mdblist.com logo The Best Melanie Lynskey Movies. Go to The Best Shows


Ratings
Between
and
Between
and
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Between
and
With at least
votes
Additional filters
m
Lists, Streaming Services, Cast and more
Create List (60 items)

Login to create a dynamic list


poster
HBO Max Amazon Channel
80
7.9
/588324/
80
/16744/
78
/11000/
4.0
/2748090/
85
/171/
89
/5418/
67
/36/
cc age 15+

The Perks of Being a Wallflower (2012)
Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, 1991. High school freshman Charlie is a wallflower, always watching life from the sidelines, until two senior students, Sam and her stepbrother Patrick, become his mentors, helping him discover the joys of friendship, music and love.
poster
79
7.2
/70590/
70
/1380/
69
/1008/
3.8
/71597/
95
/107/
83
/1849/
86
/31/
cc age 17+

Heavenly Creatures (1994)
Precocious teenager Juliet moves to New Zealand with her family and soon befriends the quiet, brooding Pauline through their shared love of fantasy and literature. This friendship gradually develops into an intense and obsessive bond.
poster
Kanopy
79
7.4
/359367/
72
/8062/
68
/3862/
3.6
/179176/
90
/283/
79
/14043/
83
/36/
cc age 17+

Up in the Air (2009)
Corporate downsizing expert Ryan Bingham spends his life in planes, airports, and hotels, but just as he’s about to reach a milestone of ten million frequent flyer miles, he meets a woman who causes him to rethink his transient life.
poster
Kanopy
76
7.1
/39885/
69
/630/
69
/461/
3.4
/52926/
92
/163/
79
/1301/
73
/38/
cc age 13+

Shattered Glass (2003)
The true story of fraudulent Washington, D.C. journalist Stephen Glass, who rose to meteoric heights as a young writer in his 20s, becoming a staff writer at The New Republic for three years. Looking for a short cut to fame, Glass concocted sources, quotes and even entire stories, but his deception did not go unnoticed forever, and eventually, his world came crumbling down.
poster
76
7.1
/56193/
71
/997/
68
/538/
3.6
/18347/
95
/173/
85
/2008/
75
/34/
cc age 16+

Win Win (2011)
When down-on-his-luck part-time high school wrestling coach Mike agrees to become legal guardian to an elderly man, his ward's troubled grandson turns out to be a star grappler, sparking dreams of a big win -- until the boy's mother retrieves him.
poster
Hulu
76
7.1
/85685/
75
/2301/
74
/1540/
3.7
/87160/
91
/66/
84
/16536/
66
/22/
cc age 8+

EverAfter (1998)
Danielle, a vibrant young woman, was forced into servitude after the death of her father when she was a young girl. Danielle's stepmother, Rodmilla, is a heartless woman who forces Danielle to do the cooking and cleaning, while she tries to marry off the eldest of her two daughters to the prince. But Danielle's life takes a wonderful turn when, under the guise of a visiting royal, she meets the charming Prince Henry.
poster
Kanopy
75
7.1
/133720/
70
/2971/
69
/1970/
3.5
/47223/
76
/239/
69
/8299/
79
/39/
cc age 16+

Flags of Our Fathers (2006)
There were five Marines and one Navy Corpsman photographed raising the U.S. flag on Mt. Suribachi by Joe Rosenthal on February 23, 1945. This is the story of three of the six surviving servicemen - John 'Doc' Bradley, Pvt. Rene Gagnon and Pvt. Ira Hayes - who fought in the battle to take Iwo Jima from the Japanese.
poster
Netflix
73
6.9
/67221/
69
/3424/
65
/1380/
3.4
/100856/
89
/64/
77
/286/
75
/15/
cc age 17+

I Don't Feel at Home in This World Anymore (2017)
When a depressed woman is burglarized, she finds a new sense of purpose by tracking down the thieves alongside her obnoxious neighbor. But they soon find themselves dangerously out of their depth against a pack of degenerate criminals.
poster
70
7.0
/56506/
69
/1006/
66
/611/
3.5
/32731/
67
/192/
74
/3830/
58
/33/
cc age 16+

