Cast: Mercedes Ruehl
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Mercedes Ruehl. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 35
Radio Days
1987 · Movie · 85 min. · United States
Direction Woody Allen
Cast Mia Farrow · Dianne Wiest · Seth Green · Julie Kavner
Synopsis Radio Days (1987) is a nostalgic comedy-drama directed by Woody Allen. Set in the 1940s, the film weaves together vignettes of a Jewish family in Rockaway Beach, New York, and their connection to the golden age of radio. Through the...
7.4
16K votes
7.4
16K votes
The Warriors
1979 · Movie · 94 min. · United States
Direction Walter Hill
Cast Michael Beck · David Harris · James Remar · Deborah Van Valkenburgh
Synopsis Walter Hill's hip, super-stylized action film unfurls in a dystopian near-future, when various gangs control New York City. Each gang sports a unique moniker ('The Warriors,' 'The Baseball Furies,' 'The Rogues'), with a costume underscoring its "theme"; each, in turn,...
7.0
16K votes
7.0
16K votes
The Fisher King
1991 · Movie · 137 min. · United States
Direction Terry Gilliam
Cast Jeff Bridges · Robin Williams · Amanda Plummer · Mercedes Ruehl
Synopsis The Fisher King (1991) follows Jack Lucas, a former radio shock jock whose life spirals into despair after a tragic on-air incident. Years later, homeless and guilt-ridden, he encounters Parry, a delusional man searching for the Holy Grail, who believes...
7.0
14K votes
7.0
14K votes
84 Charing Cross Road
1987 · Movie · 99 min. · United Kingdom
Direction David Hugh Jones
Cast Anne Bancroft · Anthony Hopkins · Judi Dench · Jean De Baer
Synopsis True story of a transatlantic business correspondence about used books that developed into a close friendship.
6.9
2K votes
6.9
2K votes
Big
1988 · Movie · 102 min. · United States
Direction Penny Marshall
Cast Tom Hanks · Elizabeth Perkins · Robert Loggia · John Heard
Synopsis In Big (1988), a 12-year-old boy named Josh Baskin makes a magical wish at a carnival fortune-teller machine to be "big." Overnight, he awakens as a 30-year-old man, thrust into the adult world. Struggling to navigate his new life, Josh...
6.3
87K votes
6.3
87K votes
Indictment: The McMartin Trial (TV)
1995 · Movie · 127 min. · United States
Direction Mick Jackson
Cast James Woods · Henry Thomas · Mercedes Ruehl · Lolita Davidovich
Synopsis The McMartin family's lives are turned upside down when they are accused of serious child molestation. The family run a school for infants. An unqualified child cruilty "expert" videotapes the children describing outrageous stories of abuse. One of the most...
6.3
115 votes
6.3
115 votes
Gia (TV)
1997 · Movie · 125 min. · United States
Direction Michael Cristofer
Cast Angelina Jolie · Elizabeth Mitchell · Faye Dunaway · Eric Michael Cole
Synopsis When Gia Carangi first arrives in New York City, she's a beautiful drop-out from Philadelphia brashly bursting through the closed doors of top modeling agent Wilhelmina Cooper. Gia's electrifying personality and potent sexuality soon find their way onto the covers...
6.2
3K votes
6.2
3K votes
Roseanna's Grave
1997 · Movie · 96 min. · United States
Direction Paul Weiland
Cast Jean Reno · Mercedes Ruehl · Polly Walker · Mark Frankel
6.1
384 votes
6.1
384 votes
What's Cooking?
2000 · Movie · 109 min. · United States
Direction Gurinder Chadha
Cast Joan Chen · Mercedes Ruehl · Julianna Margulies · Kyra Sedgwick
6.0
325 votes
6.0
325 votes
SUBWAYStories: Tales from the Underground (TV)
1997 · Movie · 80 min. · United States
Direction Bob Balaban · Patricia Benoit · Julie Dash · Jonathan Demme
Cast Anne Heche · Gretchen Mol · Rosie Pérez · Denis Leary
Synopsis 10 short segments losely based on real-life experiences on various New York City underground subways. In "Subway Car from Hell" music player Bill Irwin is late for a gig and tries to find a less crowded subway car to ride...
