LAURA LINNEY

THE DINNER (2017)
Starring Richard Gere, Laura Linney, Steve Coogan and ChloË Sevigny. Directed by Oren Moverman.

Seating us at the table in a chic restaurant with two seemingly successful couples - Paul and Claire Lohman and Paul’s politician brother Stan and his wife Barbara. As the evening and each course progresses, their cracks as individuals begin to show and a dark secret about their children emerges. Now they must make the most difficult decision of their lives: do they do what's right or protect their children?

NOCTURNAL ANIMALS (2016)
Starring Amy Adams, Jake Gyllenhaal, Isla Fisher, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Armie Hammer, Kim Basinger and Laura Linney. Directed by Tom Ford.

Susan receives a manuscript from her ex-husband, and reading it causes her to recall her first marriage and confront some dark truths about herself.

REVIEWS Nocturnal Animals - Extraordinary and wonderfully twisted

SULLY (2016)
Starring Tom Hanks, Aaron Eckhart, Laura Linney, Holt McCallany, Jamey Sheridan and Jerry Ferrara. Directed by Clint Eastwood.

On January 15, 2009, the world witnessed the “Miracle on the Hudson” when Captain “Sully” Sullenberger (Hanks) glided his disabled plane onto the frigid waters of the Hudson River, saving the lives of all 155 aboard. However, even as Sully was being heralded by the public and the media for his unprecedented feat of aviation skill, an investigation was unfolding that threatened to destroy his reputation and his career.

REVIEWS Sully - Great story. Great movie?

MR HOLMES (2015)
Starring Ian McKellen, Laura Linney, Milo Parker and Hiroyuki Sanada. Directed by Bill Condon.

In 1947, aging Sherlock Holmes returns from a journey to Japan, where, in search of a rare plant with powerful restorative qualities, he has witnessed the devastation of nuclear warfare. Now, in his remote seaside farmhouse, Holmes faces the end of his days tending to his bees, with only the company of his housekeeper and her young son, Roger. Grappling with the diminishing powers of his mind, Holmes comes to rely upon the boy as he revisits the circumstances of the unsolved case that forced him into retirement, and searches for answers to the mysteries of life and love – before it's too late.

REVIEWS Mr Holmes - A gorgeous film and a remarkable Holmes

THE FIFTH ESTATE (2013)
Starring Benedict Cumberbatch, Daniel Bruhl, Laura Linney, Anthony MacKle and David Thewlis. Directed by Bill Condon.

'The Fifth Estate' traces the heady, early days of WikiLeaks, culminating in the release of a series of controversial and history changing information leaks. The website's overnight success brought instant fame to its principal architects and transformed the flow of information to news media and the world at large.

REVIEWS The Fifth Estate - The truth is never simple