Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

Birthday:Mar 28, 1948
Place of birth:Kansas City, Missouri, USA

Filmography

2007
Dan in Real Life

Dan in Real Life

Comedy Romance Drama Romantic Comedy Family Drama
6.8

20071h 38min

United States

Director: Peter Hedges

Advice columnist Dan Burns is an expert on relationships, but somehow struggles to succeed as a brother, a son and a single parent to three precocious daughters. Things get even more complicated when Dan finds out that the woman he falls in love with is actually his brother's new girlfriend.

2005
Robots

Robots

Animation Comedy Family Science Fiction Family Animation
6.4

20051h 30min

United States

Director: Chris Wedge

Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Bigweld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.

2001
I Am Sam

I Am Sam

Drama Family Drama
7.6

20012h 12min

United States

Director: Jessie Nelson

Sam, a neurodivergent man, has a daughter with a homeless woman who abandons them when they leave the hospital, leaving Sam to raise Lucy on his own. But as Lucy grows up, Sam's limitations as a parent start to become a problem and the authorities take her away. Sam convinces high-priced lawyer Rita to take his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.

1998
Practical Magic

Practical Magic

Romance Comedy Fantasy
6.4

19981h 44min

United States

Director: Griffin Dunne

Sally and Gillian Owens, born into a magical family, have mostly avoided witchcraft themselves. But when Gillian's vicious boyfriend, Jimmy Angelov, dies unexpectedly, the Owens sisters give themselves a crash course in hard magic. With policeman Gary Hallet growing suspicious, the girls struggle to resurrect Angelov -- and unwittingly inject his corpse with an evil spirit that threatens to end their family line.


The Horse Whisperer

The Horse Whisperer

Adventure Drama Romance
6.7

19982h 49min

United States

Director: Robert Redford

The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.

1996
The Associate

The Associate

Comedy
6.2

19961h 54min

United States

Director: Donald Petrie

Laurel Ayres is a businesswoman trying to make it but unfortunately she works at a investment firm where she does all the work but all the senior investors like Frank Peterson grab all the credit. She then leaves and starts her own firm. While trying to find clients Laurel pretends that she has a male partner named Robert Cutty. And when she starts to do well all of her clients wants to meet Cutty which is difficult since he doesn't exist.


The Birdcage

The Birdcage

Comedy
7.2

19961h 59min

United States

Director: Mike Nichols

A gay cabaret owner and his drag queen partner agree to put up a false heterosexual front so that their son can introduce them to his fiancée's conservative parents.

1994
Bullets Over Broadway

Bullets Over Broadway

Comedy Crime
7.4

19941h 38min

United States

Director: Woody Allen

After young playwright, David Shayne obtains funding for his play from gangster Nick Valenti, Nick's girlfriend Olive miraculously lands the role of a psychiatrist—but not only is she a bimbo who could never pass for a psychiatrist—she's a dreadful actress. David puts up with the leading man who is a compulsive eater, the grand dame who wants her part jazzed up, and Olive's interfering hitman/bodyguard—but, eventually he must decide whether art or life is more important.

1991
Little Man Tate

Little Man Tate

Drama Family
6.6

19911h 39min

United States

Director: Jodie Foster

Dede is a sole parent trying to bring up her son Fred. When it is discovered that Fred is a genius, she is determined to ensure that Fred has all the opportunities that he needs, and that he is not taken advantage of by people who forget that his extremely powerful intellect is harboured in the body and emotions of a child.

1990
Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands

Fantasy Drama Romance Supernatural Fantasy Relationship Drama
7.8

19901h 45min

United States

Director: Tim Burton

A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.