List of the best Ellen Burstyn movies: The Exorcist(1973), The People vs. Jean Harris(1981), Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore(1974), Same Time, Next Year(1978), Silence of the North(1981), Wish You Well(2013), The House of Tomorrow(2017), Mermaid(2000), Harry and Tonto(1974), Twice in a Lifetime(1985), Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood(2002), The Ambassador(1984) ... ...
8.0/10
Horror
USA
1973
122 Minutes
Chris MacNeil
Ellen Burstyn Linda Blair Max von Sydow Lee J. Cobb Kitty Winn Jack MacGowran Jason Miller Reverend William O'Malley Barton Heyman Peter Masterson Rudolf Schündler
priest actress psychiatrist doctor detective daughter creepy dark shocking frightening washington, d.c. iraq household bedroom house georgetown demonic possession catholicism mother/child relationship faith
When a 12-year-old girl is possessed by a mysterious entity, her mother seeks the help of two priests to save her.
7.5/10
Drama
France
1981
150 Minutes
Jean Harris
Ellen Burstyn Martin Balsam Richard Dysart Peter Coyote Priscilla Morrill Al Ruscio
headmistress mistress defense attorney prosecutor judge doctor disturbing intense melodramatic virginia courtroom new york state bedroom school murder case trial infidelity crimes of passion jean harris confession
Victim of a plot which has resulted in his imprisonment in a Central African jail for two years, a French secret agent arrives in Paris to settle accounts.
7.3/10
Drama
USA
1974
112 Minutes
Ellen Burstyn Kris Kristofferson Billy Green Bush Diane Ladd Lelia Goldoni Harvey Keitel Lane Bradbury Vic Tayback Jodie Foster Valerie Curtin Murray Moston
single mother rancher son widow touching endearing america diner phoenix tucson, ariz. romance show business moving vulnerability second chance love sacrifice escape 1970s
A recently widowed woman is on the road with her precocious young son, determined to make a new life for herself as a singer.
7.2/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1978
119 Minutes
Doris
Ellen Burstyn Alan Alda Ivan Bonar Bernard Kuby Cosmo Sardo David Northcutt William Cantrell
adulterer mistress husband wife melodramatic emotional passionate california inn bedroom romance secret infidelity sex getaway guilt forbidden love temptation 1970s
A married man and a married woman end up sleeping with each other, and decide to meet at the same place every year on the anniversary of their one night stand. As the years go by, they observe changes in each other and their relationship.
6.3/10
Biography
Canada
1981
95 Minutes
Olive Frederickson
Ellen Burstyn Tom Skerritt Gordon Pinsent Jennifer McKinney Donna Dobrijevic Colin Fox
Based on the biography of Olive Fredrickson, It tells of her life as a girl, then a trapper's wife and later a widow with three small children surviving under rugged pioneer conditions in ... See full summary »
5.9/10
Drama
Australia
2013
100 Minutes
Louisa Mae Cardinal
Ellen Burstyn Mackenzie Foy Josh Lucas Ned Bellamy JP Vanderloo Alano Miller Seamus Davey-Fitzpatrick Antonio Ducrot
doctor grandchild melodramatic heartwarming small town farm forest home misunderstanding struggle change of lifestyle relationships coming-of-age understanding 1940s
Four friends lose themselves in a carefree South-East Asian holiday. Only three come back. Dave and Alice return home to their young family desperate for answers about Jeremy's mysterious ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
2017
85 Minutes
Executive Producer
Ellen Burstyn Nick Offerman Asa Butterfield Alex Wolff Maude Apatow Michaela Watkins Alec George
A sheltered, socially-awkward teen becomes friends with a green-haired heart transplant patient who introduces him to punk rock.
Drama
2000
94 Minutes
Trish
Ellen Burstyn Samantha Mathis Jodelle Ferland David Kaye Peter Flemming Tom Heaton Blu Mankuma Josh Peace Chilton Crane Julia Higgs Mecca Menard
A heartbroken child (Jodelle Ferland) attaches a letter to a balloon, hoping it will reach her deceased father in heaven.
