List of the best Elizabeth Taylor movies: Who's Afraid of Virginia Woolf?(1966), Cat on a Hot Tin Roof(1958), Giant(1956), Suddenly, Last Summer(1959), The Taming of the Shrew(1967), Cleopatra(1963), Reflections in a Golden Eye(1967), Butterfield 8(1960), Courage of Lassie(1946), Night Watch(1973), The V.I.P.s(1963), Elephant Walk(1954) ... ...
Drama
USA
1966
129 Minutes
Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton George Segal Sandy Dennis Agnes Flanagan Frank Flanagan
professor wife teacher alcoholic bleak brash disturbing new england family home college nightclub abuse alcoholism marriage infidelity parenthood rivalry wretched excess 1960s
A bitter, aging couple, with the help of alcohol, use their young houseguests to fuel anguish and emotional pain towards each other over the course of a distressing night.
Drama
USA
1958
108 Minutes
Maggie Pollitt
Elizabeth Taylor Paul Newman Burl Ives Jack Carson Judith Anderson Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood Larry Gates Vaughn Taylor Patty Ann Gerrity Robert "Rusty" Stevens Brian Corcoran
alcoholic wife father brother mother sister-in-law sultry melodramatic mississippi family home marriage family love money rivalry quest 1950s
Brick is an alcoholic ex-football player who drinks his days away and resists the affections of his wife. A reunion with his terminal father jogs a host of memories and revelations for both father and son.
Drama
USA
1956
201 Minutes
Leslie Lynnton Benedict
Elizabeth Taylor Rock Hudson James Dean Carroll Baker Jane Withers Chill Wills Mercedes McCambridge Dennis Hopper Sal Mineo Rod Taylor Earl Holliman
rancher wife wealthy man emotional passionate texas ranch competition family wealth oil business class distinctions rivalry forbidden love rise fall 1950s
Sprawling epic covering the life of a Texas cattle rancher and his family and associates.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
UK|USA
1959
114 Minutes
Catherine Holly
Elizabeth Taylor Montgomery Clift Katharine Hepburn Albert Van Dekker Mercedes McCambridge Gene Raymond Mavis Villiers Patricia Marmont Joan Young Maria Britneva Sheila Robbins
debutante aunt surgeon patient brooding dark melodramatic mental institution new orleans house mental illness betrayal family history death trauma family dysfunction discovery mystery forbidden love 1930s
A surgeon is assigned the case of a young woman whose aunt wants her lobotomized to cover up a family secret.
Comedy
Italy|USA
1967
126 Minutes
Producer
Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Cyril Cusack Michael Hordern Alfred Lynch Alan Webb Victor Spinetti Roy Holder Mark Dignam Bice Valori Natasha Pyne
wanderer beautiful woman sister suitor tutor father witty charming padua, italy mansion battle of sexes love-hate relationship opposites attract marrying for money love rivalry quest 16th century
Brutish, fortune-hunting scoundrel Petruchio tames his wealthy, shrewish wife, Katharina.
Drama, History
Switzerland|UK|USA
1963
243 Minutes
Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Rex Harrison Pamela Brown George Cole Hume Cronyn Cesare Danova Kenneth Haigh Andrew Keir Martin Landau Roddy McDowall
julius caesar mark antony cleopatra soldier military officer passionate powerful spectacular ancient egypt royal court jealousy love triangle politics assassination quest love ancient egypt
Queen Cleopatra VII of Egypt experiences both triumph and tragedy as she attempts to resist the imperial ambitions of Rome.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1967
109 Minutes
Leonora Penderton
Elizabeth Taylor Marlon Brando Brian Keith Julie Harris Zorro David Gordon Mitchell Irvin Dugan Fay Sparks Robert Forster Douglas Stark Al Mulock
Bizarre tale of sex, betrayal, and perversion at a military post.
Drama
USA
1960
109 Minutes
Gloria Wandrous
Elizabeth Taylor Laurence Harvey Eddie Fisher Dina Merrill Mildred Dunnock Betty Field Jeffrey Lynn Kay Medford Susan Oliver George Voskovec Virginia Downing
call girl married man co-worker friend family member wife brooding emotional intense new york city hotel bar restaurant car bedroom prostitution affair money tragedy romance
A beautiful New York model and socialite moonlights as a call-girl, but all things change when she falls for a married man and the consequences are tragic.
