List of the best Bette Midler movies: Beaches(1988), Divine Madness(1980), Hocus Pocus(1993), For the Boys(1991), That Old Feeling(1997), Scenes From a Mall(1990), Jinxed!(1982), Gypsy(1993), Stella(1990), Ruthless People(1986), The First Wives Club(1996), Parental Guidance(2012) ... ...
Drama
USA
1988
123 Minutes
Bette Midler Barbara Hershey John Heard Spalding Gray Lainie Kazan James Read Grace Johnston Mayim Bialik Marcie Leeds
young girl lawyer singer husband mother daughter heartwarming melodramatic mushy touching atlantic city, n.j. los angeles new york city san francisco household friendship family ambition loyalty show business
A privileged rich debutante and a cynical struggling entertainer share a turbulent, but strong childhood friendship over the years.
Documentary
USA
1980
95 Minutes
Herself, The Divine Miss M
Bette Midler The Harlettes
In 1980, the head usher at the Pasadena Civic Auditorium gives his crew a pep talk: he wants tonight's "Betty Midler" show to go smoothly. He's a little worried about risque language, ... See full summary »
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1993
95 Minutes
Bette Midler Sarah Jessica Parker Kathy Najimy Omri Katz Thora Birch Vinessa Shaw Sean Murray Larry Bagby III Tobias Jelinek Stephanie Faracy Charles Rocket
witch boy sister girlfriend cat hilarious frenetic quirky cottage salem, mass. family home woods graveyard dance hall youth superstition halloween witchcraft curse quest
A curious youngster moves to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century.
Musical, Romance
USA
1991
145 Minutes
Dixie Leonard
Bette Midler James Caan George Segal Patrick O'Neal Christopher Rydell Brandon Call Arye Gross
performer entertainer writer soldier husband uncle emotional dark united states stage england korea vietnam world war ii korean war vietnam war jealousy teamwork performance quest
U.S. entertainer Eddie Sparks wants to bring some fun to the soldiers during World War II and contacts singer/dancer Dixie Leonard for help. They become the perfect team and tour from North... See full summary »
Romance
USA
1997
105 Minutes
Lilly Leonard
Bette Midler Dennis Farina Paula Marshall Gail O'Grady David Rasche James Denton Danny Nucci Jayne Eastwood Michael J. Reynolds
bride mother father fiancé husband paparazzo airy amusing playful witty wedding hotel room balcony bar wedding rekindled romance divorce political campaign infidelity scandal
A bride's divorced parents find their old feelings for each other during the wedding reception and over the course of the next few days upsetting the newlywed's honeymoon.
Comedy
USA
1990
87 Minutes
Deborah Fifer
Bette Midler Woody Allen Bill Irwin Daren Firestone Rebecca Nickels Paul Mazursky Gregory Moore Michael Brown
On their 16th anniversary, a married couple's trip to a Beverly Hills mall becomes the stage for personal revelations and deceptions.
Comedy
USA
1982
105 Minutes
Bonita Friml
Bette Midler Ken Wahl Rip Torn Val Avery Jack Elam Benson Fong F. William Parker Ian Wolfe
gambler blackjack dealer lounge singer casino owner mistress offbeat las vegas lake tahoe reno, nev. casino hotel gambling bad luck deception love triangle transformation 1980s
Harold, a professional gambler, and his girlfriend Bonita, a lounge singer, follow Willie, a young blackjack dealer, around the western U.S. Harold has a jinx on Willie and can't lose with ... See full summary »
Musical
1993
150 Minutes
Mama Rose
Bette Midler Peter Riegert Cynthia Gibb Ed Asner Christine Ebersole Michael Jeter Andrea Martin Linda Hart Anna McNeely Jeffrey Broadhurst Tony Shalhoub
mother daughter sister agent vaudevillian burlesque dancer charming spirited backstage family home office stage gypsy rose lee mother/daughter relationship ambition show business burlesque sibling rivalry growing up rise
Stage-mother Mama Rose (Bette Midler) sees one daughter quit, while her other one (Cynthia Gibb) becomes stripper Gypsy Rose Lee.
Drama
1990
114 Minutes
Stella Claire
Bette Midler John Goodman Trini Alvarado Stephen Collins Marsha Mason Eileen Brennan Linda Hart Ben Stiller William McNamara
A working-class woman (Bette Midler) raises her out-of-wedlock daughter (Trini Alvarado) alone, then lets her go to her rich father.
