SEDUCED AND ABANDONED combines acting legend Alec Baldwin with director James Toback as they lead us on a troublesome and often hilarious journey of raising financing for their next feature film. Moving from director to financier to star actor, the two players provide us with a unique look behind the curtain at the world's biggest and most glamourous film festival, shining a light on the bitter-sweet relationship filmmakers have with Cannes and the film business. Featuring insights from directors Martin Scorsese, 'Bernando Bertolucci' and Roman Polanski; actors Ryan Gosling and Jessica Chastain and a host of film distribution luminaries.

Stolen

2009

English

6.1

♡ 5

Anders Anderson Director

Rhona Mitra as Barbara

Morena Baccarin as Rose Montgomery

Jessica Chastain as Sally Ann

Jon Hamm as Tom Adkins Sr.

A detective becomes obsessed with solving a child's 50-year-old murder, uncovering striking similarities between the case and his son's disappearance.

Creating a Character: The Moni Yakim Legacy

2020

English

7.0

90%

Action

biography

Documentary

documentary filmmaking

juilliard

moni yakim

teacher

Rauzar Alexander Director

Jessica Chastain as Self

Oscar Isaac as Self

Anthony Mackie as Self

Kevin Kline as Self

What do Jessica Chastain, Viola Davis, Patti LuPone and Alex Sharp have in common? They are but a few of the extraordinary actors who have studied under Moni Yakim at Juilliard, United States' greatest performing arts school. This compelling portrait of the master teacher - the sole remaining founder of the school's legendary Drama Division - takes us inside the drama classes where Moni and his wife Mina pour their love and passion into preparing the next generation of actors for the spotlight.

Coriolanus

2011

English

6.1

♡ 40

92%

Ralph Fiennes Director

Ralph Fiennes as Caius Martius Coriolanus

Brian Cox as Menenius

Gerard Butler as Tullus Aufidius

Jessica Chastain as Virgilia

Caius Martius, aka Coriolanus, is an arrogant and fearsome general who has built a career on protecting Rome from its enemies. Pushed by his ambitious mother to seek the position of consul, Coriolanus is at odds with the masses and unpopular with certain colleagues. When a riot results in his expulsion from Rome, Coriolanus seeks out his sworn enemy, Tullus Aufidius. Together, the pair vow to destroy the great city.

Unity

2015

English

7.3

♡ 7

62%

Shaun Monson Director

Famke Janssen as Narrator

Jessica Chastain as Narrator

Amanda Seyfried as Narrator

Kristen Bell as Self - Narrator

Despite the advent of science, literature, technology, philosophy, religion, and so on -- none of these has assuaged humankind from killing one another, the animals, and nature. UNITY is a film about why we can't seem to get along, even after thousands and thousands of years.

The Eyes of Tammy Faye

2021

English

6.6

♡ 41

67%

86%

affectation

based on a true story

Michael Showalter Director

Andrew Garfield as Jim Bakker

Chris TC Edge as PTL Backstage Crew

Louis Cancelmi as Richard Fletcher

Jessica Chastain as Tammy Faye Bakker

From the 1960s to the 1980s, evangelist Jim Baker and his ambitious wife, Tammy Faye, rose from humble beginnings to build an empire based on big-time evangelical Christianity--only for the couple to fall from grace because of some all-too-human sins.

Very Ralph

2019

English

6.9

Documentary

Susan Lacy Director

Hillary Clinton as Self

Jessica Chastain as Self

Woody Allen as Self

André Leon Talley as Self

The first documentary portrait of fashion icon Ralph Lauren, reveals the man behind the icon and the creation of one of the most successful brands in fashion history.

A Most Violent Year

2014

English

6.9

♡ 66

89%

husband wife relationship

J.C. Chandor Director

Oscar Isaac as Abel Morales

Jessica Chastain as Anna Morales

Jimmy Palumbo as Barber Jimmy O.

Peter Gerety as Bill O'Leary

A thriller set in New York City during the winter of 1981, statistically one of the most violent years in the city's history, and centered on the lives of an immigrant and his family trying to expand their business and capitalize on opportunities as the rampant violence, decay, and corruption of the day drag them in and threaten to destroy all they have built.

