87% Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 115 min, R, [Crime, Drama] [Martin McDonagh] [01 Dec 2017]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 8.2/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 92%, Metacritic 88/100, External Reviews
Moviesnearme says: Fabulous entertainment, brilliant writing, directing and acting by everyone (especially Frances McDormand) - movies don't get much better or more original.
Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 99 wins & 189 nominations.
Actors: Caleb Landry Jones, Frances McDormand, Kerry Condon, Sam Rockwell, Woody Harrelson
Plot: A mother personally challenges the local authorities to solve her daughter's murder when they fail to catch the culprit.
Writer: Martin McDonagh
Language: English Country: UK, USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
86% Fargo 98 min, R, [Crime, Drama, Thriller] [Joel Coen, Ethan Coen] [05 Apr 1996]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 8.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 93%, Metacritic 85/100, External Reviews
Awards: Won 2 Oscars. Another 79 wins & 60 nominations.
Actors: Frances McDormand, Kristin Rudrüd, Peter Stormare, Steve Buscemi, William H. Macy
Plot: Jerry Lundegaard's inept crime falls apart due to his and his henchmen's bungling and the persistent police work of the quite pregnant Marge Gunderson.
Writer: Ethan Coen, Joel Coen
Language: English Country: USA, UK More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
85% Almost Famous 122 min, R, [Adventure, Comedy, Drama] [Cameron Crowe] [22 Sep 2000]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 88%, Metacritic 90/100, External Reviews
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 52 wins & 103 nominations.
Actors: Billy Crudup, Frances McDormand, Jason Lee, Kate Hudson, Patrick Fugit
Plot: A high-school boy is given the chance to write a story for Rolling Stone Magazine about an up-and-coming rock band as he accompanies them on their concert tour.
Writer: Cameron Crowe
Language: English, French Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
85% Moonrise Kingdom 94 min, PG-13, [Adventure, Comedy, Drama] [Wes Anderson] [29 Jun 2012]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 93%, Metacritic 84/100, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 38 wins & 118 nominations.
Actors: Bill Murray, Bruce Willis, Edward Norton, Frances McDormand, Jared Gilman, Kara Hayward
Plot: A pair of young lovers flee their New England town, which causes a local search party to fan out to find them.
Writer: Wes Anderson, Roman Coppola
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
84% Blood Simple. 99 min, R, [Crime, Drama, Thriller] [Joel Coen, Ethan Coen] [18 Jan 1985]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 94%, Metacritic 81/100, External Reviews
Awards: 5 wins & 5 nominations.
Actors: Dan Hedaya, Frances McDormand, John Getz, M. Emmet Walsh
Plot: A rich but jealous man hires a private investigator to kill his cheating wife and her new man. But, when blood is involved, nothing is simple.
Writer: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Language: English, Spanish Country: USA More Info: IMDB
77% Mississippi Burning 128 min, R, [Crime, Drama, History] [Alan Parker] [27 Jan 1989]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.8/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 89%, Metacritic 65/100, External Reviews
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 16 wins & 24 nominations.
Actors: Brad Dourif, Frances McDormand, Gene Hackman, Willem Dafoe
Plot: Two F.B.I. Agents, with wildly different styles, arrive in Mississippi to investigate the disappearance of some civil rights activists.
Writer: Chris Gerolmo
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB
76% Wonder Boys 107 min, R, [Comedy, Drama] [Curtis Hanson] [25 Feb 2000]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 81%, Metacritic 73/100, External Reviews
Awards: Won 1 Oscar. Another 19 wins & 46 nominations.
Actors: Frances McDormand, Michael Douglas, Robert Downey Jr., Tobey Maguire
Plot: An English Professor tries to deal with his wife leaving him, the arrival of his editor who has been waiting for his book for seven years, and the various problems that his friends and associates involve him in.
Writer: Michael Chabon (novel), Steve Kloves (screenplay)
Language: English Country: USA, Germany, UK, Japan More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
76% Hidden Agenda 108 min, R, [Drama, Thriller] [Ken Loach] [01 Jan 1991]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 83%, External Reviews
Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations.