7.4/10
Drama
USA
1974
115 Minutes
Shirley Mallard
Art Carney Ellen Burstyn Chief Dan George Geraldine Fitzgerald Larry Hagman Arthur Hunnicutt Josh Mostel Melanie Mayron Herbert Berghof Barbara Rhoades Philip Bruns
widower cat son daughter hitchhiker former lover touching endearing amusing quirky new york city apartment chicago los angeles suburbia aging family america road trip discovery
When his apartment building is torn down, a retired lifelong New Yorker goes on a cross-country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1985
117 Minutes
Gene Hackman Ellen Burstyn Ann-Margret Amy Madigan Ally Sheedy Brian Dennehy Stephen Lang Darrell Larson Chris Parker Kevin Bleyer Micole Mercurio
A middle-aged steelworker is content with his job and his family, but feels that something is missing in his life. On his 50th birthday, he stops in at a local bar for a drink to celebrate.... See full summary »
6.1/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
116 Minutes
Sandra Bullock Ellen Burstyn Fionnula Flanagan James Garner Cherry Jones Ashley Judd Shirley Knight Angus Macfadyen Maggie Smith Jacqueline McKenzie Katy Selverstone
friend daughter playwright mother fiancé husband emotional touching heartwarming amusing new york city louisiana wedding kitchen small town beach memory parent/child relationship motherhood marriage
After years of mother-daughter tension, Siddalee receives a scrapbook detailing the wild adventures of the "Ya-Yas", her mother's girlhood friends.
5.4/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1984
95 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Ellen Burstyn Rock Hudson Fabio Testi Donald Pleasence Chelli Goldenberg Michal Bat-Adam Ori Levy Uri Gavriel Zachi Noy
An American ambassador to Israel tries to bring peace to the Middle East conflict through unconventional methods, but his efforts are hampered at every turn and his personal life threatened.
5.0/10
Drama
USA|Canada
2019
85 Minutes
Miss Dolly
Hong Chau Ellen Burstyn David Cubitt Sarah Gadon John Gallagher Jr. Matt Gordon Lola Kirke Richard Walters
Inspired by the headline-dominating kidnapping of heiress Patty Hearst in 1974, this atmospheric drama is a fictionalized re-imagining of her time in hiding, from the perspective of Jenny, a political activist assigned to take care of her.
3.7/10
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA|Mexico|Canada|Germany
2006
103 Minutes
Nicolas Cage Ellen Burstyn Kate Beahan Frances Conroy Molly Parker Leelee Sobieski Diane Delano Erika-Shaye Gair Sophie Hough Christa Campbell
police officer ex-fiancée daughter cult leader schoolteacher cult member thrilling dark tense suspenseful frightening island bar docks household festival classroom investigation cult human sacrifice
A sheriff investigating the disappearance of a young girl from a small island discovers there's a larger mystery to solve among the island's secretive, neo-pagan community.
Drama
USA
1994
92 Minutes
Rebecca De Mornay Ellen Burstyn Robert Knepper Carol Mitchell-Leon Richard Jenkins Tandy Cronyn Norm Skaggs Sue Bugden Kevin Dewey Sean Sweeney Jack Swanson
ex-convict woman southerner mother murderer son dark gritty profound prison georgia household bedroom reunion family domestic violence family dysfunction new life prison quest
The arrest of a Prostitute forces her to a "Getting Straight" meeting. After confessing her life leading to the arrest, she realizes she has been helped by the meetings.
Drama
1991
97 Minutes
Walter Matthau Ellen Burstyn Ryan Todd William Schallert Kathleen Garrett Sherry Hursey Richard Zobel Jeanne Reynolds Tom McGraw
grandmother widow grandson friend social worker moving somber touching united states car house custody battle alzheimer's disease aging grandparent/child relationship loss foster care escape pursuit adventure
An orphan (Ryan Todd) and his grandmother (Ellen Burstyn) must flee to stay together, with help from a fatherly friend (Walter Matthau).
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2014
90 Minutes
Heather Graham Ellen Burstyn Dylan L. Bruce Rose McIver Wyatt Nash Bailey Buntain Will Kemp Whitney Hoy
abused woman dancer abusive mother grandmother sibling lover dark chilling disturbing intense melodramatic gripping american south new york child abuse traumatic past incest vengeance dysfunctional family starting over
Cathy Dollanganger (Rose McIver) returns to Foxworth Hall to confront her grandmother (Ellen Burstyn) and exact revenge on her mother (Heather Graham).
Drama
1978
110 Minutes
Brenda Collins
Melina Mercouri Ellen Burstyn Andreas Voutsinas Despo Diamantidou Yannis Voglis Betty Valassi
An actress (Melina Mercouri) preparing for a stage version of "Medea" meets a mother (Ellen Burstyn) who killed her three children.
