List of the best Angela Lansbury movies: Something for Everyone(1970), Bedknobs and Broomsticks(1971), The Company of Wolves(1985), Please Murder Me(1955), The Mirror Crack'd(1980), A Life at Stake(1954), The Shell Seekers(1989), Murder, She Wrote: South by Southwest(1997), Murder, She Wrote: The Celtic Riddle(2003), Murder, She Wrote: The Last Free Man(2001), Mrs. Santa Claus(1996), Shootdown(1988) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
1970
112 Minutes
Countess Herthe von Ornstein
butler countess son daughter cheeky charming austria household deception aspirations greed family murder wretched excess transformation pursuit 19th century
In post-war Austria, young, handsome country lad, Konrad Ludwig (Michael York), charms his way into a butler position at the castle of the widowed (and destitute) countess von Ornstein (... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Fantasy
USA
1971
117 Minutes
Miss Price
Angela Lansbury David Tomlinson Roddy McDowall Sam Jaffe John Ericson Bruce Forsyth Reginald Owen Tessie O'Shea Arthur E. Gould-Porter Ben Wrigley Rick Traeger
child nazi witch con artist playful charming crafty england village imaginary world world war ii magic witchcraft childcare adventure growing up escape 1940s
An apprentice witch, three kids and a cynical magician conman search for the missing component to a magic spell to be used in the defense of Britain in World War II.
Horror
UK
1985
95 Minutes
Granny
Angela Lansbury David Warner Sarah Patterson Graham Crowden Brian Glover Kathryn Pogson Stephen Rea Tusse Silberg
young woman grandmother werewolf hunter bride father eerie dark passionate forest household village lycanthropy romance supernatural disappearance dreams murder forbidden love metamorphosis
A teenage girl in a country manor falls asleep while reading a magazine, and has a disturbing dream involving wolves prowling the woods below her bedroom window.
Crime, Drama
USA
1955
78 Minutes
Myra Leeds
Angela Lansbury Raymond Burr Dick Foran John Dehner Lamont Johnson Robert Griffin Denver Pyle Alex Sharp Lee Miller Madge Blake Russ Thorson
A lawyer suffers a guilt complex after getting a murder acquittal for his client, and then finding out she did commit the crime.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1980
105 Minutes
Miss Jane Marple
Angela Lansbury Elizabeth Taylor Edward Fox Rock Hudson Kim Novak Tony Curtis Geraldine Chaplin Wendy Morgan Charles Gray Pierce Brosnan Margaret Courtenay
movie star miss marple husband fan son aunt tense england village murder investigation jealousy nervous breakdown comeback death threat discovery mystery rivalry revenge 1950s
Miss Jane Marple comes to solve the mystery when a local woman is poisoned and a visiting movie star seems to have been the intended victim.
Drama
USA
1954
78 Minutes
Doris Hillman
Angela Lansbury Keith Andes Douglas Dumbrille Claudia Barrett Jane Darwell Gavin Gordon Charles Maxwell William Henry Kathleen Mulqueen Dan Sturkie Jeane Wood
An out-of-work architect meets a married woman who has a business proposition for him. The architect begins to suspect the woman's interest in him is not just financial and may actually be deadly.
Drama
UK|Egypt
1989
95 Minutes
Penelope Keeling
Angela Lansbury Irene Worth Sam Wanamaker Christopher Bowen Michael Gough Patricia Hodge Sophie Ward Denis Quilley
old woman daughter son friend lover mother-in-law emotional endearing household cornwall, england aging mortality family romance memory world war ii discovery love 20th century
An unscrupulous archaeologist searches for Alexander's treasure, using clues he finds by desecrating historical sites and artifacts; but he is not the only one who is trying to find the treasure.
Mystery & Thriller
1997
96 Minutes
Jessica Fletcher
Angela Lansbury Mel Harris Keith David Richard Riehle Harriet Sansom Harris John Vargas Elya Baskin Ray Baker Cliff Bemis Michael A. Krawic Nelson Mashita
mysterious woman journalist missing person navajo amateur sleuth fbi agent tense small town texas city desert train unintended consequences partnership dysfunction investigation awakening whistleblowing pursuit 1990s
Sleuth Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) seeks a woman (Mel Harris) who witnessed the murder of a government whistle-blower.
