Melissa Leo
48 titles
Filmography
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Silent Witness
(1985)The harrowing true story of a new bride, who catches her brother-in-law in the act of rape, portrays the hard and dangerous choice she must make.

In the Line of Duty: Hunt for Justice
(1995)Cuando un policÃa estatal es asesinado a tiros en una carretera de Nueva Jersey, su amigo y colega se propone encontrar a los asesinos.

Unlovable
(2018)After a suicide attempt, sex and love addict Joy attends a 12-step meeting and gains a sponsor. Whilst initially struggling to remain clean for 30 days, she meets a socially inept musician named Jim, and together they discover the beauty of platonic friendship, music, and self-expression. Paul James, Ellen Geer, and Melissa Leo also star.

Long Gone Heroes
(2024)Gunner is a special forces soldier who returns to the field of battle to save his kidnapped niece in South America. He and his team soon discover that her disappearance is part of a corrupt private operation that hits way too close to home.

Code of Ethics
(1999)The administrator of a medical company matches wits with a serial killer targeting people who commit insurance fraud with the state's Medicaid system.

Confess
(2005)When a disillusioned ex-hacker returns to New York and is humiliated on his job hunt, he and his lover take cyber-revenge upon the establishment.

The Fighter
(2010)Based on the story of Micky Ward, a fledgling boxer who tries to escape the shadow of his more famous but troubled older boxing brother and get his own shot at greatness.

Conviction
(2010)A working mother puts herself through law school in an effort to represent her brother.

True Adolescents
(2009)At 34, struggling Seattle musician Sam (Mark Duplass, Humpday, The League) finds himself broke, jobless and losing touch with the person he wants to become. When his girlfriend kicks him out, heÃs forced to crash with his Aunt Sharon (Academy Award winner Melissa Leo, The Fighter) and is reluctantly enlisted to take her teen son, Oliver, and his friend Jake camping. Edgy, funny and honest, Craig Johnson's film follows the trio into the rugged Pacific Northwest as unforeseen revelations and transformations force them to face adulthood. Set to a mesmerizing soundtrack featuring both emerging and established artists including Band of Horses, The Black Keys and Devendra Banhart, TRUE ADOLESCENTS reminds us that sometimes people need to get lost to truly find themselves.

The Parting Glass
(2018)After the death of their younger sister, siblings recall their memories of her when they gather to collect her belongings.

The Three Burials of Melquiades Estrada
(2005)A local Texas ranch foreman kidnaps a border patrolman responsible for the accidental shooting of his friend. With his captive in tow and the body tied to a mule, they embark on a dangerous journey through the mountains and back roads of Mexico.

Everybody's Fine
(2009)After his four adult children cancel their visits, a retired widower embarks on a journey across the US to reconnect with them one at a time.

London Has Fallen
(2016)Secret Service agent Mike Banning springs into action to save the U.S. president after terrorists attack London amid a gathering of world leaders.

Guns Up
(2025)On the brink of leaving "The Family," a mob henchman's (Kevin James) final job goes off the rails. With the clock ticking, the ex-cop has one night to get his unsuspecting family out of the city before he gets snuffed out.

Deadtime Stories
(1986)A babysitting uncle tells his charges three horror stories--about a killer witch, Little Red Riding Hood and a werewolf, and a story about Goldi Lox.

Hollywood Dreams
(2007)A young Iowa girl falls for a rising actor as they chase dreams in Hollywood, caught between its desperate struggles and fleeting glory.

Prisoners
(2013)Kelly Dover (Hugh Jackman) faces a parent’s worst nightmare when his daughter and her friend are abducted. Detective Loki (Jake Gyllenhaal) strives to locate the girls but struggles to find compelling evidence, causing Dover to take the law into his own hands. A critical and commercial success, Prisoners saw Denis Villeneuve bring his taut powerful storytelling to Hollywood for the first time.

The Big Short
(2015)The story about the men who made millions from a global economic meltdown.

21 Grams
(2003)The emotionally and physically charged lives of three people-a professor (Sean Penn), an ex-con (Benicio Del Toro) and a mother with a reckless past (Naomi Watts)-collide in this thriller.

Oblivion
(2013)A stranger's arrival triggers one man's battle to save mankind.