Away We Go (2009)
Verona and Burt have moved to Colorado to be close to Burt's parents but, with Verona expecting their first child, Burt's parents inexplicably decide to move to Belgium, now leaving them in a place they hate and without a support structure in place. They set off on a whirlwind tour of of disparate locations where they have friends or relatives, sampling not only different cities and climates but also different families. Along the way they realize that the journey is less about discovering where they want to live and more about figuring out what type of parents they want to be.
poster
68
6.5
/69635/
64
/2152/
61
/955/
3.3
/48883/
80
/226/
44
/5555/
66
/37/
cc age 15+

The Informant! (2009)
A rising star at agri-industry giant Archer Daniels Midland (ADM), Mark Whitacre suddenly turns whistleblower. Even as he exposes his company’s multi-national price-fixing conspiracy to the FBI, Whitacre envisions himself being hailed as a hero of the common man and handed a promotion.
poster
The Roku Channel
66
6.2
/506/
63
/47/
67
/17/
3.4
/439/
78
/37/
78
/18/
62
/11/

Sadie (2018)
While her father is away serving in the military, Sadie battles to preserve his place on the home front when her mother takes an interest in the newest resident at the Shady Plains Trailer Park.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
66
5.4
/1973/
61
/143/
56
/50/
2.6
/2612/
71
/31/
67
/23/
69
/7/

The Changeover (2017)
Laura Chant, 16, lives with her mother and four-year-old brother Jacko in a poor new suburb on the edge of a partially demolished Christchurch, New Zealand. Laura is drawn into a supernatural battle with an ancient spirit who attacks Jacko and slowly drains the life out of him as the spirit becomes ever younger. Laura discovers her true identity and the supernatural ability within her, and must harness it to save her brother's life.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
65
6.4
/28655/
65
/707/
60
/446/
3.1
/7049/
63
/40/
49
/874/
58
/10/

Leaves of Grass (2009)
An Ivy League professor returns home, where his pot-growing twin brother has concocted a plan to take down a local drug lord.
poster
Kanopy
65
6.9
/50350/
74
/2191/
70
/796/
4.0
/777269/
43
/92/
75
/1858/
39
/30/
cc age 14+

But I'm a Cheerleader (2000)
Megan is an all-American girl. A cheerleader. She has a boyfriend. But Megan doesn't like kissing her boyfriend very much. And she's pretty touchy with her cheerleader friends. Her conservative parents worry that she must be a lesbian and send her off to "sexual redirection" school, where she must, with other lesbians and gays learn how to be straight.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
64
6.2
/6712/
61
/174/
59
/145/
3.2
/3371/
74
/50/
55
/83/
62
/23/
cc age 17+

Hello I Must Be Going (2012)
An affair with a 19-year old actor helps reinvigorate life for thirty-something Amy after she moves home to her parents’ house following her divorce.
poster
63
6.7
/122855/
68
/4359/
65
/2203/
3.3
/94220/
55
/174/
53
/2623/
59
/36/
cc age 17+

Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012)
As an asteroid nears Earth, a man finds himself alone after his wife leaves in a panic. He decides to take a road trip to reunite with his high school sweetheart. Accompanying him is a neighbor who inadvertently puts a wrench in his plan.
poster
63
6.8
/42934/
71
/872/
67
/441/
3.5
/29753/
51
/41/
82
/2360/
33
/18/
cc age 17+

Detroit Rock City (1999)
In 1978, a Kiss concert was an epoch-making event. For the four teen fans in Detroit Rock City getting tickets to the sold-out show becomes the focal point of their existence. They'll do anything for tickets -- compete in a strip club's amateur-night contest, take on religious protesters, even rob a convenience store!
poster
Netflix
61
7.1
/662380/
69
/25398/
70
/9062/
3.0
/2274799/
56
/304/
78
/69/
49
/52/
cc age 16+

Don't Look Up (2021)
Two astronomers go on a media tour to warn humankind of a planet-killing comet hurtling toward Earth. The response from a distracted world: Meh.
poster
61
7.1
/101803/
72
/3198/
69
/1670/
3.5
/72548/
65
/43/
71
/2351/
52
/27/
cc age 18+