6.0
48 votes
6.0
48 votes
Lost in Yonkers
1993 · Movie · 114 min. · United States
Direction Martha Coolidge
Cast Richard Dreyfuss · Mercedes Ruehl · Irene Worth · David Strathairn
Synopsis LOST IN YONKERS is the story of an eccentric New York family in crisis in the summer of 1942. On the run from a loan shark, a frightened and weak-willed father (Jack Laufer) leaves his two teenage boys, Jay (Brad...
5.9
194 votes
5.9
194 votes
Heartburn
1986 · Movie · 108 min. · United States
Direction Mike Nichols
Cast Meryl Streep · Jack Nicholson · Stockard Channing · Jeff Daniels
5.9
6K votes
5.9
6K votes
Loving Leah (TV)
2009 · Movie · 95 min. · United States
Direction Jeff Bleckner
Cast Lauren Ambrose · Adam Kaufman · Susie Essman · Harris Yulin
Synopsis A quirky love story revolving around the unexpected wedding and unconventional married life of a 26-year-old widow and her late husband's brother, a handsome 30-year-old cardiologist. Jake Lever (Adam Kaufman) is a successful cardiologist living in the upscale Georgetown neighborhood...
5.6
24 votes
5.6
24 votes
Married to the Mob
1988 · Movie · 106 min. · United States
Direction Jonathan Demme
Cast Michelle Pfeiffer · Matthew Modine · Dean Stockwell · Alec Baldwin
Synopsis The wife of Mafia hitman Frank "Cucumber" De Marco (Alec Baldwin), the irrepressibly brassy Angela (Michelle Pfeiffer) finds herself unhappy with their shady lifestyle, and wants out. When Frank is murdered by mob boss Tony "The Tiger" Russo (Dean Stockwell),...
5.5
3K votes
5.5
3K votes
Slaves of New York
1989 · Movie · 125 min. · United States
Direction James Ivory
Cast Bernadette Peters · Madeleine Potter · Chris Sarandon · Adam Coleman Howard
Synopsis Eleanor lives with the artist Stash. Just like his artist friends, he is completely unknown but is waiting for the big break. Stash is mean to her and finally she leaves him. Ironically, she gets her big break - as...
5.5
90 votes
5.5
90 votes
The Secret of My Success
1987 · Movie · 110 min. · United States
Direction Herbert Ross
Cast Michael J. Fox · Helen Slater · Margaret Whitton · Richard Jordan
Synopsis Brantley Foster is a talented young man from Kansas who can't get an executive position without rising through the ranks, so he comes up with a shortcut, which also benefits his love life.
5.4
5K votes
5.4
5K votes
Last Action Hero
1993 · Movie · 130 min. · United States
Direction John McTiernan
Cast Arnold Schwarzenegger · Austin O'Brien · Charles Dance · Anthony Quinn
Synopsis In Last Action Hero (1993), a young movie fan named Danny magically enters the world of his favorite action hero, Jack Slater, through a magical ticket. Thrust into a hyper-realized action universe, Danny teams up with Slater to stop a...
5.3
56K votes
5.3
56K votes
Hustlers
2019 · Movie · 110 min. · United States
Direction Lorene Scafaria
Cast Constance Wu · Jennifer Lopez · Julia Stiles · Keke Palmer
Synopsis Hustlers (2019) follows a crew of savvy former strip club employees who turn the tables on their wealthy Wall Street clients. Led by Destiny and her mentor Ramona, the women devise a daring scheme to exploit the unsuspecting men who...
5.2
7K votes
5.2
7K votes
Crazy People
1990 · Movie · 91 min. · United States
Direction Tony Bill
Cast Dudley Moore · Daryl Hannah · Paul Reiser · J.T. Walsh
4.9
231 votes
4.9
231 votes
Another You
1991 · Movie · 98 min. · United States
Direction Maurice Phillips
Cast Gene Wilder · Richard Pryor · Mercedes Ruehl · Stephen Lang
Synopsis George has been in a mental hospital for 3 years and is finally ready to go out into the real world again. Eddie Dash, a dedicated con-man, is supposed to keep him out of trouble, but when people begin to...
4.3
2K votes
4.3
2K votes