Drama
1986
94 Minutes
Margaret Yablonski
Charles Bronson Ellen Burstyn Wilford Brimley Hoyt Axton Robert Schenkkan Ellen Barkin Keanu Reeves
Joseph "Jock" Yablonski (Charles Bronson) opposes United Mine Workers president Tony Boyle (Wilford Brimley) and winds up dead in 1969.
Comedy, Drama
1970
109 Minutes
Donald Sutherland Ellen Burstyn Federico Fellini Glenna Sergent
Drama
2004
144 Minutes
Ruby
Jon Voight Ellen Burstyn Jeff Daniels Michael Imperioli Callum Keith Rennie Rebecca Jenkins Dagmara Dominczyk Steven Grayhm
handyman wife circus performer waitress father commanding officer mushy emotional profound heaven amusement park family home meaning of life self-discovery loss family dysfunction philosophy afterlife adventure discovery
An elderly maintenance worker (Jon Voight) dies and awakens in heaven, where strangers and loved ones take him on a journey back through his life.
Drama
2009
98 Minutes
Carla Gugino Ellen Burstyn Marlee Shelton David Boreanaz Phyllis Somerville Jesse Draper Lauren Bittner Christopher Mann Kim Blair Malachy McCourt Margaret Anne Florence
In 1971 the new coach (Carla Gugino) of the women's basketball team at a tiny Roman Catholic college sets her sights on winning a national championship.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
2014
90 Minutes
Heather Graham Ellen Burstyn Kiernan Shipka Mason Dye Dylan L. Bruce Chad Willett Beau Daniels BJ Harrison
After the sudden death of their father, four children face cruel treatment from their ruthless grandmother (Ellen Burstyn).
Other, Drama
2008
90 Minutes
Martin Landau Ellen Burstyn Adam Scott Elizabeth Banks Scott Beehner Mark Booker Kali Cook Leo Fitzpatrick Candice Rose Har Mar Superstar
elderly man couple lover elderly woman widow emotional engaging heartwarming inspiring profound touching united states love holidays christmas neighbors dating dementia love 21st century
Martin (Martin Landau), a perennial bachelor, is surprised when his new neighbor Mary (Ellen Burstyn) asks him out on a date. The unexpected romance blooms until Martin's fear and jealousy take the couple down an unexpected path.
7.7/10
Fantasy
Switzerland|France
1977
104 Minutes
Sonia Langham
John Gielgud Dirk Bogarde Ellen Burstyn David Warner Elaine Stritch Cyril Luckham Denis Lawson
novelist sick person son alcoholic wife illegitimate son uneasy offbeat fascinating outlandish providence, r.i. house family madness writing alcoholism family dysfunction discovery mystery escape
A dying writer bases his last book on his own perception of his family.
7.2/10
Romance, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
Canada|USA
2006
96 Minutes
Lilian
Hugh Jackman Rachel Weisz Ellen Burstyn Mark Margolis Ethan Suplee Sean Patrick Thomas Donna Murphy Alexander Bisping Marcello Bezina
conquistador queen researcher wife space traveler brooding fascinating mexico space museum laboratory search love cure tree time travel quest love metamorphosis future
As a modern-day scientist, Tommy is struggling with mortality, desperately searching for the medical breakthrough that will save the life of his cancer-stricken wife, Izzi.
7.1/10
Drama
Canada|Hungary|USA
2020
126 Minutes
Elizabeth
Vanessa Kirby Shia LaBeouf Ellen Burstyn Iliza Shlesinger Benny Safdie Sarah Snook Molly Parker Steven McCarthy
When a young mother's home birth ends in unfathomable tragedy, she begins a year-long odyssey of mourning that fractures relationships with loved ones in this deeply personal story of a woman learning to live alongside her loss.
6.8/10
Drama
USA
1969
92 Minutes
Ellen McLeod
Brian Donlevy Richard Davalos Ellen Burstyn Sid Haig Beverly Washburn George Washburn
Grant Willard sponsors drivers in a "new" form of race car driving called The Figure Eight. The rise and fall of one such driver is the whole story behind PIT STOP.
6.5/10
Drama
USA
1972
104 Minutes
Sally
Jack Nicholson Bruce Dern Ellen Burstyn Julia Anne Robinson Scatman Crothers Charles Lavine Arnold Williams John P. Ryan Sully Boyar Josh Mostel William Pabst
radio personality con artist brother girlfriend stepdaughter brooding emotional atlantic city, n.j. hotel philadelphia sibling rivalry disillusionment depression brotherhood deception temptation underdog 1970s
A daydreamer convinces his radio personality brother to help fund one of his get-rich-quick schemes.
