
The owner of a small bar in Texas starts to suspect that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. He orders the detective to have them both murdered, if it turns out that his suspicions are true.
Holly Patricia Hunter’s first screen-appearance was in the slasher-film ‘The Burning’ (1981), followed by TV-movies ‘Svengali' and ‘An Uncommon Love’ (both 1983).
In 1984, Hunter featured in the romantic-drama ‘Swing Shift’ and a voice-role in ‘Blood Simple.’ After more TV-films like ‘With Intent to Kill’ (1984), she played the lead ‘an ex-police-officer’ in the crime-comedy ‘Raising Arizona’ (1987).
Hunter’s performance as the ‘TV news-producer’ in the romantic-comedy ‘Broadcast News’ (1987) fetched her an ‘Academy Award’ nomination. After starring in the comedy-film ‘Miss Firecracker,’ and the Spielberg-directed romantic-fantasy ‘Always’ (both 1989), she appeared in TV-films ‘Roe vs Wade’ (1989) and the romantic-comedy ‘Once Around’ (1991).
Hunter’s role as ‘Tammy Hemphill’ in the legal-thriller ‘The Firm’ (1993) won her another ‘Oscar’ nomination for supporting actress and the same year, her performance as mute pianist ‘Ada’ in the period-drama ‘The Piano’ won her the ‘Academy Award for Best Actress’ and many accolades.
Her 1995 films, the psychological-thriller ‘Copycat’ and the comedy-drama ‘Home for the Holidays,’ were followed by the erotic-thriller ‘Crash’ (1996) and the romantic black-comedy ‘A Life Less Ordinary’ (1997). Hunter then starred in the comedy-drama ‘Living Out Loud’ (1998), the indie-drama ‘Jesus’ Son’ (1999) and the drama-film ‘Woman Wanted’ (1999), with a supporting-role in the crime-comedy ‘O Brother, Where Art Thou?’ (2000).
Hunter starred in ‘Harlan County War’ (2000) and essayed ‘Billie Jean King’ in the true-story film ‘When Billie Beat Bobby’ (2001), followed by the drama-film ‘Levity’ (2003). Her portrayal of the ‘protagonist’s mother’ in the acclaimed film ‘Thirteen’ (2003) fetched ‘Oscar’ and ‘Golden Globe’ nominations. Following a supporting-role in ‘Little Black Book’ (2004), she lent her voice in the animation-superhero film ‘The Incredibles’ (2004) and its sequel, in 2018.
After starring in the black-comedy ‘The Big White’ (2005), Hunter executive-produced and acted in the crime-drama series ‘Saving Grace’ (2007-2010), which earned prestigious nominations. Her recent notable appearances include ‘Batman vs Superman: Dawn of Justice’ (2016) and TV-sitcom ‘Mr. Mayor’ (2021).
The owner of a small bar in Texas starts to suspect that one of his employees is having an affair with his wife. He orders the detective to have them both murdered, if it turns out that his suspicions are true.
The crime-comedy adventure movie follows the journey of three men Ulysses Everett McGill, Pete, and Delmar O'Donnell who escape from a chain-gang to retrieve a treasure. The three go on an incredible journey only to discover that the treasure they seek is entirely different and eventually end up earning their freedom.
The movie is based on the real life story of its co-writers – Pakistani American stand-up comedian, Kumail Nanjiani and his wife Emily V Gordan. The two meet at one of his shows and begin a relationship. Cultural differences pose a big problem to them, but a greater concern arise when Emily suddenly gets sick and is kept in a medically induced coma.
Electively mute, Ada McGrath, arrives in New Zealand with her daughter Flora and her new husband, Alisdair Stewart. She expresses herself through her piano. But when Alisdair gives her piano to his friend Baines, she becomes cold towards him. Baines and Ada fall in love during piano lessons but all hell breaks loose when Alisdair finds out.
Raising Arizona is a crime-comedy film directed by the famous Coen brothers, wherein an ex-con and an ex-cop abduct one baby from a set of quintuplets belonging to a furniture mogul called Nathan Arizona after they discover that they can't have a child. The couple's lives are in jeopardy when Arizona offers a huge reward for the return of his missing baby.
