List of the best Olympia Dukakis movies: Over the Hill(1992), Never Too Late(1996), Whiskey School(2005), Montana Amazon - The Adventures of the Dunderheads(2012), Lucky Day(1991), Borough of Kings(2001), Cloudburst(2011), The Event(2003), The Intended(2002), Big Driver(2014), The Christmas Spirit(2013), Away From Her(2006) ... ...
Drama
Australia
1992
99 Minutes
Alma Harris
Olympia Dukakis Sigrid Thornton Derek Fowlds Bill Kerr Steve Bisley Andrea Moor Pippa Grandison Martin Jacobs Aden Young Gerry Connolly Jenny Wilson
mother daughter airy amusing positive australia outback estrangement road trip adventure 1970s
An American woman on vacation in Sydney buys a car and travels across Australia on a voyage of self-discovery.
Comedy, Drama
Canada
1996
96 Minutes
Rose
Olympia Dukakis Cloris Leachman Jan Rubes Jean Lapointe Corey Haim Matt Craven
Four old friends reunite to investigate the death of a good friend.
Drama
USA
2005
87 Minutes
Olympia Dukakis Alexandra Eitel Thomas Flanagan Gary Swanson Carlin Glynn Lainie Kazan Denise Lute Mario Macaluso David Margulies Mary Stuart Masterson Robert Walden
Leopold De Angeli is a talented playwright, but like many scribes he fancies the drink a little too much. In the hopes of saving Leopold's life, his theater friends come together to stage an intervention for him.
Comedy, Adventure, Drama
USA
2012
88 Minutes
Ira
Olympia Dukakis Haley Joel Osment Alison Brie Veronica Cartwright
The Dunderheads are an eccentric Montana family who've been in the mountains for far too long. Now one step ahead of the law, matriarch Grandma Ira flees to Canada with her two wildly ... See full summary »
Drama
1991
96 Minutes
Katherine Campbell
Olympia Dukakis Amy Madigan Chloe Webb Terence Knox John Beasley Allen Hamilton
sister mentally challenged mother boyfriend emotional touching family home mother/child relationship family wealth reconciliation transformation rivalry 1990s
Winning a lottery puts a mentally impaired young woman (Chloe Webb) between her wayward mother (Olympia Dukakis) and angry sister (Amy Madigan).
Mystery & Thriller
2001
95 Minutes
Helen Manners
Olympia Dukakis Jim Stanek Philip Bosco Joseph Lyle Taylor Patrick Newall Kerry Butler Robert Hogan Erik Jensen Michael Mastro John Bianco
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Adventure, Drama
2011
93 Minutes
Olympia Dukakis Brenda Fricker Kristin Booth John Dunsworth Jeremy Akerman Mary Colin Chisholm John Beale Juanita Peters Marlane O'Brien Michael Ray Fox Ryan Doucette
Drama
Canada|USA
2003
110 Minutes
Lila
Parker Posey Olympia Dukakis Don McKellar Sarah Polley Brent Carver Jane Leeves Joanna Adler Christina Zorich Dick Latessa Cynthia Preston
district attorney mother lover best friend investigator sister emotional profound moving manhattan, n.y. apartment law office party government building aids untimely death investigation relationships moral dilemma assisted suicide
Nick is a district attorney investigating several deaths of AIDS sufferers in the gay community of New York City's Chelsea District. Each case suggest the use of assisted suicide, which is illegal in New York.
Drama
UK|Denmark
2002
112 Minutes
Janet McTeer Olympia Dukakis Brenda Fricker Tony Maudsley JJ Feild David Bradley Philip Jackson
englishman fiancée overseer son nephew native intense suspenseful jungle malaysia outpost ivory trade mental illness murder voyeurism interracial conflict emotional abuse adventure rivalry 1920s
A period drama/thriller about a surveyor and his fiancée who arrive in a remote Malaysian trading post and encounter a closed-fisted ivory trader and her ill-meaning family.
Mystery & Thriller
2014
90 Minutes
Maria Bello Olympia Dukakis Joan Jett Will Harris Ann Dowd Jennifer Kydd Juanita Peters Mary Colin Chisholm
young woman author rape survivor rape victim man villain suspenseful thrilling gripping shocking brutal emotional street car rape rape aftermath horror films fear danger dark secrets
Her mind shattered, a novelist (Maria Bello) seeks revenge on the man who brutally assaulted her on a desolate New England road.
