Cast: Mercedes Ruehl

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


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...

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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...

Max

6.2

3K votes

6.2

3K votes

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

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

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