Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

March 28, 1948 · 78 years old

Dianne Evelyn Wiest (/wiːst/; born March 28, 1948) is an American actress. She has won two Academy Awards for Best Supporting Actress for 1986's Hannah and Her Sisters and 1994's Bullets Over Broadway (both directed by Woody Allen), one Golden Globe Award for Bullets Over Broadway, the 1997 Primetim…

Known For

38 titles
1
Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands

1990 · 1h 45m · Movie

The solitary life of an artificial man with scissors for hands is upended when he is taken in by a suburban family.

7.8
2
The Mule

The Mule

2018 · 1h 56m · Movie

A ninety-year-old horticulturist and Korean War veteran turns drug mule for a Mexican cartel.

6.9
3
The Lost Boys

The Lost Boys

1987 · 1h 37m · Movie

When a recently divorced mother and her two teenage boys move to a coastal town to stay with her father, it doesn't take long for the brothers to realize the area is a haven for something much more sinister than party-going surfers.

7.2
4
Robots

Robots

2005 · 1h 31m · Movie

In a robot world, a young idealistic inventor travels to the big city to join his inspiration's company, only to find himself opposing its sinister new management.

6.4
5
I Am Sam

I Am Sam

2001 · 2h 12m · Movie

An intellectually disabled man fights for custody of his 7-year-old daughter and in the process teaches his cold-hearted lawyer the value of love and family.

7.6
6
I Care a Lot

I Care a Lot

2021 · 1h 58m · Movie

A crooked legal guardian who drains the savings of her elderly wards meets her match when a woman she tries to swindle turns out to be more than she first appears.

6.3
7
Sisters

Sisters

2015 · 1h 58m · Movie

Two sisters decide to throw one last house party before their parents sell their family home.

5.7
8
The Birdcage

The Birdcage

1996 · 1h 57m · Movie

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen companion agree to put up a false straight front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's right-wing, conservative parents.

7.2
9
Dan in Real Life

Dan in Real Life

2007 · 1h 38m · Movie

A widower finds out the woman he fell in love with is his brother's girlfriend.

6.8
10
Practical Magic

Practical Magic

1998 · 1h 44m · Movie

Two witch sisters, raised by their eccentric aunts in a small town, face closed-minded prejudice and a curse which threatens to prevent them ever finding lasting love.

6.4
11
Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York

2008 · 2h 4m · Movie

A theater director struggles with his work and the women in his life as he creates a life-size replica of New York City inside a warehouse as part of his new play.

7.5
12
Footloose

Footloose

1984 · 1h 47m · Movie

A big city teenager moves to a small town where Rock and Roll music and dancing have been banned by backward local parents and his rebellious spirit shakes up the populace.

6.6
13
Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters

1986 · 1h 47m · Movie

Between two Thanksgivings two years apart, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.

7.8
14
Apartment 7A

Apartment 7A

2024 · 1h 47m · Movie

A struggling young dancer finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected older couple promise her a shot at fame.

5.6
15
The Purple Rose of Cairo

The Purple Rose of Cairo

1985 · 1h 22m · Movie

During the Depression in 1935 New Jersey, a lonely waitress with an abusive husband who takes comfort from the movies is stunned when a movie character walks off the screen and into the real world, offering her the hope of a happi...

7.6
16
Parenthood

Parenthood

1989 · 2h 4m · Movie

Four Buckman siblings attempt to raise their children - each in their own different style - and deal with the joys and sorrows that the process brings.

7.1
17
Rabbit Hole

Rabbit Hole

2010 · 1h 31m · Movie

Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.

7.0
18
The Big Year

The Big Year

2011 · 1h 40m · Movie

Two bird enthusiasts try to defeat the cocky, cutthroat world record holder in a year-long bird-spotting competition.

6.2
19
The Odd Life of Timothy Green

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

2012 · 1h 45m · Movie

A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.

6.6
20
Bullets Over Broadway

Bullets Over Broadway

1994 · 1h 38m · Movie

In New York in 1928, a struggling playwright is forced to cast a mobster's talentless girlfriend in his latest drama in order to get it produced.

7.4
21
Passengers

Passengers

2008 · 1h 33m · Movie

A grief counselor working with a group of plane-crash survivors finds herself at the root of a mystery when her clients begin to disappear.

5.8
22
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

2006 · 1h 40m · Movie

Coming-of-age drama about a boy growing up in Astoria, New York during the 1980s. As his friends end up dead, on drugs or in prison, he comes to believe he has been saved from their fates by various so-called saints.

6.9
23
Life in Pieces

Life in Pieces

2015 · 22m · TV Show

A family comedy told through the separate stories of different family members.

8.0
24
Little Man Tate

Little Man Tate

1991 · 1h 39m · Movie

A single mother raises a child prodigy on her own, struggling to give him every opportunity he needs to express his gift.

6.6
25
Falling in Love

Falling in Love

1984 · 1h 46m · Movie

Although they live married lives, two strangers keep running into each other, starting a friendship that could blossom into so much more.

6.5
26
Let Them All Talk

Let Them All Talk

2020 · 1h 53m · Movie

A famous author goes on a cruise trip with her friends and nephew in an effort to find fun and happiness while she comes to terms with her troubled past.

6.3
27
September

September

1987 · 1h 23m · Movie

At a summer house in Vermont, neighbor Howard falls in love with Lane, who's in a relationship with Peter, who's falling for Stephanie, who's married with children.

6.5
28
The Associate

The Associate

1996 · 1h 54m · Movie

A comedy about making it on Wall Street. Prejudices are hard to break and Laurel Ayres quickly learns that in order for people to take her seriously she has to work for an older white man or be one.

6.2
29
Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City

1988 · 1h 47m · Movie

A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out bad memories and personal tragedy.

5.7
30
The Humbling

The Humbling

2014 · 1h 52m · Movie

A stage actor who is slowly losing his mind engages in a relationship with a sexually confused younger woman.

5.6
31
The Scout

The Scout

1994 · 1h 41m · Movie

The story of a baseball scout who discovers a talented but troubled baseball player.

5.4
32
My Father's Dragon

My Father's Dragon

2022 · 1h 39m · Movie

Elmer Elevator searches for a captive Dragon on Wild Island and finds much more than he could ever have anticipated.

6.5
33
Darling Companion

Darling Companion

2012 · 1h 43m · Movie

The story of a woman who loves her dog more than her husband. And then her husband loses the dog.

5.2
34
Category 6: Day of Destruction

Category 6: Day of Destruction

2004 · 2h 55m · Movie

Three tornadoes converge to wreak havoc on Chicago, disrupting the power grid and creating the worst super-storm in history: a category 6 twister.

5.2
35
The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

The Simple Life of Noah Dearborn

1999 · 1h 25m · Movie

A 91-year-old carpenter has to fight developers who are trying to force him to sell his land.

7.4
36
Cookie

Cookie

1989 · 1h 34m · Movie

A paroled labor racketeer attempts to connect with his rebellious teenage daughter. Meanwhile, his deceitful former partner wants to kill him and a politically ambitious attorney wants to jail him.

5.4