List of the best Melanie Lynskey movies: Heavenly Creatures(1994), I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore(2017), Hello I Must Be Going(2012), Rainbow Time(2016), Little Boxes(2016), The Great & The Small(2016), Show of Hands(2008), The Intervention(2016), Happy Christmas(2014), Goodbye to All That(2014), We'll Never Have Paris(2014), Putzel(2012) ... ...
Mystery & Thriller
New Zealand|Germany
1994
99 Minutes
Pauline Yvonne (Parker) Rieper
Melanie Lynskey Kate Winslet Sarah Peirse Diana Kent Clive Merrison Simon O'Connor
mother murderer daughter schoolgirl chilling dreamy striking new zealand school imaginary world mother/daughter relationship friendship murder love revenge 1950s
Two teenage girls share a unique bond; their parents, concerned that the friendship is too intense, separate them, and the girls take revenge.
Crime, Drama
USA
2017
96 Minutes
Melanie Lynskey Elijah Wood David Yow Jane Levy Devon Graye Christine Woods Robert Longstreet Derek Mears Gary Anthony Williams Jana Lee Hamblin Jason Manuel Olazabal
When a depressed woman is burgled, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves alongside her obnoxious neighbour. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
94 Minutes
Amy
Melanie Lynskey Blythe Danner John Rubinstein Sara Chase Daniel Eric Gold Julie White Damian Young Christopher Abbott Dan Futterman
Circumstances force a young divorcée to move back in with her parents in suburban Connecticut, where an affair with a younger guy rejuvenates her passion for life
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
91 Minutes
Lindsay
Melanie Lynskey Linas Phillips Timm Sharp Tobin Bell Lauren Weedman Artemis Pebdani Jay Duplass Reagan Yates
man mentally impaired person brother girlfriend father woman cheeky emotional fascinating house park hospital store restaurant bedroom mental impairment growing up family love jealousy
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 ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
84 Minutes
Gina
Melanie Lynskey Nelsan Ellis Armani Jackson Oona Laurence Janeane Garofalo Nadia Dajani Veanne Cox Julie Hays Miranda McKeon David Charles Ebert Maliq Johnson
black student mother father professor unrestrained amusing confident hilarious intricate small town washington state college house restaurant interracial conflict racial issues discovery growing up love rivalry
An interracial family struggles to adjust when they move from New York City to a small, predominately white town in Washington State.
Drama
USA
2016
104 Minutes
Margaret
Melanie Lynskey Ann Dowd Louisa Krause Ritchie Coster Nick Fink
Twenty-six year old Scott is living on the streets and trying to find his way back into society while on probation for petty crimes. He attempts to navigate his relationship with his two ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
New Zealand
2008
100 Minutes
Craig Hall Melanie Lynskey Stephen Lovatt Matt Whelan Nick Dunbar Semu Filipo Aaron Alexander Kyle Dyhrberg
Jess is a solo mother and reluctant parking warden. Tom is a self-obsessed Greetings Cards salesman with an addiction to competitions who will do anything to win. Together they are just two... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
90 Minutes
Annie
Clea DuVall Melanie Lynskey Natasha Lyonne Vincent Piazza Jason Ritter Ben Schwartz Alia Shawkat Cobie Smulders
couple lesbian amusing offbeat emotional heartwarming vacation home lake schemes anger friendship relationships weekend getaway self-discovery love 2010s
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.
Other, Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
78 Minutes
Kelly
Anna Kendrick Melanie Lynskey Mark Webber Lena Dunham Joe Swanberg Jude Swanberg Chris Swanson Eldar Kim Kris Swanberg
family girl amusing charming chicago evolution transformation growing up 2000s
After a break up, Jenny moves in with writer Kelly, her filmmaker husband, and their child. Despite a rocky start, Jenny's influence helps Kelly realize that an evolution in her life, career and relationship is necessary for her happiness.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
87 Minutes
Paul Schneider Melanie Lynskey Heather Graham Anna Camp Ashley Hinshaw Amy Sedaris Michael Chernus Celia Weston Heather Lawless
When his wife unexpectedly informs him that she wants a divorce, well-meaning but oblivious husband Otto Wall finds himself thrust back into bachelorhood, where he searches for the real thing amidst a string of one night stands.
Romance
USA
2014
95 Minutes
Simon Helberg Melanie Lynskey Zachary Quinto Maggie Grace Alfred Molina Jason Ritter Judith Light Meredith Hagner
A man screws up on a transcontinental level in a noble effort to win back "the one."
