Melissa Anschutz

Melissa Anschutz

Movies for Melissa Anschutz...

Malicious
Title: Malicious
Character: Lauren McCabe
Released: March 5, 2023
Type: Movie
The McCabe family's weekend getaway is turned upside down when a mysterious stranger knocks on their door.
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Best Years Gone
Title: Best Years Gone
Character: Mandy
Released: September 18, 2021
Type: Movie
Gil Giles is a former small track racer, whose dreams of the big time came crashing down one night at the track. Now, Gil spends his days drinking and hustling anything he can flip for cash with dreams of making a comeback one day.
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Bigfoot, UFOs and Jesus
Title: Bigfoot, UFOs and Jesus
Character: Hannah Howard
Released: May 25, 2021
Type: Movie
A lifetime ago in a sleepy Michigan lake town, Hannah Howard (Melissa Anschutz) experienced something otherworldly. For years the event was pushed to the corners of her mind, seemingly forgotten until a trip home starts unlocking her past memories. Can her advice-giving, hippy-mother (Victoria Jackson) or the small town preacher (Don Most) or her newly discovered, bigfoot-hunting brother (Josh 'Ponceman' Perry) help her make sense of it all? To add to the growing mystery, the strange events have started again upon Hannah's return. Strange lights appearing in the sky over a place locals call the Devil's Crossroads.
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Lost Heart
Title: Lost Heart
Character: Hannah Howard
Released: October 17, 2020
Type: Movie
Hannah, a burnt out, mega-music star, returns to her small Northern Michigan hometown of Lost Heart, for her estranged father's funeral. There she will confront the ghosts of her past and perhaps find her peace and balance once again.
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MBF: Man's Best Friend
Title: MBF: Man's Best Friend
Character: Lisa Bixby
Released: October 28, 2019
Type: Movie
An engaging tale that shows the parallels between the treatment of wounded military veterans and 'last chance' shelter dogs.
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The Christ Slayer
Title: The Christ Slayer
Character: Mother Mary
Released: April 19, 2019
Type: Movie
Takes place at the Passover and the days that follow the crucifixion. A mix of scripture and Christian legend woven to try and create a more complete picture. It follows Longinus as the Roman soldier who put the spear to Jesus on the cross.
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Wild Faith
Title: Wild Faith
Character: Hester Thickett
Released: September 10, 2017
Type: Movie
Emmett Murphy (Shane Hagedorn) is a Civil War veteran who returns to his Michigan home looking for peace. After his wife dies, he fulfills his promise to a dying soldier and brings the Negro widow, Haddie (Lauren LaStrada) and her daughter to stay with him and his son. The townsfolk aren’t ready for this modern family and a nefarious plot to remove them is hatched. Facing bigotry and greatly outnumbered, Emmett struggles to find faith. But when the circus train comes to town, a mysterious turn of events provide Emmett and his family with the unexpected help they need to overcome.
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Elder Island
Title: Elder Island
Character: Maria Wiggenstein
Released: November 16, 2016
Type: Movie
Based on the true events revolving around Beaver Island, Michigan and King James Strang--Elder Island, 1856. Peter Wiggenstein turned to the men of the five island families around him and warned: "Tell nothing of this" as the men all looked at the body of their former Reverend--gunned down just outside his own home--and a decision was made. They secretly buried the body on Graves Island, and the reign of America's first and only king ended; but for every end, there is always a new beginning, for an evil was born that night. Five families have always controlled the Island. Five families share the Island's fortune; five families share its curse.
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40 Nights
Title: 40 Nights
Character: Mary
Released: June 7, 2016
Type: Movie
Examines the pre-ministry life of Jesus starting with his baptism with John the Baptist. From there Jesus embarks on his self- exploration journey into the wilderness for 40 nights. He is tempted by the Devil thrice in various forms.
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Bestseller
Title: Bestseller
Character: Anne Harper
Released: May 5, 2015
Type: Movie
Chicago literary agent, Anne Harper, vacations to a remote cabin in the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. While there, a disgruntled writer is waiting in the shadows to seek his revenge.
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Ashes of Eden
Title: Ashes of Eden
Character: Dana
Released: July 8, 2014
Type: Movie
An "Urban American Graffiti" tale of choices, consequences, redemption and faith all woven into a gritty framework of tested relationships.
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7 Stones
Title: 7 Stones
Character: Laura Brummels
Released: January 26, 2012
Type: Movie
Laura Brummels is determined to avenge the death of a young boy - a death she could have prevented, but didn't. It's placed her in a prison of guilt driven by her cooperation as a reporter with a political regime that's successfully corrupted her. Fallen from grace with the regime, Laura is sentenced to Aquila, where no one escapes and an annual monsoon floods the prison, eliminating everyone. And she discovers her chance to clear her conscience: One of the notorious guards is the young boy's killer. This is her chance to avenge the boy's death and relieve her guilt. But there's a surprise for her in the large cell where she's placed: another prisoner, Joseph, has survived the last flood and has been working to escape from Aquila before the next flood comes. He's devised a clever means of removing stones from the prison ceiling, but he can't do it alone. To succeed he must convince his new cell mate to abandon murder and choose to survive with him and escape.