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Dana Ivey has 14 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2010s. 1 ranks in the Top 10%, led by The Color Purple.
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The Perfect Man
2005
Comedy · Drama

Joe Somebody
2001
Comedy · Romance

Drive Me Crazy
1999
Romance · Comedy

Raising Helen
2004
Drama · Comedy

Boys and Girls
2000
Comedy · Drama

A Good Year
2006
Comedy · Drama

Shall We Dance?
2004
Drama · Romance

Sleepless in Seattle
1993
Comedy · Drama

The Addams Family
1991 · Movie · Actor
Top 13%Paramount+ · Included

Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
1988 · Movie · Actor
Top 16%Prime Video · Included

The Kid
2000 · Movie · Actor
Top 28%Disney+ · Included

The Leisure Seeker
2018 · Movie · Actor
Top 32%The Roku Channel · Free w/ ads

Ghost Town
2008 · Movie · Actor
Top 43%MGM+ · Included

The Adventures of Huck Finn
1993 · Movie · Actor
Top 62%Disney+ · Included

An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie, an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries her off to the equally debasing 'Mister' Albert Johnson, things go from bad to worse, leaving Celie to find companionship anywhere she can. She perseveres, holding on to her dream of one day being reunited with her sister in Africa.
Dir. Steven Spielberg · With Danny Glover, Whoopi Goldberg, Margaret Avery

When a man claiming to be long-lost Uncle Fester reappears after 25 years lost, the family plans a celebration to wake the dead. But the kids barely have time to warm up the electric chair before Morticia begins to suspect Fester is fraud when he can't recall any of the details of Fester's life.
Dir. Barry Sonnenfeld · With Raúl Juliá, Anjelica Huston, Christopher Lloyd

Con artist Lawrence Jamieson is a longtime resident of a luxurious coastal resort, where he enjoys the lavish fruits of his deceptions -- that is, until a competitor, Freddy Benson, shows up. When the new guy's lowbrow tactics impinge on his own sophisticated work and believing him to be the infamous conman 'The Jackal', Lawrence resolves to get rid of him. Confident of his own duplicitous talents, he challenges Freddy to a winner-takes-all competition: whoever swindles their latest mark, American heiress Janet Colgate, out of $50,000 first can stay, while the other must leave town.
Dir. Frank Oz · With Steve Martin, Michael Caine, Glenne Headly

Powerful businessman Russ Duritz is self-absorbed and immersed in his work. But by the magic of the moon, he meets Rusty, a chubby, charming 8-year-old version of himself who can't believe he could turn out so badly – with no life and no dog. With Rusty's help, Russ is able to reconcile the person he used to dream of being with the man he's actually become.
Dir. Jon Turteltaub · With Bruce Willis, Spencer Breslin, Emily Mortimer

Simon Birch and Joe Wenteworth are boys who have a reputation for being oddballs. Joe never knew his father, and his mother, Rebecca, is keeping her lips sealed no matter how much he protests. Simon, meanwhile, is an 11-year-old dwarf whose outsize personality belies his small stature. Indeed, he often assails the local reverend with thorny theological questions and joins Joe on his quest to find his biological father.
Dir. Mark Steven Johnson · With Ian Michael Smith, Joseph Mazzello, Ashley Judd

A runaway couple go on an unforgettable journey from Boston to Key West, recapturing their passion for life and their love for each other on a road trip that provides revelation and surprise right up to the very end.
Dir. Paolo Virzì · With Helen Mirren, Donald Sutherland, Christian McKay

Bertram Pincus, a cranky, people-hating Manhattan dentist, develops the unwelcome ability to see dead people. Really annoying dead people. Even worse, they all want something from him, particularly Frank Herlihy, a smooth-talking ghost, who pesters him into a romantic scheme involving his widow Gwen. They are soon entangled in a hilarious predicament between the now and the hereafter!
Dir. David Koepp · With Ricky Gervais, Greg Kinnear, Téa Leoni

Middle schooler Ben spends his free time watching sci-fi films, playing video games and reading comic books. Surprisingly, his affinity for all things fantastical yields a real result – when he has a vivid dream about technology, his prodigy best friend Wolfgang manages to create a working spacecraft. Joined by their buddy Darren, the boys take off into outer space and encounter some very odd extraterrestrial life.
Dir. Joe Dante · With Ethan Hawke, River Phoenix, Jason Presson

Mischievous Huck Finn is unnerved when his father, reemerging after years away, kidnaps him in an attempt to take away a $600 inheritance from his late mother. Fearing for his life, Huck fakes his own death and escapes. He soon runs into his friend, Jim, a slave fleeing his master. Together, the pair embarks on a raft journey down the Mississippi River, staying ahead of pursuers who blame the slave for Huck's alleged murder.
Dir. Stephen Sommers · With Elijah Wood, Courtney B. Vance, Robbie Coltrane

Dedicated environmental lawyer Lucy Kelson goes to work for billionaire George Wade as part of a deal to preserve a community center. Indecisive and weak-willed George grows dependent on Lucy's guidance on everything from legal matters to clothing. Exasperated, Lucy gives notice and picks Harvard graduate June Carter as her replacement. As Lucy's time at the firm nears an end, she grows jealous of June and has second thoughts about leaving George.
Dir. Marc Lawrence · With Sandra Bullock, Hugh Grant, Dana Ivey
After her return from school in Paris, a playboy finally takes notice of his family's chauffeur's daughter Sabrina, who's long had a crush on him, but he questions his more serious brother's motives when he warns against getting involved with her.
Dir. Sydney Pollack · With Harrison Ford, Julia Ormond, Greg Kinnear
Before a criminal lawyer knows what has happened, she is forced to defend a wife killer she knows is guilty.
Dir. Sidney Lumet · With Rebecca De Mornay, Don Johnson, Stephen Lang

Now a rising young lawyer, Elle Woods is about to make partner at her firm, but when she finds out her dog's relatives are being used as cosmetic test subjects, she heads to Washington D.C. to fight for animal rights.
Dir. Charles Herman-Wurmfeld · With Reese Witherspoon, Sally Field, Regina King
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."
Dir. Simon Helberg, Jocelyn Towne · With Simon Helberg, Melanie Lynskey, Zachary Quinto