Movies starring Laura Linney

Biography: 
Laura Linney was born in New York City on February 5, 1964, into a theater family - her father is the prominent playwright Romulus Linney. Although she did not live in her father's house (her parents having divorced when she was an infant), Linney's world revolved, in part, around his profession from the earliest age. She graduated from Brown University in 1986 and studied acting at Julliard and t ...  show all 

The Exorcism of Emily Rose (2005)

Sunday, December 9th, 2007
Genres: Drama | Horror | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Laura Linney | Tom Wilkinson | Campbell Scott | Jennifer Carpenter | Colm Feore | Joshua Close | Kenneth Welsh | Duncan Fraser | JR Bourne | Mary Beth Hurt | Henry Czerny | Shohreh Aghdashloo | Steve Archer | Arlene Belcastro | David Berner
Directors: Scott Derrickson
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The nineteen years old Catholic college girl Emily Rose (Jennifer Carpenter) dies a couple of days after being submitted to an exorcism carried out by her parish priest, Father Moore (Tom Wilkinson). Emily believed she was possessed by six demons, and although authorized by Emily and he parents, Father Moore is accused of negligent homicide, since he had suggested Emily to interrupt the use of medications for epilepsy. In order to avoid a scandal, the Archdiocese hires the successful, ambitious and agnostic lawyer Erin Bruner (Laura Linney), and the prosecution assigns the religious prosecutor Ethan Thomas (Campbell Scott). Along the days, there is a battle between science and religion in the court.

The Nanny Diaries (2007)

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama | Romance
Countries: USA
Actors: Scarlett Johansson | Laura Linney | Paul Giamatti | Chris Evans | Donna Murphy | Alicia Keys | Nicholas Art | Nathan Corddry | Cady Huffman | Brande Roderick | Nina Garbiras | Judith Roberts | Alison Wright | Heather Simms | Sakina Jaffrey
Directors: Shari Springer Berman
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A college graduate goes to work as a nanny for a rich New York family. Ensconced in their home, she has to juggle their dysfunction, a new romance, and the spoiled brat in her charge.

Jindabyne (2006)

Wednesday, November 28th, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama | Mystery | Thriller
Countries: Australia
Actors: Laura Linney | Gabriel Byrne | Chris Haywood | Deborra-Lee Furness | John Howard | Leah Purcell | Stelios Yiakmis | Eva Lazzaro | Sean Rees-Wemyss | Alice Garner | Simon Stone | Betty Lucas | Stephen Barker | Max Cullen | Charles 'Bud' Tingwell
Directors: Ray Lawrence
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Stewart Kane, an Irishman living in the Australian town of Jindabyne, is on a fishing trip in isolated hill country with three other men when they discover the body of a murdered girl in the river. Rather than return to the town immediately, they continue fishing and report their gruesome find days later. Stewart’s wife Claire is the last to find out. Deeply disturbed by her husband’s action, her faith in her relationship with Stewart is shaken to the core. She wants to understand and tries to make things right. In her determination to help the victim’s family Claire sets herself not only against her own family and friends but also those of the dead girl. Her marriage is taken to the brink and her peaceful life with Stewart and their young son hangs in the balance. The story of a murder and a marriage. A powerful and original film about the things that haunt us.

Breach (2007)

Friday, November 23rd, 2007
Genres: Drama | Thriller
Countries: USA
Actors: Chris Cooper | Ryan Phillippe | Laura Linney | Caroline Dhavernas | Gary Cole | Dennis Haysbert | Kathleen Quinlan | Bruce Davison | Jonathan Watton | Tom Barnett | Jonathan Potts | David Huband | Catherine Burdon | Scott Gibson | Courtenay J. Stevens
Directors: Billy Ray
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In February, 2001, Robert Hanssen, a senior agent with 25 years in the FBI, is arrested for spying. Jump back two months: Eric O’Neill, a computer specialist who wants to be made an agent is assigned to clerk for Hanssen and to write down everything Hanssen does. O’Neill’s told it’s an investigation of Hanssen’s sexual habits. Within weeks, the crusty Hanssen, a devout Catholic, has warmed to O’Neill, who grows to respect Hanssen. O’Neill’s wife resents Hanssen’s intrusiveness; the personal and professional stakes get higher. How they catch Hanssen and why he spies become the film’s story. Can O’Neill help catch red-handed “the worst spy in history” and hold onto his personal life?

