Melissa Leo
1) Bottled Up
Author
Description
Fay's (Leo, Prisoners) world revolves around grown daughter Sylvie (Marin Ireland, Hope Springs) who, months after a car accident, still complains of being in constant pain. After refusing physical therapy it becomes clear to everyone but Fay that Sylvie is addicted to pain killers. When earnest environmentalist Becket (Josh Hamilton, The Bourne Identity) moves to town, matchmaker Fay quickly befriends him, hoping that he might raise Sylvie's spirits....
3) Burn country
Description
"After being exiled from Afghanistan, a former war journalist settles in a small town in Northern California and takes a job with a local newspaper. But when he attempts to cover local crime, he stumbles into local corruption that puts himself and others in danger"--From www.imdb.com.
4) Bottled up
Description
"In this modern day drama, Oscar-winner Melissa Leo beautifully conveys the heart-wrenching struggle that comes with love and addiction, while also lightheartedly depicting a woman rediscovering romance. She plays hopelessly hopeful Faye, mother to Sylvie (Marin Ireland) who, many months after a car accident, continues to complain of back pain. After refusing physical therapy, it becomes clear to everyone but Faye that her daughter is addicted to...
Description
These days. Somewhere in the USA. Claire (Melissa Leo) and Lila (Leïla Bekhti) are neighbors. They both live in the same building, they see each other every day but they hardly know each others names. Until today, when Claire decides to pay a visit to Lila and to ask for something that will definitely put at risk the cohabitation.
6) Frozen river
Description
Two single mothers, one white and one Mohawk, transport immigrants into the U.S. across the St. Lawrence River as a way of dealing with the desperate circumstances of their lives.
7) Red state
Description
Three teenage boys are lured to the town of Cooper's Dell with the promise of a party. But instead of enjoying the night of their dreams, the teens are plunged into the nightmarish world of Pastor Abin Cooper and the Five Points Trinity, a fundamentalist group with a stockpile of weaponry and a deadly moral agenda. When word of the teens' disappearance reaches the authorities, a military task force is mobilized.
8) Furlough
Description
"When an inmate is granted one weekend out of prison to see her dying mother, a rookie correction officer struggles to keep her under control"--www.imdb.com.
9) Snowden
Description
"The NSA's illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency's employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press"--www.imdb.com.
10) Ida Red
Description
"Ida "Red" Walker may not survive her terminal illness while incarcerated for armed robbery. She turns to her son, Wyatt, for one last job and a chance to regain her freedom"--from www.imbd.com.
11) Body brokers
Description
"Brought to Los Angeles for treatment, a recovering junkie soon learns that the rehab center is not about helping people, but a cover for a multi-billion-dollar fraud operation that enlists addicts to recruit other addicts"--from www.imdb.com.
14) The Ashram
Description
After receiving a cryptic message, American skeptic Jamie journeys deep into the Indian Himalayas to pick up on the trail of his girlfriend who has disappeared. There, he discovers a secretive community led by a guru (**Oscar-winner** Melissa Leo) with strange and mystical powers who may or may not be involved in her disappearance. As Jamie travels deeper down the rabbit hole, he quickly realizes that this mysterious community may be harboring secrets...
15) Snowden
Description
The NSA’s illegal surveillance techniques are leaked to the public by one of the agency’s employees, Edward Snowden, in the form of thousands of classified documents distributed to the press.
16) Coast
Description
Desperate to escape the trappings of her small coastal farming town, 16-year-old Abby falls for the lead singer of a touring rock band and must decide whether to leave her family and lifelong friends behind or let the music take her home.
Formats
Description
"The story follows theater actress Lillian Cooper (Leo) whose son (Weary) dies mysteriously. When the investigating officer rules the cause of death an accidental overdose, Lillian conducts her own investigation which leads her to an unlikely alliance with her son's former drug dealer (Thorne). On her quest for answers, Lillian hallucinates some of the iconic characters she's played on stage which serve as her inner voice, urging her to avenge her...
18) All the way
Description
"Lyndon Johnson becomes the President of the United States in the chaotic aftermath of JFK's assassination and spends his first year in office fighting to pass the Civil Rights Act."--www.imdb.com.
20) Lake News
Author
Description
Barbara Delinsky's powerful New York Times bestseller of hope and redemption introduces the unforgettable Blake sisters: strong, spirited Lily, and the resilient Poppy, the heroine of Delinsky's acclaimed novel, An Accidental Woman. After an unscrupulous reporter falsely accuses Boston lounge singer Lily Blake of having an affair with a newly appointed Cardinal, she's hounded by the press, fired from her job, and robbed of all public freedom. The...
Search Tools Get RSS Feed Email this Search