Joseph McKenna

Joseph McKenna is known for 12 Monkeys (1995), The Postman (1997) and The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996).

The Long Kiss Goodnight (1996)

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Samantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives in Honesdale, PA, is a school teacher and makes the best Rice Krispie treats in town. But when she receives a bump on her head, she begins to remember small parts of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Renny Harlin
CAST:  Geena Davis  •  Samuel L. Jackson  •  Yvonne Zima  •  Craig Bierko

Samantha Caine, suburban homemaker, is the ideal mom to her 8 year old daughter Caitlin. She lives in Honesdale, PA, is a school teacher and makes the best Rice Krispie treats in town. But when she receives a bump on her head, she begins to remember small parts of ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Renny Harlin
CAST:  Geena Davis  •  Samuel L. Jackson  •  Yvonne Zima  •  Craig Bierko

Twelve Monkeys (1995)

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In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Gilliam
CAST:  Bruce Willis  •  Madeleine Stowe  •  Brad Pitt  •  Christopher Plummer

In the year 2035, convict James Cole reluctantly volunteers to be sent back in time to discover the origin of a deadly virus that wiped out nearly all of the earth's population and forced the survivors into underground communities. But when Cole is mistakenly sent ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Terry Gilliam
CAST:  Bruce Willis  •  Madeleine Stowe  •  Brad Pitt  •  Christopher Plummer

The Book of Life (1998)

The end of the millenium has taken on a certain significance in modern day prophecies. What happens if Jesus Christ has second thoughts about the Apocalypse? It is December 31, 1999 and New Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus Christ, and Christ's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Hartley
CAST:  Martin Donovan  •  PJ Harvey  •  Thomas Jay Ryan  •  Miho Nikaido

The end of the millenium has taken on a certain significance in modern day prophecies. What happens if Jesus Christ has second thoughts about the Apocalypse? It is December 31, 1999 and New Year's Eve takes on new meaning when the Devil, Jesus Christ, and Christ's ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Hal Hartley
CAST:  Martin Donovan  •  PJ Harvey  •  Thomas Jay Ryan  •  Miho Nikaido

Liebestraum (1991)

A man returns to his hometown and a series of dark secrets are revealed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Figgis
CAST:  Kevin Anderson  •  Pamela Gidley  •  Bill Pullman  •  Kim Novak

A man returns to his hometown and a series of dark secrets are revealed.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Mike Figgis
CAST:  Kevin Anderson  •  Pamela Gidley  •  Bill Pullman  •  Kim Novak

Absolute Beginners (1986)

A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julien Temple
CAST:  Eddie O'Connell  •  Patsy Kensit  •  David Bowie  •  James Fox

A musical adaptation of Colin MacInnes' novel about life in late 1950s London. Nineteen-year-old photographer Colin is hopelessly in love with model Crepe Suzette, but her relationships are strictly connected with her progress in the fashion world. So Colin gets ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Julien Temple
CAST:  Eddie O'Connell  •  Patsy Kensit  •  David Bowie  •  James Fox

The Better Angels (2014)

At an isolated log cabin in the harsh wilderness of Indiana circa 1817, the rhythms of love, tragedy, and the daily hardships of life on the developing frontier shaped one of our nation’s greatest heroes: Abraham Lincoln. Abe is a thoughtful and quiet boy who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  A.J. Edwards
CAST:  Diane Kruger  •  Jason Clarke  •  Brit Marling  •  Wes Bentley

At an isolated log cabin in the harsh wilderness of Indiana circa 1817, the rhythms of love, tragedy, and the daily hardships of life on the developing frontier shaped one of our nation’s greatest heroes: Abraham Lincoln. Abe is a thoughtful and quiet boy who ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  A.J. Edwards
CAST:  Diane Kruger  •  Jason Clarke  •  Brit Marling  •  Wes Bentley

The Maiden Heist (2009)

A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Hewitt
CAST:  Morgan Freeman  •  Christopher Walken  •  William H. Macy  •  Joseph McKenna

A comedy centered on three museum security guards who devise a plan to steal back the artworks to which they have become attached after they are transferred to another museum.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Peter Hewitt
CAST:  Morgan Freeman  •  Christopher Walken  •  William H. Macy  •  Joseph McKenna

