Women Talking (2022)*

Title: Women Talking
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Sarah Polley
Written by: Sarah Polley and Miriam Toews
Based on the book by: Miriam Toews
Starring: Rooney Mara, Claire Foy, Jessie Buckley, Judith Ivey, Ben Whishaw, and Frances McDormand
Release Date: 1/6/2022
Running Time: 104 minutes

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Do nothing. Stay and fight. Or leave. In 2010, the women of an isolated religious community grapple with reconciling a brutal reality with their faith.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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Near the end of the credits we hear children singing the hymn the women sing in the barn.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

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Memoriam: IN MEMORY OF CAROL WONG

Special thanks to Gabe, Javier, Malynne and for this submission

Nightmare Alley (2021)*

Title: Nightmare Alley
Rating: R
Directed by: Guillermo del Toro
Written by: Guillermo del Toro and Kim Morgan
Based on the novel by: William Lindsay Gresham
Starring: Bradley Cooper, Cate Blanchett, Toni Collette, Willem Dafoe, Richard Jenkins, Rooney Mara, Ron Perlman, Mary Steenburgen, and David Strathairn
Release Date: 12/17/2021
Running Time: 150 minutes

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When charismatic but down-on-his-luck Stanton Carlisle (Bradley Cooper) endears himself to clairvoyant Zeena (Toni Collette) and her has-been mentalist husband Pete (David Strathairn) at a traveling carnival, he crafts a golden ticket to success, using this newly acquired knowledge to grift the wealthy elite of 1940s New York society. With the virtuous Molly (Rooney Mara) loyally by his side, Stanton plots to con a dangerous tycoon (Richard Jenkins) with the aid of a mysterious psychiatrist (Cate Blanchett) who might be his most formidable opponent yet.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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The background image slowly depicts the baby in the jar during the first part of the credits.

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

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Special thanks to Alex for this submission

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (2018)

Title: Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot
Rating: R
Directed by: Gus Van Sant
Written by: John Callahan, Gus Van Sant, Jack Gibson, and William Andrew Eatman
Based on the book by: John Callahan
Starring: Joaquin Phoenix, Jonah Hill, Rooney Mara, and Jack Black
Release Date: 7/13/2018
Running Time: 113 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?
On the rocky path to sobriety after a life-changing accident, John Callahan discovers the healing power of art, willing his injured hands into drawing hilarious, often controversial cartoons, which bring him a new lease on life.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Secret Scripture, The (2016)

Title: The Secret Scripture
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Jim Sheridan
Written by: Jim Sheridan, and Johnny Ferguson
Based on the novel by: Sebastian Barry
Starring: Rooney Mara, Vanessa Redgrave, Jack Reynor, Theo James, and Eric Bana
Release Date: 10/13/2017
Running Time: 108 minutes

IMDb

What did you think of this film?
Rose McNulty (Vanessa Redgrave/Rooney Mara), once a vibrant and lively beauty, has spent the majority of her adult life confined to a mental hospital in Ireland. Institutionalized during the war and kept there for so long, no one seems to remember why Rose was hospitalized in the first place. When new chief psychiatrist Dr. Grene (Eric Bana) arrives, he takes a keen interest in Rose. He finds a hidden memoir, written over the course of decades by Rose, that unravels the mystery of her wartime love, incarceration, and the tale of her passionate, yet tortured, life.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Memoriam: In memory of Johnny Ferguson 1963 – 2013

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Una (2016)

Title: Una
Rating: R
Directed by: Benedict Andrews
Based on the play by: David Harrower
Starring: Ruby Stokes, Rooney Mara, and David Shields
Release Date: 9/1/2017
Running Time: 94 minutes

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What did you think of this film?
A woman confronts an older man, her former neighbour, to find out why he abandoned her after they had a sexual relationship when she was thirteen.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Special thanks to Frank for this submission

Ghost Story, A (2017)

Title: A Ghost Story
Rating: R
Directed by: David Lowery
Written by: David Lowery
Starring: Casey Affleck, and Rooney Mara
Release Date: 7/7/2017
Running Time: 92 minutes

