Oscar-winning actor Diane Keaton, who died October 11, had a storied 50-year career in Hollywood. From her first on-screen appearances — in Woody Allen’s 1970s comedies and in The Godfather dramas — she delivered moving and often charming portrayals. Never trading on her natural beauty, Keaton was known for her dazzling smile, contagious laugh, and one-of-a-kind style — captured on screen in Annie Hall (the wardrobe was her own, according to Ralph Lauren).
Your Bloomfield Township Public Library card lets you stream many of Keaton’s acclaimed performances, commercial free and without a subscription. To begin with either hoopla or Kanopy, select the links below or stop at the Adult and Teen Services desk.
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Play It Again, Sam (1972 • PG)
Allan Felix is a film critic who gets dumped by his wife. Now, his married friends Dick and Linda try in vain to fix him up. His dating skills are less than stellar, even with the advice from a recurring hallucination of the cool, charismatic film noir star Humphrey Bogart.
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The Godfather 1972 • R
Keaton portrays young Michael Corleone’s (Al Pacino) wife in this chilling portrait of his mob family’s rise to and near-fall from power. Also starring Marlon Brando, James Caan, and Robert Duvall. Based on the novel by Mario Puzo.The acclaimed trilogy is available for streaming on hoopla:
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Annie Hall 1977 • PG
Writer-director-actor Woody Allen and co-star Diane Keaton are in prime form in this celebrated comedy and Best Picture Oscar winner. Allen portrays a neurotic, insecure, and indecisive comedy writer who falls head over heels in love with a charmingly quirky woman (Keaton) who wants to be a singer.
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Interiors 1978 • PG
Diane Keaton and Mary Beth Hurt star in Woody Allen’s bold and compelling drama about a repressed, crisis-ridden family struggling to come to terms with each other and the world around them.
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Manhattan 1979 • R
Woody Allen, Diane Keaton, Meryl Streep, and Mariel Hemingway star in Woody Allen’s semi-autobiographical comedy about the embattled life and loves of a successful New York comedy writer.
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Reds 1981 • PG
In this Oscar-winning historical epic directed by and starring Warren Beatty, American journalist John Reed (Beatty) chronicles the Russian Revolution while navigating a passionate, volatile relationship with feminist writer Louise Bryant (Diane Keaton). Their bond is tested as politics and ideals pull them in opposing directions and is further strained by the presence of playwright Eugene O’Neill (Jack Nicholson). Reds fuses sweeping romance, ideological commitment, and documentary realism into a celebrated film.
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Little Drummer Girl 1984 • R
Screen adaptation of John Le Carre’s bestseller about a pro-Palestinian actress who gets recruited to impersonate an Israeli agent and gets caught in the world of terrorists.
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Mrs. Soffel 1984 • PG-13
In 1901 Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, wife and mother Kate Soffel (Keaton) chafes within the confines of her repressive life and yearns for something more than her proper, boring husband can offer. She devotes her free time to reading to the inmates of the county prison—where she meets and falls in love with handsome inmate Ed Biddle (Gibson). Now, her passion leads her to abandon her husband, her children, and her place in society to help Ed escape from prison and join him in a desperate, doomed, romantic dash for freedom across the border in Canada. Based on a true story.
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Radio Days 1987 • PG
In this star-studded portrait of the 1940s, Woody Allen weaves together a young boy’s comical memories with zany stories from the golden age of radio to create a delightful tapestry of hilarious vignettes…and a beautiful eulogy to a bygone era.
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Baby Boom 1987 • PG
Written by Nancy Meyers and Charles Shyer and directed by Shyer, this rom-com stars Keaton as a driven Manhattan career woman who finds her life turned upside down when she “inherits” a baby. A semi-satiric fantasy unfurls as she loses her job and, with her yuppie boyfriend (Harold Ramis), moves with baby to a deeply picturesque — if falling-down — Vermont house, and meets a helpful vet (played by Sam Shepard).
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The Good Mother 1988 • R
Having weathered an early and unexciting marriage, recent divorcee Anna Dunlap is just beginning to adjust to her life as a single parent when she falls in love with Leo Cutter, an enigmatic Irish sculptor who captivates the shy piano teacher with his unconventional attitudes and ideas. Liberated by their unchecked passion for each other and the growing sense of personal freedom that she experiences as a result of their union, Anna believes she has found a happy balance between her newly discovered needs as a woman and the fulfilling relationship she shares with her daughter Molly. Her idyllic world is shattered, however, when her ex-husband Brian questions her lifestyle and sues Anna for custody of their daughter.
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Marvin’s Room 1996 • PG-13
In this heartfelt family drama, Bessie (Diane Keaton), a woman quietly caring for her ailing father (Hume Cronyn) in Florida, is diagnosed with leukemia and must reconnect with her estranged sister Lee (Meryl Streep), a tough single mother in Ohio. As Lee arrives with her troubled teenage son Hank (Leonardo DiCaprio), long-buried tensions resurface alongside unexpected moments of grace. Also starring Robert De Niro, the film explores forgiveness, sacrifice, and the fragile ties that bind a fractured family back together.
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First Wives Club 1996 • PG-13
Bette Midler, Goldie Hawn and Diane Keaton are longtime friends. After years of helping their hubbies climb the ladder of success, each has been dumped for a newer, curvier model. But the trio is determined to turn their pain into gain.
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Morning Glory 2010 • PG-13
For Becky (Rachel McAdams), running a TV show in New York City was the big break she dreamed of…until star co-anchors Mike (Harrison Ford) and Colleen (Diane Keaton) declare an all-out, on-air war. Making the show work with its cast of eccentric characters and outrageous story angles will take a major miracle, but Becky is ready to rise and outshine.
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Hampstead 2017 • PG-13
In this gentle romantic drama inspired by true events, American widow Emily Walters (Diane Keaton) lives a quiet life near London’s Hampstead Heath until she meets Donald Horner (Brendan Gleeson), a gruff recluse living off the grid in a makeshift shack. As developers try to evict him, Emily joins his fight, and an unlikely bond blossoms between two people defying expectations. With charm and quiet resilience, they discover it is never too late to start over.
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Book Club 2018 • PG-13
The lives of four longtime friends are turned upside down to hilarious ends when their book club attempts to shake things up by reading the infamous Fifty Shades of Grey. From discovering new romance to rekindling old flames, they inspire each other to make their next chapter the best.
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Arthur’s Whisky 2024 • R
After discovering her late husband Arthur’s secret whisky can reverse aging, Joan and her two best friends relive the exhilaration of youth. But as the whisky begins to run out, they must confront whether fleeting youth can lead to lasting happiness. Also starring Patricia Hodge and Lulu.
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