The Frighteners (1996)
Once an architect, Frank Bannister now passes himself off as an exorcist of evil spirits. To bolster his facade, he claims his "special" gift is the result of a car accident that killed his wife. But what he does not count on is more people dying in the small town where he lives. As he tries to piece together the supernatural mystery of these killings, he falls in love with the wife of one of the victims and deals with a crazy FBI agent.
poster
60
6.2
/131898/
67
/4241/
64
/1632/
2.8
/144481/
38
/160/
78
/18640/
45
/35/
cc age 13+

Sweet Home Alabama (2002)
New York fashion designer, Melanie Carmichael suddenly finds herself engaged to the city's most eligible bachelor. But her past holds many secrets—including Jake, the redneck husband she married in high school, who refuses to divorce her. Bound and determined to end their contentious relationship once and for all, Melanie sneaks back home to Alabama to confront her past.
poster
Kanopy
59
5.9
/2283/
61
/137/
61
/65/
3.0
/2512/
70
/20/
49
/16/
52
/12/
cc age 15+

Little Boxes (2017)
It's the summer before 6th grade, and Clark is the new-in-town biracial kid in a sea of white. Discovering that to be cool he needs to act 'more black,' he fumbles to meet expectations, while his urban intellectual parents Mack and Gina also strive to adjust to small-town living. Equipped for the many inherent challenges of New York, the tight-knit family are ill prepared for the drastically different set of obstacles that their new community presents, and soon find themselves struggling to understand themselves and each other in this new suburban context.
poster
The Roku Channel
59
5.8
/7090/
54
/324/
52
/154/
3.0
/8931/
64
/70/
41
/50/
69
/22/
cc age 17+

Digging for Fire (2015)
Tim and Lee are married with a young child. The chance to stay at a fancy home in the Hollywood Hills is complicated by Tim's discovery of a bone and a rusty old gun in the yard. Tim is excited by the idea of a mystery, but Lee doesn't want him to dig any further, preferring that he focus on the family taxes, which he promised to do weeks ago. This disagreement sends them on separate and unexpected adventures over the course of a weekend, as Tim and his friends seek clues to the mystery while Lee searches for answers to the bigger questions of marriage and parenthood.
poster
Kanopy
59
6.0
/6854/
64
/482/
58
/173/
3.1
/8814/
78
/50/
49
/34/
57
/16/
cc age 16+

The Intervention (2016)
A weekend getaway for four couples takes a sharp turn when one of the couples discovers the entire trip was orchestrated to host an intervention on their marriage.
poster
Kanopy
57
5.3
/9486/
55
/488/
50
/176/
2.9
/11544/
75
/79/
37
/204/
70
/28/
cc age 17+

Happy Christmas (2014)
After a breakup with her boyfriend, a young woman moves in with her older brother, his wife, and their 2-year-old son.
poster
AMC+
56
5.3
/2606/
59
/139/
48
/57/
3.0
/607/
62
/21/
32
/26/
62
/14/

Goodbye to All That (2014)
Otto Wall is just a little unlucky in life, and unbeknownst to him, in love. When his wife suddenly asks for a divorce, he bounces between a search for answers, desperate attempts to stay connected to his daughter, and his fateful reentry into the dating pool.
poster
55
5.9
/842/
59
/48/
52
/22/
3.0
/908/
67
/15/
45
/6/
55
/9/

Rainbow Time (2016)
Todd grew up under the strange shadow of his older mentally challenged brother Shonzi. As kids, Shonzi forced Todd to make action movies. As adults he pressures him to share love life details, even showing Shonzi a sex tape he made with an old girlfriend to help him cope when family tragedy hits. When their dad suffers a heart attack, Shonzi (now 40, and still a virgin) moves in with Todd and his new girlfriend Lindsay. Shonzi wants desperately to be included in their relationship like old times. When Shonzi’s begging become threats to reveal secrets from their past, Todd must find the courage to be honest with Lindsay, even if it means the end of their relationship.
poster
Kanopy
55
5.7
/646/
55
/46/
52
/16/
3.2
/422/
73
/22/
41
/11/
64
/11/
cc age 16+

