List of the best Elizabeth Wilson movies: Little Murders(1971), The Prisoner of Second Avenue(1975), The Ultimate Solution of Grace Quigley(1984), The Addams Family(1991), Man on a Swing(1974), The Incredible Shrinking Woman(1981), The Believers(1987), The Graduate(1967), The Tunnel of Love(1958), 9 to 5(1980), Miles to Go Before I Sleep(1974), Hyde Park on Hudson(2012) ... ...
Comedy, Drama
USA
1971
110 Minutes
Mrs. Newquist
Elliott Gould Marcia Rodd Vincent Gardenia Elizabeth Wilson Jon Korkes John Randolph Doris Roberts Lou Jacobi Donald Sutherland Alan Arkin
photographer interior decorator in-law parent brother lieutenant dark quirky amusing new york city subway household marriage tragic death relationships violence opposites attract love transformation 1970s
Pitch black comedy about a young nihilistic New Yorker coping with pervasive urban violence, obscene phone calls, rusty water pipes, electrical blackouts, paranoia and ethnic-racial conflict during a typical summer of the 1970s.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1975
105 Minutes
Pauline
Jack Lemmon Anne Bancroft Gene Saks Elizabeth Wilson Florence Stanley Maxine Stuart Ed Peck Gene Blakely Ivor Francis Stack Pierce Sylvester Stallone
housewife ad executive brother amusing quirky new york city apartment depression identity financial crisis marriage fall 1970s
A suddenly-unemployed company executive suffers a nervous breakdown, and his supporting wife tries everything to console him and pick up the slack.
Comedy
1984
102 Minutes
Emily Watkins
Katharine Hepburn Nick Nolte Chip Zien Elizabeth Wilson Kit Le Fever William Duell Walter Abel Truman Gaige Frances Pole Paula Trueman Christopher Murney
Grateful oldsters pay a spry widow (Katharine Hepburn) to be put out of their misery by her hit-man associate (Nick Nolte).
Comedy
USA
1991
102 Minutes
Abigail Craven, Dr. Greta Pinder-Schloss
Anjelica Huston Raul Julia Christopher Lloyd Dan Hedaya Elizabeth Wilson Judith Malina Carel Struycken Dana Ivey Paul Benedict Christina Ricci Jimmy Workman
father wife impostor child lawyer loan shark amusing endearing spirited dark family home mansion family impersonation schemes theft unemployment rescue discovery 1990s
Con artists plan to fleece an eccentric family using an accomplice who claims to be their long-lost uncle.
Crime, Drama
USA
1974
108 Minutes
Dr. Anna Willson
Cliff Robertson Joel Grey Dorothy Tristan Peter Masterson Elizabeth Wilson George Voskovec Ron Weyand Lane Smith Joe Ponazecki Christopher Allport Richard Venture
psychic police chief teacher mother police officer chilling gripping small town family home police station motel murder investigation mystery pursuit 1970s
A small-town police chief investigating a murder is offered help by a self-described psychic. However, when the chief discovers that the "psychic" is in possession of information known only... See full summary »
Fantasy, Comedy
USA
1981
88 Minutes
Dr. Ruth Ruth
Lily Tomlin Charles Grodin Ned Beatty Henry Gibson Elizabeth Wilson Mark Blankfield Pamela Bellwood John Glover
housewife husband son daughter businessman lab worker cheeky offbeat outlandish playful southern california suburbia family home feminism greed consumerism shrinking big business media circus metamorphosis
A housewife grows smaller and smaller in reaction to chemicals found in cosmetics and household products.
Horror
1987
114 Minutes
Kate Maslow
Martin Sheen Helen Shaver Harley Cross Robert Loggia Elizabeth Wilson Harris Yulin Lee Richardson Richard Masur
psychiatrist son love interest friend detective suspect creepy suspenseful new york city street office voodoo ritual sacrifice murder father/son relationship loss betrayal pursuit mystery wretched excess
A police psychologist (Martin Sheen) and his son (Harley Cross) discover a sacrificial cult in New York.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1967
105 Minutes
Mrs. Braddock
Dustin Hoffman Anne Bancroft Katharine Ross William Daniels Murray Hamilton Elizabeth Wilson Brian Avery Walter Brooke Norman Fell Alice Ghostley Buck Henry
college graduate lawyer college student sexy woman amusing sad witty california hotel campus family home wedding may-december romance post-college aimless youth new love growing up love temptation 1960s
A disillusioned college graduate finds himself torn between his older lover and her daughter.
Comedy
USA
1958
98 Minutes
Miss MacCracken
Doris Day Richard Widmark Gig Young Gia Scala Elisabeth Fraser Elizabeth Wilson Vikki Dougan Doodles Weaver Charles Wagenheim Robert Williams
cartoonist wife adoption agency representative magazine editor neighbor airy campy madcap playful westport, connecticut infidelity family misunderstanding adoption guilt discovery love temptation 1950s
A series of misunderstandings leaves a married man believing he has impregnated the owner of an adoption agency, and that she will be his and his wife's surrogate.
