List of the best Helen Shaver movies: The Stranger I Married(2005), Desert Hearts(1985), Down River(2013), The Sweetest Gift(1998), Happy Place(2020), Walking After Midnight(1988), The Park Is Mine(1985), Born to Be Wild(1995), The Believers(1987), That Night(1992), Rowing Through(1996), Birthday Cake(2013) ... ...
Drama
France|Italy|USA
2005
96 Minutes
Director
Wendy Crewson David James Elliott Katie Boland Clare Stone Tatum Knight Joshua Close Nanci Chambers John Bourgeois Julie Dumais Warren Belle Billy Parrott
A man entranced by his dreams and imagination is love-struck with a French woman and feels he can show her his world.
Romance
USA
1985
96 Minutes
Vivian Bell
Helen Shaver Patricia Charbonneau Audra Lindley Andra Akers Gwen Welles Dean Butler James Staley Alex McArthur Antony Ponzini Denise Crosby
professor ranch hand young woman lesbian ranch owner emotional casino ranch lake tahoe desert hotel nevada schemes change of lifestyle affair love triangle gambling female sexuality forbidden love love
While waiting for her divorce papers, a repressed professor of literature is unexpectedly seduced by a carefree, spirited young lesbian.
Drama
Canada
2013
93 Minutes
Pearl
Helen Shaver Gabrielle Miller Jennifer Spence Colleen Rennison Jay Brazeau Teach Grant Ali Liebert Brian Markinson Peter Flemming Nancy Sivak
Down River is the emotionally stirring story of three young women teetering on the edge between creative breakthroughs and personal breakdowns, and their connection with the older woman they rely on for guidance, support and inspiration.
Drama
UK
1998
90 Minutes
Mrs. Martin
Helen Shaver Diahann Carroll Tisha Campbell-Martin Kristin Fairlie Dylan Provencher Marc Donato Brent Meyer William S. Taylor Maurice Dean Wint R.D. Reid Steve Pernie
In nineteenth century rural England, a German hussar serving with King George III's personal cavalry, Matthaus Singer, falls madly in love with the only daughter of a West Country solicitor, Frances Groves.
Drama
Canada
2020
102 Minutes
Director
An adaptation of the theatrical play by Pamela Mala Sinha, the film centers on a group of women residing at an inpatient mental health clinic after various personal crises.
Documentary
1988
92 Minutes
Helen Shaver Martin Sheen Willie Nelson Rae Dawn Chong Catherine Oxenberg k.d. lang
Helen Shaver, Martin Sheen, Rae Dawn Chong, Willie Nelson and other celebrities discuss reincarnation.
Drama
USA
1985
106 Minutes
Tommy Lee Jones Helen Shaver Yaphet Kotto Lawrence Dane Peter Dvorsky Eric Peterson Gale Garnett Denis Simpson
vietnam vet thrilling passionate new york city vietnam war underdog pursuit
A United States Navy destroyer escort participates in a Navy "invisibility" experiment that inadvertently sends two sailors forty years into the future.
Kids & Family, Drama
USA|Japan
1995
100 Minutes
Margaret Heller
Will Horneff Helen Shaver Peter Boyle Jean Marie Barnwell Marvin J. McIntyre John C. McGinley Gregory Itzin Titus Welliver Thomas F. Wilson
gorilla teen boy mother circus owner researcher police officer emotional heartwarming oakland, calif. africa jungle family home circus countryside animal cruelty human-animal friendship on the run teen angst mother/son relationship quest
Rick Heller is a juvenile delinquent who keeps getting himself into trouble. To keep him out of trouble his mother puts him to work cleaning the cage of a gorilla named Katie which she is ... See full summary »
Horror
1987
114 Minutes
Jessica Halliday
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.
Drama
France|USA
1992
89 Minutes
Ann O'Connor
C. Thomas Howell Juliette Lewis Helen Shaver Eliza Dushku John Dossett J. Smith-Cameron
Long Island, NY, summer 1961: Preteen Alice follows, from across the street, the glamorous love life of Sheryl, 17, with bowling alley Rick. A friendship develops as Alice helps Sheryl see Rick.
Drama
Canada|Japan
1996
115 Minutes
Slim
Colin Ferguson Leslie Hope Helen Shaver Kenneth Welsh Chris Heyerdahl James Hyndman Christopher Jacobs Peter Murnik Andrew Tarbet Claude Genest
athlete coach teammate rival love interest rower uplifting engaging rousing press conference training camp olympic games competition rivalry sacrifice tiff wood politics quest underdog 1980s
This is the world of Tiff Wood, the top international sculler. A Harvard grad who trains under the legendary Harry Parker, Tiff is the odds on favorite to capture the gold medal in the 1980 Moscow Olympics.
Comedy
USA
2013
85 Minutes
Executive Producer
Chad Darnell Rib Hillis Helen Shaver Lee Meriwether Jane Badler Peter Paige Shanda Lee Munson Tony Duran
Feature length sequel to the multi award-winning short film GROOM'S CAKE. A mockumentary following the three days leading up to the first birthday party of a child with two gay parents: ... See full summary »
Drama
Canada
2000
96 Minutes
Sara Bradley
Kaitlyn Burke Michael Ontkean Helen Shaver Kimberley Warnat Gordon Tootoosis Eric Johnson Alan Thicke Kristian Ayre
The family of eleven-year-old Emily (Kaitlyn Burke) searches desperately for her after she becomes lost in the Great Bear Rain Forest.