The Squid and the Whale (2005)

Wednesday, August 15th, 2007
Genres: Comedy | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Owen Kline | Jeff Daniels | Laura Linney | Jesse Eisenberg | William Baldwin | David Benger | Anna Paquin | Molly Barton | Bo Berkman | Matthew Kaplan | Simon Kaplan | Matthew Kirsch | Daniella Markowicz | Elizabeth Meriwether | Ben Schrank
Directors: Noah Baumbach
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The patriarch (Jeff Daniels) of an eccentric Brooklyn family claims to once have been a great novelist, but he has settled into a teaching job. When his wife (Laura Linney) discovers a writing talent of her own, jealousy divides the family, leaving two teenage sons to forge new relationships with their parents. Linney’s character begins dating her younger son’s tennis coach. Meanwhile, Daniels’ character has an affair with the student his older son is pursuing.

The Life of David Gale (2003)

Sunday, May 6th, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama | Thriller
Countries: Germany | USA
Actors: Kate Winslet | Cleo King | Constance Jones | Kevin Spacey | Laura Linney | Lee Ritchey | Gabriel Mann | Matt Craven | Brandy Little | Cindy Waite | Jim Beaver | Leon Rippy | Jesse De Luna | Vernon Grote | Rhona Mitra
Directors: Alan Parker
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Dr. David Gale, an advocate of eliminating the death penalty, is falsely accused of rape and murder. Once convicted, he ends up on death row in Texas himself, telling his story to a reporter through a series of flashbacks.

The Laramie Project (2002)

Saturday, February 3rd, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama
Countries: USA
Actors: Christina Ricci | Steve Buscemi | Laura Linney | Summer Phoenix
Directors: Moisés Kaufman
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‘Moisés Kaufman’ (qv) and members of New York’s Tectonic Theater Project went to Laramie, Wyoming after the murder of ‘Matthew Shepard (I)’ (qv). This is a film version of the play they wrote based on more than 200 interviews they conducted in Laramie. It follows and in some cases re-enacts the chronology of Shepherd’s visit to a local bar, his kidnap and beating, the discovery of him tied to a fence, the vigil at the hospital, his death and funeral, and the trial of his killers. It mixes real news reports with actors portraying friends, family, cops, killers, and other Laramie residents in their own words. It concludes with a Laramie staging of “Angels in America” a year after Shephard’s death.

Mystic River (2003)

Thursday, February 1st, 2007
Genres: Crime | Drama | Mystery
Countries: USA
Actors: Sean Penn | Tim Robbins | Kevin Bacon | Laurence Fishburne | Marcia Gay Harden | Laura Linney | Kevin Chapman | Tom Guiry | Emmy Rossum | Spencer Treat Clark | Andrew Mackin | Adam Nelson | Robert Wahlberg | Jenny O'Hara | John Doman
Directors: Clint Eastwood
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Summer, 1975: in a tight blue-collar Boston neighborhood, three kids are playing when one is abducted and sexually abused for several days. Jump ahead: the victim, Dave, is haunted by memories and protective of his own son. Jimmy’s an ex-con, father of three. Sean is a homicide detective, estranged from his pregnant wife. When Jimmy’s teen daughter dies, Sean investigates, Dave’s a suspect, and Jimmy vows to find the killer before the cops. The dead girl has a boyfriend whose long-missing father has a history with Jimmy. The boyfriend’s a suspect, and when ballistics turns up a link to a gun owned by the young man’s father, the case breaks. In the background, wives move events along.