Mystery & Thriller
2003
96 Minutes
Jessica Fletcher
Angela Lansbury Fionnula Flanagan Cyril O'Reilly Lynn Wanlass Timothy V. Murphy Joe Michael Burke Andrew Connolly Geraldine Hughes Helena Carroll Sean Lawlor W. Morgan Sheppard
investigator suspenseful spirited rousing intricate gripping fascinating engaging ireland murder treasure teamwork family relationships mystery pursuit 2000s
While Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) is in Ireland for the reading of a will, someone starts murdering the heirs.
Mystery & Thriller
2001
97 Minutes
Jessica Fletcher, Sarah McCullough
Angela Lansbury Phylicia Rashad Michael Jace David Ogden Stiers Madison Mason Tim Abell Elizabeth Lackey Mac Davis Beth Grant Tim DeKay Walton Goggins
amateur sleuth slave plantation owner engaging intricate striking plantation deep south slavery murder family history discovery mystery 2000s
Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) investigates the death of a slave (Michael Jace) who was accused of murdering a plantation owner in the 1860s.
Other, Musical
1996
97 Minutes
Mrs. Santa Claus
Angela Lansbury Charles Durning Michael Jeter Terrence Mann David Norona Debra Wiseman Rosalind Harris Bryan Murray Lynsey Bartilson Grace Keagy Linda Kerns
mrs. claus santa claus stableman toy maker airy amusing charming new york city north pole life lessons christmas love friendship child labor adventure transformation 1910s
She (Angela Lansbury) is stranded in 1910 New York City while testing a new route for Mr. Claus (Charles Durning).
Drama
1988
95 Minutes
A U.S. woman (Angela Lansbury) whose son (Kyle Secor) was on board seeks the truth about Korean Air Lines flight 007, downed by Soviets in 1983.
Mystery & Thriller
2000
97 Minutes
Jessica Fletcher
Angela Lansbury Robert Mailhouse Kathryn Morris Steven Culp Duncan Regehr Alan Fudge Jay Acovone Santiago Douglas Kathy Evison Dan Martin Scott Burkholder
murder victim columnist intern detective writer suspenseful maine conference justice detective work investigation cruelty determination talent 2000s
While at a writer's conference, Jessica Fletcher (Angela Lansbury) tries to solve the murder of a man who wrote a nonfiction book about the KGB.
Drama
USA
1947
112 Minutes
Clotilde de Marelle
George Sanders Angela Lansbury Ann Dvorak Frances Dee John Carradine Susan Douglas Rubes Hugo Haas Marie Wilson Albert Basserman Warren William Katherine Emery
womanizer widow daughter nobleman journalist wife crafty melodramatic hedonistic party france house newsroom social climbing dueling marriage frame-ups exploitation divorce wretched excess
Writer Georges Duroy (George Sanders) is one social-climbing S.O.B. who does most of his climbing over the warm (and cold) bodies of women. He begins with Rachel (Marie Wilson), a hanger-on... See full summary »
Western
USA
1955
78 Minutes
Randolph Scott Angela Lansbury Warner Anderson Jean Parker Wallace Ford John Emery James Bell Ruth Donnelly Michael Pate Don Megowan Jeanette Nolan
marshal showgirl assassin businessman criminal melodramatic gripping wild west small town street violence murder lost loves law and order quest transformation 19th century
Marshal Calem Ware (Randolph Scott) must face unpleasant facts about his past when he attempts to run a criminal gang out of town.
Adventure
1952
77 Minutes
Leslie
Mark Stevens Angela Lansbury Patric Knowles Rhys Williams Gene Evans Robert Osterloh Peter Brocco Todd Karns
pirate captain love interest sailor thrilling amusing ship ocean france pirates mutiny greed war deception wretched excess temptation adventure 1810s
Americans (Mark Stevens, Patric Knowles) try to smuggle gold from France to use against the British in the War of 1812.
Horror
USA
1945
110 Minutes
Sibyl Vane
George Sanders Hurd Hatfield Angela Lansbury Donna Reed Lowell Gilmore Peter Lawford Richard Fraser Lydia Bilbrook Morton Lowry Douglas Walton Mary Forbes
wealthy man painter lord enemy lover creepy disturbing sad london tavern parlor theater street attic youth beauty blackmail morality vanity suicide
A corrupt young man somehow keeps his youthful beauty, but a special painting gradually reveals his inner ugliness to all.
