List of the best Dana Ivey movies: A Very Serious Person(2006), Guilty as Sin(1993), The Adventures of Huck Finn(1993), Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde(2003), Dirty Rotten Scoundrels(1988), Explorers(1985), The Addams Family(1991), The Scarlet Letter(1995), Addams Family Values(1993), The Impostors(1998), Orange County(2002), The Color Purple(1985) ... ...
Drama
USA
2006
95 Minutes
Betty
Charles Busch P.J. Verhoest Polly Bergen Dana Ivey Carl Andress Julie Halston Marvin Einhorn
male nurse grandmother grandson orphan new yorker mentor moving playful quirky new jersey beach pool neighborhood coming of age unlikely friendship bonding terminal illness father figure homosexuality discovery
A coming-of-age tale about a showtunes- and old Hollywood-obsessed boy and his effete Danish mentor. The two bond and teach each other lessons about self-acceptance over the course of one magical summer on the Jersey Shore.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1993
107 Minutes
Judge D. Tompkins
Rebecca De Mornay Don Johnson Stephen Lang Jack Warden Dana Ivey Ron White Norma Dell'Agnese Sean McCann Luis Guzman
lawyer murderer womanizer client thrilling suspenseful courtroom deception murder case investigation discovery mystery 1990s
A female lawyer takes an accused wife-murderer as a client, but finds herself morally compelled to betray him one way or another.
Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
Australia
1993
108 Minutes
Widow Douglas
Elijah Wood Courtney B. Vance Robbie Coltrane Jason Robards Ron Perlman Dana Ivey Anne Heche James Gammon Paxton Whitehead Tom Aldredge Curtis Armstrong
boy slave father con artist young girl partner engaging suspenseful emotional st. petersburg, miss. mississippi river woods jail raft slavery father/son relationship on the run kidnapping huckleberry finn race relations
Two drag performers and a transgender woman travel across the desert to perform their unique style of cabaret.
Comedy
USA
2003
94 Minutes
Libby Hauser
Reese Witherspoon Sally Field Regina King Jennifer Coolidge Bruce McGill Dana Ivey Mary Lynn Rajskub Jessica Cauffiel Alanna Ubach Bob Newhart Luke Wilson
lawyer congresswoman politician boyfriend doorman positive playful washington, d.c. congress hotel law office outsider whistleblowing animal rights unlikely hero government underdog rise discovery quest
Elle Woods heads to Washington, D.C. to join the staff of a Representative in order to pass a bill to ban animal testing.
Comedy
USA
1988
110 Minutes
Mrs. Reed
Steve Martin Michael Caine Glenne Headly Anton Rodgers Barbara Harris Ian McDiarmid Dana Ivey Meagen Fay
con artist police officer heiress wealthy woman madcap charming mediterranean coast resort french riviera hotel beach theft deception love corruption competition rivalry wretched excess 1980s
Two con men try to settle their rivalry by betting on who can swindle a young American heiress out of fifty thousand dollars first.
Sci-Fi, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1985
104 Minutes
Mrs. Müller
Ethan Hawke River Phoenix Jason Presson Amanda Peterson Dick Miller Robert Picardo Dana Ivey Meshach Taylor James Cromwell Mary Kay Place
boy friend alien father bully amusing endearing california household spacecraft outer space inventions space travel childhood friendship aliens culture clash adventure discovery quest
A boy obsessed with 50s sci-fi movies about aliens has a recurring dream about a blueprint of some kind, which he draws for his inventor friend. With the help of a third kid, they follow it and build themselves a spaceship. Now what?
Comedy
USA
1991
102 Minutes
Margaret Alford, Margaret Addams
Anjelica Huston Raul Julia Christopher Lloyd Dan Hedaya Elizabeth Wilson Judith Malina Carel Struycken Dana Ivey Paul Benedict Christina Ricci Jimmy Workman
father wife impostor child lawyer loan shark amusing endearing spirited dark family home mansion family impersonation schemes theft unemployment rescue discovery 1990s
Con artists plan to fleece an eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long-lost uncle.
Drama
USA
1995
135 Minutes
Meredith Stonehall
Demi Moore Gary Oldman Robert Duvall Robert Prosky Edward Hardwicke Joan Plowright Roy Dotrice Dana Ivey George Aguilar Sheldon Peters Wolfchild Lisa Jolliff-Andoh
An affair between a young woman and a pastor has disastrous consequences.
Comedy
USA
1993
93 Minutes
Margaret Addams
Anjelica Huston Raul Julia Christopher Lloyd Joan Cusack Christina Ricci Carol Kane Jimmy Workman Carel Struycken Dana Ivey Peter MacNicol Christine Baranski
husband wife daughter son baby uncle amusing quirky dark mansion united states summer camp deception family culture clash summer love supernatural serial murders pursuit growing up
The Addams Family try to rescue their beloved Uncle Fester from his gold-digging new love, a black widow named Debbie.