The 56th Annual CMA Awards

7.0

George Flanigen Director

Luke Bryan as Self - Co-Host & Performer

Miranda Lambert as Self - Performer

Reba McEntire as Self - Performer & Presenter

Jessica Chastain as Self - Presenter

Honoring the country music industry; scheduled performers include Jimmie Allen, Kelsea Ballerini, Kelly Clarkson, HARDY, Marcus King, Miranda Lambert, Carly Pearce, Carrie Underwood and Morgan Wallen; Luke Bryan and Peyton Manning host.

Salomé

2013

English

6.2

♡ 13

100%

76%

Drama

Al Pacino Director

Al Pacino as King Herod

Ralph Guzzo as Nazarene / Jewish Leader

Jessica Chastain as Salome

Phillip Rhys as The Young Syrian / Desert Sequence

One of Al Pacino's directory experiments, the stage elements of the film were filmed over 5 days in 2011. Initially part of the documentary "Wilde Salomé", the two pieces make up a thrilling tribute and rumination on Wilde's original stage play.

X-Men: Dark Phoenix

2019

English

5.7

♡ 769

22%

Simon Kinberg Director

Nicholas Hoult as Hank McCoy / Beast

Evan Peters as Peter Maximoff / Quicksilver

Jennifer Lawrence as Raven / Mystique

Jessica Chastain as Vuk

The X-Men face their most formidable and powerful foe when one of their own, Jean Grey, starts to spiral out of control. During a rescue mission in outer space, Jean is nearly killed when she's hit by a mysterious cosmic force. Once she returns home, this force not only makes her infinitely more powerful, but far more unstable. The X-Men must now band together to save her soul and battle aliens that want to use Grey's new abilities to rule the galaxy.

Lawless

2012

English

7.2

♡ 135

67%

74%

Action

based on novel or book

John Hillcoat Director

Gary Oldman as Floyd Banner

Tom Hardy as Forrest Bondurant

Jason Clarke as Howard Bondurant

Jessica Chastain as Maggie Beauford

In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Virginia, run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business — bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest is the brain of the operation; older Howard is the brawn, and younger Jack, the lookout. Though the local police have taken bribes and left the brothers alone, a violent war erupts when a sadistic lawman from Chicago arrives and tries to shut down the Bondurants operation.

Albert Brooks: Defending My Life

2023

English

7.4

♡ 8

97%

Rob Reiner Director

Robert De Niro as Self

Kathie Lee Gifford as Self

Ryan Gosling as Self

Jessica Chastain as Self

Rob Reiner profiles Albert Brooks, comedic legend, acclaimed filmmaker, talented character actor and a lifelong friend, who Reiner first met in their high school drama club.

Madonna: Rebel Heart Tour

2016

English

7.8

♡ 5

Action

Documentary

Music

Lilly Melgar Director

Idris Elba as Self

Debi Mazar as Self - Audience

Jessica Chastain as Self - Unapologetic Bitch

Ariana Grande as Self - Unapologetic Bitch

Concert special featuring the iconic superstar as she performs in packed arenas around the globe. Featuring new hits and beloved classics that showcase Madonna's signature visual theatrics, exquisite costumes and awe-inspiring choreography. With exclusive behind-the-scenes access that reveal the pop icon and her legion of dancers as they pour blood, sweat and tears into creating an astonishing arena show celebrated by fans around the world.

The Help

2011

English

8.1

♡ 151

75%

89%

Action

based on novel or book

Tate Taylor Director

Jessica Chastain as Celia Foote

Bryce Dallas Howard as Hilly Holbrook

Ashley Johnson as Mary Beth Caldwell

Emma Stone as Skeeter Phelan

Aibileen Clark is a middle-aged African-American maid who has spent her life raising white children and has recently lost her only son; Minny Jackson is an African-American maid who has often offended her employers despite her family's struggles with money and her desperate need for jobs; and Eugenia "Skeeter" Phelan is a young white woman who has recently moved back home after graduating college to find out her childhood maid has mysteriously disappeared. These three stories intertwine to explain how life in Jackson, Mississippi revolves around "the help"; yet they are always kept at a certain distance because of racial lines.