List of the best Misty Upham movies: Frozen River(2008), Skinwalkers(2002), Jimmy P.(2013), August: Osage County(2013), Cake(2014) ... ...
Drama
USA
2008
96 Minutes
Melissa Leo Misty Upham Michael O'Keefe Mark Boone Junior Charlie McDermott James Reilly Dylan Carusona John Canoe Jay Klaitz
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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?
Crime, Drama
2002
100 Minutes
Nina
Adam Beach Wes Studi Alex Rice Misty Upham Michael Greyeyes Saginaw Grant Jon Proudstar Sheila Tousey Noah Watts
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Drama
USA|France
2013
117 Minutes
Jane
Benicio Del Toro Mathieu Amalric Gina McKee Larry Pine Joseph Cross Gary Farmer Michelle Thrush Misty Upham Jennifer Podemski Michael Greyeyes
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A troubled Native American veteran forms an extraordinary friendship with his maverick French psychoanalyst as they try to find a cure to his suffering.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2013
119 Minutes
Meryl Streep Julia Roberts Ewan McGregor Chris Cooper Abigail Breslin Benedict Cumberbatch Juliette Lewis Margo Martindale Dermot Mulroney Julianne Nicholson Sam Shepard
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A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Oklahoma house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2014
102 Minutes
Jennifer Aniston Adriana Barraza Sam Worthington Mamie Gummer Felicity Huffman William H. Macy Chris Messina Lucy Punch Britt Robertson Paula Cale Ashley Crow
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The acerbic, hilarious Claire Bennett becomes fascinated by the suicide of a woman in her chronic pain support group. As she uncovers the details of Nina's suicide and develops a poignant relationship with Nina's husband, she also grapples with her own, very raw personal tragedy.