Romance, Comedy, Other, Drama
USA
2013
90 Minutes
Nicollette Sheridan Olympia Dukakis Bart Johnson Sammi Hanratty Amanda Foreman Tristan Lake Leabu Jon Osbeck James Kisicki
The Company We Keep focuses on the Company Command Team (CCT) members who serve as Stewards for the Profession of Arms by communicating, working as a team, counseling/mentoring within the ... See full summary »
Drama
Canada|UK|USA
2006
109 Minutes
Marian
Julie Christie Gordon Pinsent Olympia Dukakis Michael Murphy Kristen Thomson Wendy Crewson Alberta Watson Thomas Hauff
wife patient professor nurse love interest emotional touching nursing home canada loneliness jealousy romance infidelity illness depression discovery love 2000s
A man coping with the institutionalization of his wife because of Alzheimer's disease faces an epiphany when she transfers her affections to another man, Aubrey, a wheelchair-bound mute who also is a patient at the nursing home.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
97 Minutes
Muriel Kleinman
Peter Falk Paul Reiser Olympia Dukakis Elizabeth Perkins Mackenzie Connolly Lydia Grace Jordan Ann Dowd Claire Beckman Mimi Lieber Catherine Taormina
son father mother sister wife child emotional amusing open road new york state family home farmhouse missing persons search family relationships road trip camping male bonding adventure discovery
Ben's dad, Sam, shows up one night with a note that Ben's mother has left. While Ben's wife and his three sisters try to find her, Ben takes Sam on a day trip to see a farmhouse that is for sale.
Comedy
USA
1989
90 Minutes
Rosie
John Travolta Kirstie Alley Olympia Dukakis George Segal Abe Vigoda Twink Caplan Joy Boushel
accountant baby cab driver married man single mother womanizer cheeky hilarious touching amusing heartwarming charming hospital taxi new york city apartment doctor's office restaurant romantic dilemma parenthood
After a single, career-minded woman is left on her own to give birth to the child of a married man, she finds a new romantic chance in a cab driver. Meanwhile, the point-of-view of the newborn boy is narrated through voice-over.
Drama
USA
2018
94 Minutes
Margaret Lemke
Rachel Brosnahan Aidan Quinn Olympia Dukakis M. Emmet Walsh Seth Gilliam Satya Bhabha Mary Beth Hurt Macy Gray Peter Gerety Michael Potts Rachel Zeiger-Haag
When a beguiling young woman moves in next door, a quiet neighborhood is awakened, bringing people face to face with their secrets and, ultimately, themselves.
Drama
Canada
1993
95 Minutes
Bea
Adam Hann-Byrd Joshua Jackson Olympia Dukakis Leslie Nielsen Barbara Williams Timothy Bottoms
relative boy friend father mother emotional melodramatic intense inspiring fascinating canada field house woods divorce friendship new experiences moving nature growing up
A young boy is sent to live with relatives when his parents break up. He befriends a dying boy who has an eerie connection with nature.
Drama
Canada|USA
1998
104 Minutes
Madam Chairwoman
Kelsey Grammer Cary Elwes Olympia Dukakis Viola Davis John C. McGinley Tom Wright Clifton Powell Dewey Weber Richard Schiff J.C. MacKenzie Richard Benjamin
soldier officer general profound amusing creative pentagon army base office air force disaster money discovery adventure quest underdog rivalry 1980s
When a terrorist group steals the US President's personal communications computer for launching the US arsenal in case of war, only a heroic Major has the key to prevent a Presidential assassination or a nuclear holocaust.
Drama
USA
2006
94 Minutes
Dr. Mary Wade
Alyssa Sutherland Judy Kuhn Olympia Dukakis Carmen Chaplin Martin Donovan Damian Young Eliyas Qureshi Avi Tairy
The lives of a Palestinian journalist and a Jewish model become inextricably, and shockingly, intertwined after they meet by accident in New York.
Comedy
USA
1990
81 Minutes
Rosie
John Travolta Kirstie Alley Olympia Dukakis Elias Koteas Twink Caplan Gilbert Gottfried Lorne Sussman Megan Milner Georgia Keithley
baby little boy mother father figure friend sister playful cheeky touching endearing new york city bathroom apartment playroom hospital brother/sister relationship childcare parenthood commitment sibling rivalry
This time, a new baby is on the way, and it's a girl. Wrapped together with the standard conflict between mother and father, Mikey engages in a bit of sibling rivalry with his new sister.
Drama, Music
USA
1995
142 Minutes
Principal Helen Jacobs
Richard Dreyfuss Glenne Headly Jay Thomas Olympia Dukakis William H. Macy Alicia Witt Jean Louisa Kelly Nicholas John Renner Joseph Lee Anderson Anthony Natale
composer teacher wife student deaf person son uplifting endearing high school portland, ore. redemption education loyalty dreams lifetime achievement family sacrifice love transformation discovery
A frustrated composer finds fulfillment as a high school music teacher.
