Cast: Mary McDonnell

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


Battlestar Galactica (TV Series)

2004 · Series · 50 min. · United States

Direction Ronald D. Moore · Glen A. Larson · Michael Rymer · Michael Nankin

Cast Edward James Olmos · Mary McDonnell · Jamie Bamber · Katee Sackhoff

Synopsis Battlestar Galactica (TV Series) (2004) follows humanity's struggle for survival after a devastating attack by the Cylons, sentient robots they once created. The survivors, led by Commander Adama and President Roslin, flee aboard the aging Battlestar Galactica, seeking the mythical...

7.9

13K votes

7.9

13K votes

Battlestar Galactica (TV Miniseries)

2003 · Series · 180 min. · United States

Direction Michael Rymer

Cast Edward James Olmos · Mary McDonnell · Katee Sackhoff · Jamie Bamber

Synopsis In Battlestar Galactica (TV Miniseries) (2003), humanity faces annihilation when the robotic Cylons launch a devastating surprise attack, wiping out the Twelve Colonies. The surviving remnants flee aboard a ragtag fleet of ships, led by the aging warship Galactica. As...

7.7

10K votes

7.7

10K votes

Direction William Friedkin

Cast Jack Lemmon · Courtney B. Vance · Ossie Davis · George C. Scott

Synopsis Made for cable television version of the 1957 classic about eleven jurors quick to condemn a Latino youth on trial for murdering his father before reviewing the evidence. Juror #8 holds out with a verdict of not guilty, thus setting...

7.6

2K votes

7.6

2K votes

Fargo III (TV Miniseries)

2017 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Noah Hawley · Michael Uppendahl · John Cameron

Cast Ewan McGregor · Carrie Coon · Mary Elizabeth Winstead · Michael Stuhlbarg

Synopsis TV Series (2017). 10 Episodes. The third season is set in Minnesota in 2010. Hawley said, "There are going to be connections, the way the first year was connected to the movie and the second year was connected to the...

7.4

12K votes

7.4

12K votes

Donnie Darko

2001 · Movie · 113 min. · United States

Direction Richard Kelly

Cast Jake Gyllenhaal · Maggie Gyllenhaal · Patrick Swayze · Jena Malone

Synopsis In Donnie Darko (2001), a troubled teenager named Donnie begins experiencing bizarre visions of a sinister, rabbit-like figure named Frank, who warns him of the world's impending end. As Donnie navigates his suburban life—dealing with family, therapy, and a budding...

7.4

77K votes

7.4

77K votes

Dances with Wolves

1990 · Movie · 180 min. · United States

Direction Kevin Costner

Cast Kevin Costner · Mary McDonnell · Graham Greene · Rodney A. Grant

Synopsis Dances with Wolves (1990) follows Union Army Lieutenant John Dunbar, who requests a remote posting on the western frontier during the Civil War. Arriving at an abandoned fort, he befriends a wolf and encounters a nearby Sioux tribe. Over time,...

7.4

87K votes

7.4

87K votes

Matewan

1987 · Movie · 132 min. · United States

Direction John Sayles

Cast Chris Cooper · James Earl Jones · Mary McDonnell · Will Oldham

Synopsis It is 1920 and the mining towns of West Virginia are owned and operated by the coal companies. The men are paid by the tonnage of coal they can load, and the companies keep the rate down by importing scab...

7.2

364 votes

7.2

364 votes

Passion Fish

1992 · Movie · 134 min. · United States

Direction John Sayles

Cast Mary McDonnell · Alfre Woodard · Leo Burmester · Angela Bassett

Synopsis Mary McDonnell stars as May-Alice Culhane, a New York-based soap opera star who is paralyzed in a road accident. She returns to the Louisiana bayou where she grew up and becomes the patient from hell, discharging one caretaker after another....

7.0

920 votes

7.0

920 votes

Battlestar Galactica: Razor (TV)

2007 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Félix Enríquez Alcalá

Cast Stephanie Jacobsen · Michelle Forbes · Katee Sackhoff · Jamie Bamber

Synopsis A two-hour Battlestar Galactica special that tells the story of the Battlestar Pegasus several months prior to it finding the Galactica.

7.0

3K votes

7.0

3K votes

The Fall of the House of Usher

2023 · Series · 58 min. · United States

Direction Michael Fimognari · Mike Flanagan

Cast Bruce Greenwood · Carla Gugino · Mary McDonnell · Mark Hamill

Synopsis In The Fall of the House of Usher (2023), a chilling reimagining of Edgar Allan Poe's classic tale, a young businessman arrives at the decaying Usher estate after receiving a desperate plea from his estranged childhood friend, Roderick Usher. Inside...

