Directed by Tim Blake Nelson • 1997 • United States
Starring Martha Plimpton, Kevin Anderson, Nick Stahl
One of the great but long-unheralded debut films, Tim Blake Nelson’s first feature is an emotionally shattering tale of existential desolation in a small Oklahoma town. Unfolding in a fractured, time-shuffling structure, EYE OF GOD traces the fates of two seemingly disconnected individuals—one a lonely waitress (an extraordinary Martha Plimpton) who enters into a relationship with a violent ex-convict, the other a teenage boy (Nick Stahl) whom the police discover late one night, traumatized and bloody—whose lives converge in shocking tragedy.
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The Grey Zone
Directed by Tim Blake Nelson • 2001 • United States
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Anesthesia
Directed by Tim Blake Nelson • 2016 • United States
Starring Sam Waterston, Kristen Stewart, Glenn CloseA snowy New York City night, a beloved teacher, a shocking crime: this provocative drama pieces together the puzzle of a man’s life just before it changes forever. While on his way home one e...
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Leaves of Grass
Directed by Tim Blake Nelson • 2009 • United States
Starring Edward Norton, Susan Sarandon, Richard DreyfussDirector Tim Blake Nelson’s audacious, tonally assured blend of black comedy and crime thriller features a marvelous dual performance from Edward Norton as identical twins Bill and Brady ...