Comedy
2012
88 Minutes
Jack T. Carpenter Melanie Lynskey John Pankow Susie Essman Jarlath Conroy Armando Riesco Stephen Park Adrian Martinez Fred Berman Fran Kranz Ashley Austin Morris
Walter works in his family's fish store but is unable to face the world outside his Upper West Side community. Sally -- a young woman who caught his uncle's eye -- interrupts Walter's dreams of taking over his uncle's business.
Drama
2018
96 Minutes
Sophia Mitri Schloss Melanie Lynskey John Gallagher Jr. Tony Hale Danielle Brooks Tee Dennard Keith L. Williams Justin Howell
A teenager uses war strategies to sabotage her mother's relationship with a new man while her father is away serving in the military.
Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy
2017
95 Minutes
Kate Chant
Timothy Spall Stuart Mckenzie Melanie Lynskey Lucy Lawless Erana James Nicholas Galitzine Kate Harcourt Benji Purchase Ella Edward Thomasin Harcourt McKenzie Claire Van Beek
evil spirit single mother younger brother teen girl loner grandmother thrilling frightening inspiring disturbing new zealand suburb secret hideout railyard coming-of-age overcoming fears growth good vs. evil special power fear
A teen in Christchurch, New Zealand, battles an ancient spirit who slowly drains the life out of her 4-year-old brother.
Drama
2012
104 Minutes
Amelia Kyte
Colin Ford Melanie Lynskey Brian Doyle Murray Nicola Peltz Campbell Scott Jose Zuniga Gregory Cruz Eddie Bowz Carrie Barton Jack Grimmett Andrew Wilson Williams
A small community in the Everglades struggles to piece itself back together after a devastating hurricane destroys everything.
Drama
USA
2011
118 Minutes
Macy
Brian Presley Kurt Russell Melanie Lynskey Marc Blucas Christine Lahti Sarah Mason Drew Powell Kevin Covais James Duval Sianoa Smit-McPhee Austin Ross
A man looks back 15 years to the injury that ended his career as a promising high-school football player.
Drama
USA
2017
92 Minutes
Janice
Arman Darbo Sawyer Barth Melanie Lynskey Justin Long Tony Hale Carrie Preston Melonie Diaz Royalty Hightower
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, ... See full summary »
Crime, Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
108 Minutes
Ginger Whitacre
Matt Damon Scott Bakula Joel McHale Melanie Lynskey Rick Overton Tom Papa Thomas F. Wilson Clancy Brown Tony Hale Ann Cusack Allan Havey
informant fbi agent wife boss coworker witty illinois office house japan conspiracy scandal corporate espionage fraud trial fall rise sacrifice transformation 2000s
The U.S. government decides to go after an agro-business giant with a price-fixing accusation, based on the evidence submitted by their star witness, vice president-turned-informant Mark Whitacre.
Comedy
USA
2016
88 Minutes
Becky
Alex Karpovsky Wyatt Russell Meredith Hagner Melanie Lynskey Hannah Simone Michael Ian Black Heather Morris David Cross
comedian copywriter club owner childhood friend musician young woman charming creative emotional inspiring club radio station car road small town self-discovery failure adventure midlife crisis road trip
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.
Drama
USA|Canada
2003
95 Minutes
Amy Brand
Hayden Christensen Peter Sarsgaard Chloë Sevigny Rosario Dawson Melanie Lynskey Steve Zahn Hank Azaria Cas Anvar Ted Kotcheff Mark Blum Simone-Elise Girard
reporter editor love interest rival incredible confident washington, d.c. newsroom office scandal ambition journalism deception desperation rise fall underdog 1990s
The story of a young journalist who fell from grace when it was discovered he fabricated over half of his articles from the publication The New Republic magazine.
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
101 Minutes
Karen
Steve Carell Keira Knightley Adam Brody Connie Britton Melanie Lynskey Rob Corddry Patton Oswalt Derek Luke Martin Sheen Roger Aaron Brown Rob Huebel
salesman neighbor wife ex-girlfriend co-worker amusing cheeky offbeat suburb office household open road united states car apocalypse road trip search unlikely friendship lost love discovery
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
Romance
USA
2000
100 Minutes
Gloria
Piper Perabo Adam Garcia Maria Bello John Goodman Melanie Lynskey Izabella Miko Bridget Moynahan Tyra Banks Del Pentecost Michael Weston
songwriter father best friend bar owner dancer bartender amusing sultry melodramatic charming household pizzeria new jersey new york city bar concert hall new job romance car accident fame
Aspiring songwriter Violet Sanford, after getting a job at a women-run NYC bar that teases its male patrons, comes out of her shell.
