Homegrown

1998

English

5.7

♡ 10

44%

Stephen Gyllenhaal Director

Billy Bob Thornton as Jack Marsden

Jake Gyllenhaal as Jake / Blue Kahan

John Lithgow as Malcolm / Robert Stockman

Jamie Lee Curtis as Sierra Kahan

Three laborers on a Northern California marijuana plantation become increasingly paranoid when they learn that their boss has been murdered. They know enough to run, taking with them enough of the crop to pay them for services rendered. Hooking up with go-between Lucy in the next town, they plot their next move.

So B. It

2016

English

6.9

♡ 4

50%

mother daughter relationship

young girl

Stephen Gyllenhaal Director

Van Epperson as Deputy

Jack Plotnick as New Bus Driver

Dash Mihok as Roy Franklin

John Heard as Thurman Hil

A young girl named Heidi who lives with her mentally disabled mother, travels across the country to find out about her and her mothers past.

A Dangerous Woman

1993

English

5.7

♡ 13

43%

intellectual impairment

Stephen Gyllenhaal Director

Laurie Metcalf as Anita

Jack Riley as Bandleader

Jake Gyllenhaal as Edward

Paul Dooley as Tupperware Salesman

Martha Horgan is a withdrawn, mentally disabled woman who lives with her aunt, Frances. One of Martha's unusual traits is that she doesn't lie, a quality that leads to her getting fired from a dry-cleaning shop thanks to the actions of the shifty Getso. Conflict seems to follow Martha, since she also becomes romantically involved with local fix-it man, Mackey, who is sleeping with Frances as well.

The Patron Saint of Liars

1998

English

5.3

♡ 1

33%

Action

Drama

Stephen Gyllenhaal Director

Ellen Burstyn as June Clatterbuck

Dana Delany as Rose Cleardon Abbott

Clancy Brown as Son

John Putch as Thomas Cleardon

Unhappy in her marriage, expectant mother Rose (Dana Delany) flees to a home for unwed mothers in rural Tennessee in this adaptation of Ann Patchett's novel. When she stays on after her baby is born, Rose becomes friends with an elderly nun (Sada Thompson) and begins a relationship with the local handyman, Son (Clancy Brown). Everything seems fine until Rose's first husband tracks her down and she's forced to relive her troubled past.

Certain Fury

1985

English

5.3

♡ 13

44%

Action

Crime

Drama

Stephen Gyllenhaal Director

Stephen E. Miller as Cabbie

Dale Wilson as Policeman

Nicholas Campbell as Sniffer

Campbell Lane as Wino

Teenage prostitute Scarlet and minor offender Tracy end up on the run together in the wake of a courtroom shoot-out.

Waterland

1992

English

6.6

♡ 5

47%

62%

1970s

based on novel or book

Stephen Gyllenhaal Director

Cara Buono as Judy Dobson

Ethan Hawke as Matthew Price

Jeremy Irons as Tom Crick

Lena Headey as Young Mary

The story of a mentally anguished high school history teacher going through a complete reassessment of his life. His method for reassessing his life is to narrate it to his class and interweave in it three generations of his family's history.

Living with the Dead

2002

English

7.0

♡ 7

Stephen Gyllenhaal Director

Lauren Holly as James's

Veena Sood as Mrs. Morse, School Teacher

Diane Ladd as Regina Van Praagh

Eric Breker as Young Allan Van Praagh

A man begins to have disturbing visions of dead people, among whom are his mother and victims of a local serial killer. All telling their story of how they died, and how their murderer is still out there. The detective investigating the murders looks to him for help in solving the case.

An Amish Murder

2013

English

6.2

♡ 7

67%

Stephen Gyllenhaal Director

Christian Campbell as Jacob Burkholder

Neve Campbell as Kate Burkholder

Linda Kash as Mona

C. Thomas Howell as Nathan Detrick

The Amish farming community of Painter’s Mill, Ohio, is shattered when a series of brutal murders leaves the town with a sense of frailty and loss of innocence. Among the most affected by the tragedy was Kate Burkholder, a young girl who survived the terror and, as a result, left the Amish life behind. Fifteen years later, Kate returns to Painter’s Mill as its Chief of Police. Certain she’s come to terms with her past, Kate’s renewed life in her hometown is shattered when a murder investigation triggers deep-seated emotions from her childhood and exposes a dark secret that could destroy her.

Losing Isaiah

1995

English

6.4

♡ 7

46%

73%

baby

based on novel or book

Stephen Gyllenhaal Director

Rick Worthy as Alley Man

Marc John Jefferies as Isaiah

Samuel L. Jackson as Kadar Lewis

Halle Berry as Khaila Richards

Khaila Richards, a crack-addicted single mother, accidentally leaves her baby in a dumpster while high and returns the next day in a panic to find he is missing. In reality, the baby has been adopted by a warm-hearted social worker, Margaret Lewin, and her husband, Charles. Years later, Khaila has gone through rehab and holds a steady job. After learning that her child is still alive, she challenges Margaret for the custody.

Shattered Mind

1996

English

5.6

♡ 4

45%

Stephen Gyllenhaal Director

Richard Herd as Chester

Maggie Gyllenhaal as Clothes Clerk

Katherine LaNasa as Natalie Adams

François Chau as Resident

Heather Locklear stars in this psychological thriller as a woman who is racked by multiple personalities and confronts a horrifying past of dark secrets buried a long time ago. When her father dies she descends into a bizarre emotional world where she lashes out at her husband and two young daughters.

Girl Fight

2011

English

6.2

♡ 5

73%

Stephen Gyllenhaal Director

Christopher Jacot as Brian Gilmore

Yee Jee Tso as Doctor

Anne Heche as Melissa

Lane Edwards as Mr. Babcock

Sophie Lui as Reporter #2

Inspired by a true story, Girl Fight recounts the harrowing story of a 16-year-old, stellar high school student whose life spirals downward when her former friends conspire to upload onto the Internet a shocking video of them beating her up.

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So B. It

A Dangerous Woman

The Patron Saint of Liars

Certain Fury

Waterland

Living with the Dead

An Amish Murder

Losing Isaiah

Shattered Mind

Girl Fight