
June 20, 1931 · 95 years old
Olympia Dukakis (June 20, 1931 – May 1, 2021) was an American actress. She performed in more than 130 stage productions, more than 60 films and in 50 television series. Best known as a screen actress, she started her career in theater. Not long after her arrival in New York City, she won an Obie Awa…

A U.S. Customs official uncovers a money laundering scheme involving Colombian drug lord Pablo Escobar.

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 baby is narrated through voice-over.

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.

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.

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.

When he discovers that his adopted son is a genius, a New York sportswriter seeks out the boy's birth mother - a ditzy porn star and prostitute.

A frustrated composer finds fulfillment as a high school music teacher.

A sleazy writer has a chance to redeem himself when he goes to stay with his grandmother and befriends the neighbors.

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.

A bookworm becomes the librarian. Same night a magical spear gets stolen and he's off to get some real life experience around the globe on his quest for the spear - starting with being thrown off a plane over Amazonas by his cute ...

A small-time reporter tries to convince the police that she saw a murder in the apartment across from hers.

Shy awkward young Mercer Advertising Agency executive Kate Mosley's life becomes increasingly complicated when she attempts to impress her boss by pretending to be engaged to wedding photographer Nick, whom she has just met.

Librarian-turned-adventurer Flynn Carsen endeavors to find King Solomon's mines.

Takeoff on the Godfather with the son of a mafia king taking over for his dying father.

Peter Brackett and Sabrina Peterson are two competing Chicago newspaper reporters who join forces to unravel the mystery behind a train derailment.

A middle-aged Mary Ann returns to San Francisco and reunites with the eccentric friends she left behind. "Tales of the City" focuses primarily on the people who live in a boardinghouse turned apartment complex owned by Anna Madrig...

A poignant romantic comedy about the quest for love and intimacy in the age of AIDS. A story of a thirtyish gay actor/waiter who decides to become celibate...the risk of AIDS has taken all the joy from sex.

A famous mystery writer sets out for revenge after a brutal attack.

While his mom recovers in hospital from a heart attack, John puts his busy life on hold to fly home and help his elderly dad around the house. John's son later joins them and they all truly bond for the first and, tragically, fina...

John and Mary meet in a singles bar, sleep together, and spend the next day getting to know each other.

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.

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.

A woman tries to reunite the swing band with which she played during World War II.

Sharing a small apartment with his sleepy French bulldog, an unmotivated thirty-something slacker lands a job at a Quick Lube to be close to the shop's beautiful manager. Has he found a new purpose in life? Is there still hope?

Based on the life of rock promoter/producer Bob Marcucci, who discovered, among others, Frankie Avalon and Fabian.

The Great New Wonderful weaves five stories against the backdrop of an anxious and uncertain post-9-11 New York City.

Lifelong friends meet weekly to celebrate the past and present.

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.

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.

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.

A look at the tumultuous marriage of Tim and Emily Hanratty over half a century.

Follows the lives of a social worker, a victims' advocate and four others who provide support to victims of violence.

An uncompromising truth-seeking rebel, Olympia Dukakis refuses to yield to social norms while pushing forward her own subversive narrative.

A quirky and inspirational documentary film on the philosophical approach to the life and work of character actor, Austin Pendleton.