Horror
2017
81 Minutes
Mary (Segment: "The Birthday Party")
Karyn Kusama Natalie Brown Jonathan Watton Peter DaCunha Peyton Kennedy Melanie Lynskey Sheila Vand Lindsay Burdge Seth Duhame
boy couple camper mother doctor chilling gory gripping suspenseful house train dining room doctor's office horror evil child evil spirits monsters nightmares discovery escape
Four horrific tales of terror revolve around a mysterious gift box, a death at a birthday party, a camping trip gone awry and the child from hell.
Drama, Comedy
USA
2009
109 Minutes
Julie Bingham
George Clooney Vera Farmiga Anna Kendrick Jason Bateman Danny McBride Melanie Lynskey Amy Morton Sam Elliott J.K. Simmons Zach Galifianakis Chris Lowell
corporate downsizer co-worker love interest sister brother-in-law boss charming moving airplane airport office hotel apartment travel love loneliness business transformation quest love
Ryan Bingham enjoys living out of a suitcase for his job, travelling around the country firing people, but finds that lifestyle threatened by the presence of a potential love interest, and a new hire presenting a new business model.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2011
106 Minutes
Cindy Timmons
Paul Giamatti Amy Ryan Bobby Cannavale Jeffrey Tambor Burt Young Melanie Lynskey Alex Shaffer Margo Martindale David Thompson Mike Diliello Nina Arianda
attorney coach wife daughter young boy wrestler charming heartwarming new jersey high school household courtroom wrestling aspirations competition teen angst family law growing up rivalry
A struggling lawyer and volunteer wrestling coach's chicanery comes back to haunt him when the teenage grandson of the client he has double-crossed comes into his life.
Romance
USA
1998
122 Minutes
Jacqueline De Ghent
Drew Barrymore Anjelica Huston Dougray Scott Patrick Godfrey Megan Dodds Melanie Lynskey Jeanne Moreau Timothy West Judy Parfitt Jeroen Krabbé Lee Ingleby
servant stepmother sister prince daughter painter inspiring charming france family home love family abuse growing up metamorphosis 16th century
The Brothers Grimm arrive at the home of a wealthy Grande Dame who speaks of the many legends surrounding the fable of the cinder girl before telling the "true" story of her ancestor.
Comedy
USA
1999
95 Minutes
Beth Bumsteen
Edward Furlong Giuseppe Andrews James DeBello Sam Huntington Lin Shaye Melanie Lynskey Natasha Lyonne Miles Dougal Nick Scotti Emmanuelle Chriqui David Quane
teen boy rock star teen girl mother musician wild cheeky cleveland household detroit concert stage rock 'n' roll fandom rebellion road trip friendship quest growing up underdog 1970s
In 1978, four rebellious teenagers try to scam their way into a KISS concert.
Drama, Romance
USA
2017
100 Minutes
Coach Rowan
Graham Rogers Billy Crudup Liana Liberato Stefanie Scott Tim Roth Melanie Lynskey Peter Coyote Elizabeth Canavan Peter Holden
teen boy girlfriend bus driver dead person coach uplifting emotional moving small town farm track trail house grief love running overcoming the odds challenge love growing up
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.
Drama
USA
2008
85 Minutes
Monique
Mary Elizabeth Ellis Cy Carter Jimmi Simpson Michael O'Neill Charlie Day Melanie Lynskey Lucy DeVito Ian McConnel
A woman (Mary Elizabeth Ellis) believes that a baby will solve all her problems, but her husband (Cy Carter) resists fatherhood.
Other, Drama
USA
2010
99 Minutes
Alice
Dagmara Dominczyk Paul Fitzgerald Dominic Fumusa Jessica Hecht Gillian Jacobs Melanie Lynskey Corey Stoll Lee Tergesen
Newlyweds Alex and Alice host a New Year's Eve party for their closest friends at a remote cabin in the mountains. An unexpected addition arrives and the group's facades begin to crumble.
Comedy
2006
86 Minutes
Sheryl
William Baldwin Anne Dudek Trent Ford Dagney Kerr Ricki Lake Melanie Lynskey Izabella Miko Cheri Oteri Maulik Pancholy Francesco Quinn Treach
attorney coworker suicidal person love interest best friend husband offbeat quirky los angeles park van suicide attempt adultery romantic dilemma work deception divorce love discovery revenge
The lives of a suicidal woman (Dagney Kerr), pet groomers, an attorney (William Baldwin), nudists and others intersect one afternoon in Los Angeles.
