List of the best Melissa Leo movies: Frozen River(2008), Fear of Fiction(1999), The Space Between(2010), The Most Hated Woman in America(2017), Santa Mesa(2008), The Sea is All I Know(2011), Francine(2012), Racing Daylight(2007), Lullaby(2008), City Streets(1985), Welcome to the Rileys(2010), Novitiate(2017) ... ...
Drama
USA
2008
96 Minutes
Ray Eddy
Melissa Leo Misty Upham Michael O'Keefe Mark Boone Junior Charlie McDermott James Reilly Dylan Carusona John Canoe Jay Klaitz
mother dog young girl widow immigrant emotional dark engaging new york state quebec motel river trailer friendship blue collar gambling poverty illegal immigration smuggling discovery
A mom looks for another source of income, when her husband leaves with the money meant for the new mobile home. A nearby Indian territory stretches across the border to Canada with a drivable frozen river between. Smuggling?
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
99 Minutes
Sigrid Anderssen
Melissa Leo Sam Trammell Penn Jillette David Wheir Stephen Pearlman Jay Devlin Irma St. Paule Linda Larkin Anney Giobbe Clark Johnson Talmadge Lowe
A young novelist with a bad case of writer's block clears her mind by answering an ad placed by a man who is driving cross-country and needs a partner. Along the way, she ends up with more writing material than she ever bargained for.
Drama
USA
2010
86 Minutes
Montine
Melissa Leo Anthony Keyvan Brad Henke Phillip Rhys AnnaSophia Robb Hunter Parrish
A cynical, alcoholic flight attendant and a Pakistani-American child prodigy find themselves both thrown together in the aftermath of the World Trade Center Attacks.
Biography, Drama
USA
2017
91 Minutes
Madalyn Murray O'Hair
Melissa Leo Juno Temple Adam Scott Peter Fonda Vincent Kartheiser Josh Lucas Rory Cochrane Michael Chernus Brandon Smith Jose Zuniga Alex Frost
The life of Madelyn Murray O'Hair, the outspoken activist and founder of American Atheists.
Drama
Philippines|USA
2008
80 Minutes
Maggie
Melissa Leo Jaime Tirelli Jacob Shalov Angie Ferro Lynn Sherman Maria López Sly Vargas Billy Balais Mosib Limbao
Following his mother's death, Hector arrives in Manila to live with his grandmother. Unable to speak Tagalog, Hector falls in with a street gang before a photographer takes him under his ... See full summary »
Drama
Brazil
2011
30 Minutes
Sara
Melissa Leo Peter Gerety Kelly Hutchinson
An astronomer is forced to leave the city where he lives in order to save his relationship. He ends up returning to the place he never intended to come back: The small town where he was ... See full summary »
Drama
Canada|USA
2012
74 Minutes
Francine
Melissa Leo Melanie Shatzky Barbara Sebring-Forman Keith Leonard Victoria Charkut
Ex-con Francine has difficulty adjusting to life in a small lakeside town until she begins working with animals, though she finds herself growing increasingly isolated from the community and embracing forms of anti-social behavior.
Fantasy, Drama
USA
2007
83 Minutes
Sadie Stokes , Anna Stokes
Melissa Leo David Strathairn Giancarlo Esposito Sabrina Lloyd Jason Downs Denny Dillon John Seidman Leclanche Durand
Sadie thinks she's going insane. Edmund is sure he's being haunted. And Henry, well Henry's just racing daylight.
Mystery & Thriller
2008
96 Minutes
Stephanie
Melissa Leo Joey Dedio Lisa-Marie Schneider Renier Basson Meren Reddy Fiona Ramsay
A Tennessee woman (Melissa Leo) travels to Johannesburg, South Africa, where a drug lord (Joey Dedio) holds her son (Renier Basson) for ransom.
Mystery & Thriller
1985
85 Minutes
Cookie
A runaway (Melissa Leo) comes to New York with her brother and works for a killer pimp (Dale Midkiff).
Drama
UK|USA
2010
110 Minutes
James Gandolfini Melissa Leo Kristen Stewart Elsa Davis Joe Chrest Ally Sheedy Tiffany Coty Lance E. Nichols
On a business trip to New Orleans, a damaged man seeks salvation by caring for a wayward young woman.