Actors: Brad Dourif, Brian Cox, Frances McDormand, Mai Zetterling
Plot: When an American human rights lawyer is assassinated in Belfast, it remains for the man's girlfriend, as well as a tough, no nonsense, police detective to find the truth... which they soon ...
Writer: Jim Allen
Language: English Country: UK More Info: IMDB
76% The Man Who Wasn't There 116 min, R, [Crime, Drama] [Joel Coen, Ethan Coen] [16 Nov 2001]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 81%, Metacritic 73/100, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 24 wins & 41 nominations.
Actors: Billy Bob Thornton, Frances McDormand, James Gandolfini, Michael Badalucco
Plot: A laconic, chain-smoking barber blackmails his wife's boss and lover for money to invest in dry cleaning, but his plan goes terribly wrong.
Writer: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Language: English, Italian, French Country: USA, UK More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
70% The Good Dinosaur 93 min, PG, [Animation, Adventure, Comedy] [Peter Sohn] [25 Nov 2015]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 77%, Metacritic 66/100, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 1 Golden Globe. Another 7 wins & 38 nominations.
Actors: Frances McDormand, Jeffrey Wright, Maleah Nipay-Padilla, Ryan Teeple
Plot: In a world where dinosaurs and humans live side-by-side, an Apatosaurus named Arlo makes an unlikely human friend.
Writer: Bob Peterson (original concept & development by), Peter Sohn (story by), Erik Benson (story by), Meg LeFauve (story by), Kelsey Mann (story by), Bob Peterson (story by), Meg LeFauve (screenplay by), Peter Hedges (additional screenplay material by), Adrian Molina (additional screenplay material by)
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
70% Darkman 96 min, R, [Action, Crime, Fantasy] [Sam Raimi] [24 Aug 1990]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.4/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 83%, Metacritic 65/100, External Reviews
Awards: 2 wins & 8 nominations.
Actors: Colin Friels, Frances McDormand, Larry Drake, Liam Neeson
Plot: A brilliant scientist left for dead returns to exact revenge on the people who burned him alive.
Writer: Sam Raimi (story), Chuck Pfarrer (screenplay), Sam Raimi (screenplay), Ivan Raimi (screenplay), Daniel Goldin (screenplay), Joshua Goldin (screenplay)
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
70% Burn After Reading 96 min, R, [Comedy, Crime, Drama] [Ethan Coen, Joel Coen] [12 Sep 2008]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 79%, Metacritic 63/100, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 2 Golden Globes. Another 5 wins & 27 nominations.
Actors: Brad Pitt, Frances McDormand, George Clooney, John Malkovich
Plot: A disk containing mysterious information from a CIA agent ends up in the hands of two unscrupulous and daft gym employees who attempt to sell it.
Writer: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen
Language: English Country: USA, UK, France More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
70% Miss Pettigrew Lives for a Day 92 min, PG-13, [Comedy, Romance] [Bharat Nalluri] [07 Mar 2008]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 77%, Metacritic 63/100, External Reviews
Awards: 1 nomination.
Actors: Amy Adams, Christina Cole, Ciarán Hinds, Clare Clifford, David Alexander, Frances McDormand
Plot: Guinevere Pettigrew, a middle-aged London governess, finds herself unfairly dismissed from her job. An attempt to gain new employment catapults her into the glamorous world and dizzying social whirl of an American actress and singer, Delysia Lafosse.
Writer: David Magee (screenplay), Simon Beaufoy (screenplay), Winifred Watson (novel)
Language: English Country: UK, USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
69% North Country 126 min, R, [Drama] [Niki Caro] [21 Oct 2005]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 7.3/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 68%, Metacritic 68/100, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 2 Oscars. Another 6 wins & 17 nominations.
Actors: Charlize Theron, Elle Peterson, Frances McDormand, Jeremy Renner, Thomas Curtis
Plot: A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States -- Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
Writer: Michael Seitzman (screenplay), Clara Bingham (book), Laura Leedy (book)
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
68% Something's Gotta Give 128 min, PG-13, [Comedy, Drama, Romance] [Nancy Meyers] [12 Dec 2003]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.7/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 72%, Metacritic 66/100, External Reviews
Awards: Nominated for 1 Oscar. Another 7 wins & 12 nominations.
