TopTenREVIEWS presents the film career and movie reviews of Diane Venora.

Diane Venora
Birthdate: August 10, 1952

Diane Venora

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CAREER SPAN

Decade
Movie Score
# Movies
1980s
2.3657
6
total ranking of 2.3657
1990s
2.6553
12
total ranking of 2.6553
2000s
2.0897
9
total ranking of 2.0897
Ratings and rankings are based on all available critic reviews & awards.
Overall Actor Score: Diane Venora is ranked overall as 2.3752 of of 4 stars2.3752

Diane Venora Movie Rankings

1
Diane Venora starring in Insider
Diane Venora scores a combined 3.0763 out of 4 stars for Insider3.0763
A scientist hired by "Big Tobacco" revels the secrets of the industry in a "60 minutes" interview, but when the tobacco industry threatens a lawsuit, CBS caves and shelves the expose. ...more about Insider
2
Diane Venora starring in Heat
Diane Venora scores a combined 3.0060 out of 4 stars for Heat3.0060
Hunters and their prey--Neil and his professional criminal crew hunt to score big money targets (banks, vaults, armored cars) and are, in turn, hunted by Lt. Vincent Hanna and his team of cops in the Robbery/Homicide police division. ...more about Heat
3
Diane Venora starring in Wolfen
Diane Venora scores a combined 2.8005 out of 4 stars for Wolfen2.8005
A city cop is assigned to solve a bizarre set of violent murders where it appears that the victoms were killed by animals. In his pursuit he learns of an Indian legend about wolf spirits. ...more about Wolfen
4
Bird (1988)
Diane Venora scores a combined 2.7538 out of 4 stars for Bird2.7538
Saxophone player Charlie Parker comes to New York in 1940. He is quickly noticed for his remarkable way of playing. He becomes a drug addict but his loving wife Chan tries to help him. ...more about Bird
Actor Awards
  • Golden Globes, USA - Best Performance by an Actress in a Supporting Role in a Motion Picture
  • New York Film Critics Circle Awards - Best Supporting Actress
  • Sant Jordi Awards - Best Foreign Actress (Mejor Actriz Extranjera)
5
True Crime (1999)
Diane Venora scores a combined 2.7534 out of 4 stars for True Crime2.7534
Steve Everett, Oakland Tribune journalist with a passion for women and alcohol, is given the coverage of the upcoming execution of murderer Frank Beachum. His attractive colleague Michelle died in a car accident the night before. ...more about True Crime
6
Hamlet (2000)
Diane Venora scores a combined 2.7154 out of 4 stars for Hamlet2.7154
New York, 2000. A specter in the guise of the newly-dead CEO of Denmark Corporation appears to Hamlet, tells of murder most foul, demands revenge, and identifies the killer as Claudius, the new head of Denmark, Hamlet's uncle and now step-father. ...more about Hamlet
7
Cotton Club, The (1984)
Diane Venora scores a combined 2.6629 out of 4 stars for Cotton Club2.6629
The Cotton Club was a famous night club in Harlem. The story follows the people that visited the club, those that ran it, and is peppered with the Jazz music that made it so famous. ...more about Cotton Club
8
Jackal, The (1997)
Diane Venora scores a combined 2.6344 out of 4 stars for Jackal2.6344
Russian mobster Terek Murad has declared open season on the Russian militia and the FBI over the shooting of his brother in a Moscow nightclub. He hires the Jackal, a nasty assassin whom nobody has even seen, to kill the Director of the FBI. ...more about Jackal
Actor Awards
  • Blockbuster Entertainment Awards - Favorite Supporting Actress - Suspense
9
F/X (1986)
Diane Venora scores a combined 2.6308 out of 4 stars for F/X2.6308
A movies special effects man is hired by a government agency to help stage the assassination of a well known gangster. When the agency double cross him, he uses his special effects to trap the gangster and the corrupt agents. ...more about F/X
10
Romeo + Juliet (1996)
Diane Venora scores a combined 2.6136 out of 4 stars for Romeo + Juliet2.6136
Shakespeare's famous play is updated to the hip modern suburb of Verona still retaining its original dialogue. The gun-toting members of the families wage a vicious war on the streets as the star-crossed lovers, their tragic destiny. ...more about Romeo + Juliet
11
13th Warrior, The (1999)
Diane Venora scores a combined 2.5422 out of 4 stars for 13th Warrior2.5422
In AD 922, Arab courtier Ahmad Ibn Fadlan accompanies a party of Vikings to the barbaric North. Ibn Fadlan is appalled by the Vikings customs-- their wanton sexuality, their disregard for cleanliness, their cold-blooded human sacrifices. ...more about 13th Warrior