Romance, Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
2012
103 Minutes
Aunt Helen
Logan Lerman Emma Watson Ezra Miller Mae Whitman Kate Walsh Dylan McDermott Melanie Lynskey Joan Cusack Paul Rudd Nina Dobrev Adam Hagenbuch
teen boy friend teen girl stepbrother teacher family member touching brooding endearing pittsburgh high school household adolescence friendship fitting in coming of age underdog growing up 1990s
An introvert freshman is taken under the wings of two seniors who welcome him to the real world.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
91 Minutes
Susan
Peter Paige Kathy Najimy Gabrielle Union Anthony Clark Lisa Edelstein Jim Ortlieb Melanie Lynskey
artist godson mother gay man coworker child lighthearted witty tender portland, ore. phone bank toy shop playground garden suburbia alienation parenthood paranoia witch hunt homophobia
A young artist (Peter Paige), desperate to replace the relationship he had with his recently relocated godson, is targeted by a neighborhood mom (Kathy Najimy) as a potential threat to the community.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|Germany|Canada
2002
99 Minutes
Mousy Julie
Katie Holmes Benjamin Bratt Charlie Hunnam Zooey Deschanel Gabrielle Union Gabriel Mick Mark Feuerstein Melanie Lynskey Will McCormack Philip Bosco Tony Goldwyn
young woman friend detective lieutenant boyfriend professor eerie disturbing tense college campus party library dorm college life missing persons investigation career aspirations murder case pursuit discovery
An investigation of a college student's missing boyfriend becomes quite strange when she begins to see him periodically.
Comedy, Drama
USA|UK
2009
97 Minutes
Munch
John Krasinski Maya Rudolph Jeff Daniels Carmen Ejogo Jim Gaffigan Maggie Gyllenhaal Josh Hamilton Allison Janney Melanie Lynskey Chris Messina Catherine O'Hara
girlfriend boyfriend friend sister boss parent amusing endearing phoenix tucson, ariz. wisconsin montreal miami moving pregnancy traveling love death quest transformation
A couple who is expecting their first child travel around the U.S. in order to find a perfect place to start their family. Along the way, they have misadventures and find fresh connections with an assortment of relatives and old friends who just might help them discover "home" on their own terms for the first time.
Romance
USA
2002
108 Minutes
Lurlynn
Reese Witherspoon Josh Lucas Patrick Dempsey Candice Bergen Mary Kay Place Fred Ward Jean Smart Ethan Embry Melanie Lynskey Courtney Gains Mary Lynn Rajskub
fashion designer old flame fiancé best friend parent husband lighthearted amusing heartwarming new york city alabama bar office house small town rekindled romance engagement city vs. country family going home
A young woman who's reinvented herself as a New York City socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband, after seven years of separation.
Romance
USA
2014
83 Minutes
Brenda
Paul Rudd Amy Poehler Cobie Smulders Christopher Meloni Max Greenfield Bill Hader Ellie Kemper Jason Mantzoukas Melanie Lynskey Ed Helms Michael Ian Black
small-business owner love interest friend ex-lover young person corporate stooge amusing charming cheery endearing hilarious lighthearted city home office candy store united states romance second chance relationships
Molly owns a quaint little sweet shop. Joel works for a gigantic candy company threatening to shut her down. How they meet, fall in love, break up and get back together is hilariously recounted in this rom-com spoof.
Crime, Drama
UK|Netherlands|USA
2002
91 Minutes
Marie
Adrian Dunbar Glenn Durfort Andrew Howard Louis Dempsey Gerard Butler Matthew Rhys Emma Fielding Jason Hughes Treva Etienne David Kennedy Melanie Lynskey
Gilly, fresh out of prison, and J, a hustler with a major drug problem, just can't shake their criminal ways.
War, Drama, History
USA
2006
132 Minutes
Ryan Phillippe Jesse Bradford Adam Beach John Benjamin Hickey John Slattery Barry Pepper Jamie Bell Paul Walker David Patrick Kelly Robert Patrick Neal McDonough
soldier hero military officer marines dark emotional tokyo island mountain photography battle torture world war ii violence suicide rise sacrifice 1940s
The life stories of the six men who raised the flag at the Battle of Iwo Jima, a turning point in World War II.
Drama, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2015
83 Minutes
Jake Johnson Rosemarie DeWitt Orlando Bloom Brie Larson Sam Rockwell Anna Kendrick Mike Birbiglia Jane Adams Sam Elliott Judith Light Ron Livingston
The discovery of a bone and a gun send a husband and wife on separate adventures over the course of a weekend.