Musical
UK|USA
1983
112 Minutes
Ruth
Kevin Kline Linda Ronstadt Angela Lansbury George Rose Rex Smith Tony Azito David Hatton Louise Gold Teresa Codling
pirate apprentice love interest military officer police officer nurse cheeky amusing spirited cornwall, england ship castle woods romance piracy duty patriotism honor family love
After a young man leaves a band of pirates, hilarity ensues.
Romance
USA
1948
97 Minutes
Mabel Sabre
Walter Pidgeon Deborah Kerr Angela Lansbury Binnie Barnes Janet Leigh Dame May Whitty Rene Ray Virginia Kelley Reginald Owen John Abbott Rhys Williams
writer wife widow pregnant woman townsperson ex-lover melodramatic powerful touching small town england publishing house front lines house small-town life world war ii scandal rumors suicide false accusations
It's 1939 in the small English town of Penny Green, and events in Poland are about to change lives. Mark Sabre (Walter Pidgeon), a writer of school text books, has married Mabel (Dame ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1946
92 Minutes
Dusty Millard
A former reporter comes back home after serving in the army during World War I and finds that it's much more difficult to find work than he expected. Desperate, one day he crashes a wedding... See full summary »
Musical, Romance
USA
1962
103 Minutes
Sarah Lee Gates
Elvis Presley Joan Blackman Angela Lansbury Nancy Walters Roland Winters John Archer Howard McNear Steve Brodie Iris Adrian Darlene Tompkins Jenny Maxwell
surfer singer matriarch girlfriend friend lighthearted campy uplifting beach mansion bus hawaii surfing rebellion singing youth forbidden love growing up transformation 1960s
After arriving back in Hawaii from the Army, Chad Gates (Elvis Presley) defies his parents' wishes for him to work at the family business and instead goes to work as a tour guide at his girlfriend's agency.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
UK
1979
99 Minutes
Miss Froy
Elliott Gould Cybill Shepherd Angela Lansbury Herbert Lom Arthur Lowe Ian Carmichael Jenny Runacre Jean Anderson
heiress american photographer nazi passenger elderly woman cheeky thrilling suspenseful amusing switzerland germany train bavaria train station hotel conspiracy missing persons train travel espionage
While travelling in pre-war Nazi Germany, a young couple realize a passenger seems to have been kidnapped off of their train, but, no other passenger aside from themselves, recalls her.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2011
94 Minutes
Mrs. Van Gundy
Jim Carrey Carla Gugino Angela Lansbury Ophelia Lovibond Madeline Carroll Clark Gregg Jeffrey Tambor David Krumholtz Philip Baker Hall Maxwell Perry Cotton James Tupper
real estate developer penguin ex-wife child father boss lighthearted madcap heartwarming amusing playful apartment new york city central park zoo office street marriage human-animal friendship family
The life of a businessman begins to change after he inherits six penguins, and as he transforms his apartment into a winter wonderland, his professional side starts to unravel.
Comedy
UK
1965
125 Minutes
Lady Blystone
Kim Novak Richard Johnson Angela Lansbury Leo McKern Vittorio De Sica George Sanders Lilli Palmer Peter Butterworth
orphan young woman mayor son lady husband banker petty criminal thief ship captain priest prison guard amusing brash campy cheeky confident engaging frenetic gutsy
A bawdy story of how a poor damsel surrenders her virtue again and again to get to the top of society.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
1962
126 Minutes
Mrs. Iselin
Frank Sinatra Laurence Harvey Janet Leigh Angela Lansbury Henry Silva James Gregory Leslie Parrish John McGiver Khigh Dhiegh James Edwards Douglas Henderson
war hero politician soldier spy communist tense intricate china washington, d.c. rally costume party brainwashing communism cold war political campaign assassination conspiracy transformation rise revenge
A former prisoner of war is brainwashed as an unwitting assassin for an international Communist conspiracy.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1955
101 Minutes
Princess Gwendolyn
Danny Kaye Norman Panama Glynis Johns Basil Rathbone Angela Lansbury Cecil Parker Mildred Natwick Robert Middleton Michael Pate Herbert Rudley Noel Drayton
carnival worker maid king princess jester witch lighthearted hilarious cheeky england forest castle woods hut courtyard royalty impersonation schemes magic father/daughter relationship
A hapless carnival performer masquerades as the court jester as part of a plot against an evil ruler who has overthrown the rightful King.
