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Matt Ross is a Actor, Director and Writer American born on 3 january 1970 at Greenwich (USA)
Matthew Brandon "Matt" Ross (born January 3, 1970) is an American actor. He is best known for his role as Alby Grant in the HBO series, Big Love and as Eddie Scott in the 2005 film Good Night, and Good Luck, for which he was nominated for a Screen Actors Guild Award for Outstanding Performance by a Cast in a Motion Picture. He also directed the feature film 28 Hotel Rooms. In 2011, he played Charles Montgomery on the first season of FX's anthology series American Horror Story.
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Ring of Fire (2013)
, 1h29Directed by Allison Anders
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography
Actors Matt Ross, Jewel, Frances Conroy, John Doe
Roles Johnny Cash
Rating59%
Née dans une famille musicienne, la jeune June Carter se démarque vite de ses sœurs et son talent de chanteuse folk la fait peu à peu connaître à travers les Etats-Unis. Sa rencontre avec le chanteur Johnny Cash est un virage dans sa vie. Tous deux célèbres, divorcés avec enfants, deviennent un couple à la ville comme à la scène. Mais l’amour immense de ce couple de légende survivra-t-il aux addictions de Johnny ? June Carter, femme intelligente, forte, aimante et sage arrivera-t-elle à continuer de construire leur histoire malgré les penchants destructeurs de Johnny ?
Turn the River (2007)
, 1h32Directed by Chris Eigeman
Genres Drama
Themes Sports films
Actors Famke Janssen, Matt Ross, Rip Torn, Lois Smith, Marin Hinkle, Terry Kinney
Roles David
Rating57%
Turn the River stars Famke Janssen as Kailey Sullivan, a woman rough around the edges and schooled in hard knocks. Divorced from her son's father and without visitation rights, she and her son write letters to each other and meet surreptitiously.
Last Holiday (2006)
, 1h52Directed by Wayne Wang
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Fantasy, Adventure, Romance
Actors Queen Latifah, LL Cool J, Timothy Hutton, Gérard Depardieu, Alicia Witt, Giancarlo Esposito
Roles Adamian
Rating65%
Georgia Byrd (Queen Latifah), an employee in the cookware department at Kragen's Department Store in New Orleans, is a shy, unassuming woman who longs to cook professionally, and who records her dreams of a better life in a journal labeled "Possibilities." It is the Christmas holiday season. While flirting with a co-worker Sean Williams (LL Cool J), she bumps her head on a cabinet door and is taken to the store's health center for a CAT scan. There she is told by company physician Dr. Gupta (Ranjit Chowdhry) she has several brain tumors resulting from a rare neurological disorder called Lampington's Disease. Since her HMO plan will not cover the exorbitant cost of an operation, Georgia resigns herself to the fact she has only a few weeks to live, quits her job, liquidates her assets, and sets off on a dream vacation at the deluxe Grandhotel Pupp in the spa city of Karlovy Vary in the Czech Republic.
Good Night, and Good Luck. (2005)
, 1h33Directed by George Clooney
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Biography, Documentary, Historical
Themes Films about writers, Films about journalists, Politique, Films about television, Political films
Actors David Strathairn, George Clooney, Robert Downey Jr., Patricia Clarkson, Grant Heslov, Frank Langella
Roles Eddie Scott
Rating73%
Set in 1953, during the early days of television broadcast journalism. Edward R. Murrow (David Strathairn) and his dedicated staff — headed by his co-producer Fred Friendly (George Clooney) and reporter Joseph Wershba (Robert Downey, Jr.) in the CBS newsroom—defy corporate and sponsorship pressures, and discredit the tactics used by Joseph McCarthy during his crusade to root out Communist elements within the government.