Folk Hero & Funny Guy (2016)
Two artistically inclined childhood friends, a comedian and a folk-rocker respectively, set out on a tour together in hopes of regaining their "mojo" and finding love in the process.
poster
Hoopla
55
5.6
/26296/
61
/1293/
55
/436/
3.2
/50033/
70
/96/
40
/527/
60
/27/
cc age 17+

They Came Together (2014)
A small business owner is about to lose her shop to a major corporate development.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
59
52
6.6
/4857/
65
/186/
65
/111/
3.0
/1188/
42
/12/
63
/105/
56
/4/
cc age 13+

Touchback (2011)
A former high-school football star loses his shot at a college scholarship due to a devastating gridiron injury, but gets a second chance at living his dream.
poster
The Roku Channel
63
52
6.3
/2957/
69
/276/
65
/218/
2.8
/1984/
63
/22/
cc age 13+

1 Mile To You (2017)
After a teenager's friends die in an accident, he finds running allows him to remember them perfectly. Running, however, also brings him notoriety. He is caught between keeping the past alive and making new memories in the present.
poster
Amazon Prime Video
52
4.6
/12834/
56
/1480/
50
/460/
2.5
/20878/
69
/64/
20
/160/
64
/15/

XX (2017)
This all-female horror anthology features four dark tales from four fiercely talented women.
poster
52
5.8
/127677/
64
/5215/
63
/2227/
3.2
/164487/
23
/102/
71
/15921/
27
/29/
cc age 14+

Coyote Ugly (2000)
Graced with a velvet voice, 21-year-old Violet Sanford heads to New York to pursue her dream of becoming a songwriter only to find her aspirations sidelined by the accolades and notoriety she receives at her "day" job as a barmaid at Coyote Ugly. The "Coyotes" as they are affectionately called tantalize customers and the media alike with their outrageous antics, making Coyote Ugly the watering hole for guys on the prowl.
poster
Fandango at Home Free
73
50
6.3
/1228/
70
/75/
63
/48/
3.4
/1339/
92
/13/
80
/11/
77
/4/
cc age 16+

And Then I Go (2017)
In the cruel world of junior high, Edwin suffers in a state of anxiety and alienation alongside his only friend, Flake. Misunderstood by their families and demoralized at school daily, their fury simmers quietly until an idea for vengeance offers them a terrifying release.
poster
Hulu
75
47
6.8
/976/
63
/36/
68
/6/
3.5
/4575/
94
/36/
92
/22/
73
/7/
cc age 14+

Griffin in Summer (2025)
Griffin is the most ambitious playwright of his generation. He's also fourteen years old. When his mom hires a handsome 25-year-old handyman, Griffin's life and his new play take an inspired turn.
poster
The Roku Channel
47
4.8
/715/
43
/28/
50
/11/
2.9
/326/
58
/12/
29
/5/
41
/4/

The Big Ask (2014)
The Big Ask is a dark comedy about three couples who head to the desert to help their friend heal after the death of his mother. They would do anything for him - except for the one thing he wants.
poster
52
44
5.4
/3088/
56
/107/
54
/52/
2.9
/2423/
38
/8/
56
/215/

Itty Bitty Titty Committee (2007)
High School grad and all American gal, Anna, finds her purpose and herself after she hooks up with the radical feminists in The Itty Bitty Titty Committee.
poster
Hoopla
43
4.8
/10429/
55
/243/
49
/176/
2.4
/2559/
16
/111/
31
/413/
36
/26/
cc age 15+

Abandon (2002)
A psychological thriller about a senior at one of America's most prestigious universities. Under enormous pressure to complete her thesis and earn a top job at one of the world's most competitive consulting firms, Katie is still coping with the sudden unexplained disappearance of her first love two years prior. As the investigation continues, Katie is forced to choose between past passions and new possibilities, even as new facts are uncovered.
poster
Starz
44
37
5.4
/2586/
56
/218/
57
/54/
2.6
/2108/
23
/26/
39
/28/
30
/6/
cc age 15+