Comedy
USA
1986
95 Minutes
Danny DeVito Jim Abrahams Bette Midler Judge Reinhold Helen Slater Anita Morris Bill Pullman William G. Schilling Art Evans
millionaire wife mistress kidnapper dark offbeat amusing los angeles household kidnapping family dysfunction marital problems murder blackmail revenge rivalry 1980s
A couple, cheated by a vile businessman, kidnap his wife in retaliation, without knowing that their enemy is delighted they did.
Comedy
USA
1996
102 Minutes
Goldie Hawn Bette Midler Diane Keaton Maggie Smith Sarah Jessica Parker Dan Hedaya Stockard Channing Victor Garber Stephen Collins Elizabeth Berkley Marcia Gay Harden
friend ex-husband interior decorator socialite daughter mafioso amusing emotional quirky hysterical new york city funeral apartment bar store city apartment reunion suicide divorce friendship
Reunited by the death of a college friend, three divorced women seek revenge on the husbands who left them for younger women.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
2012
104 Minutes
Diane Decker
Billy Crystal Bette Midler Marisa Tomei Tom Everett Scott Bailee Madison Joshua Rush Kyle Breitkopf Jennifer Crystal Foley Rhoda Griffis Gedde Watanabe Cade Jones
grandfather grandmother daughter husband granddaughter grandson madcap heartwarming atlanta household outdoors generation gap baby-sitting family relationships modern life adventure transformation 2010s
Artie and Diane agree to look after their three grandkids when their type-A helicopter parents need to leave town for work. Problems arise when the kids' 21st-century behavior collides with Artie and Diane's old-school methods.
Drama, Romance
USA|UK
2007
100 Minutes
Bernice
Helen Hunt Colin Firth Bette Midler Matthew Broderick Ben Shenkman John Benjamin Hickey Lynn Cohen Salman Rushdie
teacher mother love interest husband touching amusing brooklyn, n.y. apartment school restaurant single life life lessons pregnancy faith betrayal mother/child relationship underdog discovery 2000s
April, 39, wants a baby but her husband leaves her. When her adoptive mother dies, she's contacted by her bio mom, a TV talk show host. April starts seeing the divorced dad of one of her students at school.
Comedy
USA
2004
93 Minutes
Bobbie Markowitz
Nicole Kidman Matthew Broderick Bette Midler Glenn Close Christopher Walken Roger Bart David Marshall Grant Jon Lovitz Faith Hill Mike White Lorri Bagley
husband wife friend neighbor housewife uneasy quirky connecticut stepford, conn. suburb household spa deception suburban life gender roles mind control husband/wife relationship male chauvinism discovery mystery
The secret to a Stepford wife lies behind the doors of the Men's Association.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA|UK|Sweden
2017
91 Minutes
Muv
Alex Lawther Abigail Breslin AnnaSophia Robb Bette Midler Laverne Cox Willa Fitzgerald Celia Weston Mickey Sumner Eddie Schweighardt John McEnroe Larry Pine
teen boy teen girl transfer student mother father bully emotional creative spirited endearing positive profound high school house classroom library locker room football field transsexuality bullying
Follows the story of teenager Billy Bloom who, despite attending an ultra conservative high school, makes the decision to run for homecoming queen.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2008
114 Minutes
Leah Miller
Meg Ryan Annette Bening Eva Mendes Debra Messing Jada Pinkett Smith Carrie Fisher Cloris Leachman Debi Mazar Bette Midler Candice Bergen Tilly Scott Pedersen
designer husband daughter friend editor wife touching amusing melodramatic new york city department store office beauty salon family home friendship infidelity divorce betrayal relationships marriage
A wealthy New Yorker wrestles with the decision to leave her cheating husband, as she and her friends discover that women really can have it all.
Comedy
USA
1995
105 Minutes
John Travolta Gene Hackman Rene Russo Danny DeVito Dennis Farina Delroy Lindo James Gandolfini David Paymer Martin Ferrero Miguel Sandoval Jon Gries
gangster actress director producer gritty cool outlandish offbeat miami las vegas hollywood, calif. movie making gambling kidnapping metamorphosis pursuit rescue 1990s
A mobster travels to Hollywood to collect a debt, and discovers that the movie business is much the same as his current job.