Brilliant but not-so-telegenic reporter Aaron Altman, whose work mostly goes unappreciated, is secretly in love with Jane, the talented but high-strung news producer. The new inexpert anchor Tom Grunick’s good personality attracts Jane, though she despises the trend of entertainment news he represents. With Aaron considering Tom as personal and professional rival, Jane must take the difficult decision between style and substance.
A caretaker at a summer camp is burned horribly, after a prank goes wrong. He decides to take revenge against the teenagers responsible for his condition.
Harvard Law graduate, Mitch McDeere,lands a high paying job at the Bendini, Lambert & Locke firm, only to realize that the firm helps to launder mob money. As Mitch tries to find proof and break out of the firm’s grips, he finds his and his wife’s lives threatened by the firm and the mob.
This teen film is about Tracy Freeland, a junior high student with a troubled family background, who gets involved in drugs, sex and theft in the company of school’s most popular girl Evie. These major changes in her lifestyle put strain on her relationships with her old friends as well as her mother, who finally decides to take things in her hands.
Moonlight Mile is a romantic drama film which tells the story of a young man Joe who is trying to cope with the death of his fiancée Diana. He befriends her parents, and tries to become a better person to please those around him. However, things take a turn when another woman enters his life unexpectedly.
Fearing that Superman's alien powers are left unchecked, Batman launches a personal mission to get rid of the Kyrptonian, while the Man of Steel is also wary of Batman's form of justice. However, as they realize that they were both being manipulated by supervillain Lex Luthor, they must join forces with Wonder Woman to save mankind from an abomination.
A respected criminal psychologist specializing on serial killers develops agoraphobia after being attacked by one of her subjects and seals herself in a high tech apartment until a new series of murder starts taking place. Drawn by the fact that the killer is copying previous killings, she starts working with the police in order to track him down.
Claudia Larson is a single mom who has just lost her job due to budget cuts. She decides to spend Thanksgiving with her parents in Baltimore, but she is surprised when her daughter Kitt decides to stay at home instead.
Crash is a 1996 psychological thriller film which tells the story of a TV director who gets into a serious car accident. He then discovers an underground sub-culture of car-crash victims, for whom a car collision is a sexual turn-on, and it gives them a jotting life force which they come to crave.
A Life Less Ordinary is a romantic comedy crime film which tells the story of Robert Lewis, who kidnaps his boss’s spoilt daughter Celine, after he is fired by his boss. Meanwhile, two angels attempt to make love blossom between Robert and Celine.
Pete Sandich, a daredevil aerial forest-fire fighter, uses WWII-vintage plane to put out forest fires. His risk-taking worries fiancée Dorinda, who urges Pete to opt for the training job. On his last flight, he takes precarious dive and saves his friend Al, but loses own life. Pete then faces the challenge of helping Dorinda get over her grief and guiding Ted, who has fallen for her
An indebted travel agent, in order to get rid of his financial problems, claims a body as his missing brother. However, he is unaware of the fact that two hitmen are seeking the body as well.
A struggling musician in Texas is determined to achieve stardom. She soon gets involved with endless love triangles, and betrayals. She soon starts feeling guilty about her actions.
A woman decides to snoop through the palm pilot of her boyfriend and this reveals his former girlfriends. She is shocked to know why their names are still listed, and soon, hell breaks loose.
A family of superheroes lives a simple life in the suburbs of Metroville. The head of the family Bob Parr, formerly Mr. Incredible, desires to return to his adventurous life as a superhero; however government ban prevents him from doing so. He gets his opportunity, though, when he is called upon to deal with a secret assignment. Soon his whole family gets involved.
As superheroes continue to live in hiding despite their recent heroism, wealthy Deavor siblings of Devtech propose a plan to send Elastigirl on secret missions aimed at gaining public trust. This leaves Mr. Incredible struggling with domestic chores and parenting their three superkids, while a new supervillain, the Screenslaver, plans to hypnotize the entire population through television screens.
Holly Hunter Awards
The Piano | Best Actress in a Leading Role | 1994 |
The Piano | Best Performance by an Actress in a Motion Picture - Drama | 1994 |
The Positively True Adventures of the Alleged Texas Cheerleader-Murdering Mom | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | 1993 |
Roe vs. Wade | Outstanding Lead Actress in a Miniseries or a Special | 1989 |
The Piano | Best Actress | 1994 |