Lady of the Manor (2021)
Past and present collide when aimless slacker Hannah gets hired to portray Lady Wadsworth -- a Southern belle from the 1800s -- for tours at Wadsworth Manor. Hannah figures she can fake it well enough, until the ghost of Lady Wadsworth appears and tells her it's time to change her wild ways -- or she'll haunt her forever.
poster
The Roku Channel
40
34
4.6
/3901/
52
/276/
48
/103/
2.4
/1093/
33
/24/
19
/24/
36
/8/
cc age 16+

We'll Never Have Paris (2014)
Quinn, a neurotic man, is diagnosed with a harmless eye condition and soon after his life spirals out of control. He second-guesses his plans to propose to his longtime girlfriend, Devon, after his beautiful coworker, Kelsey, confesses that she has a crush on him. After a conversation with his best friend, Jameson, he clumsily tries to explain his doubts to Devon, but his possible proposal turns into a break-up. When Devon flees to Paris, he follows her in a last-ditch effort to win back "the one."
poster
The Roku Channel
48
29
5.7
/1330/
55
/42/
47
/27/
33
/12/
48
/82/

Park (2006)
Park takes place all in one day in a public park in Los Angeles, as 11 disaffected Angelenos find both love and loss in unexpected ways
poster
71
24
7.1
/212/
67
/4/
67
/3/
3.5
/773/
80
/10/

Pike River (2025)
In the aftermath of an explosion that rocked the Pike River Mine and took the lives of 29 West Coasters, two women step up to fight for accountability.
poster
Kanopy
48
24
6.3
/740/
45
/2/
43
/6/
54
/26/
29
/18/
56
/16/

The Cherry Orchard (1999)
Madame Ranevskaya is a spoiled aging aristocratic lady, who returns from a trip to Paris to face the loss of her magnificent Cherry Orchard estate after a default on the mortgage. In denial, she continues living in the past, deluding herself and her family, while the beautiful cherry trees are being axed down by the re-possessor Lopakhin (Teale), her former serf, who has his own agenda.
poster
52
22
5.4
/1259/
57
/22/
54
/20/
44
/27/

Shooters (2002)
Gilly comes out of prison after serving a six year stretch and decides that he will now turn his life around and go straight. But when he returns to his South London home and visits his old colleague J, in hope of obtaining his share of the proceeds from the job that landed him inside, J soon talks him into getting involved in one last scam.
poster
Hoopla
42
21
4.6
/434/
45
/17/
41
/8/
50
/10/
25
/14/
49
/6/

Helena from the Wedding (2010)
Newlyweds Alex and Alice host a New Year's Eve party for their closest friends at a remote cabin in the mountains. However, when an unexpected guest shows up, the group's facades begin to crumble.
poster
40
21
5.7
/710/
43
/13/
52
/18/
16
/19/
41
/75/
31
/9/

Say Uncle (2006)
A young gay artist, desperate to replace the relationship he had with his recently relocated godson, is targeted by a neighborhood mom as a potential threat to the community.
poster
The Roku Channel
63
11
5.5
/369/
60
/18/
61
/17/
76
/3/

The Great & The Small (2016)
Twenty-six year old Scott is living on the streets and trying to find his way back into society while on probation for petty crimes. He attempts to navigate his relationship with his two bit criminal of a boss and an enigmatic detective, while at the same time winning back the heart of his ex-girlfriend, a working single mom. Never having a mother or father himself, Scott discovers the true meaning of fatherhood.
poster
56
8
6.1
/373/
62
/9/
51
/7/
50
/10/

A Quiet Little Marriage (2008)
A Quiet Little Marriage is the love story of Dax and Olive, who manage to find harmony even as they juggle family, romance and intimacy, but that all changes the night she asks him for a baby. Writer/director Mo Perkins’ intense and profound, raw feature debut is laced with sly humor, exquisitely rendered characters, and a pitch-perfect emotional honesty.
poster
Hoopla
?
85
/2/

Helena from the Wedding: Cast Interviews (2011)
On-set interviews with the cast of Helena from the Wedding (2010).


mdblist.com © 2020 | Contact | Reddit | Discord | API | Privacy Policy