It took 40 years but actress Amy Madigan is finally an Oscar winner!
Beginning her career in the early ’80s appearing in classic films like ‘Places in the Heart‘ and ‘Streets of Fire‘, Madigan received her first Best Supporting Actress nomination at the Academy Awards for her performance in ‘Twice in a Lifetime‘, but lost to Anjelica Huston in ‘Prizzi’s Honor‘.
D6k2NH7Ge4fVEHqn7LeXZShe would go on to appear in more beloved movies like ‘Field of Dreams‘, ‘Uncle Buck‘, and ‘Gone Baby Gone‘, before being cast as the creepy Aunt Gladys in director Zach Cregger‘s ‘Weapons‘, which finally earned her an Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress.
In honor of her recent Oscar win, Moviefone is counting down the 20 best movies of Amy Madigan’s long and impressive career, including ‘Weapons’.
Let’s begin!
Related Article: Movie Review: ‘Weapons’
20. ‘The Dark Half‘ (1993)
Following the public’s realization that Thad Beaumont and George Stark (Timothy Hutton) are one and the same, the former stages a mock funeral, only for a series of gruesome murders to begin occurring as in his books.
805319. ‘Rules Don’t Apply‘ (2016)
The unconventional love story of an aspiring actress (Lily Collins), her ambitious driver (Alden Ehrenreich), and their eccentric boss, the legendary billionaire Howard Hughes (Warren Beatty).
2008403118. ‘Love Letters‘ (1984)
After discovering a box of old love letters sent to her mother by a mysterious stranger, Anna (Jamie Lee Curtis), a young radio deejay, begins a torrid affair with a married man. Burning attraction brings them together, but the reality does not come close to the passion expressed in the letters.
102151317. ‘Nowhere to Hide‘ (1987)
Marine officer Rob Cutter (Daniel Hugh Kelly) and his wife Barbara (Madigan) have a son named Johnny (Robin MacEachem). Rob discovers that two newly delivered helicopters in his squadron have crashed because a defective part, a C-ring, has been made of a weaker, less expensive alloy. Before Rob can go public with this, Rob is killed on the orders of corrupt General Howard (John Colicos), who did not want Rob to go public with the defective part. Howard believes that Barbara, who is also a marine, now has the part, so Howard and his henchmen set out to kill Barbara and Johnny and get the part, but Howard is underestimating what Barbara is willing to do to protect Johnny.
102557116. ‘Winter Passing‘ (2006)
Actress Reese Holden (Zooey Deschanel) has been offered a small fortune by a book editor if she can secure for publication the love letters that her father (Ed Harris), a reclusive novelist, wrote to her mother, who has since passed away. Returning to Michigan, Reese finds that an ex-grad student (Amelia Warner) and a would-be musician (Will Ferrell) have moved in with her father, who cares more about his new friends than he does about his own health and well-being.
2329715. ‘Alamo Bay‘ (1985)
A despondent Vietnam veteran (Ed Harris) in danger of losing his livelihood is pushed to the edge when he sees Vietnamese immigrants moving into the fishing industry in a Texas bay town.
2459514. ‘The Lifeguard‘ (2013)
A former valedictorian (Kristen Bell) quits her reporter job in New York and returns to the place she last felt happy: her childhood home in Connecticut. She gets work as a lifeguard and starts a dangerous relationship with a troubled teenager.
6022613. ‘Sweetwater‘ (2013)
In the late 1800s, a fanatical religious leader (Jason Isaacs), a renegade Sheriff (Ed Harris), and a former prostitute (January Jones) collide in a blood triangle on the rugged plains of the New Mexico Territory.
6338612. ‘Love Child‘ (1982)
The true story of Terry Jean Moore (Madigan), a young woman who is imprisoned for seven years on account of a “five-dollar” robbery. While in prison, she gets pregnant by a jailer (Beau Bridges) and must fight to keep her child.
102149611. ‘Frontera‘ (2014)
After crossing the border illegally for work, Miguel (Michael Peña), a hard-working father and devoted husband, finds himself wrongfully accused of murdering a former sheriff’s wife (Madigan). After learning of his imprisonment, Miguel’s pregnant wife (Eva Longoria) tries to come to his aid and lands in the hands of corrupt coyotes who hold her for ransom. Dissatisfied with the police department’s investigation, the former sheriff (Ed Harris) tries to uncover the truth about his wife’s death and discovers disturbing evidence that will destroy one family’s future, or tear another’s apart.
