List of the best Jessica Lange movies: Sweet Dreams(1985), Losing Isaiah(1995), Blue Sky(1994), Cousin Bette(1998), Far North(1988), Bonneville(2006), Normal(2003), Country(1984), Sybil(2008), Frances(1982), All That Jazz(1979), Tootsie(1982) ... ...
Biography
USA
1985
115 Minutes
Patsy Cline
Jessica Lange Ed Harris Ann Wedgeworth David Clennon James Staley Gary Basaraba John Goodman P.J. Soles
singer celebrity husband manager spirited emotional concert stage virginia nashville, tenn. household country music performance aspirations fame tragic death marriage rise transformation 1960s
The story of Patsy Cline, the velvet-voiced country music singer who died in a tragic plane crash at the height of her fame.
Drama
USA
1995
106 Minutes
Jessica Lange Halle Berry David Strathairn Cuba Gooding Jr. Daisy Eagan Marc John Jefferies Samuel L. Jackson Joie Lee Regina Taylor LaTanya Richardson Jacqueline Brookes
drug addict social worker husband baby attorney emotional gripping courtroom abandoned building rehabilitation program apartment drug addiction poverty child custody race relations pursuit transformation 1990s
The biological and adoptive mothers of a young boy are involved in a bitter, controversial custody battle.
Drama
USA
1994
101 Minutes
Jessica Lange Tommy Lee Jones Powers Boothe Carrie Snodgress Amy Locane Chris O'Donnell Mitchell Ryan Dale Dye Timothy Scott Annie Ross Anna Klemp
scientist colonel daughter wife commander tender gutsy patriotic military base laboratory airplane alabama adultery corruption covert operations mental illness military nuclear weapons sacrifice underdog
Jessica Lange stars in a period drama about a family moving to a military base, and she quickly becomes part of a cover-up involving nuclear bomb tests.
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1998
107 Minutes
Jessica Lange Elisabeth Shue Bob Hoskins Hugh Laurie Kelly Macdonald Aden Young Geraldine Chaplin Toby Stephens John Sessions
poor person seamstress brother-in-law baron niece sculptor confident brash emotional paris mansion parlor bedroom river boat vengeance family dysfunction unrequited love romance love
Cousin Bette is a poor and lonely seamstress, who, after the death of her prominent and wealthy sister, tries to ingratiate herself into lives of her brother-in-law, Baron Hulot, and her ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1988
90 Minutes
Jessica Lange Charles Durning Tess Harper Donald Moffat Ann Wedgeworth Patricia Arquette Nina Draxten
father daughter sister uncle mother teen girl bleak melodramatic tense duluth, minn. family home hospital room family dysfunction father/daughter relationship injury alzheimer's disease alcoholism teenage rebellion growing up transformation
After generations of being apart, an accident brings a family back together and they begin to cope with their original issues.
Drama
2006
104 Minutes
Arvilla
Jessica Lange Kathy Bates Joan Allen Tom Skerritt Jodi Russell Ivey Lloyd Christine Baranski Victor Rasuk
widow stepdaughter best friend young man truck driver engaging amusing family home idaho utah park desert open road death memorial road trip coming of age family friendship quest
After her husband's death, Arvilla (Jessica Lange) brings her two friends (Kathy Bates, Joan Allen) on a road trip that turns into the journey of a lifetime.
Drama
2003
109 Minutes
Jessica Lange Tom Wilkinson Hayden Panettiere Clancy Brown Joe Sikora Randall Arney Richard Bull Mary Seibel
husband wife son daughter boss emotional moving illinois household church gender identity family sexual taboo discovery transformation 2000s
A factory worker (Tom Wilkinson) shocks his wife (Jessica Lange) and children when he announces that he wants a sex-change operation.
Drama
1984
109 Minutes
Jewell Ivy
husband wife farmer activist powerful somber iowa small town farm activism alcoholism farming class conflict sacrifice quest 1980s
Iowa farmers (Jessica Lange, Sam Shepard, Wilford Brimley) survive a tornado, then learn they have 30 days to pay off a government loan or else.
