List of the best Frances Sternhagen movies: Misery(1990), Outland(1981), Romantic Comedy(1983), Independence Day(1983), Communion(1989), Starting Over(1979), Bright Lights, Big City(1988), Two People(1973), See You in the Morning(1989), The Mist(2007), Julie & Julia(2009), Dolphin Tale(2011) ... ...
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1990
107 Minutes
Virginia McCain
James Caan Kathy Bates Frances Sternhagen Richard Farnsworth Lauren Bacall Graham Jarvis J.T. Walsh June Christopher
author nurse prisoner uneasy tense creepy chilling colorado cabin obsession writing obsessive fan captivity car crash escape rivalry 1980s
After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.
Sci-Fi
UK
1981
109 Minutes
Dr. Lazarus
Sean Connery Peter Boyle Frances Sternhagen James Sikking Kika Markham Clarke Peters Steven Berkoff John Ratzenberger Nicholas Barnes Manning Redwood Pat Starr
marshal miner mother drug dealer doctor gritty suspenseful dark thrilling gripping intense space moon mine morgue bar mining town drugs smuggling corruption
A federal marshal stationed at a mining colony on the Jupiter moon of Io uncovers a drug-smuggling conspiracy. He gets no help from the workers or authorities when he finds himself marked for murder.
Romance
USA
1983
103 Minutes
Blanche Dailey
Dudley Moore Mary Steenburgen Frances Sternhagen Ron Leibman Robyn Douglass Janet Eilber
playwright teacher wife actress agent journalist hilarious madcap new york city chicago wedding restaurant house adultery divorce writing pregnancy broadway love transformation
Two of the screen's finest comic actors, Dudley Moore and Mary Steenburgen, star as successful writing partners whose timing is perfect on stage but amusingly pathetic in their love life. In HD.
Drama
USA
1983
110 Minutes
Carla Taylor
Kathleen Quinlan David Keith Dianne Wiest Frances Sternhagen Cliff De Young Josef Sommer Bert Remsen Richard Farnsworth Brooke Alderson Noble Willingham Susan Ruttan
Mary Ann Taylor loves the comforts of her hometown in Mercury, Texas. She has a steady job as a waitress in her father's diner, yet she can't help but feel unfulfilled by a life of pouring ... See full summary »
Sci-Fi
USA|UK
1989
103 Minutes
Dr. Janet Duffy
Christopher Walken Lindsay Crouse Joel Carlson Frances Sternhagen Andreas Katsulas Terri Hanauer Basil Hoffman
novelist wife son alien abductee psychiatrist alien creepy dark tense brooding disturbing engaging cabin forest horror mental breakdown hypnosis discovery fall mystery
Oct.4 and Dec.26 the Strieber family drives from NYC to their cabin in the woods. Both nights there are some powerful lights outside and maybe aliens. The dad is mentally affected by the "bad dream", goes to the shrink and is hypnotized.
Romance
USA
1979
106 Minutes
Marva Potter
Burt Reynolds Jill Clayburgh Candice Bergen Charles Durning Frances Sternhagen Austin Pendleton Mary Kay Place MacIntyre Dixon Jay O. Sanders Charles Kimbrough Alfie Wise
divorce singer brother sister-in-law schoolteacher charming emotional amusing new york city boston school church divorce love triangle new life midlife crisis rivalry transformation love 1970s
A divorced man falls in love, but somehow he can't get over his ex-wife. This affects his love life in comic ways. Based on Dan Wakefield's novel.
Drama
USA
1988
110 Minutes
Clara
Michael J. Fox Kiefer Sutherland Phoebe Cates Swoosie Kurtz Frances Sternhagen Tracy Pollan John Houseman Charlie Schlatter Jason Robards Dianne Wiest William Hickey
fact-checker writer friend ex-wife mother cousin unrestrained brooding powerful spirited manhattan, n.y. office bar nightclub drugs alcohol depression nightlife city life breakup
A disillusioned young writer living in New York City turns to drugs and drinking to block out the memories of his dead mother and estranged wife.
Drama
USA
1973
100 Minutes
Mrs. McCluskey
Peter Fonda Lindsay Wagner Estelle Parsons Alan Fudge Philippe March Frances Sternhagen Brian Lima Geoffrey Horne
model deserter editor photographer ex-boyfriend veteran somber emotional morocco train paris airplane airport new york city relationships vietnam war drugs travel pregnancy romance
Evan Bonner is an army deserter who returns home to deal with the fallout of his actions. He becomes distracted when he meets attractive model Diedre McCluskey, thinking he's fallen in love.
Romance
USA
1989
119 Minutes
Neenie
Jeff Bridges Alice Krige Farrah Fawcett Drew Barrymore Lukas Haas David Dukes Frances Sternhagen Heather Lilly
Larry, a divorced psychiatrist, meets Beth, a widowed photographer, at a party in Manhattan. He walks her home. They both have two kids though he rarely sees his. Will marriage work?
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Sci-Fi
USA
2007
125 Minutes
Irene
Thomas Jane Marcia Gay Harden Laurie Holden Andre Braugher Toby Jones William Sadler Jeffrey DeMunn Frances Sternhagen Alexa Davalos Nathan Gamble Chris Owen
husband wife religious person mechanic young boy survivor creepy suspenseful village market lake outdoors invasion creatures murder cult apocalypse mystery fall sacrifice
A freak storm unleashes a species of bloodthirsty creatures on a small town, where a small band of citizens hole up in a supermarket and fight for their lives.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2009
124 Minutes
Irma Rombauer
Meryl Streep Amy Adams Stanley Tucci Chris Messina Linda Emond Mary Lynn Rajskub Jane Lynch Frances Sternhagen Helen Carey Deborah Rush Joan Juliet Buck
cook writer husband julia child inspiring heartwarming amusing new york city apartment kitchen paris call center smithsonian institution cooking book publishing marriage writing quest underdog
Julia Child's story of her start in the cooking profession is intertwined with blogger Julie Powell's 2002 challenge to cook all the recipes in Child's first book.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Drama
Canada|USA
2011
113 Minutes
Gloria Forrest
Harry Connick Jr. Ashley Judd Nathan Gamble Kris Kristofferson Cozi Zuehlsdorff Morgan Freeman Austin Stowell Frances Sternhagen Austin Highsmith Betsy Landin Juliana Harkavy
dolphin young boy marine biologist prosthetics designer heartwarming melodramatic incredible clearwater marine hospital florida pool family home animal rescue unlikely friendship marine life growing up 2010s
A story centered on the friendship between a boy and a dolphin whose tail was lost in a crab trap.
Drama
USA
2002
89 Minutes
Laurel Holloman Elise Neal Mark Webber Liam Aiken Billy Campbell Gary Cole Alice Drummond Frances Fisher Mason Gamble Beth Grant Tess Harper
Johnny is a successful bank executive who lives quietly in a San Francisco townhouse with his fiancée, Lisa. One day, putting aside any scruple, she seduces Johnny's best friend, Mark. From there, nothing will be the same again.