Drama
USA
2017
123 Minutes
Margaret Qualley Melissa Leo Julianne Nicholson Dianna Agron Morgan Saylor Rebecca Dayan Maddie Hasson Liana Liberato Eline Powell Chris Zylka Denis O'Hare
Set in the early 1960s and during the era of Vatican II, a young woman in training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, the changing church and sexuality.
Drama
UK
1992
122 Minutes
James Wilby Melissa Leo Shabana Azmi Zia Mohyeddin James Cossins Shreeram Lagoo Ronny Jhutti Tim Choate
A childless Western couple visit a fertility shrine in Karachi run by eunuchs and set off a huge culture clash.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2016
103 Minutes
Dominic Rains Melissa Leo James Franco Rachel Brosnahan Thomas Jay Ryan Tim Kniffin Jason Craig Wendy Vanden Heuvel
journalist war correspondent young man reporter friend colleague police captain police officers tense suspenseful engaging frightful north carolina town crime journalism reporting corrupt police corruption violence
After being exiled from Afghanistan, a former war journalist settles in a small town in Northern California and takes a job with a local newspaper. But when he attempts to cover local crime... See full summary »
Drama
2009
92 Minutes
Karen
Hilary Duff Melissa Leo Ellen Burstyn Evan Ross Michael Murphy Tsianina Joelson Maury Ginsberg Vivan Dugré Oren Skoog
A rebellious and suicidal teen (Hilary Duff) gets sent for the summer to her grandparents, where her life takes an unexpected turn.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2011
89 Minutes
Sara
Michael Parks John Goodman Melissa Leo Kyle Gallner Michael Angarano Nicholas Braun Stephen Root Kerry Bishé Betty Aberlin
teen boy preacher murderer sheriff atf agent daughter brutal suspenseful shocking small town family home compound church high school american midwest cult religious fundamentalism entrapment abduction violence
Set in Middle America, a group of teens receive an online invitation for sex, though they soon encounter fundamentalists with a much more sinister agenda.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2018
80 Minutes
Maddie
Charlene deGuzman John Hawkes Melissa Leo Paul James Ellen Geer Jake McDorman Josh Fadem Josh Ruben
ex-boyfriend sex addict musician recluse friend sponsor heartwarming hilarious emotional tense house garage party car group therapy sex addiction love friendship lifestyle changes music
A sex and love addicted woman learns what real intimacy is when she starts making music with a reclusive man.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2009
87 Minutes
Marie
Thomas Haden Church Elisabeth Shue Melissa Leo M. Emmet Walsh Keith David James Rebhorn Pruitt Taylor Vince Ted Arcidi Stephen Benson Jack Burke Amanda Donaghey
Don McKay, a high school janitor who leaves his hometown after a tragedy, returns 25 years later to rekindle a romance with his old flame, who is dying, but this homecoming brings McKay more than he bargained for.
Drama
USA|Yugoslavia
1988
118 Minutes
Josie Larraneta
William Hurt Timothy Hutton Melissa Leo Stockard Channing Megan Follows Francisco Rabal
A modernized version of the story which inspired Verdi's opera, "La Forza del Destino".
Crime, Drama
1991
96 Minutes
Cassie
Louis Gossett Jr. Bruce Dern Melissa Leo Paul Roebling Bill Cobbs Richard Jenkins Ric Reitz Tom Nowicki Clifton James Kenny Blank G.D. Spradlin
A Vietnam veteran returns to his hometown to help solve a 30-year-old murder case that his brother was wrongly accused of.
Crime, Drama, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2021
113 Minutes
Dr. White
Jack Kilmer Frank Grillo Melissa Leo Michael Kenneth Williams Jessica Rothe Alice Englert Peter Greene Owen Campbell Sam Quartin Thomas Dekker Michael Kenneth Williams
Brought to Los Angeles for treatment, a recovering junkie soon learns that the rehab center is not about helping people, but a cover for a multi-billion-dollar fraud operation that enlists addicts to recruit other addicts.