12
Three Wishes (1995)
Diane Venora scores a combined 2.4100 out of 4 stars for Three Wishes2.4100
When Jane Holman is driving with her two sons, Tom and Gunny, she accidentally runs into a drifter, named Jack McCloud, who breaks his leg. Feeling sorry for him, Jane invites Jack and his dog Betty Jane to stay at her home until his leg has healed. ...more about Three Wishes
  • Not Available on DVD
13
Surviving Picasso (1996)
Diane Venora scores a combined 2.2548 out of 4 stars for Surviving Picasso2.2548
In 1943, a young painter, Françoise Gilot (1921- ) meets Pablo Picasso (1881-1973), already the most celebrated artist in the world. For the next ten years, she is his mistress, bears him two children, is his muse, and paints within his element. ...more about Surviving Picasso
  • Not Available on DVD
14
Self-Medicated (2007)
Diane Venora scores a combined 2.2013 out of 4 stars for Self-Medicated2.2013
Based on true events. On the edges of Las Vegas, 17-year-old Andrew's life is spiraling out of control. ...more about Self-Medicated
  • Not Available on DVD
16
Megiddo: The Omega Code 2 (2001)
Diane Venora scores a combined 2.0325 out of 4 stars for Megiddo: The Omega Code 22.0325
Megiddo is a supernatural ride into a world teetering on the edge of the Apocalypse. ...more about Megiddo: The Omega Code 2
17
Substitute, The (1996)
Diane Venora scores a combined 1.8852 out of 4 stars for Substitute1.8852
After a botched mission in Cuba, professional mercenary Shale and his crew Joey Six, Hollan, Rem, and Wellman head home to Miami, Florida, where Shale is reunited with his fiance Jane Hetzko, who is a history teacher at Columbus High School in Miami. ...more about Substitute
18
Stateside (2004)
Diane Venora scores a combined 1.8611 out of 4 stars for Stateside1.8611
A love story about two imperfect teenagers who find perfect love. The film follows the story of two teenagers from different worlds--Mark Deloach and Dori Lawrence--as their lives quickly spiral out of control. ...more about Stateside
19
Looking For An Echo (2000)
Diane Venora scores a combined 1.7740 out of 4 stars for Looking For An Echo1.7740
Chronicles two old pals in middle age as they look back to when they were teenage musical stars. Vinnie (Assante), a well-to-do bartender is a widower with three children, the youngest suffering from lukemia. ...more about Looking For An Echo
20
Ironweed (1987)
Diane Venora scores a combined 1.7236 out of 4 stars for Ironweed1.7236
Albany, New York, Halloween, 1938. Francis Phelan and Helen Archer are bums, back in their birth city. She was a singer on the radio, he a major league pitcher. ...more about Ironweed
  • Not Available on DVD
21
Heartbreak Hospital (2002)
Diane Venora scores a combined 1.6749 out of 4 stars for Heartbreak Hospital1.6749
A comedy set in the fast-paced world of soap operas. ...more about Heartbreak Hospital
  • Not Available on DVD
22
Touched (2005/I)
Diane Venora scores a combined 1.2283 out of 4 stars for Touched1.2283
23
Young Girl and the Monsoon, The (2001)
Diane Venora scores a combined 1.0913 out of 4 stars for Young Girl and the Monsoon1.0913
The story of Hank (Kinney), a divorced photojournalist, whose life seem to be spinning out of control as his 13-year-old daughter (Muth) moves in with him for three months. ...more about Young Girl and the Monsoon
24
Terminal Choice (1985)
Diane Venora scores a combined 0.0136 out of 4 stars for Terminal Choice0.0136
A patient in an hospital dies under mysterious circumstances. The attending doctor Fank Holt gets under suspect - he'd been fired already from his last position due to mispractice. For his defence he investigates with help of doctor Anna Lang. ...more about Terminal Choice
  • Not Available on DVD
25
Breaking Dawn (2004)
No Reviews Available
A dedicated young medical student is assigned to probe into the mind of Don Wake, a patient at a psychiatric hospital loaded with secrets. ...more about Breaking Dawn
26
Joyriders, The (1999)
No Reviews Available
A suicidal older man, Gordon Trout (Martin Landau), is kidnapped for his car and money by three runaway teenagers who live on the streets (Shawn Hatosy, Heather McComb, Elisabeth Moss). ...more about Joyriders
  • Not Available on DVD
27
Seed: A Love Story (1997)
No Reviews Available
  • Not Available on DVD