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Rita Wilson has 13 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2020s.
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How Stella Got Her Groove Back
1998
Drama · Comedy

The Other Sister
1999
Comedy · Drama

Fools Rush In
1997
Comedy · Drama

Mermaids
1990
Comedy · Drama

As Good as It Gets
1997
Drama · Comedy

Muriel's Wedding
1994
Comedy · Drama

Forget Paris
1995
Comedy · Drama

The Mirror Has Two Faces
1996
Comedy · Drama

Waxing nostalgic about the bittersweet passage from childhood to puberty, four childhood girlfriends — Teeny, Chrissy, Samantha and Roberta — recall the magical summer of 1970. During their walk down memory lane, they reconcile experiences with boys, secrets, bullies and more.
Dir. Lesli Linka Glatter · With Christina Ricci, Rosie O'Donnell, Thora Birch

After the death of his mother, a young boy calls a radio station in an attempt to set his father up on a date. Across the country, an engaged woman becomes convinced that they belong together, despite their never having met. Will their paths collide despite the odds?
Dir. Nora Ephron · With Meg Ryan, Tom Hanks, Ross Malinger

Ten years after their divorce, Jane and Jake Adler unite for their son's college graduation and unexpectedly end up sleeping together. But Jake is married, and Jane is embarking on a new romance with her architect. Now, she has to sort out her life—just when she thought she had it all figured out.
Dir. Nancy Meyers · With Meryl Streep, Alec Baldwin, Steve Martin

A tech worker with agoraphobia discovers recorded evidence of a violent crime but is met with resistance when she tries to report it. Seeking justice, she must do the thing she fears the most: leave her apartment.
Dir. Steven Soderbergh · With Zoë Kravitz, Byron Bowers, Jaime Camil

A successful TV star during the 1960s, former "Hogan's Heroes" actor Bob Crane projects a wholesome family-man image, but this front masks his persona as a sex addict who records and photographs his many encounters with women, often with the help of his seedy friend, John Henry Carpenter. This biographical drama reveals how Crane's double life takes its toll on him and his family, and ultimately contributes to his death.
Dir. Paul Schrader · With Greg Kinnear, Willem Dafoe, Rita Wilson

George, a lonely and fatalistic teen who's made it all the way to his senior year without ever having done a real day of work, is befriended by Sally, a popular but complicated girl who recognizes in him a kindred spirit.
Dir. Gavin Wiesen · With Freddie Highmore, Emma Roberts, Michael Angarano

Having already left three grooms at the altar, Maggie Carpenter is branded "the runaway bride" by jaded New York journalist Ike Graham. But, after his facts are called into question, Ike races to Maggie's hometown to save his reputation and report on her upcoming fourth trip down the aisle – during which he's convinced she'll run again. Though he's there on a muckraking mission, Ike can't help but fall for this breathtaking heartbreaker.
Dir. Garry Marshall · With Julia Roberts, Richard Gere, Joan Cusack

A coming-of-age story centered around a small-town singer brokenhearted by the death of her brother in a car crash, who had secretly submitted her for a summer session at a performing arts academy in Los Angeles. In the academy, she experiences a whole new way of life in the big city, far from the small town lifestyle she's used to.
Dir. Sean McNamara · With Hilary Duff, Oliver James, David Keith
After graduating from Yale in 1962, womanizing Lawrence flees a gambling debt that his rich dad won't pay and takes his roomie's place as a Peace Corps Volunteer in the Thai Golden Triangle with two other PCVs. Will he survive two years?
Dir. Nicholas Meyer · With Tom Hanks, John Candy, Rita Wilson

Howard Langston, a salesman for a mattress company, is constantly kept busy at his job, disappointing his son. After he misses his son's karate exposition, Howard vows to make it up to him by buying an action figure of his son's favorite television hero for Christmas. Unfortunately for Howard, it is Christmas Eve, and every store is sold out of Turbo Man. Now, Howard must travel all over town and compete with everybody else to find a Turbo Man action figure.
Dir. Brian Levant · With Arnold Schwarzenegger, Sinbad, Phil Hartman

After 15 years of marriage, Katie and her husband, Ben, have grown apart. While they keep up the facade of having a contented marriage, mostly to not worry their children, they aren't happy together and argue frequently. While the kids are away at camp, Katie and Ben decide to separate and try to reassess their relationship to see if they should stay together or split up for good.
Dir. Rob Reiner · With Bruce Willis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Rob Reiner
The events of a crisis hotline business on one crazy night during the Christmas holidays.
Dir. Nora Ephron · With Steve Martin, Madeline Kahn, Rita Wilson

Gloria is a free-spirited divorcée who spends her days at a straight-laced office job and her nights on the dance floor, joyfully letting loose at clubs around Los Angeles. After meeting Arnold on a night out, she finds herself thrust into an unexpected new romance, filled with both the joys of budding love and the complications of dating, identity, and family.
Dir. Sebastián Lelio · With Julianne Moore, John Turturro, Michael Cera
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