Lady of the Manor (2021)
Comedy
An aimless ne'er-do-well becomes a tour guide in a historic estate and winds up befriending the manor's resident ghost.
Starring: Melanie Lynskey, Judy Greer, Justin Long, Ryan Phillippe, Luis Guzmán, Patrick Duffy
Director: Christian Long, Justin Long
And Then I Go / Project X (2017)
Drama
In the cruel world of junior high, Edwin suffers in a state of anxiety and alienation alongside his only friend, Flake. Misunderstood by their families and demoralized at school daily, their fury simmers quietly until an idea for vengeance offers them a terrifying release. Based on the acclaimed novel "Project X" by Jim Shepard, this unflinching look at adolescence explores how the powerful bonds of childhood friendship and search for belonging can become a matter of life or death.
Starring: Arman Darbo, Sawyer Barth, Melanie Lynskey, Justin Long, Tony Hale
Director: Vincent Grashaw
Sadie (2018)
Drama
SADIE is the story of a girl who will stop at nothing to preserve her father's place on the home front. Sadie is the daughter of a soldier and models herself after his military example. When her mom begins dating a new man, Sadie vows to drive him out by whatever means necessary. He is the enemy, and if she's learned anything from the world she inhabits, it's that the enemy deserves no mercy. The film also stars Tony Hale, Danielle Brooks, Tee Dennard and Keith L. Williams.
Starring: Sophia Mitri Schloss, Melanie Lynskey, John Gallagher Jr., Danielle Brooks, Tony Hale, Keith L. Williams, Tee Dennard
Director: Megan Griffiths
The Changeover (2017)
Thriller
Based on the Carnegie Medal winning novel by Margeret Mahy. Sixteen year-old Laura Chant lives with her mother and four-year-old brother Jacko in a poor new suburb on the edge of a partially demolished Christchurch, New Zealand. Laura is drawn into a supernatural battle with an ancient spirit who attacks Jacko and slowly drains the life out of him as the spirit becomes ever younger. Laura discovers her true identity and the supernatural ability within her, and must harness it to save her brother's life.
Starring: Timothy Spall, Melanie Lynskey, Lucy Lawless, Nicholas Galitzine, Erana James, Kate Harcourt, Benji Purchase
Director: Miranda Harcourt, Stuart McKenzie
Folk Hero & Funny Guy (2016)
Comedy
A successful singer-songwriter hatches a plan to help his friend's struggling comedy career and broken love life by hiring him as his opening act on his solo tour.
Starring: Alex Karpovsky, Wyatt Russell, Meredith Hagner, Melanie Lynskey, Hannah Simone, Michael Ian Black, Heather Morris
Director: Jeff Grace
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XX / Xx (2017)
Horror
Four short horror films that are directed and written by women.
Starring: Melanie Lynskey, Natalie Brown, Christina Kirk, Brenda Wehle
Director: Roxanne Benjamin, Karyn Kusama, St. Vincent, Jovanka Vuckovic
Little Boxes (2016)
Comedy | Drama
An interracial family struggles to adjust when they move from New York City to a small, predominately white town in Washington State.
Starring: Melanie Lynskey, Nelsan Ellis, Armani Jackson, Oona Laurence, Janeane Garofalo, Christine Taylor
Director: Rob Meyer
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1 Mile to You / Life at These Speeds (2017)
Drama | Romance | Sport
After a teenager's friends die in an accident, he finds running allows him to remember them perfectly. Running, however, also brings him notoriety. He is caught between keeping the past alive and making new memories in the present.
Starring: Melanie Lynskey, Billy Crudup, Graham Rogers, Liana Liberato, Stefanie Scott, Tim Roth
Director: Leif Tilden
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I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
Crime | Drama | Thriller
When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves alongside her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals.
Starring: Melanie Lynskey, Chris Doubek, Macon Blair, Gary Anthony Williams, Matt Orduna, Elijah Wood
Director: Macon Blair
Rainbow Time (2016)
Comedy | Drama
A developmentally delayed 40 year old man named Shonzi is sent to live with his brother Todd. But when Shonzi develops a crush on Todd's new girlfriend Lindsay, he threatens to reveal past secrets that could ultimately tear the couple apart.
Starring: Melanie Lynskey, Linas Phillips, Timm Sharp, Tobin Bell, Jay Duplass, Lauren Weedman, Artemis Pebdani
Director: Linas Phillips
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The Intervention (2016)
Comedy | Drama
A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage.
