Melinda Dillon films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 10 films on Boxlist

Known for Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Magnolia and The Muppet Movie.

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Starring Melinda Dillon

Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1977 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
After an encounter with UFOs, a line worker feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is about to happen.
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Magnolia
1999 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
An epic mosaic of many interrelated characters in search of happiness, forgiveness, and meaning in the San Fernando Valley.
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The Muppet Movie
1979 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
A Hollywood agent persuades Kermit the Frog to pursue a career in Hollywood. On his way there he meets his future muppet crew while being chased by the desperate owner of a frog-leg restaurant!
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A Christmas Story
1983 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is the perfect Christmas gift for the 1940s.
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Absence of Malice
1981 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was allegedly committed—but it involves an innocent party. When he tells Carter the truth and...
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Reign Over Me
2007 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing that appears able to help the man recover from his grief.
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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1995 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Three New York drag queens on their way to Hollywood for a beauty pageant get stranded in a small Midwestern town for the entire weekend when their car breaks down. While waiting for parts for their Cadillac convertible, the flamboyant...
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The Prince of Tides
1991 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A troubled man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her in the process.
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Harry and the Hendersons
1987 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. At first they fear it was a man, but when they examine the "body" they find it's a "bigfoot". They think it's dead so they decide to take...
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Captain America
1990 · Film
4.6/10 · TMDB
During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new supersoldier, "Captain America". Racing to Germany to sabotage the rockets of Nazi baddie "Red Skull", Captain America winds up frozen until the...
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