Movies starring Mary McDonnell

Biography: Mary McDonnell was reknowned for her stage work on the East Coast, working with the Long Wharf Theatre Co., amongst others. It wasn't until 20 years after working on the theatre stage that she had her break through role in Costner's "Dances With Wolves." She has since received two academy award nominations.

Sneakers (1992)

Monday, January 21st, 2008
Genres: Action | Adventure | Comedy | Crime | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Jo Marr | Gary Hershberger | Robert Redford | Sidney Poitier | David Strathairn | Dan Aykroyd | River Phoenix | Bodhi Elfman | Denise Dowse | Hanyee | Timothy Busfield | Eddie Jones | Time Winters | Mary McDonnell | Jun Asai
Directors: Phil Alden Robinson
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A group of security analysts are offered a job by the CIA and when they are reluctant, pressure is brought to bear by the threat to disclose the identity of their leader, a 60s radical with outstanding warrants. A chip exists that will allow any computer to be cracked, and organized crime will soon control it, though sudden changes in their police records suggest that it is already operational.

Donnie Darko (2001)

Friday, January 18th, 2008
Genres: Drama | Mystery | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Drew Barrymore | Jena Malone | Jake Gyllenhaal | Holmes Osborne | Maggie Gyllenhaal | Daveigh Chase | Mary McDonnell | James Duval | Arthur Taxier | Patrick Swayze | Mark Hoffman | David St. James | Tom Tangen | Jazzie Mahannah | Jolene Purdy | Stuart Stone | Gary Lundy
Directors: Richard Kelly
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Donnie Darko gets along badly with his family, with his teachers and with his classmates; but he does manage to find a sympathetic friend in Gretchen, who agrees to date him; and he has a compassionate psychiatrist, who discovers hypnosis is the means to unlock hidden secrets. His other companion may not be a true ally. Donnie has a friend named Frank, who is either a large purple bunny, or man in a large purple bunny costume. Either way, Donnie is the only one who can see him. When an engine falls off a plane and destroys his room, Donnie is not there. Both the event, and Donnie’s escape, seem to have been caused by supernatural events. Donnie’s mental illness, if such it is, may never allow him to find out for sure.

Dances with Wolves (1990)

Friday, January 18th, 2008
Genres: Adventure | Drama | Western
Countries: USA
Actors: Kevin Costner | Mary McDonnell | Graham Greene | Rodney A. Grant | Floyd 'Red Crow' Westerman | Tantoo Cardinal | Robert Pastorelli | Charles Rocket | Maury Chaykin | Jimmy Herman | Nathan Lee Chasing His Horse | Michael Spears | Jason R. Lone Hill | Tony Pierce | Doris Leader Charge
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Lt. John Dunbar is dubbed a hero after he accidentally leads Union troops to a victory during the Civil War. He requests a position on the western frontier, but finds it deserted. He soon finds out he is not alone, but meets a wolf he dubs “Two-socks” and a curious Indian tribe. Dunbar quickly makes friends with the tribe, and discovers a white woman who was raised by the Indians. He gradually earns the respect of these native people, and sheds his white-man’s ways.

Independence Day (1996)

Friday, May 4th, 2007
Genres: Action | Sci-Fi | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Bill Pullman | Mary McDonnell | Jeff Goldblum | Judd Hirsch | Margaret Colin | Will Smith | Vivica A. Fox | Randy Quaid | Robert Loggia | James Rebhorn | Harvey Fierstein | Adam Baldwin | Brent Spiner | James Duval | Lisa Jakub
Directors: Roland Emmerich
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On July 2nd, communications systems worldwide are sent into chaos by a strange atmospheric interference. It is soon learned by the military that a number of enormous objects are on a collision course with Earth. At first thought to be meteors, they are later revealed to be gigantic spacecraft, piloted by a mysterious alien species. After attempts to communicate with the aliens go nowhere, David Levinson, an ex-scientist turned cable technician, discovers that the aliens are going to attack major points around the globe in less than a day. On July 3rd, the aliens all but obliterate New York, Los Angeles, and Washington. The survivors set out in convoys towards Area 51, a strange government testing ground where it is rumored the military has a captured alien spacecraft of their own. The survivors devise a plan to fight back against the enslaving aliens, and July 4th becomes the day humanity will fight for its freedom. July 4th is their Independence Day…