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Joyce Van Patten has 6 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1970s through the 2010s.
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At Close Range
1986
Crime · Drama

River's Edge
1986
Crime · Drama

Betrayed
1988
Thriller · Crime

Less Than Zero
1987
Drama · Crime

The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
Crime · Romance

Blood Simple
1985
Crime · Drama

Police
1985
Drama · Crime

Hardcore
1979
Drama · Crime

A quadriplegic man is given a trained monkey help him with every day activities, until the little monkey begins to develop feelings, and rage, against its new master and those who get too close to him.
Dir. George A. Romero · With Jason Beghe, John Pankow, Kate McNeil

An aging, down-on-his-luck ex-minor leaguer coaches a team of misfits in an ultra-competitive California little league.
Dir. Michael Ritchie · With Walter Matthau, Tatum O'Neal, Vic Morrow
Nick is desperate, holed up in a cheap hotel, suffering from an ulcer and convinced that a local mob boss wants him killed. Terrified, he calls Mikey, his friend since childhood and a fellow gangster. So begins a long night…
Dir. Elaine May · With Peter Falk, John Cassavetes, Ned Beatty

The true story of a disillusioned military contractor employee and his drug pusher childhood friend who became walk-in spies for the Soviet Union.
Dir. John Schlesinger · With Timothy Hutton, Sean Penn, Pat Hingle

After their high school basketball coach passes away, five good friends and former teammates reunite for a Fourth of July holiday weekend.
Dir. Dennis Dugan · With Adam Sandler, Kevin James, Chris Rock

Reluctant to let go of college life, a close-knit team of seven friends--irresponsible saxophone player Billy, young Republican Alec, his girlfriend Leslie, struggling journalist Kevin, drama queen Jules, lovesick waiter Kirby, and Wendy, a social worker with a heart of gold--realise the party is over. And as the burdens of maturity close in on the young dreamers, the complexities of adulthood and the daily struggle of growing up put their sacred friendship to the test. But everyone knows life is not a bed of roses. It won't be easy, but when all is said and done, what will it take for St. Elmo's clique to find its place in the real world?
Dir. Joel Schumacher · With Emilio Estevez, Rob Lowe, Andrew McCarthy