Drama
USA
1946
93 Minutes
Elizabeth Taylor Frank Morgan Tom Drake Selena Royle Harry Davenport George Cleveland Catherine McLeod Morris Ankrum Arthur Walsh Mitchell Lewis Jane Green
dog teen girl lawyer dog trainer hero soldier uplifting inspiring emotional woods animal hospital pacific northwest lake courtroom accident reunion world war ii bravery dogs rescue
Bill (Pal) gets separated from his litter, making friends with the wild creatures until he's found and adopted by young Kathie Merrick (Dame Elizabeth Taylor). An accident separates him ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1973
105 Minutes
Ellen Wheeler
neurotic husband friend wife inspector neighbor dark brooding suspenseful house paranoia marital problems witnessing murder uncertainty alcohol investigation discovery mystery quest 1970s
Ellen Wheeler (Dame Elizabeth Taylor), a rich woman, is recovering from a nervous breakdown with the help of her husband and a good friend. One day, while staring out the window, she ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
UK
1963
119 Minutes
Frances Andros
Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Louis Jourdan Elsa Martinelli Margaret Rutherford Maggie Smith Rod Taylor Orson Welles Linda Christian Dennis Price
wife husband millionaire producer actress duchess engaging intense passionate intricate airport london hotel wealth social standing airports financial crisis affair marriage transformation
As fog delays departure for a group of travellers bound for New York City, they wait at the lounge of London's Heathrow airport, with each passenger at a moment of crisis in his or her life.
Adventure
USA
1954
103 Minutes
Elizabeth Taylor Dana Andrews Peter Finch Abraham Sofaer Abner Biberman Noel Drayton Rosalind Ivan Barry Bernard Philip Tonge Edward Ashley Leo Britt
plantation owner wife foreman friend emotional playful melodramatic ceylon mansion plantation jungle love triangle wealth loneliness drought cholera outbreak fire wretched excess love rivalry
The young bride of a rich planter finds herself the only white woman at Elephant Walk tea plantation, British Ceylon.
Drama
USA
1965
116 Minutes
Laura Reynolds
Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Eva Marie Saint Charles Bronson Robert Webber James Edwards Torin Thatcher Tom Drake Douglas Henderson Morgan Mason Dusty Cadis
artist illegitimate son minister headmaster teacher wife brooding melodramatic powerful passionate monterey, calif. boarding school church beach house guilt single mothers love triangle doomed romance infidelity mother/son relationship
A free-spirited single mother forms a connection with the wedded headmaster of an Episcopalian boarding school in Monterey, California.
Romance
USA
1954
115 Minutes
Louise Durant
Elizabeth Taylor Vittorio Gassman John Ericson Louis Calhern Michael Chekhov Barbara Bates Richard Hageman Richard Lupino Celia Lovsky Stuart Whitman Madge Blake
millionaire heiress student violinist love interest pianist emotional melodramatic france villa music conservatory switzerland zurich love triangle music betrayal love love rivalry rise
Spoiled heiress Louise Durant (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) decides to leave the comfort of her father's estate in southern France to study piano at the Music Conservatory in Zurich, despite ... See full summary »
Drama
UK
1972
110 Minutes
Zee Blakeley
Elizabeth Taylor Michael Caine Susannah York Margaret Leighton John Standing Mary Larkin Michael Cashman
The venomous and amoral wife of a wealthy architect tries, any way she can, to break up the blossoming romance between her husband and his new mistress; a good-natured young widow who holds a dark past.
Romance
USA
1950
82 Minutes
Mary Belney
Elizabeth Taylor Van Johnson Percy Waram Fay Holden Leon Ames Edgar Buchanan Selena Royle Gene Lockhart Rosemary DeCamp Philip Ahn Gordon Richards
lawyer alcoholic psychoanalyst judge prosecutor tenant lighthearted charming new york city courtroom party alcoholism psychosomatic illness court battles eviction romance love transformation 1950s
A law school graduate is hired by a top law firm, but hides from them a secret about a problem he has. He is so allergic to alcohol that one whiff of it and he passes out like a light.
