Cast: Parker Posey

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Parker Posey. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


Louie (TV Series)

2010 · Series · 25 min. · United States

Direction Louis C.K. · Liz Plonka

Cast Louis C.K. · Hadley Delany · Ursula Parker · Nick Di Paolo

Synopsis Louie (TV Series) (2010) follows the life of Louis C.K., a fictionalized version of himself, as he navigates the challenges of single parenthood, stand-up comedy, and middle-aged disillusionment in New York City. Through a mix of dark humor and poignant...

7.8

5K votes

7.8

5K votes

Columbus

2017 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Kogonada

Cast John Cho · Haley Lu Richardson · Parker Posey · Michelle Forbes

Synopsis A Korean-born man finds himself stuck in Columbus, Indiana, where his architect father is in a coma. The man meets a young woman who wants to stay in Columbus with her mother, a recovering addict, instead of pursuing her own...

6.9

2K votes

6.9

2K votes

Henry Fool

1997 · Movie · 137 min. · United States

Direction Hal Hartley

Cast Thomas Jay Ryan · James Urbaniak · Parker Posey · Nicholas Hope

Synopsis Socially inept garbage man Simon is befriended by Henry Fool, a witty roguish, but talent-less novelist. Henry opens a magical world of literature to Simon who turns his hand to writing the 'great American poem'. As Simon begins his controversial...

6.8

1K votes

6.8

1K votes

Waiting for Guffman

1996 · Movie · 84 min. · United States

Direction Christopher Guest

Cast Christopher Guest · Deborah Theaker · Michael Hitchcock · Scott Williamson

Synopsis One of the funniest films in many a moon was hiding at art house theaters in 1998. Former Saturday Night Live comedian and Spinal Tap member Christopher Guest creates the ultimate parody of small-town dramatics, Waiting for Guffman. Corky St....

6.7

401 votes

6.7

401 votes

A Mighty Wind

2003 · Movie · 87 min. · United States

Direction Christopher Guest

Cast Catherine O'Hara · Christopher Guest · Eugene Levy · Michael McKean

Synopsis When folk icon Irving Steinbloom passed away, he left behind a legacy of music and a family of performers he has shepherded to folk stardom. To celebrate a life spent submerged in folk, Irving's loving son Jonathan has decided to...

6.7

595 votes

6.7

595 votes

Amateur

1994 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Hal Hartley

Cast Isabelle Huppert · Martin Donovan · Elina Löwensohn · Damian Young

Synopsis Isabelle is an ex-nun waiting for her special mission from God. In the meantime, she is making a living writing pornography. She meets Thomas, a sweet, confused amnesiac who cannot remember that he used to be a vicious pornographer, responsible...

6.6

828 votes

6.6

828 votes

Search Party (TV Series)

2016 · Series · 24 min. · United States

Direction Sarah-Violet Bliss · Charles Rogers · Michael Showalter · Ryan McFaul

Cast Alia Shawkat · John Reynolds · John Early · Meredith Hagner

Synopsis Search Party is a dark comedy about four self-absorbed twenty-somethings who become entangled in an ominous mystery when a former college acquaintance suddenly disappears.

Max

6.5

327 votes

6.5

327 votes

Dazed and Confused

1993 · Movie · 102 min. · United States

Direction Richard Linklater

Cast Jason London · Joey Lauren Adams · Milla Jovovich · Shawn Andrews

Synopsis Dazed and Confused (1993) follows a group of Texas teenagers on the last day of school in 1976. As seniors celebrate their upcoming freedom, incoming freshmen endure hazing rituals. The film weaves together multiple storylines, capturing the aimless yet exhilarating...

6.5

6K votes

6.5

6K votes

The Staircase (TV Miniseries)

2022 · Series · 65 min. · United States

Direction Antonio Campos · Leigh Janiak

Cast Colin Firth · Toni Collette · Parker Posey · Sophie Turner

Synopsis 8 Episodes. In 2001, in Durham County, North Caroline, writer Michael Peterson, grieving the death of his wife Kathleen who fell down a staircase, is accused of murdering her.

Max

6.5

4K votes

6.5

4K votes

SubUrbia

1996 · Movie · 121 min. · United States

Direction Richard Linklater

Cast Parker Posey · Giovanni Ribisi · Jayce Bartok · Amie Carey

Synopsis SubUrbia centers on a group of bored, aimless, post-high-school kids who spend an inordinate amount of time hanging out in the parking lot of a local convenience store. It all takes place over a single night, when a fellow classmate...

