All movies starring Laura Linney

David Gale is a man who has tried to live up to his principles, but, in a bizarre twist of fate, this devoted father, popular professor, and ardent opponent of the death penalty finds himself on death row for the murder of activist Constance Harraway. Three days before his execution, Gale agrees to be interviewed by reporter Bitsy Bloom.

But the journalist soon realizes that her involvement in this case will not be limited to one interview and that a man's life is in her hands. Putting her own safety on the line, she begins to investigate the horrific events surrounding Constance's death.

What happened on January 15, 2009, will be called the "Miracle on the Hudson. On that day, the captain of Flight 1549, Chesley Sullenberger, made an emergency landing of an Airbus A320 on the cold waters of the Hudson River in New York City. None of the 155 people on board were injured. But despite all the accolades from the public and the media, an investigation was launched that threatened Captain Sully's professional reputation and longstanding career.

As the brutal murder of Chicago's beloved archbishop by the hand of the shy nineteen-year-old altar boy, Aaron Stampler, makes the headlines, the high-profile defence attorney, Martin Vail, takes the opportunity to be in the spotlight. Pro bono, Vail is eager to represent the penniless defendant and the case's seemingly obvious murderer; however, Aaron appears to know more than he lets on. Under those circumstances, is Stampler truly guilty of murder, or was he framed? Above all, is the arrogant and cynical lawyer prepared to dig deep into the popular priest's past to unearth the truth?

An insurance salesman discovers his whole life is actually a reality TV show.

An aged, retired Sherlock Holmes deals with dementia, as he tries to remember his final case, and a mysterious woman, whose memory haunts him. He also befriends a fan, the young son of his housekeeper, who wants him to work again.

Follows two young boys dealing with their parents' divorce in Brooklyn in the 1980s.

A lawyer takes on a negligent homicide case involving a priest who performed an exorcism on a young girl.

Jon and Wendy Savage are two siblings who have spent their adult years trying to recover from the abuse of their abusive father, Lenny Savage. Suddenly, a call comes in that his girlfriend has died, he cannot care for himself with his dementia and her family is dumping him on his children. Despite the fact Jon and Wendy have not spoken to Lenny for twenty years and he is even more loathsome than ever, the Savage siblings feel obliged to take care of him. Now together, brother and sister must come to terms with the new and painful responsibilities with their father now affecting their lives even as they struggle with their own personal demons Lenny helped create.

A single mother's life is thrown into turmoil after her struggling, rarely seen younger brother returns to town.

After graduating from Montclair State, New Jersey Girl Annie can't make up her mind about what to do with her life. After saving a little boy from being run over in the park, she is quickly employed as a nanny for a rich Upper East Side couple. Mr X is occupied with his business, Mrs X loves shopping, and neither really likes to spend time with their little boy Grayer. Annie quickly learns that she has more than her hands full taking care of him. Her busy schedule doesn't give her much spare time. Mrs X fired her last nanny because she was dating and that gives Annie problems when Harvard Hottie who lives in the same building asks her out on a date.

A look at the life of Alfred Kinsey, a pioneer in the area of human sexuality research, whose 1948 publication "Sexual Behavior in the Human Male" was one of the first recorded works that saw science address sexual behavior.

The Byrdes and their teenage kids, Charlotte and Jonah, are, for all intents and purposes, an ordinary family with ordinary lives. Except for the job of Marty, a Chicago financial advisor who also serves as the top money launderer for the second largest drug cartel in Mexico. When things go awry, Marty must uproot his family from the skyscrapers of Chicago and relocate to the lazy lake region of the Missouri Ozarks.

Adapted from David McCullough's Pulitzer Prize-winning biography, this lavish seven-part miniseries chronicles the life of Founding Father John Adams, starting with the Boston Massacre of 1770 through his years as an ambassador in Europe, then his terms as vice president and president of the United States, up to his death on July 4, 1826.