Melinda Dillon
Melinda Rose Dillon (October 13, 1939 - January 9, 2023) was a twice Oscar nominated American actress. She was best known for her roles in Close Encounters of the Third Kind, Absence of Malice and the holiday classic A Christmas Story.
| Known For | Acting |
|---|---|
| Most Rating | 1.3602 |
| Birthday | 1939-10-13 |
| Place of Birth | Hope, Arkansas, USA |
| Also Known As | Melinda Rose Dillon, ملیندا دیلون, |
1999
Magnolia
7.731/3982
On one random day in the San Fernando Valley, a dying father, a young wife, a male caretaker, a famous lost son, a police officer in love, a boy geniu...
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Magnolia
1977
Close Encounters of the Third Kind
7.35/4613
After an encounter with UFOs, an electricity linesman feels undeniably drawn to an isolated area in the wilderness where something spectacular is abou...
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Close Encounters of the Third Kind
1983
A Christmas Story
7.23/1412
The comic mishaps and adventures of a young boy named Ralph, trying to convince his parents, teachers, and Santa that a Red Ryder B.B. gun really is t...
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A Christmas Story
2007
Reign Over Me
7.213/1183
A man who lost his family in the September 11 attack on New York City runs into his old college roommate. Rekindling the friendship is the one thing t...
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Reign Over Me
1991
The Prince of Tides
6.623/302
A troubled Southern man talks to his suicidal sister's psychiatrist about their family history and falls in love with her (and New York City) in the p...
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The Prince of Tides
1995
How to Make an American Quilt
6.405/195
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits...
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How to Make an American Quilt
1994
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
5.4/5
Two men being questioned in a police station on Christmas Eve both confess to the murder of a cop. With both stories seeming plausible, an investigato...
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Confessions: Two Faces of Evil
1987
Harry and the Hendersons
6.132/725
Returning from a hunting trip in the forest, the Henderson family's car hits an animal in the road. At first they fear it was a man, but when they exa...
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Harry and the Hendersons
1989
Staying Together
5.231/13
After their father abruptly sells the beloved family-owned restaurant that has employed them for years, the charismatic McDermott boys - hot-tempered...
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Staying Together
1978
F.I.S.T.
6.543/223
Johnny Kovak joins the Teamsters trade-union in a local chapter in the 1930s and works his way up in the organization. As he climbs higher and higher...
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F.I.S.T.
1990
Captain America
4.514/455
During World War II, a brave, patriotic American Soldier undergoes experiments to become a new supersoldier, "Captain America". Racing to Germany to s...
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Captain America
1976
Bound for Glory
6.951/83
A biography of Woody Guthrie, one of America's greatest folk singers. He left his dust-devastated Texas home in the 1930s to find work, discovering th...
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Bound for Glory
2003
A Painted House
7.091/22
A young boy, his family, and the migrant workers they hire to work their cotton farm struggle against difficult odds to raise and sell the crop. Meanw...
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A Painted House
2005
Adam & Steve
5.5/44
Adam and Steve are two gay youths who have a one-night stand that ends embarrassingly. Nearly two decades later, Adam, now a Manhattan tour guide, and...
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Adam & Steve
1997
Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
5.833/6
Christmas abounds with traditions, from neighborhood carolers to lovingly decorated trees, but from where did all these rituals emerge? This enlighten...
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Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas
1981
Absence of Malice
6.6/248
Megan Carter is a reporter duped into running an untrue story on Michael Gallagher, a suspected racketeer. He has an alibi for the time his crime was...
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Absence of Malice
1984
Songwriter
5.389/18
Doc Jenkins may be one of country music's most beloved stars, but his private life is a wreck. He's split up with his longtime partner, Blackie Buck,...
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Songwriter
1969
The April Fools
5.934/38
Newly-promoted if none too happily married Howard Brubaker leaves a rowdy company party early with the stunning Catherine, whom it turns out is hersel...
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The April Fools
2002
Cowboy Up
5.977/22
"Cowboy Up" is a celebration of the risk-taking, daredevil personalities of modern rodeo. In the world of professional bull riding, newcomer Ely Braxt...