5.9/10
Romance, Drama
USA
2008
102 Minutes
Miss Addie
Bryce Dallas Howard Chris Evans Ellen Burstyn Ann-Margret Mamie Gummer Will Patton Jessica Collins Barbara Garrick
daughter plantation owner worker son emotional dallas europe money loss social commentary relationships forbidden love 1920s
A rebellious socialite defies social conventions for a once-in-a-lifetime shot at true love, only to see her hopes shattered after a priceless diamond vanishes into thin air. Adapted from a long-lost Tennessee Williams screenplay.
5.5/10
Comedy
USA
1970
87 Minutes
Mona
Rip Torn James Callahan Ellen Burstyn David Baur Laurence Lignères Phil Brown Dominique Delpierre Magali Noël
writer wife friend lover expatriates passionate emotional unrestrained paris apartment café sex infidelity life marriage love discovery wretched excess 1960s
The film depicts the adventures of expatriate American writer Henry Miller and his friends, as they pursue art, money, food, and sex in Paris.
Drama
1994
97 Minutes
Jo Giacalone
Prosecutor Diane Giacalone (Lorraine Bracco) spends seven years making a federal case against New York crime boss John Gotti (Anthony Denison).
Drama
2009
92 Minutes
Katherine
Hilary Duff Melissa Leo Ellen Burstyn Evan Ross Michael Murphy Tsianina Joelson Maury Ginsberg Vivan Dugré Oren Skoog
A rebellious and suicidal teen (Hilary Duff) gets sent for the summer to her grandparents, where her life takes an unexpected turn.
Drama
2006
92 Minutes
Diana Hunt
Tate Ellington Jonno Roberts Ellen Burstyn Florence Faivre Josef Sommer Debra Azar Natalie Carter Georgia Hatzis
A depressed writer (Tate Ellington) heads toward a path of self-destruction when he visits his brother in Thailand.
6.4/10
Drama
USA
2016
104 Minutes
Beatrice Fisher
Viola Davis Hayden Panettiere Catalina Sandino Moreno Ellen Burstyn Dan Fogler Jaden Michael Bryce Lorenzo Nicholas L. Ashe Julius Tennon Karen Pittman
judge latina mother lawyer woman american african-american woman emotional tense engaging gripping positive court courtroom new york new york city united states america court battles court decision
The lives of three women are unexpectedly changed when they cross paths at a New York Family Court.
6.3/10
Drama
USA
1995
116 Minutes
Hy Dodd
Winona Ryder Maya Angelou Anne Bancroft Ellen Burstyn Samantha Mathis Kate Nelligan Jean Simmons Lois Smith Alfre Woodard Kate Capshaw Maria Celedonio
graduate student fiancé grandmother great-aunt mother friend touching charming emotional fascinating california small town household marriage female bonding quilting infidelity self-discovery storytelling discovery
Bride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.
6.1/10
Documentary
USA
2009
90 Minutes
Richard Abramowitz Stephen Baldwin Annette Bening Ellen Burstyn Rachael Leigh Cook David Crosby
politician celebrity republicans democrats patriotic engaging witty washington, d.c. hollywood, calif. political campaign celebrities money hollywood fame rivalry rise 2000s
An in-depth look at the Democratic and Republican national conventions held during the 2008 U.S. Presidential election year.
5.8/10
Mystery & Thriller
USA|Canada|UK
2014
108 Minutes
Emily Micallef
Susan Sarandon Topher Grace Gil Bellows Ellen Burstyn Donald Sutherland Chris Heyerdahl Kristin Booth Jane Moffat
detective serial killer thrilling creepy small town countryside canada profiling murder resurrection pursuit 2010s
Detective Hazel Micallef hasn't had much to worry about in the sleepy town of Fort Dundas until a string of gruesome murders in the surrounding countryside brings her face to face with a serial killer driven by a higher calling.
5.5/10
Drama
USA
2018
114 Minutes
Helen
Jon Hamm Catherine Keener Bruce Dern Ellen Burstyn John Ortiz Nick Offerman James LeGros Amber Tamblyn Patton Oswalt Annalise Basso Larry Wilmore
A mosaic of stories about love and loss, exploring our relationship to the objects, artifacts, and memories that shape our lives.
5.2/10
Drama
USA
1991
100 Minutes
Mademoiselle Reisz
Kelly McGillis Jon DeVries Adrian Pasdar Ellen Burstyn Glenne Headly Julian Sands
An adaptation of Kate Chopin's "The Awakening," about a Victorian woman who rebels against the societal norms of her time.
