Tess Harper’s Typical Vibe
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Tess Harper has 12 titles in the CriticCrunch catalog across a career spanning the 1980s through the 2010s. 1 sits in the Top 1% of all titles we track — including No Country for Old Men.
Recurring themes

Against All Odds
1984
Crime · Drama

At Close Range
1986
Crime · Drama

The Star Chamber
1983
Drama · Thriller

Sea of Love
1989
Crime · Drama

Eye of the Needle
1981
Drama · Thriller

Eyewitness
1981
Thriller · Crime

Mommie Dearest
1981
Drama

The Postman Always Rings Twice
1981
Crime · Romance

No Country for Old Men
2007 · Movie · Actor
Top 1%Paramount+ · Included

The Man in the Moon
1991 · Movie · Actor
Top 20%Prime Video · Included

Frank
2014 · Movie · Actor
Top 24%Netflix · Included

The Jackal
1997 · Movie · Actor
Top 43%Prime Video · Included

Tender Mercies
1983 · Movie · Actor
Top 51%Prime Video · Included

Her Alibi
1989 · Movie · Actor
Top 85%The Roku Channel · Free w/ ads

Llewelyn Moss stumbles upon dead bodies, $2 million and a hoard of heroin in a Texas desert, but methodical killer Anton Chigurh comes looking for it, with local sheriff Ed Tom Bell hot on his trail. The roles of prey and predator blur as the violent pursuit of money and justice collide.
Dir. Joel Coen, Ethan Coen · With Javier Bardem, Tommy Lee Jones, Josh Brolin

Maureen Trant and her younger sibling Dani share a strong connection, but local boy Court Foster threatens to throw their bond off balance. Dani and Court meet first and have a flirtatious rapport -- but when he meets Maureen, he falls hard and they begin a passionate affair. The new couple try to keep their love hidden from Dani, but she soon learns the truth, disavowing her sister. But a heartbreaking accident later reunites the girls.
Dir. Robert Mulligan · With Reese Witherspoon, Jason London, Emily Warfield

A young wannabe musician discovers he has bitten off more than he can chew when he joins an eccentric pop band led by the mysterious and enigmatic Frank.
Dir. Lenny Abrahamson · With Michael Fassbender, Domhnall Gleeson, Maggie Gyllenhaal

Hired by a powerful member of the Russian mafia to avenge an FBI sting that left his brother dead, a psychopathic hitman known only as The Jackal proves an elusive target for the people charged with the task of bringing him down: a deputy FBI director, a Russian MVK Major, and a jailed IRA terrorist who can recognize him.
Dir. Michael Caton-Jones · With Bruce Willis, Richard Gere, Sidney Poitier

Alcoholic former country singer Mac Sledge makes friends with a young widow and her son. The friendship enables him to find inspiration to resume his career.
Dir. Bruce Beresford · With Robert Duvall, Tess Harper, Betty Buckley

A writer of BAD detective novels is in full writers' block. He pretends to be the alibi of a beautiful woman who was arrested for murder at first thinking her innocent, but as she shows more and more interesting abilities (such as knife throwing) he begins to doubt his first assessment.
Dir. Bruce Beresford · With Tom Selleck, Paulina Porizkova, William Daniels
Pressured by his late mother's ghost to return home to the family he abandoned, a former addict grabs a bag of pills and a sack of marijuana and hits the road to Shreveport.
Dir. James Cox · With Ryan Phillippe, Anna Paquin, Luke Wilson

Ben Chase is an on-the-rise Boston attorney currently defending a wealthy client in a high-profile murder case. Martin Thiel is the wealthy young man on trial for a particularly brutal murder. The verdict sets Thiel free. Within 24 hours another grizzly and all-too-familiar murder has taken place with striking similarities to the first crime. Chase inexplicably agrees to act as his defense attorney; but this time it will be to gather evidence that will put away his client for good.
Dir. Martin Campbell · With Gary Oldman, Kevin Bacon, Tess Harper
Based on real events, Canada's most notorious serial killers, Paul Bernardo and wife Karla Homolka kidnap, sexually abuse, and murder three young girls.
Dir. Joel Bender · With Laura Prepon, Misha Collins, Patrick Bauchau

With a fulfilling career and a loving relationship, lobbyist Leah Vaughn seems to have it all. Things come crashing down when Dave, her long-term boyfriend, disagrees with her future plans for marriage and a family. The resulting painful breakup leaves Leah heartbroken, until she meets the charming and handsome Carter Duncan. Soon, the budding romance turns dangerous as Carter reveals his volatile nature, forcing Leah to break up with the man she thought was Mr. Right. She soon realizes that Carter doesn't want to let her go.
Dir. David M. Rosenthal · With Sanaa Lathan, Michael Ealy, Morris Chestnut

To debunk the Amityville house's infamous reputation and take advantage of a rock-bottom asking price, skeptical journalist John Baxter buys the place and settles in to write his first novel.
Dir. Richard Fleischer · With Tony Roberts, Tess Harper, Robert Joy
Two terrible lounge singers get booked to play a gig in a Moroccan hotel but somehow become pawns in an international power play between the CIA, the Emir of Ishtar, and the rebels trying to overthrow his regime.
Dir. Elaine May · With Warren Beatty, Dustin Hoffman, Isabelle Adjani
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