Biography, Drama
USA
2010
116 Minutes
Alice Ward
Mark Wahlberg Christian Bale Amy Adams Melissa Leo Jack McGee Melissa McMeekin Bianca Hunter Erica McDermott Jill Quigg Dendrie Taylor Kate O'Brien
boxer brother girlfriend mother trainer sister tense emotional inspiring massachusetts london boxing ring fighting family dysfunction drug addiction training documentary filmmaking prison life rise underdog
Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.
Biography, Drama
Switzerland|UK|USA
2010
106 Minutes
Nancy Taylor
Hilary Swank Sam Rockwell Minnie Driver Melissa Leo Peter Gallagher Ari Graynor Loren Dean Conor Donovan Owen Campbell Juliette Lewis
brother convict lawyer student touching tense gripping prison household college courtroom redemption corruption court battles divorce faith fall rescue pursuit 2000s
A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother, who has been wrongfully convicted of murder and has exhausted his chances to appeal his conviction through public defenders.
Comedy
USA
1995
105 Minutes
Trish Axelrod
Victoria Foyt Viveca Lindfors Jon Robin Baitz Melissa Leo Martha Plimpton Ron Rifkin Brooke Smith Nick Gregory Andre Gregory Savannah Boucher Diane Salinger
mother actress playwright director sister husband dense witty quirky moving family estate the hamptons long island, n.y. stage family relationships theater artistic integrity creative process eccentricity financial troubles
Filmed entirely on location in East Hampton, Long Island, "Last Summer in the Hamptons" concerns a large theatrical family spending the last weekend of their summer together at the ... See full summary »
Comedy
2009
88 Minutes
Sharon
Mark Duplass Bret Loehr Carr Thompson Melissa Leo Laura Kai Chen Davie-Blue Katie Herron Dave Hobbs Erika Mayfield Jennifer Perreault Lilly Perreault
An aging rocker (Mark Duplass) with no real life aspirations reluctantly takes two teens on a camping trip.
Drama, Biography, Mystery & Thriller
UK|France|Germany|USA
2016
134 Minutes
Laura Poitras
Joseph Gordon-Levitt Shailene Woodley Rhys Ifans Nicolas Cage Melissa Leo Zachary Quinto Tom Wilkinson Joely Richardson Timothy Olyphant Scott Eastwood Ben Schnetzer
contractor analyst hacker government official girlfriend activist brooding dark intense fascinating suspenseful army base government building office apartment bedroom russia spying surveillance activism
The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
95 Minutes
Colleen
Robert De Niro Drew Barrymore Kate Beckinsale Sam Rockwell Melissa Leo Lucian Maisel Damian Young James Frain Katherine Moennig Brendan Sexton III Lily Sheen
widower son daughter lesbian endearing engaging new york city upstate new york death father/daughter relationship father/son relationship family dysfunction secret road trip quest pursuit 2000s
A widower who realized his only connection to his family was through his wife sets off on an impromptu road trip to reunite with each of his grown children.
Drama
USA
2006
94 Minutes
Margaret
Brendan Gleeson Michael Angarano Thomas Guiry Emily VanCamp Melissa Leo Michael Rispoli Finn Curtin Francis Capra
A teenage boy longs to win the attention of his emotionally distant father.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2018
121 Minutes
Susan Plummer
Denzel Washington Pedro Pascal Ashton Sanders Bill Pullman Melissa Leo Jonathan Scarfe Orson Bean Tamara Hickey Abigail Marlowe Sakina Jaffrey
vigilante best friend colleague assassin thug intense thrilling suspenseful brutal train boston istanbul street house park murder revenge assassination attempt justice revenge
Robert McCall serves an unflinching justice for the exploited and oppressed, but how far will he go when that is someone he loves?
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2013
120 Minutes
Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
Gerard Butler Aaron Eckhart Morgan Freeman Angela Bassett Melissa Leo Ashley Judd Rick Yune Dylan McDermott Radha Mitchell Finley Jacobsen Cole Hauser
u.s. president first lady secret service agent terrorist politician son gripping tense frenetic thrilling suspenseful white house washington, d.c. office government building capitol building terrorism kidnapping second chance race against time
Secret Service agent Mike Banning finds himself trapped inside the White House in the wake of a terrorist attack and works with national security to rescue the President from his kidnappers.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
84 Minutes
Bette Altmann
Robin Williams Mila Kunis Peter Dinklage James Earl Jones Melissa Leo Hamish Linklater Sutton Foster Richard Kind Lee Garlington Olga Merediz Isiah Whitlock Jr.
robin williams sick person doctor brother lawyer estranged wife amusing heartwarming inspiring emotional melodramatic moving united states new york city brooklyn doctor's office street law firm fatal illness diagnosis
A perpetually angry man is informed he has 90 minutes to live and promptly sets out to reconcile with his family and friends in the short time he has left.
