A Christmas Story (1983)
Comedy | Family
In the 1940s, a young boy named Ralphie attempts to convince his parents, his teacher and Santa that a Red Ryder BB gun really is the perfect Christmas gift.
Starring: Melinda Dillon, Darren McGavin, Peter Billingsley, Ian Petrella, Scott Schwartz, R.D. Robb
Director: Bob Clark
A Painted House (2003)
Drama | Family
A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanwhile, the boy dreams of living in better conditions. However, with this particularly tough farming season, the boy learns that his challenges guide him in discovering who he really is.
Starring: Scott Glenn, Arija Bareikis, Robert Sean Leonard, Melinda Dillon, Logan Lerman, Audrey Marie Anderson, Geoffrey Lewis, Pablo Schreiber, Michael Shamus Wiles
Director: Alfonso Arau
Bound for Glory (1976)
Biography | Drama | Music
Based on the life of Woody Guthrie, Bound for Glory explores the social, economic, and political hardships that molded his beliefs. Beginning with his life in Texas and his horrific experiences in the Southwest Dust Bowl, the film follows Guthrie as he moves to California to begin his radio career. There he discovers the political power of music, which he harnesses by writing and singing his own songs about human suffering.
Starring: David Carradine, Ronny Cox, Melinda Dillon, Gail Strickland, John Lehne, Ji-Tu Cumbuka
Director: Hal Ashby
F.I.S.T / F.I.S.T. (1978)
Drama
The charismatic Johnny Kovak joins the Cleveland chapter of a labor union in the 1930s and rises through the organization. As his power grows, his methods become more volatile, and a senator mounts a campaign to investigate his potential ties to the Mafia.
Starring: Sylvester Stallone, Rod Steiger, Peter Boyle, Melinda Dillon, David Huffman, Kevin Conway
Director: Norman Jewison
The Prince of Tides (1991)
Drama
Tom Wingo is unhappy with his life. His wife doesn't understand him and he also doesn't get along with his dominant mother. When his sister attempts suicide, her psychologist Susan Lowenstein consults him. Patiently and cautiously she uncovers the terrible secret hidden in Tom and Savannah's childhood.
Starring: Nick Nolte, Barbra Streisand, Blythe Danner, Kate Nelligan, Jeroen Krabbé, Melinda Dillon
Director: Barbra Streisand
Cowboy Up / Ring of Fire (2001)
Drama | Romance | Western
Two brothers, One is a bull rider, the other a rodeo bullfighter/stock contractor, clash over the love of barrel racer Celia Jones, while each comes into their own in their respective field in the rodeo world.
Starring: Kiefer Sutherland, Marcus Thomas, Daryl Hannah, Melinda Dillon, Molly Ringwald
Director: Xavier Koller
Harry and the Hendersons (1987)
Comedy | Family | Fantasy
While vacationing in the Pacific Northwest, the Henderson clan accidentally run over a strange animal with their car, and when they get out to see what it is, they find the seemingly dead body of a hairy Bigfoot-type monster. Believing that the creature is a grizzly bear, the Hendersons take it home, planning to stuff the beast and put it on display in their living room. Predictably, the hirsute monster revives and is adopted by the family as a pet.
Starring: John Lithgow, Melinda Dillon, Margaret Langrick, Joshua Rudoy, Kevin Peter Hall, David Suchet
Director: William Dear
Absence of Malice (1981)
Drama | Romance | Thriller
A prosecutor leaks a false story to a reporter that the nephew of a mob boss is under investigation for murder, hoping to pressure the nephew into turning informant. The reporter has no responsibility for the truth of the story, only for accurately repeating what she's been told.
Starring: Paul Newman, Sally Field, Melinda Dillon, Wilford Brimley
Director: Sydney Pollack
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind / CE3K (1977)
Drama | Sci-Fi
In the night skies near his Muncie, Indiana, home, power repairman Roy Neary (Richard Dreyfuss) experiences something out of this world. His close encounter sets into action an amazing chain of events that leads to contact with benevolent aliens and their Mothership. This Blu-ray release includes the Original Theatrical Version, Special Edition and the Director's Cut of the movie.
Starring: Richard Dreyfuss, François Truffaut, Teri Garr, Melinda Dillon, Cary Guffey
Director: Steven Spielberg