From Other Worlds (2004)

FROM OTHER WORLDS is a sci-fi comedy about a depressed Brooklyn housewife who sleepwalks through her life until she encounters an alien force in her backyard. With the help of a fellow contactee, an African immigrant, she is determined to solve the mystery of her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Strugatz
CAST:  Cara Buono  •  Isaach De Bankolé  •  David Lansbury  •  Quinn Shephard

FROM OTHER WORLDS is a sci-fi comedy about a depressed Brooklyn housewife who sleepwalks through her life until she encounters an alien force in her backyard. With the help of a fellow contactee, an African immigrant, she is determined to solve the mystery of her ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Barry Strugatz
CAST:  Cara Buono  •  Isaach De Bankolé  •  David Lansbury  •  Quinn Shephard

Chain of Desire (1992)

A series of unrelated amorous lovers are connected by a chain of desire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Temístocles López
CAST:  Linda Fiorentino  •  Elias Koteas  •  Patrick Bauchau  •  Grace Zabriskie

A series of unrelated amorous lovers are connected by a chain of desire.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Temístocles López
CAST:  Linda Fiorentino  •  Elias Koteas  •  Patrick Bauchau  •  Grace Zabriskie

Asylum Seekers (2009)

Six people on the verge of a breakdown decide to check themselves into an insane asylum, only to discover there is just room for one.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rania Ajami
CAST:  Pepper Binkley  •  Bill Dawes  •  Judith Hawking  •  Daniel Irizarry

Six people on the verge of a breakdown decide to check themselves into an insane asylum, only to discover there is just room for one.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Rania Ajami
CAST:  Pepper Binkley  •  Bill Dawes  •  Judith Hawking  •  Daniel Irizarry

Shutter Island (2010)

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World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Mark Ruffalo  •  Ben Kingsley  •  Emily Mortimer

World War II soldier-turned-U.S. Marshal Teddy Daniels investigates the disappearance of a patient from a hospital for the criminally insane, but his efforts are compromised by troubling visions and a mysterious doctor.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Martin Scorsese
CAST:  Leonardo DiCaprio  •  Mark Ruffalo  •  Ben Kingsley  •  Emily Mortimer

Unholy (2007)

Martha, a widow living in rural Pennsylvania, comes home to find her daughter about to blow her own head off with a shotgun in the basement of their house. Martha doesn't succeed in stopping her child's horrific demise, but the girl's death gradually leads the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daryl Goldberg
CAST:  Adrienne Barbeau  •  Nicholas Brendon  •  Siri Baruc  •  Richard Ziman

Martha, a widow living in rural Pennsylvania, comes home to find her daughter about to blow her own head off with a shotgun in the basement of their house. Martha doesn't succeed in stopping her child's horrific demise, but the girl's death gradually leads the ...  (more)

DIRECTION:  Daryl Goldberg
CAST:  Adrienne Barbeau  •  Nicholas Brendon  •  Siri Baruc  •  Richard Ziman

Nosey Dobson (1976)

Set in the beautiful Isle of Arran where an over enthusiastic amateur detective becomes involved in a plot to rob Brodick Castle of its collection of antique silver.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Alexander
CAST:  Iain Andrew  •  Jean Faulds  •  Joseph McKenna  •  Charles Kearney

Set in the beautiful Isle of Arran where an over enthusiastic amateur detective becomes involved in a plot to rob Brodick Castle of its collection of antique silver.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Michael Alexander
CAST:  Iain Andrew  •  Jean Faulds  •  Joseph McKenna  •  Charles Kearney

The Slab Boys (1979)

Paisley, Scotland, in 1957. Three working-class lads look forward to the staff dance at the local carpet factory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Hird
CAST:  Gerard Kelly  •  Billy McColl  •  Joseph McKenna  •  John McGlynn

Paisley, Scotland, in 1957. Three working-class lads look forward to the staff dance at the local carpet factory.  (more)

DIRECTION:  Bob Hird
CAST:  Gerard Kelly  •  Billy McColl  •  Joseph McKenna  •  John McGlynn