6.5

817 votes

6.5

817 votes

Café Society

2016 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Woody Allen

Cast Jesse Eisenberg · Kristen Stewart · Steve Carell · Blake Lively

Synopsis Café Society (2016) follows a young man who moves to 1930s Hollywood, seeking a new life and career. He lands a job with his influential uncle, a high-powered agent, and falls for a charming woman. As he navigates the glitzy...

6.4

23K votes

6.4

23K votes

The Daytrippers

1996 · Movie · 83 min. · United States

Direction Greg Mottola

Cast Hope Davis · Parker Posey · Anne Meara · Stanley Tucci

Synopsis Eliza D'Amico thinks her marriage to Louis is going great, until she finds a mysterious love note to her husband. Concerned, she goes to her mother for advice. Eliza, her parents, her sister Jo and Jo's boyfriend all pile into...

Max

6.4

209 votes

6.4

209 votes

Irrational Man

2015 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Woody Allen

Cast Joaquin Phoenix · Emma Stone · Jamie Blackley · Parker Posey

Synopsis Irrational Man (2015) follows Abe Lucas, a tormented philosophy professor, who arrives at a small college, bringing with him a reputation for brilliance and a troubled past. Struggling with existential despair, Abe forms a connection with Jill, a bright student...

6.4

22K votes

6.4

22K votes

Basquiat

1996 · Movie · 106 min. · United States

Direction Julian Schnabel

Cast Jeffrey Wright · David Bowie · Dennis Hopper · Gary Oldman

Synopsis Basquiat tells the story of the meteoric rise of youthful artist Jean-Michel Basquiat. Starting out as a street artist.

Max

6.3

2K votes

6.3

2K votes

Best in Show

2000 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction Christopher Guest

Cast Jennifer Coolidge · Christopher Guest · John Michael Higgins · Michael Hitchcock

Synopsis Prissy poodles, droopy-eyed bloodhounds, and neurotic Weimaraners compete for the gold in this largely improvised comedy that takes place at the Mayflower Kennel Club. A yuppie couple, a fly fisherman, and a pair of hairdressers are a few of the...

6.2

2K votes

6.2

2K votes

Direction Rebecca Miller

Cast Kyra Sedgwick · Parker Posey · Fairuza Balk · Wallace Shawn

Synopsis A tale of three women who have reached a turning point in their lives. Delia is a spirited, working-class woman from a small town in New York who leaves her abusive husband and sets out on a journey to reclaim...

6.1

139 votes

6.1

139 votes

Kicking and Screaming

1995 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Noah Baumbach

Cast Eric Stoltz · Josh Hamilton · Catherine Kellner · Olivia d'Abo

Synopsis A group of recent college graduates hover around campus unable to cut the umbilical cord of academic life. After college graduation, Grover's girlfriend Jane tells him she's moving to Prague to study writing. Grover declines to accompany her, deciding instead...

6.1

579 votes

6.1

579 votes

Beau Is Afraid

2023 · Movie · 179 min. · United States

Direction Ari Aster

Cast Joaquin Phoenix · Nathan Lane · Amy Ryan · Kylie Rogers

Synopsis Beau Is Afraid (2023) follows Beau, a deeply anxious man, as he embarks on a surreal and harrowing journey to visit his overbearing mother. Along the way, he encounters bizarre characters, unsettling events, and nightmarish scenarios that blur the line...

Max

6.0

6K votes

6.0

6K votes

Broken English

2007 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Zoe R. Cassavetes

Cast Parker Posey · Melvil Poupaud · Drea de Matteo · Gena Rowlands

Synopsis Nora Wilder (Parker Posey) works in a posh hotel in downtown New York. She is thirty-something and still unattached, as her mother is constantly reminding her. Nora goes on dates which always leave her with the feeling that she will...

6.0

563 votes

6.0

563 votes

Ned Rifle

2014 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Hal Hartley

Cast Aubrey Plaza · Parker Posey · Liam Aiken · Robert John Burke

Synopsis Ned Rifle is the third and final chapter of Hal Hartley’s tragicomic epic begun with Henry Fool (1997) and continued with Fay Grim (2007). At once a saga concerning the Grim family of Queens and how their lives are turned...

6.0

78 votes

6.0

78 votes