Comedy
USA
1998
101 Minutes
Mrs. Essendine
Oliver Platt Stanley Tucci Teagle F. Bougere Elizabeth Bracco Steve Buscemi Billy Connolly Allan Corduner Hope Davis Dana Ivey Allison Janney Richard Jenkins
comedian sidekick amusing ocean liner new york city deception actors reputation rivalry 1930s
In an attempt to resurrect the slapstick comedy of Laurel and Hardy or The Marx Brothers, Arthur (Stanley Tucci) and Maurice (Oliver Platt) team-up as two out-of-work actors who ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
2002
81 Minutes
Vera Gantner
Colin Hanks Jack Black Catherine O'Hara Schuyler Fisk John Lithgow Harold Ramis Jane Adams Garry Marshall Dana Ivey Chevy Chase Lily Tomlin
high-school student girlfriend brother mother father professor amusing madcap orange county, calif. household high school stanford university beach transcript education writing misunderstanding quest growing up love
A guidance counselor mistakenly sends out the wrong transcripts to Stanford University under the name of an over-achieving high schooler.
Drama
USA
1985
152 Minutes
Miss Millie
Whoopi Goldberg Danny Glover Margaret Avery Oprah Winfrey Willard E. Pugh Adolph Caesar Akosua Busia Desreta Jackson Rae Dawn Chong Dana Ivey Leonard Jackson
daughter stepfather husband lover brutal emotional moving georgia abuse racism lesbianism poverty discovery forbidden love growing up 1930s
A black Southern woman struggles to find her identity after suffering abuse from her father and others over four decades.
Romance
Germany|USA
1995
127 Minutes
Mack
Harrison Ford Julia Ormond Greg Kinnear Nancy Marchand John Wood Richard Crenna Angie Dickinson Lauren Holly Fanny Ardant Dana Ivey Valérie Lemercier
playboy chauffeur daughter brother industrialist love interest charming passionate amusing long island, n.y. new york city paris love triangle sibling rivalry wealth class distinctions love love transformation rivalry
An ugly duckling having undergone a remarkable change, still harbors feelings for her crush: a carefree playboy, but not before his business-focused brother has something to say about it.
Comedy, Action, Sports & Fitness
USA|Germany
2007
91 Minutes
Sister Agnes
Jackie Chan Chris Tucker Hiroyuki Sanada Youki Kudoh Max von Sydow Yvan Attal Noemie Lenoir Roman Polanski Tzi Ma Dana Ivey Jingchu Zhang
ambassador gangster partner detective triad cop amusing suspenseful gripping paris car fountain los angeles school assassination attempt protection friendship corruption police work east/west clash
After an attempted assassination on Ambassador Han, Lee and Carter head to Paris to protect a French woman with knowledge of the Triads' secret leaders.
Comedy
USA
1999
112 Minutes
Loren Dean Hope Davis Jason Lee Alfre Woodard Mary McDonnell Pruitt Taylor Vince Zooey Deschanel Martin Short David Paymer Jane Adams Dana Ivey
therapist newcomer attorney patient psychologist billionaire quirky airy amusing small town united states office mental illness dark secrets love rivalry transformation 1990s
In the small town of Mumford, a psychologist of the same name moves in and quickly becomes very popular, despite a questionable past.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1990
101 Minutes
Meryl Streep Shirley MacLaine Dennis Quaid Gene Hackman Richard Dreyfuss Rob Reiner Mary Wickes Conrad Bain Annette Bening Simon Callow Gary Morton
actress mother director celebrity alcoholic quirky witty endearing hollywood, calif. hospital house show business drugs rehabilitation mother/daughter relationship fame discovery rivalry transformation 1990s
A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
Romance
USA
1993
104 Minutes
Tom Hanks Meg Ryan Bill Pullman Ross Mallinger Rosie O'Donnell Rob Reiner Gaby Hoffmann Victor Garber Rita Wilson Barbara Garrick Carey Lowell
widower young boy reporter manager sister tender endearing amusing melodramatic charming seattle baltimore new york city family home romance love father/son relationship grief discovery love
A recently widowed man's son calls a radio talk-show in an attempt to find his father a partner.
Drama
1999
101 Minutes
Don Cheadle Cicely Tyson Mekhi Phifer Irma P. Hall Brent Jennings Lisa Arrindell Anderson Frank Taylor Stuart Culpepper Patty Mack Elijah Kelley Wynton Yates
schoolteacher young man lawyer woman reverend sheriff bleak emotional deep south prison school false accusations prejudice race relations friendship incarceration underdog discovery 1940s
A caring teacher (Don Cheadle) tries to inspire strength and dignity in an innocent black man (Mekhi Phifer) condemned to death in 1940s Louisiana.