Joanne Pankow
Actor · 1937 – 2009 · St. Louis, Missouri, USA
Joanne Pankow (nee Field) was an American actress, born July 8 (professionally going by 1937 birth year). She was a nearly lifelong resident of North Carolina, living most of her years, and passing away, in Asheville.
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Movie7.7AdventureFantasyThroughout his life Edward Bloom has always been a man of big appetites, enormous passions and tall tales. In his later years, he remains a huge mystery to his son, William. Now, to get to know the real man, Will begins piecing together a true picture of his father from flashbacks of his amazing adventures.
Big Fish
2003 · 7.9K votes
Movie6.0ComedyFamilyBillionaire heir Richie Rich has it all, including Reggie Jackson as a batting coach and Claudia Schiffer as a personal trainer -- but no playmates. What's more, scoundrel Laurence Van Dough is scheming to take over the family empire. Uh-oh! Enter faithful butler Cadbury to save the day.
Ri¢hie Ri¢h
1994 · 2.5K votes
Movie7.1ComedyDramaA naive business graduate is installed as president of a manufacturing company as part of a stock scam.
The Hudsucker Proxy
1994 · 1.2K votes
Movie6.2ComedyDramaAfter getting into a car accident while drunk on the day of her sister's wedding, Gwen Cummings is given a choice between prison or a rehab center. She chooses rehab, but is extremely resistant to taking part in any of the treatment programs they have to offer, refusing to admit that she has an alcohol addiction.
28 Days
2000 · 1.1K votes
Movie4.7DramaMysteryA mentally disturbed young woman takes a job at a posh country club and falls in with a clique of wealthy college kids where she's taken under the wing of the clique's twisted leader, who harbors some dark secrets too terrifying to tell.
The In Crowd
2000 · 62 votes
Movie5.6ComedyRomanceAn unhappy young couple visit the infamous Kellogg spa in Battle Creek, Michigan while a young hustler tries get into the breakfast-cereal business and compete against John Kellogg's corn flakes.
The Road to Wellville
1994 · 202 votes
Movie6.5ComedyDramaOn the way to meet with an independent artist in the South, newlywed art dealer Madeleine is convinced by her husband, George, that they should stop to meet his family in North Carolina. Madeleine's affluent lifestyle clashes with the family, but she befriends George's wide-eyed and pregnant sister-in-law, Ashley, who is nearing her due date. Through the family, Madeleine gains greater insight into George's character.
Junebug
2005 · 262 votes
Movie5.5RomanceComedyBen Holmes, a professional book-jacket blurbologist, is trying to get to Savannah for his wedding. He just barely catches the last plane, but a seagull flies into the engine as the plane is taking off. All later flights are cancelled because of an approaching hurricane, so he is forced to hitch a ride in a Geo Metro with an attractive but eccentric woman named Sara.
Forces of Nature
1999 · 611 votes
Movie5.4DramaFamilyThe story of two small town boys from different sides of the tracks: 1950's childhood and self-redemption. Young "Whitey" Black (so called because of a tuft of blanched hair on the left side of his head) lives in poverty with his single mother and ailing, four-year old sister, Sandy. Just across town, young Jerry Barlow lives the advantages of a middle class lifestyle with both parents and his younger brother. When mischief casts Whitey and Jerry into a shared paper route, Jerry quickly learns of Whitey's desire to buy his sister an angel doll for Christmas. Even though no such dolls exist in their hometown, Whitey, Jerry and a host of colorful characters set out in search of Sandy's gift. Along the way, reversals of fortune, theft, prejudice and, ultimately, the boy's friendship opens their eyes to the vastness of the small town around them.
The Angel Doll
2002 · 7 votes
Movie6.7DramaTV MovieA Louisiana governor becomes a controversial political kingpin during the Depression.
Kingfish: A Story of Huey P. Long
1995 · 7 votes
Movie6.8FantasyThrillerJames Earl Jones hosts this film based on two stories by the late Rod Serling, who wrote the stories of the original 'The Twilight Zone' (1959) series. In "The Theatre," a young woman attends a movie only to find that her life story is being revealed on the screen. In "Where the Dead Are," a Boston surgeon in 1868 searches for a scientist who may have the answer to a medical mystery.