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IMDb

What did you think of this film?
Recently deceased, a white-sheeted ghost (Academy Award-winner Casey Affleck) returns to his suburban home to console his bereft wife (Academy Award-nominee Rooney Mara), only to find that in his spectral state he has become unstuck in time, forced to watch passively as the life he knew and the woman he loves slowly slip away. Increasingly unmoored, the ghost embarks on a cosmic journey through memory and history, confronting life’s ineffable questions and the enormity of existence. An unforgettable meditation on love and grief, A Ghost Story emerges ecstatic and surreal—a wholly-unique experience that lingers long after the credits roll.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

Song to Song (2017)*

Title: Song to Song
Rating: R
Directed by: Terrence Malick
Written by: Terrence Malick
Starring: Ryan Gosling, Rooney Mara and Michael Fassbender
Release Date: 3/17/2017
Running Time: 129 minutes

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IMDb

What did you think of this film?
Set against and inspired by the Austin, Texas rock and roll scene, the film follows four interconnected lovers as they tumble and clash in both their roller coaster musical careers and rule-breaking intimate lives. Amid a world driven by youth, passion, lust, drugs and creativity, the story hones in on one couple who find in each other a way to bust through all the wild distractions of our modern lives and seek satisfaction in a new way.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? Yes

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We see Faye and BV talking in a restaurant (teasing a prequel).

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? No

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Lion (2016)*

Title: Lion
Rating: PG-13
Directed by: Garth Davis
Written by: Luke Davies
Based on the novel by: Saroo Brierley and Larry Buttrose
Starring: Rooney Mara, Nicole Kidman and Dev Patel
Release Date: 11/25/2016
Running Time: 120 minutes

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IMDb

What did you think of this film?
In LION, five-year-old Saroo (Sunny Pawar) gets lost on a train traveling away from his home and family. Frightened and bewildered, he ends up thousands of miles away, in chaotic Kolkata. Somehow he survives living on the streets, escaping all sorts of terrors and close calls in the process, before ending up in an orphanage that is itself not exactly a safe haven. Eventually Saroo is adopted by an Australian couple (Nicole Kidman and David Wenham), and finds love and security as he grows up in Hobart. As an adult, not wanting to hurt his adoptive parents’ feelings, Saroo (Dev Patel) suppresses his past, his emotional need for reunification and his hope of ever finding his lost mother and brother. But a chance meeting with some fellow Indians reawakens his buried yearning. Armed with only a handful of memories, his unwavering determination, and a revolutionary technology known as Google Earth, Saroo sets out to find his lost family and finally return to his first home.

Are There Any Extras During The Credits? No

Are There Any Extras After The Credits? Yes

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The scene where Guddu is riding on top of the coal train as it emerges from a tunnel is shown again followed by the dedication “In loving memory of Guddu”

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Dedication: In loving memory of Guddu

Carol (2015)

<br /> Title: Carol
Rating: R
Directed by: Todd Haynes
Written by: Phyllis Nagy
Based on the novel by: Patricia Highsmith
Starring: Cate Blanchett, Rooney Mara and Sarah Paulson
Release Date: 11/20/2015
Running Time: 118 minutes

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IMDb

Set in 1950s New York, a department-store clerk who dreams of a better life falls for an older, married woman.

What did you think of this film?

During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Pan (2015)

<br /> Title: Pan (aka. Pan 3D)
Rating: PG
Directed by: Joe Wright
Written by: Jason Fuchs
Based on characters created by: J.M. Barrie
Starring: Hugh Jackman, Levi Miller, Garrett Hedlund, Rooney Mara, Adeel Akhtar, Nonso Anozie and Amanda Seyfried
Release Date: 10/9/2015
Running Time: 111 minutes

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IMDb

12-year-old orphan Peter is spirited away to the magical world of Neverland, where he finds both fun and dangers, and ultimately discovers his destiny — to become the hero who will be forever known as Peter Pan.

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During Credits? No

After Credits? No

Dedicated to Zubin, Mohan and Ossian and to the memory of Danny Schechter

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Tag: Rooney Mara

Women Talking (2022)*

Nightmare Alley (2021)*

Don’t Worry, He Won’t Get Far on Foot (2018)

Secret Scripture, The (2016)

Una (2016)

Ghost Story, A (2017)

Song to Song (2017)*

Lion (2016)*

Carol (2015)

Pan (2015)

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