Sci-Fi
Canada
1977
87 Minutes
Betty Duncan
Robert Vaughn Christopher Lee Helen Shaver Henry Ramer Victoria Johnson Tiiu Leek Doreen Lipson Daniel Pilon
An advance team from a dying, far-off civilization seeks a new world to conquer and inhabit -- Earth.
Drama
USA
1986
119 Minutes
Janelle
Paul Newman Tom Cruise Mary Elizabeth Mastrantonio Helen Shaver John Turturro Bill Cobbs Robert Agins Forest Whitaker
hustler student girlfriend opponent fascinating confident cool gripping atlantic city, n.j. pool hall billiards scams mentorship the big game rivalry transformation 1980s
Fast Eddie Felson teaches a cocky but immensely talented protégé the ropes of pool hustling, which in turn inspires him to make an unlikely comeback.
Drama
Canada
1978
108 Minutes
Ann MacDonald
Tom Berenger Karen Black Susan Strasberg Helen Shaver Alexandra Stewart Marilyn Lightstone
Andras Vajda grows up in a turbulent, war-torn Hungary, where he procures local girls for the occupying G.I.'s during World War II. Disappointed by girls of his age, he meets Maya, a ... See full summary »
Drama
Canada
2000
92 Minutes
Executive Producer
Darcy Belsher Martin Cummins Francoise Robertson Helen Shaver Nicholas Campbell Barry Pepper Ryan Reynolds Rene Auberjonois Brandy Ledford Raquel Meade Barbara Lemarre
Caught in the jagged downtown world of drugs, prostitutes and violence, three young artists lead tumultuous lives in desperate need of an overhaul. Relationships stumble as careers take ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA|Canada
1995
97 Minutes
Robert Wuhl Rod Taylor Gailard Sartain Helen Shaver Maggie Han Timothy Arrington Dina Merrill Saul Rubinek
executive station manager producer actor company president wife outlandish frenetic amusing witty tv station new york city east village boardroom show business popularity obsession misunderstanding television ratings greed
When the television ratings machines suddenly malfunction, public television suddenly, but mistakenly, soars to #1 in this humorous satire.
Horror
1996
100 Minutes
Kate `'White'` Reilly
Fred Ward Michael Gross Chris Gartin Helen Shaver Marcelo Tubert
hunter partner geologist cab driver witty frightening wild sonora, mexico oil refinery desert creatures serial murders evolution hunting explosion extermination adventure rivalry 1990s
The Mexican government hires two handymen (Fred Ward, Michael Gross) to battle huge man-eating worms plaguing an oil field.
Horror
USA
1996
100 Minutes
Grace Downs
Robin Tunney Fairuza Balk Neve Campbell Rachel True Skeet Ulrich Helen Shaver Cliff De Young Christine Taylor Assumpta Serna
witch high-school student abused woman suicidal person friend psychic chilling dark suspenseful sultry high school los angeles suburb household witchcraft friendship teen angst ritual outsider's life telekinesis
A newcomer to a Catholic prep high school falls in with a trio of outcast teenage girls who practice witchcraft, and they all soon conjure up various spells and curses against those who anger them.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1983
103 Minutes
Virginia Tremayne
Rutger Hauer John Hurt Craig T. Nelson Dennis Hopper Chris Sarandon Meg Foster Helen Shaver Cassie Yates Burt Lancaster
tv personality friend cia agent spy tense gritty los angeles household deception espionage murder suspicion television weekend getaway pursuit discovery 1980s
During the Cold War, a controversial television journalist is asked by the C.I.A. to persuade certain acquaintances, who are Soviet Agents of the Omega network, to defect.
Comedy, Drama, Gay & Lesbian
Canada
1977
100 Minutes
Jo
Craig Russell Hollis McLaren Richert Easley Allan Moyle David McIlwraith Gerry Salsberg Andrée Pelletier Helen Shaver Martha Gibson Helen Hughes Jonah Royston
hairdresser drag queen schizophrenic agent cab driver positive emotional touching toronto salon apartment nightclub unlikely friendship cross-dressing schizophrenia ambition underdog discovery 1970s
A story about a female impersonator who rooms with a pregnant schizophrenic.
Comedy
1981
94 Minutes
Rhonda
Donald Sutherland Susan Anspach Howie Mandel Sterling Hayden Sandra Warren Peter Aykroyd Keith Knight Helen Shaver Alf Humphreys Philip Akin Michael Hogan
A helicopter disc jockey (Donald Sutherland) guides motorists during a fuel crisis exposed by a TV newswoman (Susan Anspach).
Action
1976
98 Minutes
Paula
Cliff Robertson Ernest Borgnine Henry Silva James Blendick Larry Reynolds Leslie Carlson Kate Reid Helen Shaver
A group of businessmen find themselves in the midst of a life-and-death battle during a weekend hunting trip.
Horror
USA
1979
117 Minutes
Carolyn
James Brolin Margot Kidder Rod Steiger Don Stroud Natasha Ryan K.C. Martel Meeno Peluce Michael Sacks Helen Shaver Val Avery Amy Wright
husband wife child police officer priest spirit melodramatic dark frightening incredible long island, n.y. haunted house basement burial grounds crime scene haunting marriage suburban life supernatural phenomenon murder
Newlyweds and their three kids move into a large house where a mass murder was committed. They start to experience strange, inexplicable manifestations which have strong effects on everyone living or visiting the house.