Drama
USA
2010
92 Minutes
Martha
Ryan O'Nan America Ferrera Wilmer Valderrama Jason Ritter Melissa Leo June Diane Raphael Diego Klattenhoff Evan Jones Benito Martinez
A U.S. soldier returning home from war struggles to reconcile his experiences abroad with the life and family he left in Texas.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2006
101 Minutes
Aunt Bee
Tanna Frederick Justin Kirk Zack Norman David Proval Melissa Leo Karen Black Seymour Cassel Sally Kirkland
In the City of Angels, a young Iowan girl (Frederick) fresh off the bus falls in love with a promising actor (Kirk).
Drama
2009
103 Minutes
Mari
Sarah Michelle Gellar Jonathan Tucker Erika Christensen Florencia Lozano Melissa Leo David Thewlis Rena Owen Erica Gimpel Victor Slezak
suicidal person doctor mute person nurse patient inspiring emotional new york city mental institution swimming pool suicide attempt dying young depression coma sex transformation love 2000s
A woman (Sarah Michelle Gellar) learns that she has only days to live after a failed suicide attempt.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2013
153 Minutes
Holly Jones
Hugh Jackman Jake Gyllenhaal Viola Davis Maria Bello Terrence Howard Melissa Leo Paul Dano Dylan Minnette Zoë Soul Erin Gerasimovich Kyla-Drew Simmons
father daughter young girl best friend detective suspect dark intense boston family home police station rv father/daughter relationship missing persons disappearance police work vigilantism pursuit sacrifice revenge
When Keller Dover's daughter and her friend go missing, he takes matters into his own hands as the police pursue multiple leads and the pressure mounts.
Adventure, Crime, Drama
France|Mexico|USA
2005
121 Minutes
Rachel
Tommy Lee Jones Barry Pepper Julio Cesar Cedillo Dwight Yoakam January Jones Melissa Leo Levon Helm Mel Rodriguez Cecilia Suárez Ignacio Guadalupe Vanessa Bauche
rancher border patrol officer sheriff waitress wife ranch hand brooding dark emotional outlandish texas ranch mexico diner illegal immigration accidental death friendship kidnapping journey quest
Ranch foreman Pete Perkins looks to fulfill the promise to his recently deceased best friend by burying him in his hometown in Mexico.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2014
132 Minutes
Susan Plummer
Denzel Washington Marton Csokas Chloë Grace Moretz David Harbour Bill Pullman Melissa Leo Haley Bennett David Meunier Johnny Skourtis Alex Veadov Vladimir Kulich
mysterious man girl russian mobster vigilante co-worker robber brooding confident cool thrilling intense dark diner subway hospital warehouse store office justice secret identity
A man who believes he has put his mysterious past behind him cannot stand idly by when he meets a young girl under the control of ultra-violent Russian gangsters.
Sci-Fi, Adventure, Action
USA
2013
125 Minutes
Sally
Tom Cruise Morgan Freeman Olga Kurylenko Andrea Riseborough Nikolaj Coster-Waldau Melissa Leo Zoë Bell Abigail Lowe David Madison
repairman survivor government official old man thrilling incredible earth space center post-apocalypse space travel government cover-up battle discovery underdog 2070s
A veteran assigned to extract Earth's remaining resources begins to question what he knows about his mission and himself.