Drama
USA
1960
123 Minutes
Mavis Pruitt
Robert Preston Dorothy McGuire Eve Arden Angela Lansbury Shirley Knight Lee Kinsolving Frank Overton Robert Eyer Penney Parker Ken Lynch Dennis Whitcomb
father mother daughter son boyfriend delinquent bleak gripping melodramatic oklahoma house school family unemployment relationships financial troubles marital problems hard times discovery transformation
In Oklahoma in the 1920s, Rubin Flood (Robert Preston) loses his job as a travelling salesman when the company goes bankrupt. This adds to his worries at home. His wife Cora (Dorothy ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1949
128 Minutes
Semadar
Hedy Lamarr Victor Mature George Sanders Angela Lansbury Henry Wilcoxon Olive Deering Fay Holden Julia Faye Russ Tamblyn William Farnum Lane Chandler
hero traitor soldiers brutal melodramatic sultry israel middle east religion blindness god superhuman abilities battle love forbidden love rivalry pursuit 10th century b.c.
When strongman Samson rejects the love of the beautiful Philistine woman Delilah, she seeks vengeance that brings horrible consequences they both regret.
Romance
USA
1949
119 Minutes
Audrey Quail
Walter Pidgeon Ethel Barrymore Peter Lawford Angela Lansbury Janet Leigh Louis Calhern Francis L. Sullivan Melville Cooper Robert Coote Alan Napier Roman Toporow
colonel mother superior major aide ballerina private tense emotional vienna convent train station rome repatriation communism faith romance duty suicide quest escape
Shortly after the end of World War II, British Colonel Michael S. "Hooky" Nicobar (Walter Pidgeon) is assigned to a unit in the British Zone of Vienna. His duty is to aid the Soviet ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Other, Drama
USA
2018
115 Minutes
Rose
Alivia Clark Angela Lansbury Ioan Gruffudd Jane Seymour Katie McGrath Roma Downey
Follow the heartwarming journey of two orphan girls whose only wish is to find a home for Christmas. With a little help from their guardian angels (Dick Van Dyke and Dame Angela Lansbury), they discover miracles can happen when you believe.
Comedy, Drama
1959
93 Minutes
Pearl
Ernest Borgnine Anne Baxter John Mills Angela Lansbury Ethel Gabriel Vincent Ball Janette Craig
girlfriend widow farmer worker husband melodramatic emotional australia farm sydney love triangle vacation unemployment affair long-distance relationship maturing growing up love 1950s
Two laid-off Australian sugar-cane cutters (Ernest Borgnine, John Mills) spend their 17th summer with their girlfriends in Sydney.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1944
114 Minutes
Nancy Oliver
Charles Boyer Ingrid Bergman Joseph Cotten Dame May Whitty Angela Lansbury Terry Moore
singer husband inspector maid dark uneasy brooding london italy household tower of london deception treasure murder opera revenge mystery pursuit 1880s
Years after her aunt was murdered in her home, a young woman moves back into the house with her new husband. However, he has a secret that he will do anything to protect, even if it means driving his wife insane.
Drama
USA
1944
125 Minutes
Edwina Brown
Mickey Rooney Elizabeth Taylor Donald Crisp Anne Revere Angela Lansbury Reginald Owen Norma Varden Jackie "Butch" Jenkins Terry Kilburn
equestrian jockey daughter father mother trainer inspiring heartwarming england countryside racetrack family home aspirations horse racing family friendship competition discovery growing up transformation
A jaded former jockey helps a young girl prepare a wild but gifted horse for England's Grand National Sweepstakes.
Drama
USA
1962
111 Minutes
Annabell Willart
Warren Beatty Eva Marie Saint Brandon de Wilde Karl Malden Angela Lansbury Barbara Baxley Evans Evans Albert Paulsen
gigolo teenager parent son bleak dark tense cleveland ohio family dysfunction brotherhood love triangle father/son relationship suicide forbidden love growing up wretched excess 1960s
Ralph (Karl Malden) and Annabell Willart (Dame Angela Lansbury) are a feuding couple who are constantly bickering over their worthless, good-for-nothing son Berry-Berry (Warren Beatty). ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1964
106 Minutes
Isabel Boyd
Peter Sellers Tippy Walker Merrie Spaeth Paula Prentiss Angela Lansbury Phyllis Thaxter Tom Bosley Bibi Osterwald John Fiedler
pianist housewife young girl divorcée cheery amusing playful new york city central park apartment first love best friends infatuation infidelity growing up 1960s
A mischievous, adventuresome fourteen-year-old girl and her best friend begin following an eccentric concert pianist around New York City after she develops a crush on him.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1966
100 Minutes
Gloria
James Garner Jean Simmons Suzanne Pleshette Katharine Ross Angela Lansbury George Voskovec Jack Gilford Joe Mantell Raymond St. Jacques Ken Lynch Beeson Carroll
amnesiac woman stranger tense rousing central park manhattan street apartment search amnesia identity quest discovery mystery 1960s
An amnesiac (James Garner) wanders the streets of Manhattan, trying to solve the mystery of who he is.
