List of the best Beatrice Straight movies: Poltergeist(1982), The Silken Affair(1956), Network(1976), Endless Love(1981), The Borrowers(1973), The Nun's Story(1959), The Formula(1980), Phone Call From a Stranger(1952) ... ...
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1982
114 Minutes
Dr. Lesh
Craig T. Nelson JoBeth Williams Beatrice Straight Dominique Dunne Oliver Robins Heather O'Rourke Zelda Rubinstein Martin Casella Richard Lawson Michael McManus Virginia Kiser
father mother daughter son child parapsychologist creepy chilling fascinating frightening california household abduction ghosts television possession exorcism mystery transformation pursuit
A family's home is haunted by a host of demonic ghosts.
Crime, Comedy, Romance, Drama
UK
1956
96 Minutes
Theora
David Niven Genevieve Page Ronald Squire Beatrice Straight Wilfrid Hyde-White Howard Marion-Crawford Dorothy Alison Miles Malleson Richard Wattis Joan Sims
Spoiler: Roger Tweakham, a married accountant leading a hum-drum life gets involved with a motivating model, 'tweaks' the books of a stocking-factory whose owner he likes so it will show a ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1976
121 Minutes
Louise Schumacher
Faye Dunaway Peter Finch William Holden Robert Duvall Beatrice Straight Wesley Addy Ned Beatty Arthur Burghardt Bill Burrows John Carpenter Jordan Charney
news reporter television producer terrorist emotional striking witty gutsy television studio new york city meaning of life ambition disillusionment fame television discovery transformation 1970s
A television network cynically exploits a deranged former anchor's ravings and revelations about the news media for its own profit.
Romance, Drama
USA
1981
115 Minutes
Rose Axelrod
Brooke Shields Martin Hewitt Don Murray Shirley Knight Richard Kiley Beatrice Straight James Spader Ian Ziering Robert Moore Penelope Milford Jan Miner
A high-school student's love for a 15-year-old girl is thwarted by parental disapproval, circumstance, and accident; he burns down her family's house and is committed to a psychiatric hospital.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
1973
81 Minutes
Mrs. Crampfurl
Eddie Albert Tammy Grimes Judith Anderson Karen Pearson Dennis Larson Beatrice Straight Barnard Hughes Murray Westgate Danny McIlvary
tiny person mother father young boy young girl aunt amusing tense endearing creative england underground house family childhood friendship disability evading capture discovery escape
A boy discovers a little man (Eddie Albert) and his family living under the floorboards of a Victorian house.
Drama
USA
1959
149 Minutes
Mother Christophe (Sanatorium)
Audrey Hepburn Peter Finch Edith Evans Peggy Ashcroft Dean Jagger Mildred Dunnock Beatrice Straight Patricia Collinge Eva Kotthaus Ruth White Niall MacGinnis
nun doctor mother superior mental patient solemn emotional melodramatic tense belgian congo africa belgium medicine religious vows world war ii virginity disease faith sacrifice transformation temptation
After leaving a wealthy Belgian family to become a nun, Sister Luke struggles with her devotion to her vows during crisis, disappointment, and World War II.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1980
117 Minutes
Kay Neeley
George C. Scott Marlon Brando Marthe Keller John Van Dreelen Calvin Jung John Gielgud Beatrice Straight Richard Lynch Robin Clarke Iake Eissinmann Alan North
lieutenant oil baron scientist spy police officer suspenseful intricate los angeles berlin apartment oil business espionage murder investigation secret conspiracy quest pursuit underdog 1980s
An unearthly fog rolls into a small coastal town exactly 100 years after a ship mysteriously sank in its waters.
Drama
USA
1952
96 Minutes
Claire Fortness
Gary Merrill Bette Davis Shelley Winters Michael Rennie Keenan Wynn Evelyn Varden Warren Stevens Beatrice Straight Ted Donaldson Craig Stevens Helen Westcott
lawyer actress doctor salesman wife moving engaging sad powerful iowa airport accidental death plane crash friendship commitment surprise visit discovery transformation 1950s
While awaiting a delayed flight, a lawyer who has left his unfaithful wife, befriends three fellow passengers. After the plane crashes and he is among the few to survive, he feels compelled to contact the families of his dead friends.