1013461910. ‘The Hunt‘ (2020)
Twelve strangers wake up in a clearing. They don’t know where they are—or how they got there. In the shadow of a dark internet conspiracy theory, ruthless elitists gather at a remote location to hunt humans for sport. But their master plan is about to be derailed when one of the hunted (Betty Gilpin) turns the tables on her pursuers.
jlXz5nnnsXQSZvN7ScfJO9. ‘Antlers‘ (2021)
A small-town Oregon teacher (Keri Russell) and her brother (Jesse Plemons), the local sheriff, discover a young student (Jeremy T. Thomas) is harbouring a dangerous secret that could have frightening consequences.
cfY5L3R0blbeKZNDNioDQ18. ‘Pollock‘ (2000)
In August of 1949, Life Magazine ran a banner headline that begged the question: “Jackson Pollock: Is he the greatest living painter in the United States?” The film is a look back into the life of an extraordinary man, a man who has fittingly been called “an artist dedicated to concealment, a celebrity who nobody knew.” As he struggled with self-doubt, engaging in a lonely tug-of-war between needing to express himself and wanting to shut the world out, Pollock (Ed Harris) began a downward spiral.
89287. ‘Places in the Heart‘ (1984)
In 1935 rural Texas, recently widowed Edna Spaulding (Sally Field) struggles to survive with two small children, a farm to run, and very little money in the bank – not to mention a deadly tornado and the unwelcome presence of the Ku Klux Klan. Edna is aided by her beautician sister, Margaret (Lindsay Crouse); a blind boarder, Mr. Will (John Malkovich); and a would-be thief, Moze (Danny Glover), who decides to teach Edna how to plant and harvest cotton.
102116.’Gone Baby Gone‘ (2007)
When 4 year old Amanda McCready (Madeline O’Brien) disappears from her home and the police make little headway in solving the case, the girl’s aunt, Beatrice McCready (Madigan) hires two private detectives, Patrick Kenzie (Casey Affleck) and Angie Gennaro (Michelle Monaghan). The detectives freely admit that they have little experience with this type of case, but the family wants them for two reasons—they’re not cops and they know the tough neighborhood in which they all live.
253015. ‘Twice in a Lifetime‘ (1985)
A middle-aged steelworker (Gene Hackman) is content with his job and his family, but feels that something is missing in his life. On his 50th birthday, he stops in at a local bar for a drink to celebrate. He finds himself attracted to the young, very sexy barmaid (Ann-Margret)–and, to his surprise, he finds that she is also very attracted to him.
10369274. ‘Streets of Fire‘ (1984)
Raven Shaddock (William Dafoe) and his gang of merciless biker friends kidnap rock singer Ellen Aim (Diane Lane). Ellen’s former lover, soldier-for-hire Tom Cody (Michael Paré), happens to be passing through town on a visit. In an attempt to save his star act, Ellen’s manager (Rick Moranis) hires Tom to rescue her. Along with a former soldier (Madigan), they battle through dangerous cityscapes, determined to get Ellen back.
149383. ‘Uncle Buck‘ (1989)
Buck Russell (John Candy), a lovable but slovenly bachelor, suddenly becomes the temporary caretaker of his nephew and nieces (Macaulay Culkin and Gaby Hoffmann) after a family emergency. His freewheeling attitude soon causes tension with his older niece Tia (Jean Louisa Kelly), loyal girlfriend Chanice (Madigan) and just about everyone else who crosses his path.
10372032. ‘Field of Dreams‘ (1989)
Ray Kinsella (Kevin Costner) is an Iowa farmer who hears a mysterious voice telling him to turn his cornfield into a baseball diamond. He does, but the voice’s directions don’t stop — even after the spirits of deceased ballplayers turn up to play.
23601. ‘Weapons‘ (2025)
When all but one child from the same class mysteriously vanish on the same night at exactly the same time, a community is left questioning who or what is behind their disappearance.
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