Romance
USA
1952
81 Minutes
Elizabeth Taylor Larry Parks Tom Tully Josephine Hutchinson Ann Doran Elinor Donahue Kathleen Freeman Doreen McCann Alex Gerry Richard Wessel
agent dance instructor mother father client spirited cheery winsome emotional connecticut new york city nightclub bar baseball field hotel music industry courtship deception commitment family
The dancing teacher Anastacia "Stacie" Macaboy (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) falls in love with the smart theatre agent Jud Parker (Larry Parks). He likes her, too, but does not want to give up ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1970
113 Minutes
Fran Walker
Elizabeth Taylor Warren Beatty Charles Braswell Hank Henry Olga Valery
businessman pianist chorus girl gambler lover mistress emotional touching somber las vegas lounge casino gambling love triangle infidelity show business forbidden love difficult decision love transformation
Fran Walker (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) walks into a piano bar for pizza. She comes back home with Joe Grady (Warren Beatty), the piano player. Joe plans on winning five thousand dollars and leaving Las Vegas, Nevada. Fran waits for something else. Meanwhile, he moves in with her.
Drama
USA
1953
69 Minutes
daughter boyfriend gangster lawyer father tense melodramatic courtroom house unlikely romance mobsters crime father/daughter relationship marriage love triangle forbidden love temptation rivalry transformation 1950s
Attorney's daughter falls for one of his gangster clients.
Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
Soviet Union|USA
1976
99 Minutes
Elizabeth Taylor Jane Fonda Ava Gardner Cicely Tyson Patsy Kensit Harry Andrews Georgiy Vitsin Nadezhda Pavlova
A pair of peasant children, Mytyl ( Patsy Kensit ) and her brother Tyltyl ( Todd Lookinland ), are led on a magical quest for the fabulous Blue Bird of Happiness (Nedezhda Pavlova) by the ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1973
99 Minutes
wife husband playboy plastic surgeon emotional somber melodramatic doctor's office switzerland ski resort lodge plastic surgery middle age failing marriage love interest desperation discovery transformation temptation 1970s
Barbara Sawyer (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) gets secret plastic surgery in Switzerland in an attempt to save her marriage to Mark Sawyer (Henry Fonda), but he doesn't seem interested in meeting ... See full summary »
Drama
1986
100 Minutes
Elizabeth Taylor Robert Wagner James Coco William Windom Edward Winter Ken Olin Chad Lowe
A Hollywood actress (Elizabeth Taylor) recovers from a breakdown, finds TV work and begins a romance with a stranger (Robert Wagner).
Comedy, Drama
1983
100 Minutes
Deborah Shapiro
Elizabeth Taylor Carol Burnett Henry Ramer Barbara Tyson Stephen Young Bruce Grey Chuck Shamata
Two recent divorcees (Elizabeth Taylor, Carol Burnett) from different backgrounds become friends after colliding in a parking lot.
Drama
1954
116 Minutes
Helen Ellswirth
Elizabeth Taylor Van Johnson Walter Pidgeon Donna Reed Eva Gabor George Dolenz Roger Moore Kurt Kaszner
husband wife sister father suitor daughter melodramatic emotional paris family home café love triangle ambition wealth family alcoholism writing love wretched excess 1950s
Sudden money ruins a struggling writer (Van Johnson) and his wife (Elizabeth Taylor) in post-World War II Paris.
Drama
1968
109 Minutes
Leonora
Elizabeth Taylor Mia Farrow Robert Mitchum Peggy Ashcroft Pamela Brown Michael Strong Robert Douglas
prostitute stepfather niece aunt disturbing gritty raw intense mansion london death of a child family dysfunction insanity suicide incest transformation forbidden love temptation 1960s
A girl (Mia Farrow) looks like a London hooker's (Elizabeth Taylor) late daughter, while the hooker looks like the girl's late mother.
Comedy, Western
1987
97 Minutes
A Bible-toter (Elizabeth Taylor) wins cash and a cathouse while on a train with her cousin (George Hamilton) and a bounty hunter (Tom Skerritt).
Drama, Romance
1972
148 Minutes
Jane Reynolds
Elizabeth Taylor Richard Burton Carrie Nye Barry Foster Gabriele Ferzetti Daniela Surina Rudolph Walker Mark Colleano
The dissolution of an 18-year marriage is seen through the eyes of both the husband (Richard Burton) and wife (Elizabeth Taylor).
Drama
1989
96 Minutes
Elizabeth Taylor Mark Harmon Valerie Perrine Kevin Geer Seymour Cassel Ronnie Claire Edwards Cheryl Paris Rip Torn
Florida gigolo Chance Wayne (Mark Harmon) brings home ex-screen queen Alexandra Del Lago (Elizabeth Taylor).
