Claim: Laura Linney was in a movie.

Kinsey is a 2004 American biographical drama film written and directed by Bill Condon . It describes the life of Alfred Charles Kinsey -LRB- played by Liam Neeson -RRB- , a pioneer in the area of sexology . His 1948 publication , Sexual Behavior in the Human Male -LRB- the first of the Kinsey Reports -RRB- was one of the first recorded works that tried to scientifically address and investigate sexual behavior in humans . The film also stars Laura Linney -LRB- in a performance nominated for the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress -RRB- , Chris O'Donnell , Peter Sarsgaard , Timothy Hutton , John Lithgow , Tim Curry , and Oliver Platt .