6.7

7K votes

6.7

7K votes

Grand Canyon

1991 · Movie · 134 min. · United States

Direction Lawrence Kasdan

Cast Danny Glover · Kevin Kline · Steve Martin · Mary McDonnell

Synopsis Grand Canyon revolved around six residents from different backgrounds whose lives intertwine in modern-day Los Angeles. At the center of the film is the unlikely friendship of two men from different races and classes brought together when one finds himself...

6.7

3K votes

6.7

3K votes

Margin Call

2011 · Movie · 109 min. · United States

Direction J.C. Chandor

Cast Kevin Spacey · Paul Bettany · Jeremy Irons · Zachary Quinto

Synopsis Set in the high-stakes world of the financial industry, Margin Call is a thriller entangling the key players at an investment firm during one perilous 24-hour period in the early stages of the 2008 financial crisis. When entry-level analyst Peter...

6.6

20K votes

6.6

20K votes

Mumford

1999 · Movie · 111 min. · United States

Direction Lawrence Kasdan

Cast Loren Dean · Hope Davis · Jason Lee · Ted Danson

Synopsis A man gives up his job with the IRS and relocates to a small town named Mumford of which he takes the name and passes it off as his own by being a psychologist. Having only set up practice for...

6.6

3K votes

6.6

3K votes

Sneakers

1992 · Movie · 126 min. · United States

Direction Phil Alden Robinson

Cast Robert Redford · Mary McDonnell · Sidney Poitier · Ben Kingsley

Synopsis In Sneakers (1992), a team of quirky security experts, led by Martin Bishop, specializes in testing systems by hacking them. Their skills attract the attention of shadowy government agents who coerce them into stealing a powerful encryption device. As they...

6.4

6K votes

6.4

6K votes

Evidence of Blood (TV)

1998 · Movie · 109 min. · United States

Direction Andrew Mondshein

Cast David Strathairn · Mary McDonnell · Sean McCann · Chris Wiggins

Synopsis When a Pulitzer prize winning author of true crimes returns to his hometown in Georgia, it isn't long before he is involved in a forty year old case of a teenage girl who had been murdered. Together with the daughter...

6.2

22 votes

6.2

22 votes

The Closer (TV Series)

2005 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction James Duff · Michael M. Robin · Rick Wallace · Elodie Keene

Cast Kyra Sedgwick · J.K. Simmons · Corey Reynolds · Robert Gossett

Synopsis TV Series (2005-2012). She’s Tough. She’s Quirky. She’s Brilliant. She’s THE CLOSER. In this riveting hit drama series, CIA-trained detective Brenda Johnson, played by Kyra Sedgwick, plunges headfirst into unfamiliar territory when she’s transferred from Atlanta to the Los Angeles...

6.2

3K votes

6.2

3K votes

Garbo Talks

1984 · Movie · 103 min. · United States

Direction Sidney Lumet

Cast Anne Bancroft · Ron Silver · Carrie Fisher · Catherine Hicks

Synopsis Estelle is a one-person protest army: she goes to jail over grocery prices, shames construction workers for catcalls to passing women, and won't cross a picket line for her son's wedding. She also loves Garbo films: when she learns she...

5.8

151 votes

5.8

151 votes

Major Crimes (TV Series)

2012 · Series · 43 min. · United States

Direction James Duff · Steve Robin

Cast Mary McDonnell · Graham Patrick Martin · Kearran Giovanni · Jonathan Del Arco

Synopsis TV Series (2012-2018). 6 Seasons. 105 Episodes. 'The Closer' spin-off series which follows Capt. Raydor of the Los Angeles Police Department.

5.8

462 votes

5.8

462 votes

Rebel (TV Series)

2021 · Series · United States

Direction Krista Vernoff

Cast Katey Sagal · Daniella Garcia-Lorido · Kevin Zegers · Jalen Thomas Brooks

Synopsis This series follows a legal advocate with a blue collar background, who helps those in need without a law degree. Premiere: April 8 on ABC.

5.6

40 votes

5.6

40 votes

Blue Chips

1994 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction William Friedkin

Cast Nick Nolte · Mary McDonnell · J.T. Walsh · Ed O'Neill

Synopsis Pete Bell, a college basketball coach is under a lot of pressure. His team aren't winning and he cannot attract new players. The stars of the future are secretly being paid by other teams. This practise is forbidden in the...

5.5

2K votes

5.5

2K votes