Drama
1974
101 Minutes
Lise
Elizabeth Taylor Ian Bannen Mona Washbourne Guido Mannari Maxence Mailfort Andy Warhol
Drama
1968
113 Minutes
Flora `'Sissy'` Goforth
wealthy woman poet friend servant nurse emotional tense island mansion terminal illness death wealth denial class distinctions poetry fall wretched excess 1960s
A dying millionaire sings her swan song to the Angel of Death who comes to her island hideaway as a down-and-out poet.
Drama
USA
1951
122 Minutes
Montgomery Clift Elizabeth Taylor Shelley Winters Keefe Brasselle Raymond Burr Anne Revere Fred Clark Kathryn Givney
blue-collar worker girlfriend socialite uncle brooding emotional passionate factory family home lake ambition social standing blue collar wealth love triangle temptation love rivalry fall 1950s
A poor boy gets a job working for his rich uncle and ends up falling in love with two women.
Drama
USA
1944
125 Minutes
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.
Comedy
USA
1950
93 Minutes
Katherine "Kay" Banks
Spencer Tracy Elizabeth Taylor Joan Bennett Don Taylor Billie Burke Leo G. Carroll Moroni Olsen Melville Cooper Taylor Holmes Paul Harvey Frank Orth
father bride daughter mother groom amusing playful endearing america household church wedding marriage family aging parenthood love growing up 1950s
The father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, along with the financial and organizational trouble of arranging the wedding.
Drama
Italy|France|West Germany
1976
150 Minutes
Kirk Douglas Elizabeth Taylor Burt Lancaster Helmut Berger Theodore Bikel Linda Blair Richard Dreyfuss Stefan Gierasch David Groh Julius Harris Helen Hayes
The young student Paolo Passeri is firmly anti-militarist but has to do his military service.
Adventure
UK|USA
1952
106 Minutes
Rebecca
Robert Taylor Elizabeth Taylor Joan Fontaine George Sanders Emlyn Williams Robert Douglas Finlay Currie Felix Aylmer Francis De Wolff Guy Rolfe Norman Wooland
knight king prince pretty woman robin hood engaging spirited england castle wilderness forest rescue romance competition kidnapping adventure rivalry rescue love 12th century
A knight seeks to free the captive King Richard (Norman Wooland) and put him back on the throne.
Drama
USA
1957
168 Minutes
Montgomery Clift Elizabeth Taylor Eva Marie Saint Nigel Patrick Lee Marvin Rod Taylor Agnes Moorehead Walter Abel Jarma Lewis Tom Drake Rhys Williams
southern belle abolitionist sweetheart soldier student son passionate melodramatic indiana new orleans household tennessee georgia battlefield american civil war unhappy marriage mental illness deception suicide love
A student falls in love with a Southern belle, but their relationship is complicated by her troubled past and the on-set of the Civil War.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1980
105 Minutes
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.
Fantasy
USA
1967
93 Minutes
Richard Burton Elizabeth Taylor Andreas Teuber Ian Marter Elizabeth O'Donovan David McIntosh Jeremy Eccles
scapegoat mephistopheles helen of troy lucifer pope student somber hedonistic tense germany university royal court bedroom sin knowledge time travel damnation religion arrogance wretched excess
After the animal communicating veterinarian goes too far for his clientele, he and his friends escape their hometown to the sea in search of the Great Pink Sea Snail.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1949
87 Minutes
Robert Taylor Elizabeth Taylor Robert Flemyng Harold Warrender Honor Blackman Marjorie Fielding Thora Hird Marie Ney Wilfrid Hyde-White Karel Stepanek Helen Haye
major young woman american englishman aunt spy thrilling tense gripping london apartment ballroom lake espionage marriage international conspiracy cold war husband/wife relationship love mystery
In Cold War London, young American Melinda Greyton (Dame Elizabeth Taylor) marries British Army Major Michael Curragh (Robert Taylor), who is a Communist spy working for the Soviets.
Comedy, Drama
1971
90 Minutes
sea captain widow lover ghost cobbler postal worker cheeky emotional winsome creative wales fishing village dreams secret love regret community small-town life love 1940s
The inhabitants of the Welsh village of Llareggub offer their impressions on life's absurdities and longings.
Comedy
USA
1947
118 Minutes
Mary Skinner
William Powell Irene Dunne Elizabeth Taylor Edmund Gwenn ZaSu Pitts Jimmy Lydon Martin Milner
father mother son schoolgirl maid amusing endearing new york city household father/son relationship family marriage parenthood authority transformation love 1890s
A straitlaced turn-of-the-century father presides over a family of boys and the mother who really rules the roost.
