Melissa Leo — Actor (31)
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Carolina Skeletons (1991) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
Carolina Skeletons
director: John Erman actor: Louis Gossett Jr. / Bruce Dern …
other title: Un Coupable Idéal / Sentencia olvidada
After a long time in the army, an Afro-American soldier returns to his hometown, where, years ago, his brother was executed for the rape and murder of two white girls. The commando believes his brother to have been innocent and seeks a proof for that, but there are some people in the town who will stop at nothing to hide the secrets of their past...
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Last Summer in the Hamptons (1995) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Last Summer in the Hamptons
director: Henry Jaglom actor: Victoria Foyt / Viveca Lindfors …
Helena Mora, the head of an eccentric theatrical family, has decided to sell her large estate in the Hamptons because of her recent money troubles. Before she completes the sale, she wants to have one last gathering of family and friends, with dramatic performances. Bringing everyone together, though, creates rivalries and tension, especially for Oona, a temperamental but successful movie actress who seeks the approval of her creative peers.
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Venice/Venice (1992) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Venice/Venice
director: Henry Jaglom actor: Nelly Alard / Henry Jaglom …
other title: Venice, Venice
Dean is a maverick American film director surprised that his most recent film has been chosen as the Official U.S. Entry at the Venice Film Festival. A beautiful French journalist arrives at the festival with the apparent intention of interviewing the unique and eccentric filmmaker. In the midst of all the festival madness, she is forced to confront the wide divergence between things as they really are and things as they seem to be - both on screen and off. And so, finally, are we. Shot half in Venice, Italy and half in Venice, California, "Venice/Venice" looks at the profound effect movies have had - and continue to have - on our lives, our loves and on our dreams of romance.
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In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice (1995) [Movie] IMDb TMDB
In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
director: Dick Lowry actor: Adam Arkin / Nicholas Turturro …
other title: A caccia di giustizia / Des hommes de devoir
When a state trooper is gunned down on a New Jersey highway, his friend and colleague sets out to track down the killers. Realizing the murder is connected to an extensive underground terrorist ring, he joins forces with the FBI on a massive five-state hunt. Based on a true story.
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Passenger (2026) [Movie] TMDB IMDb WikiData Skybridge NeoDB Douban
Passenger
director: André Øvredal actor: Lou Llobell / Jacob Scipio …
other title: O Passageiro do Inferno / El pasajero nocturno …
After a young couple witnesses a gruesome highway accident, they soon realize they did not leave the crash scene alone, as a demonic presence called the Passenger that won't stop until it claims them both turns their van life adventure into a nightmare.
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Streetwalkin' (1985) [Movie] IMDb WikiData TMDB
Streetwalkin'
director: Joan Freeman actor: Melissa Leo / Dale Midkiff …
other title: Prostituzione / Streetwalkin' - Auf den Straßen von Manhattan …
Cookie is a teen runaway who escapes her abusive stepfather and heads for the Big Apple with her younger brother. When she arrives at the Port Authority bus terminal, Cookie meets a charming but sadistic pimp named Duke. With nowhere to go, Cookie is soon working for Duke, who introduces her to the harsh, brutal life of being a prostitute.
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Righteous Kill (2008) [Movie] IMDb TMDB WikiData
Righteous Kill
director: Jon Avnet actor: Robert De Niro / Al Pacino …
other title: Sfida senza regole / A Dupla Face da Lei …
Two veteran New York City detectives work to identify the possible connection between a recent murder and a case they believe they solved years ago; is there a serial killer on the loose, and did they perhaps put the wrong person behind bars?
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Mildred Pierce (2011) [TV] TMDB
Mildred Pierce
director: James M. Cain actor: Kate Winslet / Guy Pearce …
Mildred Pierce depicts an overprotective, self-sacrificing mother during the Great Depression who finds herself separated from her husband, opening a restaurant of her own and falling in love with a man, all the while trying to earn her spoiled, narcissistic daughter's love and respect.
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Charlie Countryman (2013) [Movie] IMDb Skybridge TMDB
Charlie Countryman
director: Fredrik Bond actor: Shia LaBeouf / Evan Rachel Wood …
other title: Charlie Countryman deve morire / Conquistas Perigosas …
While traveling abroad, a guy falls for a Romanian beauty whose unreachable heart has its origins in her violent, charismatic ex.
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Red State (2011) [Movie] NeoDB IMDb Douban WikiData Skybridge TMDB
Red State
director: Kevin Smith actor: Michael Parks / John Goodman …
Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter Christian fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda.
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The Fighter (2010) [Movie] TMDB IMDb NeoDB WikiData Douban Skybridge
The Fighter
director: David O. Russell actor: Mark Wahlberg / Christian Bale …
other title: The Fighter - Último Round / Fighter …
Boxer "Irish" Micky Ward's unlikely road to the world light welterweight title. His Rocky-like rise was shepherded by half-brother Dicky, a boxer-turned-trainer who rebounded in life after nearly being KO'd by drugs and crime.
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Frozen River (2008) [Movie] TMDB NeoDB WikiData Douban IMDb
Frozen River
director: Courtney Hunt actor: Melissa Leo / Misty Upham …
other title: Frozen river - Fiume di ghiaccio / Rio Gelado …
After her husband deserts her, working-class mother Ray Eddy is in great need of money to find a home. Lured by the possibility of easy cash, she joins Lila, a widowed Mohawk who earns a living by smuggling immigrants from Canada to the U.S. across the St. Lawrence.
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Welcome to the Rileys (2010) [Movie] TMDB
Welcome to the Rileys
director: Jake Scott actor: Kristen Stewart / James Gandolfini …
other title: Corações Perdidos / Willkommen bei den Rileys
Years after their teenage daughter’s death, Lois and Doug Riley, an upstanding Indiana couple, are frozen by estranging grief. Doug escapes to New Orleans on a business trip. Compelled by urgencies he doesn’t understand, he insinuates himself into the life of an underage hooker, becoming her platonic guardian.
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The Cake Eaters (2007) [Movie] TMDB
The Cake Eaters
director: Mary Stuart Masterson actor: Kristen Stewart / Aaron Stanford …
other title: The Cake Eaters - Le vie dell'amore
The death of the Kimbrough family matriarch affects the three male survivors of the clan. Widower Easy tries to reconnect with his old flame, Marg. Eldest son and struggling musician Guy moves back to town, feeling guilty that he missed the funeral. His brother, Beagle, who was his mother's caretaker, falls for Marg's granddaughter, Georgia, a chronically ill girl who fears her time is growing short.