List of the best Laurie Metcalf movies: Lady Bird(2017), Chicago Cab(1998), Blink(1994), Internal Affairs(1990), Making Mr. Right(1987), Scream 2(1997), Desperately Seeking Susan(1985), JFK(1991), Leaving Las Vegas(1995), Beer League(2006), Mistress(1992), Stars and Bars(1988) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf Timothée Chalamet Lucas Hedges Tracy Letts Odeya Rush Jake McDorman Beanie Feldstein Lois Smith Stephen McKinley Henderson Jordan Rodrigues
mother daughter teenager high-school student best friend teacher father moving uplifting playful california high school catholic school sacramento, calif. family home university united states prom mother/daughter relationship coming of age
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
95 Minutes
Female Ad Exec
Paul Dillon John Tintori Michael Ironside Laurie Metcalf John C. Reilly Gillian Anderson John Cusack Julianne Moore Moira Harris April Grace Harry Lennix
taxi driver pregnant woman lawyer advertising executive christian young girl dark brooding cab chicago automobile repair shop airport parking lot hotel drugs rape work alcohol racism salvation
There is more to this story than this review lets on. It reflects all different facets of society over one drivers shift. He starts out it seems as a cold, ignorant man. But his character ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1994
106 Minutes
Candice
Madeleine Stowe Aidan Quinn Laurie Metcalf James Remar Peter Friedman Bruce A. Young Matt Roth Paul Dillon Michael Kirkpatrick Sean C. Cleland Craig Winston Damon
blind woman police detective eye doctor killer partner eerie suspenseful sultry intense chicago apartment building police station memory witness protection serial murders sight police work new romance mystery rescue
Emma, a blind violinist who had recently undergone a revolutionary surgery, joins with a police detective to track a serial killer after she was an inadvertent witness to his latest crime.
Crime, Drama
USA|Canada
1990
117 Minutes
Amy Wallace
Richard Gere Andy Garcia Nancy Travis Laurie Metcalf Richard Bradford William Baldwin Michael Beach Faye Grant Katherine Borowitz Annabella Sciorra
police officer criminal wife mistress thrilling emotional los angeles police station house street car corruption loyalty polyamory crime murder fall wretched excess rivalry 1990s
An Internal Affairs agent becomes obsessed with bringing down a cop who has managed to maintain a spotless reputation despite being involved in a web of corruption.
Comedy
USA
1987
98 Minutes
Sandy
John Malkovich Ann Magnuson Glenne Headly Ben Masters Laurie Metcalf Polly Bergen Harsh Nayyar Hart Bochner Polly Draper Susan Anton
scientist android pr person single woman friend businesswoman witty quirky laboratory household robots unlikely romance science space travel impersonation love transformation 1980s
A reclusive scientist builds a robot which looks exactly like Dr. Ulysses, a scientist set to go on a long-term space mission. Since the (real) scientist seems to lack all emotions, he is ... See full summary »
Horror, Comedy
USA
1997
120 Minutes
Debbie Salt
David Arquette Neve Campbell Courteney Cox Sarah Michelle Gellar Jamie Kennedy Laurie Metcalf Elise Neal Jerry O'Connell Timothy Olyphant Jada Pinkett Smith Liev Schreiber
killer college student deputy reporter film fan gory frightening suspenseful cincinnati college ohio murder revenge survival fame movies revenge discovery pursuit 1990s
Two years after the first series of murders, as Sidney acclimates to college life, someone donning the Ghostface costume begins a new string of killings.
Comedy
USA
1985
104 Minutes
Leslie Glass
Rosanna Arquette Madonna Aidan Quinn Mark Blum Robert Joy Laurie Metcalf Anna Levine Will Patton Peter Maloney Steven Wright John Turturro
housewife musician young woman husband young man mobster cheeky hilarious quirky new york city battery park disco street east village mistaken identity personal ads jewelry theft amnesia murder marital problems
A bored New Jersey suburban housewife's fascination with a kooky character she's read about in the personal columns leads to her being mistaken for the woman herself.
Drama, History
USA|France
1991
189 Minutes
Susie Cox
Kevin Costner Sissy Spacek Joe Pesci Tommy Lee Jones Gary Oldman Jay O. Sanders Michael Rooker Laurie Metcalf Gary Grubbs John Candy Jack Lemmon
district attorney assassin businessman informant wife passionate spirited new orleans washington, d.c. dallas courtroom conspiracy assassination deception political intrigue historical events trial mystery discovery 1960s
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
Drama
France|UK|USA
1995
111 Minutes
Landlady
Nicolas Cage Elisabeth Shue Julian Sands Richard Lewis Valeria Golino Graham Beckel R. Lee Ermey Laurie Metcalf David Brisbin Xander Berkeley Lou Rawls
alcoholic screenwriter prostitute pimp bleak emotional las vegas motel apartment alcoholism self-destruction prostitution writers romance love wretched excess fall love 1990s
Ben Sanderson, a Hollywood screenwriter who lost everything because of his alcoholism, arrives in Las Vegas to drink himself to death. There, he meets and forms an uneasy friendship and non-interference pact with prostitute Sera.
Comedy
USA
2006
86 Minutes
Artie's Mom
Artie Lange Ralph Macchio Cara Buono Jimmy Palumbo Joe Lo Truglio Jerry Minor Seymour Cassel Michael Deeg Laurie Metcalf
unemployed person friend mother business owner police chief old flame amusing madcap wild new jersey baseball field family home bar gym softball sports drinking competition friendship slackers
An unemployed slacker inspires his softball teammates to improve their game so they won't get kicked out of the local league.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1992
112 Minutes
Robert Wuhl Martin Landau Robert De Niro Danny Aiello Eli Wallach Jace Alexander Tuesday Knight Sheryl Lee Ralph Christopher Walken Laurie Metcalf Jean Smart
director producer investor mistress actor screenwriter quirky witty hollywood, calif. movie set diner aspirations show business filmmaking re-writes second chance writing quest underdog transformation
A comedy about a screenwriter (Robert Wuhl), whose old movie script is read by a producer (Martin Landau) and the search for financial backers begins. But it seems that each money source (... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1988
94 Minutes
Daniel Day-Lewis Harry Dean Stanton Martha Plimpton Matthew Cowles Joan Cusack Maury Chaykin Deirdre O'Connell Will Patton Steven Wright Keith David Laurie Metcalf
A British art expert travels across America in order to purchase a rare Renoir painting in the South but comes across some crazy characters in the process.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1998
106 Minutes
Warren Beatty Halle Berry Don Cheadle Oliver Platt Paul Sorvino Jack Warden Isaiah Washington Joshua Malina Christine Baranski Richard C. Sarafian Amiri Baraka
senator chief of staff young woman mafia boss rapper suicidal person amusing witty unrestrained brash los angeles club church ghetto office politics honesty controversy hip-hop unlikely romance
A suicidally disillusioned liberal politician puts a contract out on himself and takes the opportunity to be bluntly honest with his voters by affecting the rhythms and speech of hip-hop music and culture.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
1997
125 Minutes
Sean Penn Nick Nolte Jennifer Lopez Powers Boothe Claire Danes Joaquin Phoenix Billy Bob Thornton Jon Voight Abraham Benrubi Julie Hagerty Bo Hopkins
racketeer love interest sexy woman husband murderer engaging gripping suspenseful emotional thrilling passionate las vegas arizona sex appeal attraction attempted murder money unhappy marriage sexual tension adventure
A two-bit criminal (Sean Penn) meets an attractive woman (Jennifer Lopez) and her spouse (Nick Nolte), each of whom wants him to murder the other.