Starring: Natasha Lyonne, Alia Shawkat, Cobie Smulders, Clea DuVall, Melanie Lynskey, Jason Ritter
Director: Clea DuVall
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Detroit Rock City / The Kiss Movie (1999)
Comedy | Music
A comedy about four teenagers in 1978 who try to scam their way into a KISS concert.
Starring: Edward Furlong, Giuseppe Andrews, James DeBello, Sam Huntington, Melanie Lynskey, Lin Shaye
Director: Adam Rifkin
Chu & Blossom (2014)
Comedy | Drama
Joon Chu, a Korean exchange student, suffering from the loss of his brother, finds himself marooned in small-town USA, where he is irrevocably swept up into the brave new world and bizarre philosophies of Butch Blossom, a touchingly militant performance artist. In an attempt to balance family, love, friendship, responsibility and personal legacy, Joon and Butch must come together to face their own fears and learn how to embrace the world with a new found sense of courage and humor.
Starring: Charles Chu, Ryan O'Nan, Caitlin Stasey, Alan Cumming, Richard Kind, Melanie Lynskey, Chris Marquette, Annie Potts, Mercedes Ruehl, Grant Shaud, Dan Bakkedahl
Director: Charles Chu, Gavin Kelly
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We'll Never Have Paris (2014)
Comedy | Romance
A man screws up on a transcontinental level in a noble effort to win back "the one."
Starring: Simon Helberg, Melanie Lynskey, Zachary Quinto
Director: Simon Helberg, Jocelyn Towne
Goodbye to All That (2014)
Comedy | Drama
A recently divorced dad starts a new life with his daughter.
Starring: Paul Schneider, Melanie Lynskey, Audrey P. Scott, Anna Camp, Heather Graham
Director: Angus MacLachlan
Happy Christmas (2014)
Comedy | Drama
Irresponsible 20-something Jenny arrives in Chicago to live with her older brother Jeff, a young film-maker living a happy existence with his novelist wife Kelly and their two-year-old son. Jenny's arrival shakes up their quiet domesticity as she and her friend Carson instigate an evolution in Kelly's life and career. Meanwhile, Jenny strikes up a rocky relationship with the family's baby sitter-cum-pot dealer.
Starring: Anna Kendrick, Melanie Lynskey, Mark Webber, Lena Dunham, Joe Swanberg
Director: Joe Swanberg
The Big Ask / Teddy Bears (2013)
Comedy | Drama
Three couples head to the desert to help their friend heal after the death of his mother. They would do anything for him – except for the one thing he wants.
Starring: Gillian Jacobs, Zachary Knighton, David Krumholtz, Melanie Lynskey, Ahna O'Reilly, Jason Ritter, Ned Beatty
Director: Thomas Beatty, Rebecca Fishman
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Putzel (2012)
Comedy | Romance
For Walter Himmelstein, a young man endearingly known as Putzel, life literally doesn’t go beyond his family's fish store on the upper west side of Manhattan. In this heartwarming romantic comedy about sex, love and smoked fish, Walter's aspirations of taking over his uncle's fish emporium are disrupted by the arrival of Sally, who becomes romantically involved with his about-to-retire and very-married uncle. While Walter tries to thwart their romance in order to ensure his taking over the business, he finds his circumscribed life thrown off kilter, and, after years of being undermined by his family and friends, finally starts to realize that he’s more than a Putzel.
Starring: Jack Carpenter, Melanie Lynskey, John Pankow, Susie Essman
Director: Jason Chaet
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Heavenly Creatures / Maiden's Prayer (1994)
Biography | Crime | Drama | Fantasy
The story concerns Pauline Parker and Juliet Hulme, outcasts who become best friends, whose bizarre fantasy life becomes more intense as their bond becomes increasingly more obsessive. When Pauline's mother tries to intervene and split the girls apart, they bring about a terrible revenge, resulting in what is to this day still a celebrated and controversial case.
Starring: Melanie Lynskey, Kate Winslet, Sarah Peirse, Diana Kent, Clive Merrison, Simon O'Connor
Director: Peter Jackson
Up in the Air (2009)
Drama | Romance
Ryan Bingham, is a corporate downsizing expert whose cherished life on the road is threatened just as he is on the cusp of reaching ten million frequent flyer miles and just after he's met the frequent-traveler woman of his dreams.
Starring: George Clooney, Vera Farmiga, Anna Kendrick, Jason Bateman, Amy Morton, Melanie Lynskey
Director: Jason Reitman
