willie and Bunny Yeager, boyfriends, and the public. Through it all, she is wholesome, sporting, and forthright - Eve before the fall.

The Moth Diaries

The Moth Diaries

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2012-05-17

Languages:

English

Countries:

Canada, USA, Ireland

Runtime:

82 min

Rated:

R

IMDB Ratings:

4.9 (4822 Reviews)

Director:

Mary Harron

Cast:

Writer:

Rachel Klein (novel)

Mary Harron (screenplay)

Fullplot:

Rebecca is suspicious of Ernessa, the new arrival at her boarding school. But is Rebecca just jealous of Ernessa's bond with Lucie, or does the new girl truly possess a dark secret?

Anna Nicole

Anna Nicole

Basic Info:

Released Date:

2013-06-29

Languages:

English

Countries:

USA

Runtime:

85 min

IMDB Ratings:

5.4 (1357 Reviews)

Director:

Mary Harron

Fullplot:

Anna Nicole Smith was a single mother from Texas who became the biggest supermodel in the world, but her sudden catapult to fame came with a price, as drugs, alcohol and reckless behavior led her down a tragic path.

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