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- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJuanita BrownErica GavinRoberta CollinsIn a women's prison, a group of inmates band together to combat the repressive and abusive policies of the crippled female warden and the corrupt prison doctor.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsCloris LeachmanStuart WhitmanAnn SothernA family of three women, and their male companions, enter a life of crime in a desperate attempt to buy back their family farm, which was taken off of them by corrupt bankers a couple of decades before.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsPeter FondaGino FrancoHarry NorthupAn Arkansas farmer stages a one-man war against corrupt land developers who want to evict him and his neighbors from their farms for real estate developments.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsPaul Le MatCandy ClarkBruce McGillThe interlaced stories of several characters in a small town united by their use of CB (citizen's band) radio.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsRoy ScheiderJanet MargolinJohn GloverHarry breaks down and loses his job after his wife is assassinated - could it be his turn next ?
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsPaul Le MatJason RobardsElizabeth CheshireThe story of hard-luck Melvin E. Dummar, who claimed to have received a will naming him an heir to the fortune of Howard Hughes.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsGoldie HawnKurt RussellChristine LahtiA woman finds romance when she takes a job at an aircraft plant to help make ends meet after her husband goes off to war.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsDavid ByrneBernie WorrellAlex WeirConsidered by critics as the greatest concert film of all time, the live performance was shot over the course of three nights at Hollywood's Pantages Theater in December of 1983 and features Talking Heads' most memorable songs.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsRosanna ArquetteDavid ByrneHope Lange
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJeff DanielsMelanie GriffithGeorge 'Red' SchwartzA free-spirited woman "kidnaps" a yuppie for a weekend of adventure. But the fun quickly takes a dangerous turn when her ex-convict husband shows up.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsSpalding GraySam WaterstonIra WheelerSpalding Gray discusses his participation in the film The Killing Fields (1984) and the background story about the troubles of Cambodia.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeJo MenellStarsAboujaManno CharlemagnePhilippe DodardA year after the deposition of dictator Papa-Doc Duvalier, Haiti was still struggling with poverty, social calamity and finding ways to become a democratic place for all of its citizens. The documentary follows the hopes of Haitian society in instating democracy.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsMichelle PfeifferAlec BaldwinPaul LazarA mobster's wife hates her lifestyle, but gets a chance to change it when her husband is killed - if the Long Island mob and the FBI let her.
- StarsNew OrderA collection of music videos of songs by New Order,from the 1980's, notable for its broad range of themes and styles as well as the acclaim of the directors whose contributions are featured.
- DirectorPercy AdlonDavid ByrneAlex CoxStarsAfrika BambaataaBonoDavid ByrneModern pop performers reinterpreting several songs of Cole Porter in music videos directed by established directors.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJodie FosterAnthony HopkinsScott GlennA young F.B.I. cadet must receive the help of an incarcerated and manipulative cannibal killer to help catch another serial killer, a madman who skins his victims.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsRobert W. CastleJane Castle MoultonKate CastleA documentary about Director Jonathan Demme's cousin, an Episcopalian minister in Harlem.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsTom HanksDenzel WashingtonRoberta MaxwellWhen a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic-small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsRalph MolinaFrank 'Pancho' SampedroBilly TalbotJonathan Demme documentary of Neil Young and Crazy Horse performing 4 songs from the album "Sleeps With Angels."
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsClarence ClemonsJoel C. SimonBruce SpringsteenA music video for Bruce Springsteen
- DirectorBob BalabanPatricia BenoitJulie DashStarsBill IrwinKRS-OneTina NorthThe actual experiences of New York City subway riders are dramatized in a collection of 10 intriguing and very different vignettes. The tales showcase an ensemble of familiar faces, and range from stories of compassion and love to reflections on violence and loss. Among them: a disabled beggar quarrels with a woman and ruins her shoes with his wheelchair, provoking onlookers to wrath and pity; a skittish tourist proves to be her own worst enemy; a newlywed trysts with a mysterious sexpot; a commuter helplessly witnesses a suicide attempt; and, in the most affecting segment, a young woman grieves over her mother's imminent death.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsRobyn HitchcockDeni BonetTim KeeganIn this film, director Jonathan Demme documents a live performance by Robyn Hitchcock, an English singer-songwriter.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsOprah WinfreyDanny GloverYada BeenerA slave is visited by the spirit of a mysterious young woman.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsMark WahlbergThandiwe NewtonTim RobbinsA woman returns from holiday to find her husband has been murdered, and several groups of people are pressuring her to unravel the mystery of his true identity and activities during his final days.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJean DominiqueAboudjaRonald ReaganThe true story of Jean Dominique, a Haitian radio journalist and human rights activist.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsDenzel WashingtonLiev SchreiberMeryl StreepIn the midst of the Gulf War, soldiers are kidnapped and brainwashed for sinister purposes.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsNeil YoungEmmylou HarrisPegi YoungA film shot over during a two-night performance by Neil Young at Nashville's Ryman Auditorium.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsJimmy CarterRosalynn CarterLillian CarterA chronicle of the former president's tour recent for his book "Palestine: Peace Not Apartheid."
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsAnne HathawayRosemarie DeWittDebra WingerA young woman who has been in and out of rehab for the past ten years returns home for the weekend for her sister's wedding.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsAnthony CrawfordBen KeithRalph Molina
- StarsTavis SmileyPolitical commentator Tavis Smiley offers in-depth analysis of topical issues and interviews with newsmakers of the day. Not from behind a desk in a studio, though -- for this limited series he will travel to the people and the places that are in the news.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsNeil YoungNeil Young returns to his birth Canadian province of Ontario to revisit his old haunts and to perform in Toronto's vintage Massey Hall.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeCarolyn Parker, a survivor of Hurricane Katrina, is determined to rebuild her life, even if it takes everything she has.
- DirectorJonathan DemmeStarsWallace ShawnJulie HagertyLarry PineA successful, ego-maniacal architect who has spent a lifetime bullying his wife, employees and mistresses wants to make peace as his life approaches its final act.