Jennifer Jason Leigh
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Filmography
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Atypical
When a teen on the autism spectrum decides to get a girlfriend, his bid for more independence puts his whole family on a path of self-discovery.

eXistenZ
(1999)This film depicts a society where game designers are superstars and players can enter games. A designer is fleeing for her life with a security guard her only ally.

Washington Square
(1997)Adaptation of the Henry James novel set in 19th-century New York City. A wealthy spinster with an overbearing father is pursued by a handsome fortune hunter who may be only after her money.
Georgia
(1995)
Kansas City
(1996)Blondie O'Hara resorts to desperate measures when her low-level hood husband Johnny gets caught trying to steal from Seldom Seen, a local crime boss operating out of jazz haunt The Hey-Hey Club. Out on a limb, Blondie kidnaps laudanum-addled socialite Carolyn, hoping her influential politician husband can pull the right strings and get Johnny out of Seldom Seen's clutches.

Mrs. Parker and the Vicious Circle
(1994)Fueled by a career-defining performance from Jennifer Jason Leigh, Mrs.Parker and the Vicious Circle is a visual and intellectual feast fromdirector Alan Rudolph.

Heart of Midnight
(1988)While recovering from a mental breakdown, Carol inherits a seedy nightclub and her sanity is put to the test as she discovers its dark secrets.

Girls of the White Orchid
(1983)A naÃve and lonely waitress travels to Japan for work in a nightclub, where she soon discovers that she now is hostage to a Yakuza-run sex ring

The Moment
(2013)After a tumultuous affair between international photojournalist Lee (Jennifer Jason Leigh) and troubled writer John (Martin Henderson) ends in John's disappearance, Lee lands in a mental hospital to recuperate. She strikes up a friendship with a fellow patient bearing an uncanny resemblance to her missing lover. The pair works to uncover the truth behind the disappearance, but Lee's precarious sanity comes under threat when the clues lead to the last place she would ever expect.

The Machinist
(2004)Trevor hasn't slept in a year.When notes turn up in his home and hallucinations causes an injury, he tries find out if there is plot to drive him mad or his fatigue has robbed him of reason.

Dolores Claiborne
(1995)A New York City reporter returns to her hometown in Maine to support her estranged mother, who's been accused of murdering her longtime employer.

The Hudsucker Proxy
(1994)When the founder of a large corporation suddenly dies, the board conspires to tank the stock price by installing a lowly mailroom clerk as president.

Fast Times at Ridgemont High
(1982)Academy Award®-winner Sean Penn leads an all-star cast (Jennifer Jason Leigh, Phoebe Cates, Judge Reinhold, Ray Walston) in this hilarious portrayal of a group of southern California high school students and their most important subjects: sex, drugs and rock 'n' roll. Amy Heckerling's (Clueless) directorial debut brings to life first-time screenwriter Cameron Crowe's (Almost Famous) insider's view of teenage American life in the 1980's. Featuring decade-defining music from The Go-Go's, Oingo Boingo and The Cars, plus film debuts of future stars Nicolas Cage, Eric Stoltz and Anthony Edwards, Fast Times at Ridgemont High remains as fresh and funny today as it was a generation ago when it defined the outrageous and bold teen comedy genre.

The Love Letter
(1998)Romantic fantasy unfolds when a young man discovers an old desk that can send love letters to a woman who lived 100 years prior.

Last Exit to Brooklyn
(1989)The lives of a closeted union leader, a prostitute, her pimp, and a striking factory worker intertwine against the grim backdrop of 1950s Brooklyn.

Flesh + Blood
(1985)In medieval Europe, Agnes, a young girl from a noble family, becomes obsessed with her captors—a band of mercenaries hungry for revenge.

Rush
(1991)The harrowing story of two narcotics agents who become horribly addicted to the very substance they are supposed to keep off the streets.

Single White Female
(1992)"After finding out her boyfriend was having an affair Allie Jones (Bridget Fonda) looks for a new flatmate (Jennifer Jason Leigh) she turns out to be the perfect nightmare. Taking over Allie's life, her boyfriend, her clothes and even having the same hairstyle as her and then tries to kill her. Added Value: multiple language subtitles, scene selections"

Skipped Parts
(2000)With the help of a fantasy girl, a classmate and his rebellious mom, a 14-year-old aspiring author gets a thorough lesson in his favorite topic: sex.

The Anniversary Party
(2001)Sally and Joe seem to be the perfect Hollywood couple, but they teeter on the brink of disaster, as do most of their guests.