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The Long Walk Home
1990 | NR | 4.0 out of 5 StarsSissy Spacek stars as Miriam Thompson, a Montgomery, Ala., housewife who finds herself in the midst of a civil rights revolution when she helps her black maid, Odessa (Whoopi Goldberg), during the infamous bus boycott of the 1950s. When Miriam discovers Odessa is forced to walk the 9 miles to her house and back, she volunteers to give Odessa a ride -- much to the dismay of Miriam's husband and social circle.
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Raggedy Man
1981 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsIn a small Texas town during the dark, uncertain days of World War II, a divorced mother of two (Sissy Spacek) struggles valiantly -- during a time when divorcees were scorned and gossipy tongues wagged -- to build a life for her family. Eric Roberts co-stars in this uplifting and evocative slice of Americana directed by Spacek's husband, Jack Fisk. The film's best moments are in the nostalgic vein of Summer of '42.
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'night, Mother
1986 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsJessie Cates (Sissy Spacek), an unemployed epileptic with a failed marriage and a deeply troubled son, tells her mother, Thelma (Anne Bancroft, in a Golden Globe-nominated performance), that she plans to kill herself before the night is over. Thelma tries to convince her daughter life is worth living, but Jessie remains resolute. Directed by Tom Moore, this gripping film was adapted from the Pulitzer Prize-winning play by Marsha Norman.
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Deadfall
2012 | NR | 3.7 out of 5 StarsOn the run after a casino heist, siblings Addison and Liza split up. When Liza gets a ride from a prison parolee heading to his parents' home for Thanksgiving, unexpected events lead the two families toward a collision in this suspenseful thriller.
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Hot Rod
2007 | NR | 3.6 out of 5 StarsIn a silly send-up of stuntman Evel Knievel's famously unsuccessful jump over Snake River Canyon, Andy Samberg plays an accident-prone daredevil who's determined to carry out a ridiculous feat at all costs to prove himself to his abusive stepfather.
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Carrie
1976 | NR | 3.5 out of 5 StarsMousy teen Carrie White may be ostracized, but she has the ability to move objects with her mind. When the high school "in crowd" torments her with a sick joke at the prom, she lashes out with devastating and deadly power.
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Crimes of the Heart
1986 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsQuirky sisters Lenny (Diane Keaton), Meg (Jessica Lange) and Babe (Sissy Spacek) come together at the family's Southern home for a birthday celebration. With each woman facing her share of troubling personal issues, they have plenty to talk about, including the memory of their mother and her tragic suicide. Also quick to impart her thoughts is their spiteful cousin Chick (Tess Harper), who pops in to offer her two cents.
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3 Women
1977 | NR | 3.3 out of 5 StarsSeemingly meek Pinky gets a job at a nursing home and befriends the loquacious Millie. Their unusual friendship turns strangely eerie when they decide to be roommates and begin to change in surprising and unexpected ways.
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