Actors: Diane Keaton, Frances McDormand, Jack Nicholson, Keanu Reeves
Plot: A swinger on the cusp of being a senior citizen with a taste for young women falls in love with an accomplished woman closer to his age.
Writer: Nancy Meyers
Language: English, French Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
63% Friends with Money 88 min, R, [Comedy, Drama, Romance] [Nicole Holofcener] [21 Apr 2006]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 5.8/10, Metacritic 68/100, External Reviews
Awards: 2 wins & 2 nominations.
Actors: Catherine Keener, Frances McDormand, Jason Isaacs, Jennifer Aniston, Timm Sharp
Plot: After she quits her lucrative job, Olivia finds herself unsure about her future and her relationships with her successful and wealthy friends.
Writer: Nicole Holofcener
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
61% Madeline 88 min, PG, [Comedy, Family] [Daisy von Scherler Mayer] [10 Jul 1998]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.0/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 62%, External Reviews
Awards: 5 nominations.
Actors: Ben Daniels, Frances McDormand, Hatty Jones, Nigel Hawthorne
Plot: The adventurous, young Madeline is very good at getting into trouble, but she's also fantastic in solving problems as well, and her school-mistress Miss Clavel is not too approving of her. ...
Writer: Ludwig Bemelmans (books), Malia Scotch Marmo (screen story), Mark Levin (screen story), Jennifer Flackett (screen story), Mark Levin (screenplay), Jennifer Flackett (screenplay)
Language: English, French, Spanish Country: France, USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
57% Promised Land 106 min, R, [Drama] [Gus Van Sant] [04 Jan 2013]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 51%, Metacritic 55/100, External Reviews
Awards: 3 wins & 6 nominations.
Actors: Benjamin Sheeler, Carla Bianco, Frances McDormand, John Krasinski, Matt Damon, Terry Kinney
Plot: A salesman for a natural gas company experiences life-changing events after arriving in a small town, where his corporation wants to tap into the available resources.
Writer: John Krasinski (screenplay), Matt Damon (screenplay), Dave Eggers (story)
Language: English Country: USA, United Arab Emirates More Info: IMDB
52% Beyond Rangoon 100 min, R, [Action, Drama] [John Boorman] [25 Aug 1995]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.6/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 39%, External Reviews
Awards: 2 wins & 3 nominations.
Actors: Frances McDormand, Patricia Arquette, Spalding Gray, U Aung Ko
Plot: Laura is trying to pick up the pieces of her life after the murder of her husband and son, and goes on vacation with her sister to Burma. After losing her passport at a political rally, she...
Writer: Alex Lasker, Bill Rubenstein
Language: English Country: UK, USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
52% City by the Sea 108 min, R, [Crime, Drama, Mystery] [Michael Caton-Jones] [06 Sep 2002]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 6.1/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 47%, Metacritic 50/100, External Reviews
Awards: 1 nomination.
Actors: Eliza Dushku, Frances McDormand, James Franco, Robert De Niro
Plot: Vincent Lamarca, whose father was executed for a 1950s kidnapping of a child, grew up to become a police officer, only to see his own son become a murder suspect.
Writer: Mike McAlary (article), Ken Hixon (screenplay)
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB Wikipedia
33% Æon Flux 93 min, PG-13, [Action, Sci-Fi] [Karyn Kusama] [02 Dec 2005]Ratings & Reviews: IMDB 5.5/10, Rotten Tomatoes: 9%, Metacritic 36/100, External Reviews
Awards: 4 nominations.
Actors: Charlize Theron, Frances McDormand, Jonny Lee Miller, Marton Csokas, Sophie Okonedo
Plot: Aeon Flux is a mysterious assassin working for the Monicans, a group of rebels trying to overthrow the government. When she is sent on a mission to kill the Chairman, a whole new mystery is found.
Writer: Phil Hay, Matt Manfredi, Peter Chung (characters)
Language: English Country: USA More Info: IMDB