The best Dianne Wiest’s drama movies

Dianne Wiest

Dianne Wiest

28/03/1948 (76 años)
Today we present the best Dianne Wiest’s movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen … and that you love! Let’s go there with the best Dianne Wiest’s movies.
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Edward Scissorhands

Edward Scissorhands
7.9/10
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.

The Mule

The Mule
7/10
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 Mexican cartel. He does so well that his cargo increases exponentially, and Earl hit the radar of hard-charging DEA agent Colin Bates.

Footloose

Footloose
6.6/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 17/02/1984
  • Character: Vi Moore
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.

I Care a Lot

I Care a Lot
6.4/10
A court-appointed legal guardian defrauds her older clients and traps them under her care. But her latest mark comes with some unexpected baggage.

The Horse Whisperer

The Horse Whisperer
6.7/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 14/05/1998
  • Character: Diane Booker
The mother of a severely traumatized daughter enlists the aid of a unique horse trainer to help the girl's equally injured horse.

I Am Sam

I Am Sam
7.6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 28/12/2001
  • Character: Annie Cassell
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 problem and the authorities take her away. Sam shames high-priced lawyer, Rita into taking his case pro bono and in turn teaches her the value of love and family.

Falling in Love

Falling in Love
6.5/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 21/11/1984
  • Character: Isabelle
During shopping for Christmas, Frank and Molly run into each other. This fleeting short moment will start to change their lives, when they recognize each other months later in the train home and have a good time together. Although both are married and Frank has two little kids, they meet more and more often, their friendship becoming the most precious thing in their lives.

Synecdoche, New York

Synecdoche, New York
7.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 24/10/2008
  • Character: Ellen Bascomb / Millicent Weems
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.

Dan in Real Life

Dan in Real Life
6.8/10
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 in love with is actually his brother's new girlfriend.

Rabbit Hole

Rabbit Hole
7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 16/12/2010
  • Character: Nat
Life for a happy couple is turned upside down after their young son dies in an accident.

Passengers

Passengers
5.8/10
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 happened -- Claire is intrigued by Eric, the most secretive of the passengers.

Little Man Tate

Little Man Tate
6.6/10
  • Genre: DramaFamily
  • Release: 06/09/1991
  • Character: Jane Grierson
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 that his extremely powerful intellect is harboured in the body and emotions of a child.

The Odd Life of Timothy Green

The Odd Life of Timothy Green
6.6/10
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.

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints

A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints
6.9/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 29/09/2006
  • Character: Dito's Mother
Dito Montiel, a successful author, receives a call from his long-suffering mother, asking him to return home and visit his ailing father. Dito recalls his childhood growing up in a violent neighborhood in Queens, N.Y., with friends Antonio, Giuseppe, Nerf and Mike.

Radio Days

Radio Days
7.4/10
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 urban legends of the radio stars.

Hannah and Her Sisters

Hannah and Her Sisters
7.8/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 07/02/1986
  • Character: Holly
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.

Let Them All Talk

Let Them All Talk
6.1/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 10/12/2020
  • Character: Susan
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.

The Humbling

The Humbling
5.6/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 26/03/2014
  • Character: Carol
Following a breakdown and suicide attempt, an aging actor becomes involved with a much younger woman but soon finds that it's difficult to keep pace with her.

Bright Lights, Big City

Bright Lights, Big City
5.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 01/04/1988
  • Character: Mother
A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.

September

September
6.5/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 18/12/1987
  • Character: Stephanie
After a suicide attempt, Lane has moved into her country house to recuperate. Her best friend, Stephanie, has come to join her for the summer. Lane's mother, Diane, has recently arrived with her husband Lloyd, Lane's stepfather. Lane is close to two neighbors: Peter, and Howard. Howard is in love with Lane, Lane is in love with Peter, and Peter is in love with Stephanie.

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