The Twilight Zone: Rod Serling's Lost Classics
1994 · 22 votes
Movie6.4DramaPrecocious young Harriet and her older sister Gwen live at their mother's motel in small-town New Hampshire. Harriet dreams of a life beyond her inattentive family and the stultifying town. A mentally disabled man named Ricky comes to stay at the motel, and Harriet finds him kinder and more interesting than anyone she has ever met. After tragedy strikes, Harriet and Ricky cling to each other ever more tightly.
Digging to China
1997 · 63 votes
Movie6.4ComedyDramaFollowing the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, website designer Wilson Joel turns to huffing gasoline fumes and remote control gaming while avoiding an inevitable conflict with his mother-in-law.
Love Liza
2002 · 123 votes
Movie5.9DramaA troubled woman seeks out the child she gave up for adoption; a gay motel owner takes in a handsome drifter; and the wife of a preacher frets that a gay couple has moved in across the street. All of their lives will intersect as Loggerheads subtly draws out their secret losses and desires.
Loggerheads
2005 · 24 votes
Movie6.0TV MovieDramaReturning to his small hometown of Icara, Maine, a man discovers its horrible secret -- a bizarre, clandestine ritual that led to his mother's early death and his father's insanity.
The Lottery
1996 · 7 votes
Movie4.5DramaRomanceA Russian woman living in Memphis with a much older rock-n-roll legend experiences a personal awakening when her husband's estranged son comes to visit.
Forty Shades of Blue
2005 · 30 votes
Movie6.5ComedyDramaThe story of a unique young boy genius, Bruno, whose expression of his own individuality leads his family and community along an emotional journey.
Bruno
2000 · 34 votes
Movie5.1ComedyRomanceGabriel Higgs has failed to get into Johns Hopkins to study medicine. He's sixth on a list of backup candidates, and must persuade the five people ahead of him to drop out. Gabriel has a family tradition to live up to. Things don't go to plan.
Getting In
1994 · 9 votes
Movie5.4ComedyRomanceBell and Belle want to break out of their trailer park lives and get up and out to the "Big City" of Atlanta. Just when they think they are on their way to getting a nest egg Bell falls for a handsome police officer named Rhett Butler.
Southern Belles
2005 · 13 votes
Movie7.8FantasyRomanceWhile looking for paradise, a cab driver suddenly falls in love.
Animals with the Tollkeeper
1998 · 4 votes
Movie10.0DramaBased on the memoirs of Yvonne S. Thornton, this heartwarming, inspirational family drama centers on a poor black laborer who wanted his six daughters to grow up to be doctors.
The Ditchdigger's Daughters
1997 · 2 votes
Movie7.0DramaTV MovieSarah and Harriet have been best friends since childhood. They married at the same time, had children within the same year and now find themselves facing uncertain futures after the sudden deaths of their husbands. Though they have much in common, Sarah is a relaxed nature lover, while Harriet is intense and set in her ways. Sarah has been able to move on with her life with the help of her mother, her maid Katie and Will, the new man in her life. Harriet is unable to cope with her loss and her relationship with her daughter Pammy is strained. When Harriet is diagnosed with a serious illness, she and Sarah learn a lesson about love and friendship.
Best Friends for Life
1998 · 1 votes
Movie6.2DramaWarSet during WWII, a young boy wants to join his brother in the "war at Pearl Harbour".
Two Soldiers
2003 · 15 votes
Movie7.5DramaTV MovieCarrie Buck is a young intellectually disabled woman who is persuaded to fight against the courts for custody of her newborn daughter after it's taken from her since Carrie has been declared mentally incompetent to raise her baby by herself.
Against Her Will: The Carrie Buck Story
1994 · 2 votes
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TV7.8DramaER explores the inner workings of an urban teaching hospital and the critical issues faced by the dedicated physicians and staff of its overburdened emergency room.
ER
1994 · 966 votes
TV7.3DramaSoapDawson's Creek is an American teen drama that portrays the fictional lives of a close-knit group of teenagers through high school and college.
Dawson's Creek
1998 · 630 votes
TV7.0DramaCrimeThrifty, folksy and cantankerous, Matlock charges a premium for his services but is worth every penny: This renowned attorney, always clothed in his trademark light-gray suit and driving his signature Ford Crown Victoria, has an uncanny knack for finding overlooked clues and exposing murderers in dramatic courtroom scenes.
Matlock
1986 · 143 votes