Comedy
USA
1951
82 Minutes
Kay 'Kitten' Dunstan
Spencer Tracy Joan Bennett Elizabeth Taylor Don Taylor Billie Burke Moroni Olsen Richard Rober Marietta Canty Russ Tamblyn Tom Irish Hayden Rorke
father mother daughter son-in-law mother-in-law father-in-law amusing endearing touching united states household parenthood love family old age love growing up 1950s
The father of a young woman deals with the emotional pain of her getting married, along with the financial and organizational trouble of arranging the wedding.
Comedy
USA
1948
99 Minutes
Susan Packett
Greer Garson Walter Pidgeon Elizabeth Taylor Peter Lawford Cesar Romero Lucile Watson Nigel Bruce Mary Boland Reginald Owen Ian Wolfe Phyllis Morris
performer daughter husband painter mother-in-law acrobat amusing endearing london france ship cabin mother/daughter relationship wedding family class conflict deception love quest forbidden love
A London chorus girl tries to rekindle her relationships with her daughter, who she gave up as an infant, and her estranged husband, when the former becomes engaged.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1948
113 Minutes
Carol Pringle
Wallace Beery Jane Powell Elizabeth Taylor Carmen Miranda Robert Stack Selena Royle Scotty Beckett Leon Ames George Cleveland Lloyd Corrigan Clinton Sundberg
teen girl best friend sweetheart father dance instructor brother lighthearted amusing school dance santa barbara, calif. high school friendship teen romance dance suspicion love triangle discovery growing up 1940s
Hyperactive teenager Judy Foster (Jane Powell) challenges, and is challenged by, her overly-proper parents, pesky brother Randolph (Jerry Hunter), and boyfriend Ogden "Oogie" Pringle (Scotty Beckett).
Horror, Comedy, Action
USA
2010
89 Minutes
Lorna
Jay Saunders Daniel Ross Devon Marie Burt Kurt Skarstedt Elizabeth Taylor
Ninjas battle Vampires for the fate of the world in this all new Action-Horror-Comedy from the creators of 2010's cult smash, "Ninjas Vs Zombies"! Moments after down-on-his-luck Aaron is ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1943
88 Minutes
Priscilla
Roddy McDowall Donald Crisp Dame May Whitty Edmund Gwenn Nigel Bruce Elsa Lanchester Elizabeth Taylor Ben Webster J. Pat O'Malley Alan Napier Arthur Shields
lassie young boy mother father duke grandchild heartwarming family home yorkshire scotland countryside estate dogs family class distinctions journey escape quest 1940s
After her destitute family is forced to sell her, a collie named Lassie (Pal) escapes from her new owner and begins the long trek from Scotland to her Yorkshire home.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1994
92 Minutes
Pearl Slaghoople
John Goodman Elizabeth Perkins Rick Moranis Rosie O'Donnell Kyle MacLachlan Halle Berry Elizabeth Taylor Dann Florek Richard Moll Irwin Keyes Jonathan Winters
caveman factory worker friend housewife secretary boss amusing madcap heartwarming emotional quarry cave office friendship career corporate culture adoption family rise temptation
In a parallel modern-day Stone Age world, a working-class family, the Flintstones, are set up for an executive job. But they learn that money can't buy happiness.
Drama
1944
126 Minutes
Irene Dunne Alan Marshal Frank Morgan Roddy McDowall Peter Lawford Dame May Whitty C. Aubrey Smith Gladys Cooper Van Johnson John Warburton Jill Esmond
pretty woman father british soldier son colonel girlfriend melodramatic moving london hotel hospital romance world war i world war ii mother/son relationship loss love growing up sacrifice 1940s
A woman (Irene Dunne) from Oklahoma marries an English aristocrat (Alan Marshal) and raises a son between World War I and World War II.
Drama
USA
1944
96 Minutes
Joan Fontaine Orson Welles Margaret O'Brien Peggy Ann Garner John Sutton Sara Allgood Henry Daniell Agnes Moorehead Aubrey Mather Edith Barrett Barbara Everest
governess pretty woman aristocrat housekeeper maid young girl emotional melodramatic dark england countryside estate yorkshire moors forbidden love romance may-december romance poverty class distinctions forbidden love love
After a harsh childhood, orphan Jane Eyre is hired by Edward Rochester, the brooding lord of a mysterious manor house, to care for his young daughter.