Romance
USA
1987
101 Minutes
Rose Castorini
Cher Nicolas Cage Vincent Gardenia Olympia Dukakis Danny Aiello Julie Bovasso John Mahoney Louis Guss Feodor Chaliapin Anita Gillette
accountant baker plumber mother professor quirky passionate heartwarming amusing brooklyn, n.y. bakery family home apartment opera house adultery romance midlife crisis family forbidden love transformation
Loretta Castorini, a bookkeeper from Brooklyn, New York, finds herself in a difficult situation when she falls for the brother of the man she has agreed to marry.
Drama
Canada|USA
2005
125 Minutes
Hilde the Missionary Nun
Shawn Ashmore Stockard Channing Tanabadee Chokpikultong Olympia Dukakis Lucy Liu Sandra Oh Ian Roberts Chloë Sevigny
porn star father mother pregnant woman nun farmer intricate emotional moving rural community china montreal apartment south africa plantation aids epidemic terminal illness pornography scam
A three-paneled look at the worldwide A.I.D.S. crisis. Three tragic stories taking place in South Africa, China, and Montréal.
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
USA
2013
90 Minutes
Rosmarie Carver
Aidan Quinn Virginia Madsen Zosia Mamet Olympia Dukakis Sam Underwood Nat Wolff Joshua Bowman Jee Young Han
When the teenage daughter of a reclusive family of artists falls in love with an unusual boy at school, she awakens mysterious powers and discovers ancient family secrets that will change her life forever.
Romance
1971
104 Minutes
Gig's Mother
Renee Taylor Joseph Bologna Paul Sorvino Olympia Dukakis Helen Verbit Louis Zorich Ron Carey Peggy Pope Susan Brockman Art Levy Frieda Wexler
boyfriend girlfriend mother father doctor passionate amusing fiery new york city group therapy relationships dysfunction unlikely romance therapy love growing up pursuit 1970s
Two New York misfits (Renee Taylor, Joseph Bologna) meet in group therapy, proceed to argue and then fall in love.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1989
118 Minutes
Clairee Belcher
Sally Field Dolly Parton Shirley MacLaine Daryl Hannah Olympia Dukakis Julia Roberts Tom Skerritt Sam Shepard Dylan McDermott Kevin J. O'Connor Bill McCutcheon
bride beautician mother friend widow husband heartwarming somber uplifting amusing moving charming louisiana beauty salon hospital small town family home wedding female bonding pregnancy
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1994
95 Minutes
Dr. Doris Rice
Brian Wimmer M. Emmet Walsh Yaphet Kotto James Sikking Olympia Dukakis Marta Du Bois
A clean cop gets assigned to a corrupt precinct, leaving him with two options: either give in or be next in line to have an "accident" wearing that badge.
Comedy
USA
1993
97 Minutes
Rosie
John Travolta Kirstie Alley David Gallagher Tabitha Lupien Olympia Dukakis George Segal Lysette Anthony Danny DeVito Diane Keaton
pilot wife dog son daughter businesswoman amusing lighthearted outlandish new york city house new york state forest cabin love triangle pets marriage childhood talking animal rescue
The dogs can talk at a family of 4, where mom loses her job the same day dad gets a job as pilot for a cute, single boss.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2014
92 Minutes
YaYa
F. Murray Abraham Makenna Ballard Janeane Garofalo Ralph Macchio Rachel Dratch Olympia Dukakis Fátima Ptacek Kimberly Quinn Gabriel Rush Franklin Ojeda Smith Oona Laurence
young girl rich kid chess grandmaster chess player amusing charming confident creative crafty emotional heartwarming inspiring uplifting new york united states life lessons growing up chess friendship discovery
A young girl finding her way around the city and her own life through chess lessons. This is also about being open to all the clues about your life and your options that surround you everyday.
Drama
2015
87 Minutes
Emily
Alexis Bledel Drena De Niro Cara Buono Kal Penn Andre Braugher Olympia Dukakis Dominic Fumusa Louis Zorich Thomas Mann Zosia Mamet Jeremy Jordan
Writer/director Eric Weber chronicles a marriage of 60 years in six segments with various pairs of actors portraying the couple, Tim and Emily Hanratty.