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Cowboy Up
1981
Fallen Angel
6.472/18
Twelve year old Jennifer is unhappy with her widowed mom's relationship with a family friend. Feeling lonely, she readily accepts the friendship of an...
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Fallen Angel
1996
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
5.357/7
The firebrand reporter, feminist and philanthropist Dorothy Day co-founds The Catholic Worker with Peter Maurin, an eccentric philosopher.
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Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story
1993
Judgment Day: The John List Story
5.667/3
The pious John List regularly goes to church and is respected by his neighbours. But one day the police finds his wife Helen and their three children...
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Judgment Day: The John List Story
1994
State of Emergency
5.667/3
Medical drama about a major hospital whose emergency room regularly faces an overload of patients. One of the doctors finds it necessary to adopt an u...
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State of Emergency
1989
Nightbreaker
6.688/8
Dr. Alexander Brown arrives in Las Vegas, awarded for his recent medical invention. An ex-G.I. tells Brown he was a test subject during the 1950's, ex...
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Nightbreaker
1983
Right of Way
7.542/12
Miniature Dwyer is named after her mother, who was making miniature doll houses when Minnie was born. Minnie, too, has built doll houses for years, an...
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Right of Way
1995
Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
6.727/11
This is a true story about the relationship between a mother and her daughter, and their struggle to make it to the top in the music world. It is abou...
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Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge
1988
Shattered Innocence
6.667/6
A high school graduate leaves behind her modest life and finds work in the sex industry, but it ends in disaster. A dramatized account of the life of...
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Shattered Innocence
1990
Spontaneous Combustion
4.723/83
A young man learns that his parents had been used in an atomic-weapons experiment shortly before his birth, and that the results have had some unexpec...
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Spontaneous Combustion
2004
Debating Robert Lee
6.5/4
A group of jaded high school students sign up for a debate class taught by a tough, combative teacher from the Georgia Military Academy who teaches th...
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Debating Robert Lee
1994
Sioux City
4.955/11
A young Lakota Sioux, adopted by a wealthy Jewish couple in Beverly Hills, gets in touch with his cultural roots and solves a mystery in this thriller...
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Sioux City
1998
The Effects of Magic
4.5/2
A magician, aided by his talking magic bunny, joins forces with his previously estranged magician father, and together they fight the forces of evil t...
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The Effects of Magic
1977
Slap Shot
6.781/436
To build up attendance at their games, the management of a struggling minor-league hockey team signs up the Hanson Brothers, three hard-charging playe...
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Slap Shot
2001
The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
7/10
A documentary film on the making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
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The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'
1981
Hellinger's Law
8.75/2
A flamboyant criminal lawyer named Nick Hellinger takes on the case of a syndicate's accountant (actually a Justice Department agent who has infiltrat...
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Hellinger's Law
1980
The Shadow Box
5/8
Over the course of a day in a California hospice, three terminally ill patients are observed with their families reflecting on life and death.
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The Shadow Box
1986
Shattered Spirits
5.625/8
When his drinking problem takes control of his life, a father tries to leave the bottle behind while putting his and his family's lives back together.
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Shattered Spirits
1995
To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
7.4/762
Manhattan drag queens Vida Boheme and Noxeema Jackson impress regional judges in competition, securing berths in the Nationals in Los Angeles. When th...
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To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar
1979
The Muppet Movie
7.211/691
The Muppets gather to watch their newly-finished big-budget rich-and-famous feature film: a talent agent persuades Kermit the Frog to leave the swamp...
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The Muppet Movie
1980
Marriage Is Alive and Well
4.667/3
A talented wedding photographer, at a crossroads with his own marriage, reflects on tales of past clients and the hope, adversity and romance that hol...
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Marriage Is Alive and Well
2019
Hal
6.6/15
Hal Ashby's obsessive genius led to an unprecedented string of Oscar®-winning classics, including Harold and Maude, Shampoo and Being There. But as co...
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Hal
1959
The Cry of Jazz
6.143/14
Filmed in Chicago & finished in 1959, The Cry of Jazz is filmmaker, composer and arranger Edward O. Bland's polemical essay on the politics of mus...
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The Cry of Jazz
1977
Enigma
7/1
The exploits of secret agent Andrew Icarus who works for a world wide crime-fighting organization.
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