The Aviator (2004)
, 2h50Directed by Martin Scorsese
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Biography, Historical
Themes Films about films, Transport films, Aviation films
Actors Leonardo DiCaprio, Cate Blanchett, Alan Alda, Alec Baldwin, Kate Beckinsale, John C. Reilly
Roles Glenn Odekirk
Rating74%
In Houston, 1913, nine-year-old Howard Hughes is warned by his mother of the diseases to which she is afraid he will succumb. Fourteen years later, he begins to direct the movie Hell’s Angels. However, after the release of The Jazz Singer, the first partially talking film, Hughes becomes obsessed with shooting his film realistically, and decides to convert the movie to a sound film. Despite the film being a hit, Hughes remains unsatisfied with the end result and orders the film to be re-cut after its Hollywood premiere. He becomes romantically involved with actress Katharine Hepburn, who helps to ease the symptoms of his worsening obsessive-compulsive disorder (OCD).
Down with Love (2003)
, 1h34Directed by Peyton Reed
Origin USA
Genres Thriller, Comedy, Romantic comedy, Action, Romance
Actors Renée Zellweger, Ewan McGregor, Sarah Paulson, David Hyde Pierce, Rachel Dratch, Jack Plotnick
Roles J.B.
Rating62%
In early 1960s New York City, Barbara Novak arrives in town at Banner House to present her new work, Down with Love, a book the intent of which is to free women from love, teach them to enjoy sex without commitment, and to replace the need for a man with things such as chocolate. Following her rules would, she believes, help to give women a boost in the workplace and in the world in general.
Just Visiting (2001)
, 1h28Directed by Jean-Marie Poiré
Origin France
Genres Science fiction, Comedy, Fantasy, Comic science fiction
Themes Films about magic and magicians, Time travel films, Comedy science fiction films, Witches in film
Actors Jean Reno, Christina Applegate, Christian Clavier, Malcolm McDowell, Matt Ross, Tara Reid
Roles Hunter
Rating56%
Au Moyen Âge, le comte Thibault de Malfete, gentilhomme français, s'apprête à épouser la princesse anglaise Rosaline. Mais un noble jaloux fait boire à Thibault une potion qui lui donne momentanément des hallucinations ; Thibault prend Rosaline pour un monstre et la tue. Condamné à mort et voulant réparer son erreur pour retrouver sa promise, il va voir un enchanteur qui lui confectionne une potion pour remonter le temps. Son écuyer, André le Pâté, goûte la potion avant lui. Mais à cause d'une erreur d'ingrédients, Thibault et André se retrouvent projetés à Chicago à la fin du XX siècle. Thibault y rencontre une lointaine descendante.
Dust (2001)
, 2h7Directed by Milcho Manchevski
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Drama, Action, Romance, Western
Actors Joseph Fiennes, David Wenham, Adrian Lester, Vera Farmiga, Anne Brochet, Rosemary Murphy
Roles Stitch
Rating62%
Shifting periodically between two parallel stories, Dust opens in present-day New York City with a young criminal, Edge (Adrian Lester), being confronted at gunpoint by an ailing old woman, Angela (Rosemary Murphy), whose apartment he is attempting to burglarize. While he awaits an opportunity to escape, she launches into a tale about two outlaw brothers, at the turn of the 20th century, who travel to Ottoman-controlled Macedonia. The two brothers have transient ill will between them, and they become estranged when confronted with a beautiful woman, Lilith (Anne Brochet).
American Psycho (2000)
, 1h41Directed by Mary Harron
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Horror, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about sexuality, BDSM in films, Serial killer films, Films about psychiatry
Actors Christian Bale, Willem Dafoe, Jared Leto, Josh Lucas, Bill Sage, Samantha Mathis
Roles Luis Carruthers
Rating75%
Patrick Bateman is a wealthy investment banker living in Manhattan in the late 1980s. His life revolves around dining at trendy restaurants while keeping up appearances for his fiancée, Evelyn, and for his circle of wealthy and shallow associates, most of whom he dislikes. Bateman describes the material accoutrements of his lifestyle: his daily morning exercise and beautification routine, his music collection including performers such as Huey Lewis and the News, Phil Collins, and Whitney Houston, his taste for expensive designer clothes, and the lavish couture of his apartment.