Comedy
1980
110 Minutes
Roz Keith
Jane Fonda Lily Tomlin Dolly Parton Dabney Coleman Sterling Hayden Elizabeth Wilson Henry Jones Lawrence Pressman
secretary co-worker boss playful hospital office household bar role reversal revenge female bonding drugs sexual harassment abduction mystery revenge 1980s
Three fed-up secretaries (Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton) kidnap their sexist boss and force him to authorize office improvements.
Drama
1974
78 Minutes
Kate Stanton
Martin Balsam Mackenzie Phillips Kitty Winn Pamelyn Ferdin Dorothy Meyer Elizabeth Wilson Florida Friebus Susan Lynn Matthews Wendy Wright-Hay Alma Collins Lillian Randolph
A retired widower (Martin Balsam) offers friendship and guidance to a wayward teenage girl (Mackenzie Phillips) in Boston.
History, Drama
UK
2012
94 Minutes
Mrs. Roosevelt
Bill Murray Laura Linney Samuel West Olivia Colman Olivia Williams Martin McDougall Elizabeth Wilson Eleanor Bron Elizabeth Marvel
u.s. president eleanor roosevelt cousin queen king confidante charming witty touching country house hyde park, n.y. franklin delano roosevelt historical events infidelity royalty forbidden love sacrifice 1930s
The story of the love affair between FDR and his distant cousin Margaret "Daisy" Suckley, centered around the weekend in 1939 when the King and Queen of the United Kingdom visited upstate New York.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1963
119 Minutes
Helen Carter
Rod Taylor Tippi Hedren Suzanne Pleshette Jessica Tandy Veronica Cartwright Ethel Griffies Charles McGraw Joe Mantell Elizabeth Wilson Doodles Weaver Richard Deacon
socialite love interest victim bird scientist teacher chilling frightening suspenseful san francisco shop street family home vehicle school killer animals birds death regret darkness
A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.
Drama
USA
1994
130 Minutes
Dorothy Van Doren
John Turturro Rob Morrow Ralph Fiennes Paul Scofield David Paymer Hank Azaria Christopher McDonald Johann Carlo Elizabeth Wilson Allan Rich Mira Sorvino
jew aristocrat host investigator amusing gripping striking new york city columbia university television studio family home game show investigation cheating historical events fame fall temptation 1950s
A young lawyer, Richard Goodwin, investigates a potentially fixed game show. Charles Van Doren, a big time show winner, is under Goodwin's investigation.
Drama
USA
1963
102 Minutes
Miss Fogarty
Burt Lancaster Judy Garland Gena Rowlands Steven Hill Bruce Ritchey Gloria McGehee Paul Stewart Lawrence Tierney Elizabeth Wilson Barbara Pepper John Marley
teacher principal mentally challenged son mother father melodramatic emotional mental institution family home mental retardation parenthood education growing up transformation 1960s
Psychologist Dr. Matthew Clark is the head of the Crawthorne State Training Institute, one of the first boarding schools for developmentally challenged children. Dr. Clark is sympathetic ... See full summary »
Drama
1955
115 Minutes
William Holden Kim Novak Rosalind Russell Betty Field Susan Strasberg Cliff Robertson Arthur O'Connell Verna Felton Reta Shaw Nick Adams Elizabeth Wilson
drifter girlfriend businessman schoolteacher police officer sister amusing emotional melodramatic small town kansas field factory mansion street sex dating friendship small-town life regret
A handsome drifter (William Holden) provokes explosive emotions in citizens (Kim Novak, Rosalind Russell) of a small Kansas town at a Labor Day festival. Based on William Inge's play.
Drama
USA
1958
105 Minutes
Kim Stanley Lloyd Bridges Steven Hill Betty Lou Holland Joan Copeland Gerald Hiken Burt Brinckerhoff Joanne Linville Joyce Van Patten Bert Freed Louise Beavers
movie star promoter soldier mother dark somber sad hollywood, calif. the south abandonment depression fame mother/daughter relationship loneliness wretched excess fall 1950s
A woman adored by the people around her ultimately struggles to be happy with herself.
Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
USA
1973
104 Minutes
George C. Scott Trish Van Devere Paul Sorvino Fritz Weaver Jon Korkes Edward Herrmann Leslie Charleson John David Carson Victoria Racimo John Dehner Severn Darden
marine biologist wife dolphin undercover agent uneasy touching suspenseful ocean florida keys pool press conference assassination shady dealings marine life dolphins animal tricks discovery pursuit 1970s
A marine biologist teaches his dolphins to communicate in English but shady characters plan to kidnap the trained mammals for a more sinister purpose.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1970
121 Minutes
Alan Arkin Martin Balsam Richard Benjamin Art Garfunkel Jack Gilford Bob Newhart Anthony Perkins Paula Prentiss Martin Sheen Jon Voight Orson Welles
captain pilot soldier lieutenant doctor witty amusing profound island mediterranean sea war zone horrors of war bombing aviation disillusionment insanity world war ii escape discovery 1940s
A man is trying desperately to be certified insane during World War II, so he can stop flying missions.