7.3/10
Drama
USA|Germany
2018
114 Minutes
Nettie
Laura Dern Elizabeth Debicki Laura Allen Jason Ritter Ellen Burstyn Common Frances Conroy John Heard Tina Parker Isabella Amara Isabelle Nélisse
journalist professor mother coach boyfriend emotional disheartening moving profound uneasy intense house farm childhood home school child abuse molestation going home past crimes repression
A woman filming a documentary on childhood rape victims starts to question the nature of her childhood relationship with her riding instructor and running coach.
7.2/10
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
USA|Canada
2015
113 Minutes
Flemming
Blake Lively Michiel Huisman Kathy Baker Harrison Ford Ellen Burstyn Amanda Crew Lynda Boyd Richard Harmon Anjali Jay Hiro Kanagawa Peter James Grey
immortal woman philanthropist mother father former lover brooding emotional fascinating san francisco car river street party cab accident immortality love secrets loneliness
A young woman, born at the turn of the 20th century, is rendered ageless after an accident. After many solitary years, she meets a man who complicates the eternal life she has settled into.
6.5/10
Drama
USA
2015
109 Minutes
Gram
India Ennenga Onata Aprile Nikki Reed Shelley Hennig Ellen Burstyn Danny Glover Tim Guinee James Frecheville
A rebellious Goth girl embarks on a road trip across Texas with a suicidal young man in an effort to find her little sister.
6.3/10
Comedy
USA
1964
117 Minutes
Franny Salzman
Tony Curtis Debbie Reynolds Pat Boone Joanna Barnes Ellen Burstyn Laura Devon Martin Gabel Roger C. Carmel
Womanizing Charlie is shot by an angry husband and falls in the sea. He arrives home after his memorial as a cute, amnesic woman. His old friend helps her/him.
5.8/10
Drama
Italy|USA
2011
95 Minutes
Nanette
Marcia Gay Harden Lucy Liu Stephen Lang Deborah Ann Woll Ellen Burstyn Peter Gallagher Siobhan Fallon Hogan Toby Regbo Jonny Weston
young boy autism mother family moving emotional engaging united states autism senses life struggle family love growing up 2010s
A vulnerable teenager with a deep perception of the world and no idea how to live in it.
5.7/10
Drama
Germany
2014
116 Minutes
William's Mother
Forest Whitaker Brenda Blethyn Luis Guzman Dolores Heredia Ellen Burstyn Harvey Keitel Reg E. Cathey Tim Guinee Vic Browder Daniel Cabrera Stan Carp
Katja and Isabella are happily married and feel the time is right to have a child. As the weeks and months pass by, it becomes clear that the process will be far more fraught than either were prepared for.
Mystery & Thriller
1997
102 Minutes
Mook
Tim Roth Joshua Pate Chris Penn Michael Rooker Renée Zellweger Ellen Burstyn Rosanna Arquette
heir police detective partner wife prostitute bookie dark intricate gripping crafty interrogation room park charleston, s.c. party interrogation murder mind games epilepsy truth dark secrets
A wealthy man (Tim Roth) turns the tables on two detectives (Chris Penn, Michael Rooker) grilling him about a prostitute's brutal murder.
8.6/10
Sci-Fi, Action, Adventure
USA|UK|Canada
2014
165 Minutes
Old Murph
Matthew McConaughey Anne Hathaway Jessica Chastain Michael Caine Ellen Burstyn Mackenzie Foy Timothée Chalamet Wes Bentley David Gyasi John Lithgow Casey Affleck
professor physicist pilot researcher crew member daughter brooding emotional intense earth new planet space spaceship truck house interstellar portal space travel leaving home time exploration
A team of explorers travel through a wormhole in space in an attempt to ensure humanity's survival.
8.0/10
Drama
USA
1971
118 Minutes
Lois Farrow
Timothy Bottoms Jeff Bridges Cybill Shepherd Ben Johnson Cloris Leachman Ellen Burstyn Eileen Brennan Clu Gulager Sharon Taggart Randy Quaid Joe Heathcock
student mistress coach mother waitress small-business owner bleak moving sad powerful anarene, texas small town movie theater small-town life loneliness aimless youth friendship virginity growing up rivalry
In 1951, a group of high schoolers come of age in a bleak, isolated, atrophied North Texas town that is slowly dying, both culturally and economically.
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