Melissa Leo
48 titles
Filmography
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Frozen River
(2008)On the brink of poverty, a woman on the Mohawk Reservation risks everything by smuggling illegal immigrants across the border to survive.
The Space Between
(2011)9/11. A country in shock. Amidst the confusion of the terrorist attacks a lonely flight attendant, Montine, and a 10 year old Pakistani-American boy, Omar, find themselves on a plane grounded in Texas. When Montine learns of Omar's direct connection to the terrorist attack she makes the difficult decision to drive the boy across the vast heartland of America to his uncertain future in New York City. As they go cross country in the days following the attacks, they come to realise the importance of tolerance and friendship.

The Most Hated Woman in America
(2017)This drama follows the controversial life of outspoken atheist Madalyn Murray O'Hair, from her landmark court battles to her infamous abduction.

Furlough
(2018)An inmate has two days of freedom to see her dying mother.

Streetwalkin'
(1985)Straight from high school and into to the seedy world of sex work, young Cookie winds up answering to her new sadistic and murderous pimp, Duke.

Francine
(2012)Ex-con Francine finds solace in working with animals in a small lakeside town, but her growing isolation leads her to antisocial behavior.

Coast
(2022)At 16, Abby feels trapped in her small coastal town until she falls for a rock band’s lead singer, sparking a journey of self-discovery.

Mabel, Mabel Tiger Trainer
(2018)A portrait of the first woman to train tigers without a whip, who achieved Hollywood fame during her 57-year career while surviving multiple maulings.

Measure of Revenge
(2022)When her son dies under suspicious circumstances, a stage actress joins forces with his former drug dealer to uncover the truth and avenge his death.

Novitiate
(2017)Set in the early 1960s and during the era of Vatican II, a young woman in training to become a nun struggles with issues of faith, the changing church and sexuality.

Why Stop Now?
(2012)When a piano prodigy tries to take his mother to rehab, a drug dealer takes them hostage and sweeps them into an adventure they were not expecting.

Burn Country
(2016)When an exiled Afghan journalist settles in Northern California, he covers local crime and uncovers the violent, dark underbelly of his new hometown.

The Ashram
(2018)The disappearance of an American woman in the Indian Himalayas leads her boyfriend on a bizarre and mystical journey to find out what happened.

Snowden
(2016)CIA contractor-turned-fugitive Edward Snowden witnesses the NSA illegally spying on ordinary Americans and gives up his freedom to inform the public.

Welcome to the Rileys
(2010)A salesman in a failing marriage travels to New Orleans where he befriends a teenage stripper who he takes on as his surrogate daughter.

All the Way
(2016)Bryan Cranston stars as President Lyndon B. Johnson in the dramatic story of his tumultuous first year in office in this HBO Films feature.

Carolina Skeletons
(1991)A black soldier returns to his southern hometown to prove his brother was wrongly charged and executed for the rape and murder of two white girls.

Seven Days in Utopia
(2011)After a disastrous debut on the pro circuit, a young golfer finds himself stranded in Utopia, Texas and welcomed by an eccentric, but caring rancher.
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film
(2013)A psychotherapist helps a law student cope with schizophrenia in one of five interconnected tales dealing with psychological illness.

Ida Red
(2021)Incarcerated crime boss Ida "Red" lives on borrowed time. Ida turns to her son, Wyatt, and brother, Dallas, to pull off one huge heist to buy her freedom. One problem: Wyatt's brother-in-law, a cop, is working with an FBI agent to investigate the family.