Romance
Italy|Austria|USA
1960
98 Minutes
Countess Lina
Sophia Loren John Gavin Maurice Chevalier Isabel Jeans Angela Lansbury Robert Risso Friedrich Ledebur Carlo Hinterman Tullio Carminati Adrienne Gessner Milly Vitale
Princess Olympia (Sophia Loren), despite her life status cannot resist the urge to satisfy her sexual appetites. Exiled to the countryside, Olympia falls in love with American millionaire Charlie Foster (John Gavin).
Musical, Comedy
USA
1946
101 Minutes
Em
Judy Garland John Hodiak Ray Bolger Preston Foster Virginia O'Brien Angela Lansbury Marjorie Main Chill Wills Kenny Baker Selena Royle Cyd Charisse
waitress restaurant manager saloon girl saloon owner cowboy uplifting charming playful new mexico saloon restaurant wild west love letters deception romance restaurant business train travel rivalry love 1880s
On a train trip West to become a mail-order bride, Susan Bradley (Judy Garland) meets a cheery crew of young women travelling out to open a "Harvey House" restaurant at a remote whistle-stop.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA|UK|France
2005
99 Minutes
Aunt Adelaide
Emma Thompson Colin Firth Kelly Macdonald Derek Jacobi Patrick Barlow Celia Imrie Imelda Staunton Thomas Brodie-Sangster Angela Lansbury Eliza Bennett Raphaël Coleman
nanny young boy young girl baby aunt father hilarious heartwarming england household family childcare childhood children vs. adults bad behavior growing up love 19th century
A governess uses magic to rein in the behavior of seven ne'er-do-well children in her charge.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1978
140 Minutes
Mrs. Salome Otterbourne
Peter Ustinov Bette Davis David Niven Jane Birkin Lois Chiles Mia Farrow Jon Finch Olivia Hussey George Kennedy Angela Lansbury Simon MacCorkindale
hercule poirot elderly woman colonel killer heiress sidekick suspenseful engaging intricate egypt nile river cruise ship murder pleasure cruise mystery wealth guns blackmail mystery pursuit
As Hercule Poirot enjoys a luxurious cruise down the Nile, a newlywed heiress is found murdered on board. Can Poirot identify the killer before the ship reaches the end of its journey?
Musical, Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|UK
2018
130 Minutes
Emily Blunt Lin-Manuel Miranda Ben Whishaw Emily Mortimer Pixie Davies Nathanael Saleh Joel Dawson Colin Firth Meryl Streep Julie Walters Dick Van Dyke
bank teller father child nanny sister playful heartwarming spectacular emotional cheeky cheery england house bedroom living room family relationships loss magic adventure
A few decades after her original visit, Mary Poppins, the magical nanny, returns to help the Banks siblings and Michael's children through a difficult time in their lives.
Musical, Biography
USA
1946
132 Minutes
Robert Walker Van Heflin Lucille Bremer Dorothy Patrick Judy Garland Kathryn Grayson Lena Horne Tony Martin Dinah Shore Frank Sinatra June Allyson
composer mentor daughter producer sweetheart singer charming confident moving new york city theater ship london countryside nightclub songwriting ambition broadway romance competition
Biography of songwriter and Broadway pioneer, Jerome Kern (Robert Walker). Unable to find immediate success in the U.S., Kern sought recognition abroad. He journeyed to England where his dreams of success became real and where he met his future wife Eva Leale (Dorothy Patrick).
Other, Drama, History
USA
1965
195 Minutes
Max von Sydow Charlton Heston Carroll Baker Dorothy McGuire Robert Loggia Claude Rains Jose Ferrer Marian Seldes John Abbott Rodolfo Acosta Michael Ansara
prophet traitor god king mary magdalene disciple inspiring profound jerusalem bethlehem israel jesus christ betrayal god christianity resurrection sacrifice 1st century
An all-star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.