Cast: Cynthia Nixon

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


Amadeus

1984 · Movie · 158 min. · United States

Direction Milos Forman

Cast Tom Hulce · F. Murray Abraham · Elizabeth Berridge · Simon Callow

Synopsis Amadeus (1984) tells the story of Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart, a musical prodigy, through the eyes of his envious rival, Antonio Salieri. Set in 18th-century Vienna, the film explores Salieri's obsession with Mozart's genius and his own mediocrity. As Salieri recounts...

7.7

76K votes

7.7

76K votes

Hannibal (TV Series)

2013 · Series · 47 min. · United States

Direction Bryan Fuller · Michael Rymer · Guillermo Navarro · Vincenzo Natali

Cast Mads Mikkelsen · Hugh Dancy · Laurence Fishburne · Caroline Dhavernas

Synopsis TV Series (2013-2015). 3 Seasons. 39 Episodes. Will Graham is a gifted criminal profiler who is on the hunt for a serial killer with the FBI. Graham's unique way of thinking gives him the astonishing ability to empathize with anyone...

7.4

13K votes

7.4

13K votes

The Big C (TV Series)

2010 · Series · 30 min. · United States

Direction Darlene Hunt · Bill Condon · Craig Zisk

Cast Laura Linney · Oliver Platt · Gabriel Basso · John Benjamin Hickey

Synopsis TV Series (2010-2013). 4 Seasons. 40 Episodes. A black comedy tv series about the cancer. Cathy Jamison (Laura Linney) IS a mother who is diagnosticated with cancer.

7.2

2K votes

7.2

2K votes

The Gilded Age (TV Series)

2022 · Series · 55 min. · United States

Direction Julian Fellowes · Michael Engler · Salli Richardson-Whitfield

Cast Christine Baranski · Carrie Coon · Cynthia Nixon · Morgan Spector

Synopsis "The Gilded Age" is set in and around New York during the 1880s. The title refers to this time of prosperity in the United States thanks to the industrial boom, and the show follows the comings and goings of the...

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7.0

1K votes

7.0

1K votes

Too Big to Fail (TV)

2011 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Curtis Hanson

Cast William Hurt · Ed Asner · Billy Crudup · Paul Giamatti

Synopsis Chronicles the financial meltdown of 2008 and centers on Treasury Secretary Henry Paulson.

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6.7

2K votes

6.7

2K votes

Survivors Guide to Prison

2018 · Documentary · 102 min. · United States

Direction Matthew Cooke

Cast Susan Sarandon · Danny Trejo · Jessie Williams · Patricia Arquette

Synopsis Today, you're more likely to go to prison in the United States than anywhere else in the world. So in the unfortunate case it should happen to you - this is the Survivors Guide to Prison.

6.6

100 votes

6.6

100 votes

Warm Springs (TV)

2005 · Movie · 121 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Sargent

Cast Kenneth Branagh · Cynthia Nixon · David Paymer · Tim Blake Nelson

Synopsis Following an early and promising political career, Franklin Delano Roosevelt is stricken with polio in 1921 at 39 years of age. This film follows his struggle with his paralysis, the refuge he took in an obscure and run-down Georgia health...

Max

6.6

132 votes

6.6

132 votes

James White

2015 · Movie · 85 min. · United States

Direction Josh Mond

Cast Christopher Abbott · Cynthia Nixon · Scott Mescudi · Mackenzie Leigh

Synopsis A young New Yorker struggles to take control of his reckless, self-destructive behavior in the face of momentous family challenges.

6.5

447 votes

6.5

447 votes

Lymelife

2008 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Derick Martini

Cast Alec Baldwin · Kieran Culkin · Rory Culkin · Jill Hennessy

Synopsis Set in the late 70's, seen through the innocent eyes of a fifteen year old boy, Scott, "Lymelife" is a unique take on the dangers of the American Dream. This funny, sad, violent and sometimes tragic look at first love,...

6.4

286 votes

6.4

286 votes

An Englishman in New York

2009 · Movie · 75 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Richard Laxton

Cast John Hurt · Denis O'Hare · Jonathan Tucker · Cynthia Nixon

Synopsis Following the success of his television biography 'The Naked Civil Servant' Quentin Crisp is invited to America to lecture on How To Be Happy, and falls in love with New York's more permissive ambiance. Agent Connie Clausen enables him to...