Biography, Documentary
2009
39 Minutes
John Cazale Steve Buscemi Francis Ford Coppola Robert De Niro Richard Dreyfuss Olympia Dukakis Gene Hackman Mark Harris Philip Seymour Hoffman Israel Horovitz Carol Kane
Comedy
USA
1995
95 Minutes
Jocasta
Woody Allen Helena Bonham Carter Mira Sorvino Michael Rapaport F. Murray Abraham Claire Bloom Olympia Dukakis David Ogden Stiers Jack Warden Peter Weller Dan Moran
sportswriter wife prostitute porn star boy biological mother outlandish witty new york city parenthood adoption greek mythology genius discovery quest 1990s
When he discovers his adopted son is a genius, a New York sportswriter seeks out the boy's birth mother: a ditzy porn star and prostitute.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Biography, Drama
UK|USA
2016
127 Minutes
Aunt Vicky
Bryan Cranston Diane Kruger John Alberto Leguizamo Amy Ryan Jason Isaacs Joseph Gilgun Olympia Dukakis Yul Vazquez Art Malik Carsten Hayes Benjamin Bratt
federal agent undercover agent drug czar businessman pablo escobar lieutenant brooding emotional intense florida drug house club office cemetery airplane undercover operations drug cartel money laundering trust betrayal
A U.S. Customs official uncovers a money laundering scheme involving Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.
Drama
Sweden|Denmark|Norway|Finland|Iceland
1996
171 Minutes
Mother (Mrs. Gordon)
Maria Bonnevie Ulf Friberg Pernilla August Lena Endre Sven-Bertil Taube Max von Sydow Olympia Dukakis
The beginning of the 20th century. Gertrud and Ingmar are in love with each other. While Ingmar is away during the winter, a religious wave spreads in the area. Also Gertrud becomes a ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1979
113 Minutes
Joey's Mom
Ken Wahl John Friedrich Karen Allen Toni Kalem Alan Rosenberg Linda Manz Erland van Lidth de Jeude Olympia Dukakis
gang member teen boy teen girl leader gritty unrestrained touching quirky bronx, n.y. street high school gangs teenage rebellion love coming of age growing up rivalry adventure 1960s
The Wanderers is a teenage, Italian gang in Bronx, NYC, 1963. They have their confrontations with other gangs. Drugs and weapons are uncool. Adult life awaits them.
Adventure
USA
2006
96 Minutes
Margie Carsen
Noah Wyle Gabrielle Anwar Jane Curtin Erick Avari Robert Foxworth Hakeem Kae-Kazim Zahn McClarnon Olympia Dukakis Bob Newhart Lisa Brenner
librarian nerd adventurer professor archaeologist general engaging fascinating gripping rousing suspenseful wild library morocco serengeti village kenya cave adventure ancient civilization
Documentary about the need to establish an hourly wage that will keep people above the poverty level in Virginia, and through out the rest of the United States.
Musical
USA
1980
119 Minutes
Mrs. Vacarri
Ray Sharkey Tovah Feldshuh Peter Gallagher Paul Land Joe Pantoliano Maureen McCormick John Aprea Richard Bright Olympia Dukakis
songwriter singer teen idol girlfriend spectacular melodramatic sultry pennsylvania stage apartment backstage street nightclub music pop culture fame rags to riches music industry rise rivalry
Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marcucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
2004
96 Minutes
Margie Carsen
Noah Wyle Kyle MacLachlan Sonya Walger Jane Curtin Kelly Hu David Dayan Fisher Lisa Brenner Clyde Kusatsu Mario Iván Martínez Olympia Dukakis Bob Newhart
librarian evil genius amusing thrilling charming creative suspenseful dark library imaginary world ancient civilization artifact magical artifact protection saving the day evil enemies adventure discovery mystery
A caretaker (Noah Wyle) beneath a metropolitan library protects magical artifacts from those who would use them to do evil.
Romance
USA
1988
113 Minutes
Melanie Griffith Harrison Ford Sigourney Weaver Alec Baldwin Joan Cusack Philip Bosco Nora Dunn Oliver Platt James Lally Kevin Spacey Robert Easton
secretary boss executive boyfriend friend witty suspenseful amusing wall street new york city office party corporate culture workplace romance ambition deception betrayal impersonation rise love
When a secretary's idea is stolen by her boss, she seizes an opportunity to steal it back by pretending she has her boss' job.
Drama
USA
1969
92 Minutes
Dustin Hoffman Mia Farrow Michael Tolan Sunny Griffin Stanley Beck Tyne Daly Alix Elias Julie Garfield Marvin Lichterman Marian Mercer Susan Taylor
man woman lover endearing passionate new york city apartment bar one-night stand conversation dating relationships discovery quest love 1960s
John and Mary meet in a singles bar, sleep together, and spend the next day getting to know each other.