Company Man (2000)
, 1h35Directed by Douglas McGrath, Peter Askin
Origin United-kingdom
Genres Comedy, Action, Spy
Themes Spy films, Seafaring films, Transport films, Political films
Actors Douglas McGrath, Alan Cumming, Reathel Bean, Anthony LaPaglia, John Turturro, Denis Leary
Roles Danny
Rating52%
In the 1960s, Alan Quimp is a schoolteacher of English grammar and married with the very demanding woman Daisy Quimp. In order to avoid the constant mockery in Daisy's family, Alan says that he is a secret CIA agent. Daisy tells everybody, the CIA acknowledges the lie, but due to a coincidence, Alan has just helped and hidden the professional Russian dancer Petrov who wanted to leave Russia. The CIA decides to hire Alan as an agent, to get the credits of bringing Petrov to USA, and immediately decides to send him to a very calm place, Cuba.
Pushing Tin (1999)
, 2h4Directed by Mike Newell
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romance
Themes Films about sexuality, Transport films, Aviation films, Children's films
Actors John Cusack, Billy Bob Thornton, Cate Blanchett, Angelina Jolie, Jake Weber, Kurt Fuller
Roles Ron Hewitt
Rating59%
“ You land a million planes safely; then you have one little mid-air, and you never hear the end of it ...
The Last Days of Disco (1998)
, 1h53Directed by Whit Stillman
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Romantic comedy, Musical, Romance
Themes Films about music and musicians, Musical films
Actors Chloë Sevigny, Kate Beckinsale, Chris Eigeman, Mackenzie Astin, Tara Subkoff, Robert Sean Leonard
Roles Dan
Rating66%
In the early 80s Alice Kinnon (Chloë Sevigny) and Charlotte Pingress (Kate Beckinsale), two young Hampshire College graduates. work in a New York publishing house as poorly paid readers. After work they are able to enter an exclusive disco nightclub where Alice is hoping to meet Jimmy Steinway (Mackenzie Astin), who works in advertising and uses the nightclub to entertain clients. Jimmy is ill-tempered because he has been barred from bringing clients to the nightclub and is eventually kicked out by his friend Des McGrath (Chris Eigeman), who works as a manager at the club but whose job is in jeopardy for allowing Jimmy and his clients inside.
Homegrown (1998)
, 1h42Directed by Stephen Gyllenhaal
Origin USA
Genres Drama, Thriller, Comedy, Comedy-drama, Action, Crime
Themes Medical-themed films, Films about drugs, Buddy films
Actors Billy Bob Thornton, John Lithgow, Hank Azaria, Ryan Phillippe, Jon Bon Jovi, Jon Tenney
Roles Ben Hickson
Rating57%
When their kingpin is murdered, bungling small-fry marijuana harvesters in Northern California try to keep the business running, negotiating the biggest sale ever and keeping his death a secret. But when silent partners, the Mafia, the police, and other meddlers crash the party, they begin to realize they are in over their heads.
Buffalo Soldiers (1998)
Directed by Charles Haid
Genres Drama, Historical, Western
Actors Danny Glover, Mykelti Williamson, Glynn Turman, Carl Lumbly, Lamont Bentley, Tom Bower
Roles Capt. Calhoun
Rating61%
L'histoire de la traque d'un guerrier Apache nommé Vittorio, qui abattait sans scrupule les colons du Nouveau-Mexique.
Face/Off (1997)
, 2h18Directed by John Woo
Origin USA
Genres Science fiction, Thriller, Action, Crime
Themes Spy films, Sports films, Films about terrorism, Transport films, L'usurpation d'identité, Films about automobiles, Martial arts films, Road movies, Chase films, Escroquerie
Actors John Travolta, Nicolas Cage, Joan Allen, Gina Gershon, Dominique Swain, Alessandro Nivola
Roles Loomis
Rating72%
FBI Special Agent Sean Archer (Travolta) has a personal vendetta against civil freelance terrorist Castor Troy (Cage) who six years earlier killed Archer's son Michael while trying to assassinate Archer. Archer lays an ambush to capture Castor and his younger brother and terrorist accomplice Pollux at a small Los Angeles airport. During the ambush, Castor goads Archer with knowledge of a bomb located somewhere in the city set to go off in a few days, but is knocked into a coma before Archer can learn more.