Mystery & Thriller
India|USA
2018
85 Minutes
Chandra
Sam Keeley Hera Hilmar Manoel Orfanaki Kal Penn Radhika Apte Melissa Leo Kallirroi Tziafeta Zachary Coffin Andrea Ravera
After receiving a cryptic message, American skeptic Jamie travels to the Indian Himalayas to pick up on the trail of his missing girlfriend. There, he discovers a secretive community led by... See full summary »
Romance, Crime, Drama
USA|Romania
2013
108 Minutes
Katie
Shia LaBeouf Evan Rachel Wood Mads Mikkelsen Rupert Grint Vincent D'Onofrio Melissa Leo Til Schweiger James Buckley
tourist estranged wife gangster dark emotional nightclub romania relationships youth love
While travelling abroad, a guy falls for a Romanian beauty whose unreachable heart has its origins in her violent, charismatic ex.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1999
95 Minutes
Dr. Suzanne Pincus
Rosie Perez Marianne Jean-Baptiste Patti LuPone Karen Duffy Diego Serrano Wendell Pierce Melissa Leo Aida Turturro Rosanna DeSoto Alicia Renee Washington Reno
mother television producer assistant husband baby boss amusing emotional madcap new york city tv station hospital apartment motherhood career family working woman marriage television love
Grace tries to be the perfect mother and TV producer but finds trouble in juggling both.
Comedy
USA
2011
97 Minutes
Sarah
Ryan O'Nan Michael Weston Arielle Kebbel Andrew McCarthy Jason Ritter Wilmer Valderrama Christopher McDonald Melissa Leo Jake Miller Philip Ettinger Steven Boyer
A feature length college comedy that follows a group of aging super-seniors during summer break at Statham County University. In the tradition of Clerks, Knocked Up, and Superbad, comes a ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|United Arab Emirates
2012
138 Minutes
Ellen Block
Denzel Washington Don Cheadle Kelly Reilly John Goodman Bruce Greenwood Brian Geraghty Tamara Tunie Melissa Leo Nadine Velazquez Peter Gerety Garcelle Beauvais
pilot co-pilot passenger investigator drug dealer drug addict gripping dark emotional airplane bar office household airplane crash substance abuse investigation lifestyle changes rescue transformation 2010s
An airline pilot saves almost all his passengers on his malfunctioning airliner which eventually crashed, but an investigation into the accident reveals something troubling.
Crime, Drama
USA
2008
100 Minutes
Cheryl Brooks
Robert De Niro Al Pacino Curtis Jackson Carla Gugino Donnie Wahlberg Trilby Glover Shirly Brener Melissa Leo Oleg Taktarov Alan Blumenfeld Rob Dyrdek
detective drug dealer serial killer pimp priest partner emotional gripping brutal office shooting gallery courtroom manhattan, n.y. apartment crime scene investigation murder deception corruption violence
Two veteran New York City detectives work on a case of serial executions of criminals who escaped justice.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
UK|Bulgaria|USA
2016
99 Minutes
Secretary of Defense Ruth McMillan
Gerard Butler Aaron Eckhart Morgan Freeman Angela Bassett Alon Moni Aboutboul Radha Mitchell Charlotte Riley Patrick Kennedy Melissa Leo Jackie Earle Haley Robert Forster
prime minister terrorist secret service agent president family member british intelligence agent brooding emotional intense london big ben helicopter street buckingham palace car terrorism rescue danger survival determination
In London for the Prime Minister's funeral, Mike Banning is caught up in a plot to assassinate all the attending world leaders.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
130 Minutes
Steve Carell Ryan Gosling Christian Bale Brad Pitt Marisa Tomei Hamish Linklater Rafe Spall Jeremy Strong Adepero Oduye Karen Gillan Max Greenfield
guru banker investor specialist homeowner lawyer brooding emotional intense fascinating amusing new york city office street house car restaurant mortgage betting finance
In 2006-2007 a group of investors bet against the US mortgage market. In their research they discover how flawed and corrupt the market is.
Drama
USA
2006
91 Minutes
Tilda Swinton Amber Tamblyn Timothy Hutton Denis O'Hare Jim Gaffigan Deirdre O'Connell Halley Feiffer Neal Huff Kel O'Neill John Ellison Conlee Vincent Piazza
teen girl psychologist husband doctor baby dark emotional gritty hospital ski resort united states crime marriage trial miscarriage mental illness fear fall mystery love
Pregnant forensic psychologist Lydie Crane is hired to learn the truth behind the case of 16-year-old Stephanie Daley, who is accused of concealing her pregnancy and murdering her infant.