The Lost Boys (1987)
Comedy | Horror
After moving to a new town, two brothers discover that the area is a haven for vampires
Starring: Jason Patric, Corey Haim, Dianne Wiest, Barnard Hughes, Edward Herrmann, Kiefer Sutherland
Director: Joel Schumacher
I Care a Lot (2020)
Comedy | Crime | Thriller
A crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to swindle turns out to be more than she first appears.
Starring: Rosamund Pike, Peter Dinklage, Eiza Gonzalez, Chris Messina, Dianne Wiest, Isiah Whitlock Jr.
Director: J Blakeson
Passengers (2008)
Drama | Mystery | Romance | Thriller
A grief counselor working with a group of plane-crash survivors finds herself at the root of a mystery when her clients begin to disappear.
Starring: Anne Hathaway, Dianne Wiest, David Morse, Clea DuVall, Patrick Wilson, William B. Davis
Director: Rodrigo Garcia
Let Them All Talk (2020)
Comedy | Drama
A famous author goes on a cruise trip with her friends and nephew in an effort to find fun and happiness while she comes to terms with her troubled past.
Starring: Meryl Streep, Candice Bergen, Gemma Chan, Lucas Hedges, Dianne Wiest
Director: Steven Soderbergh
The Mule (2018)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
A 90-years-old horticulturist and Korean War veteran turns in a drug mail for a Mexican cartel.
Starring: Clint Eastwood, Bradley Cooper, Dianne Wiest, Michael Peña, Laurence Fishburne, Taissa Farmiga
Director: Clint Eastwood
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
Crime | Drama
The movie is a coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs, or in prison. He comes to believe he has been saved from their fates by various so-called saints.
Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Dianne Wiest, Shia LaBeouf, Melonie Diaz, Chazz Palminteri, Rosario Dawson
Director: Dito Montiel
Rabbit Hole (2010)
Drama
Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.
Starring: Nicole Kidman, Aaron Eckhart, Dianne Wiest, Miles Teller, Tammy Blanchard, Sandra Oh
Director: John Cameron Mitchell
It's My Turn / A Perfect Circle (1980)
Comedy | Drama
Jill Clayburgh has everything the modern woman is supposed to want, but somehow it's not enough. She meets and falls in love with her new stepmother's son and must find a way to deal with her father's new wife; her old boyfriend; and her new relationship with her stepbrother.
Starring: Jill Clayburgh, Michael Douglas, Charles Grodin, Beverly Garland, Steven Hill, Dianne Wiest
Director: Eleanor Bergstein
The Birdcage (1996)
Comedy
A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancé's right-wing moralistic parents.
Starring: Robin Williams, Nathan Lane, Gene Hackman, Dianne Wiest, Dan Futterman
Director: Mike Nichols
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
Drama | Fantasy | Romance
Once upon a time in a castle high on a hill lived an inventor whose greatest creation was named Edward. Although Edward had an irresistible charm, he wasn't quite perfect. The inventor's sudden death left him unfinished, with sharp shears of metal for hands. Edward lived alone in the darkness until one day a kind Avon lady took him home to live with her family. And so began Edward's fantastical adventures in a pastel paradise known as Suburbia.
Starring: Johnny Depp, Winona Ryder, Dianne Wiest, Anthony Michael Hall, Alan Arkin, Vincent Price
Director: Tim Burton
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
Comedy | Drama
Three sisters deal with their tangled relationships amidst the wonders of New York City.
Starring: Mia Farrow, Dianne Wiest, Michael Caine, Barbara Hershey, Carrie Fisher, Maureen O'Sullivan, Lloyd Nolan, Max von Sydow, Woody Allen
Director: Woody Allen
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn (1999)
Drama
Sitting on 35 acres of Georgia land coveted by a shopping mall developer, 90+years-old Noah Dearborn is untainted by modern life. He's never heard of the Beatles, and his only interest is his woodworking, in which he excels. The girlfriend of one of the developers is a psychologist, and is asked to evaluate Noah for a possible move to have him declared incompetent. But she soon falls under his spell of a simple life and becomes his ally in his fight to keep his land.
Starring: Sidney Poitier, Dianne Wiest, Mary-Louise Parker, George Newbern, Roxzane T. Mims, Afemo Omilami, Bernie Casey, James Thomas Lee Knight, Christopher Ryan Dunn
Director: Gregg Champion
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
Comedy | Drama | Fantasy
A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.
Starring: Jennifer Garner, Joel Edgerton, CJ Adams, Odeya Rush, Shohreh Aghdashloo, Rosemarie DeWitt, David Morse, Ron Livingston, Dianne Wiest
Director: Peter Hedges
Little Man Tate (1991)
Drama
Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, she is determined to ensure that Fred has all the opportunities that he needs.
Starring: Jodie Foster, Dianne Wiest, Adam Hann-Byrd, Harry Connick Jr., Debi Mazar
Director: Jodie Foster
Darling Companion (2012)
Drama
The story of a woman who loves her dog more than her husband. And then her husband loses the dog.
Starring: Diane Keaton, Kevin Kline, Dianne Wiest, Mark Duplass, Richard Jenkins, Elisabeth Moss, Sam Shepard, Ayelet Zurer
Director: Lawrence Kasdan
The Horse Whisperer (1998)
Drama | Romance | Western
The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.
Starring: Robert Redford, Kristin Scott Thomas, Sam Neill, Scarlett Johansson, Dianne Wiest
Director: Robert Redford
Parenthood (1989)
Comedy | Drama
A comedy about parenthood, and dealing with the lives of a family, from several points of view.
Starring: Steve Martin, Mary Steenburgen, Dianne Wiest, Jason Robards, Rick Moranis
Director: Ron Howard
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The Scout (1994)
Comedy | Drama | Sport
Al Percolo is a major league baseball scout sent to scout in Mexico as a punishment. However, he eventually stumbles across Steve Nebraska, a young American who can pitch AND hit better than anyone else can do either. He signs Steve and returns home in glory. It soon becomes obvious, though, that Steve is immature and possibly unstable, and Al turns to psychiatrist Doctor H. Aaron, whom he picks for her name, for help.
Starring: Albert Brooks, Brendan Fraser, Dianne Wiest, Anne Twomey, Lane Smith
Director: Michael Ritchie
Practical Magic (1998)
Comedy | Fantasy | Romance
Sally and Gillian Owens are sisters hexed by a centuries-old curse…and coping with a witches brew of events involving a possible love match for one, a zombie for the other and a need to resume the age-old witchcraft taught by two doting aunts.
Starring: Sandra Bullock, Nicole Kidman, Stockard Channing, Dianne Wiest, Goran Visnjic
Director: Griffin Dunne
