Dianne Wiest films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 29 films and 1 TV show on Boxlist

Known for Mayor of Kingstown, Hannah and Her Sisters and The Birdcage.

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Starring Dianne Wiest

Mayor of Kingstown
2021 · TV
8.0/10 · TMDB
In a small Michigan town where the business of incarceration is the only thriving industry, the McClusky family are the power brokers between the police, criminals, inmates, prison guards and politicians in a city completely dependent on...
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Edward Scissorhands
1990 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.
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I Am Sam
2001 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Although Sam has the mental capacity of a 7-year-old, he 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 start to become a...
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Synecdoche, New York
2008 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
A theater director struggles with his work, and the women in his life, as he attempts to create a life-size replica of New York inside a warehouse as part of his new play.
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Hannah and Her Sisters
1986 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Between two Thanksgivings, Hannah's husband falls in love with her sister Lee, while her hypochondriac ex-husband rekindles his relationship with her sister Holly.
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My Father's Dragon
2022 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Struggling to cope after a move to the city with his mother, Elmer runs away in search of Wild Island and a young dragon who waits to be rescued. Elmer’s adventures introduce him to ferocious beasts, a mysterious island and the friendship...
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The Purple Rose of Cairo
1985 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Cecilia is a waitress in New Jersey, living a dreary life during the Great Depression. Her only escape from her mundane reality is the movie theatre. After losing her job, Cecilia goes to see 'The Purple Rose of Cairo' in hopes of raising...
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Bullets Over Broadway
1994 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
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...
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The Birdcage
1996 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
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 fiancé's conservative moralistic parents.
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Radio Days
1987 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
The Narrator tells us how the radio influenced his childhood in the days before TV. In the New York City of the late 1930s to the New Year's Eve 1944, this coming-of-age tale mixes the narrator's experiences with contemporary anecdotes and...
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The Lost Boys
1987 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
A mother and her two teenage sons move to a seemingly nice and quiet small coastal California town yet soon find out that it's overrun by bike gangs and vampires. A couple of teenage friends take it upon themselves to hunt down the...
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
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.
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The Horse Whisperer
1998 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Based on the novel by the same name from Nicholas Evans, the talented Robert Redford presents this meditative family drama set in the country side. Redford not only directs but also stars in the roll of a cowboy with a magical talent for...
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Woody Allen: A Documentary
2011 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Iconic writer, director, actor, comedian and musician Woody Allen allowed his life and creative process to be documented on-camera for the first time. With this unprecedented access, Emmy-winning, Oscar-nominated filmmaker Robert B. Weide...
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The Mule
2018 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Earl Stone, a man in his eighties, is broke, alone, and facing foreclosure of his business when he is offered a job that simply requires him to drive. Easy enough, but, unbeknownst to Earl, he's just signed on as a drug courier for a...
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Rabbit Hole
2010 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.
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I Care a Lot
2021 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.
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Practical Magic
1998 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
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...
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Parenthood
1989 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
The story of the Buckman family and friends, attempting to bring up their children. They suffer/enjoy all the events that occur: estranged relatives, the 'black sheep' of the family, the eccentrics, the skeletons in the closet, and the...
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Footloose
1984 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
When teenager Ren and his family move from big-city Chicago to a small town in the West, he's in for a real case of culture shock after discovering he's living in a place where music and dancing are illegal.
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Dan in Real Life
2007 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
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...
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Little Man Tate
1991 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
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...
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Robots
2005 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
Rodney Copperbottom is a young robot inventor who dreams of making the world a better place, until the evil Ratchet takes over Big Weld Industries. Now, Rodney's dreams – and those of his friends – are in danger of becoming obsolete.
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The Associate
1996 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
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...
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Apartment 7A
2024 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
A struggling young dancer finds herself drawn in by dark forces when a peculiar, well-connected older couple promise her a shot at fame.
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Passengers
2008 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
After a plane crash, a young therapist, Claire, is assigned by her mentor to counsel the flight's five survivors. When they share their recollections of the incident -- which some say include an explosion that the airline claims never...
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Sisters
2015 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Two disconnected sisters are summoned to clean out their childhood bedrooms before their parents sell their family home.
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The Big Year
2011 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
Three fanatical bird-watchers spend an entire year competing to spot the highest number of species as El Nino sends an extraordinary variety of rare breeds flying up into the U.S., but they quickly discover that there are more important...
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Let Them All Talk
2020 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
A celebrated author takes a journey with some old friends to have some fun and heal old wounds. Her nephew comes along to wrangle the ladies and finds himself involved with a young literary agent.
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Practical Magic 2
2026 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDBIn cinemas
The Owens sisters must confront the dark curse that threatens to unravel their family once and for all.

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