6.3

52 votes

6.3

52 votes

Sex and the City (TV Series)

1998 · Series · 20 min. · United States

Direction Darren Star · Michael Patrick King · Allen Coulter · Michael Engler

Cast Sarah Jessica Parker · Kim Cattrall · Kristin Davis · Cynthia Nixon

Synopsis TV Series (1998-2004). 6 Seasons. 94 Episodes. Sarah Jessica Parker, Kim Cattrall, Kristin Davis and Cynthia Nixon star in SEX AND THE CITY - The critically acclaimed, award-winning series that offers an hilarious look at dating, mating and relating in...

6.3

54K votes

6.3

54K votes

A Quiet Passion

2016 · Movie · 125 min. · United Kingdom

Direction Terence Davies

Cast Cynthia Nixon · Jennifer Ehle · Duncan Duff · Keith Carradine

Synopsis A film based on the life and work of the great poet Emily Dickinson, born in 1803. She wrote a poem a day, but only a fraction of her output was published throughout her lifetime. She was extremely shy, but...

6.3

2K votes

6.3

2K votes

The Pelican Brief

1993 · Movie · 141 min. · United States

Direction Alan J. Pakula

Cast Julia Roberts · Denzel Washington · Sam Shepard · Tony Goldwyn

Synopsis The Pelican Brief (1993) follows Darby Shaw, a brilliant law student who uncovers a conspiracy linked to the assassinations of two Supreme Court justices. She writes a detailed legal brief, known as "The Pelican Brief," theorizing the motive behind the...

6.3

41K votes

6.3

41K votes

Ratched (TV Series)

2020 · Series · 50 min. · United States

Direction Ryan Murphy · Evan Romansky · Michael Uppendahl · Nelson Cragg

Cast Sarah Paulson · Judy Davis · Harriet Sansom Harris · Cynthia Nixon

Synopsis TV Series (2020-Present). 8 Episodes. A young nurse at mental institution becomes jaded, bitter and a downright monster to her patients.

6.2

4K votes

6.2

4K votes

Little Manhattan

2005 · Movie · 92 min. · United States

Direction Mark Levin

Cast Josh Hutcherson · Charlie Ray · Bradley Whitford · Cynthia Nixon

Synopsis Nothing is greater than your first love. Little Manhattan is a feel-good comedy that's perfect for kids and adults alike. In a city known for excitement, two young friends are about to embark on the greatest adventure of all. Gabe...

6.2

2K votes

6.2

2K votes

The Out List (TV)

2013 · Documentary · 60 min. · United States

Direction Timothy Greenfield-Sanders

Cast Dustin Lance Black · The Lady Bunny · R. Clark Cooper · Wade Davis

Synopsis Alternately humorous and poignant, The OUT List features a diverse cross-section of accomplished leaders from entertainment, business, sports and public service sharing intimate stories on childhood, understanding gender and sexuality, building careers while out and reflecting on the challenges still...

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6.2

117 votes

6.2

117 votes

Marvin's Room

1996 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Jerry Zaks

Cast Meryl Streep · Diane Keaton · Leonardo DiCaprio · Robert De Niro

Synopsis Two sisters try to set their familial differences aside -- one in hopes of saving her own life -- in this drama with comic accents. Bessie (Diane Keaton) has lived in Florida for the past 20 years, where she's been...

6.1

4K votes

6.1

4K votes

The Parting Glass

2018 · Movie · 95 min. · United States

Direction Stephen Moyer

Cast Olunike Adeliyi · Ed Asner · Paul Gross · Rhys Ifans

Synopsis A family dealing with their sister's death travel across country to collect her belongings and piece together their memories of the woman they lost.

5.9

27 votes

5.9

27 votes

Direction Michael Caton-Jones

Cast Tom Weston-Jones · Charlotte Riley · Rupert Evans · Ben Chaplin

Synopsis TV Miniseries. 8 Episodes. Sequel from Ken Follet's novel 'The Pillars of the Earth'. The English town of Kingsbridge works to survive as the King leads the nation into the Hundred Years' War with France while Europe deals with the...

5.8

2K votes

5.8

2K votes

3 lbs. (TV Series)

2006 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Ken Girotti · Davis Guggenheim · Sanford Bookstaver · John David Coles

Cast Stanley Tucci · Mark Feuerstein · Armando Riesco · Indira Varma

Synopsis TV Series (2006). 8 Episodes. From executive producer Peter Ocko comes a new medical drama about two elite neurosurgeons who have different takes on how to treat their patients. One cares about them and one who only cares about their...

5.6

100 votes

5.6

100 votes