Drama
2008
89 Minutes
Dr. Cornelia Wilbur
Jessica Lange Tammy Blanchard JoBeth Williams Ron White Allison Murray Fabrizio Filippo Brian Downey Bill Carr Gary Levert Linda Carvey Liam McNamara
A woman (Tammy Blanchard) who has 16 distinct personalities describes her abusive past to a psychiatrist (Jessica Lange).
Biography
1982
140 Minutes
Frances Farmer
Jessica Lange Kim Stanley Sam Shepard Bart Burns Jonathan Banks Bonnie Bartlett James Brodhead J.J. Chaback Jordan Charney Donald Craig Sarah Cunningham
actress director mental patient doctor mother tv personality bleak disturbing emotional moving new york city hollywood, calif. seattle mental institution rebellion abuse acting redemption addiction fall
Actress Frances Farmer (Jessica Lange) makes trouble in 1930s and '40s Hollywood; her mother (Kim Stanley) commits her to a barbaric asylum.
Musical, Drama
USA
1979
123 Minutes
Roy Scheider Jessica Lange Ann Reinking Leland Palmer Cliff Gorman Ben Vereen Erzsebet Foldi Michael Tolan Max Wright William La Messena Irene Kane
director dancer dark wild creative stage hospital new york city addiction hedonism self-destruction filmmaking show business fall wretched excess 1970s
Director/choreographer Bob Fosse tells his own life story as he details the sordid career of Joe Gideon, a womanizing, drug-using dancer.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy
USA
1982
111 Minutes
Julie Nichols
Dustin Hoffman Jessica Lange Teri Garr Dabney Coleman Charles Durning Bill Murray Sydney Pollack George Gaynes Geena Davis Doris Belack Ellen Foley
actor actress agent director roommate girlfriend amusing charming new york city television studio apartment restaurant family home love triangle deception cross-dressing actors transformation love 1980s
Michael Dorsey, an unsuccessful actor, disguises himself as a woman in order to get a role on a trashy hospital soap.
Drama, History
UK|Italy|USA
1999
162 Minutes
Anthony Hopkins Jessica Lange Alan Cumming Colm Feore James Frain Laura Fraser Harry Lennix Angus Macfadyen Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Kenny Doughty Osheen Jones
titus andronicus queen hostage son daughter brother dark intricate rome war marriage protest violence execution revenge fall rivalry ancient rome
Titus returns victorious from war, only to plant the seeds of future turmoil for himself and his family.
Biography, Drama
UK|USA
1995
139 Minutes
Liam Neeson Jessica Lange John Hurt Tim Roth Eric Stoltz Andrew Keir Brian Cox Brian McCardie Gilbert Martin Vicki Masson
leader wife marquis outlaw thief dark moving scotland village rebellion debt murder gambling courage revenge rise rivalry 1700s
In 1713 Scotland, Rob Roy MacGregor is wronged by a nobleman and his nephew, becomes an outlaw in search of revenge while fleeing the Redcoats, and faces charges of being a Jacobite.
Crime, Drama
West Germany|USA
1981
123 Minutes
Cora Papadakis
Jack Nicholson Jessica Lange John Colicos Michael Lerner Christopher Lloyd John P. Ryan Anjelica Huston Jon Van Ness
drifter restaurant owner wife prosecutor shocking hedonistic suspenseful sultry road small town diner california infidelity lust murder plot insurance fraud marriage great depression temptation wretched excess
The sensuous wife of a lunch wagon proprietor and a rootless drifter begin a sordidly steamy affair and conspire to murder her Greek husband.
Drama
USA
1986
104 Minutes
Margaret 'Meg' Magrath
Diane Keaton Jessica Lange Sissy Spacek Sam Shepard Tess Harper David Carpenter Hurd Hatfield Beeson Carroll Jean Willard Tom Mason Gregory Travis
sister mother grandfather singer sibling heartwarming engaging profound deep south household mississippi family dysfunction crime sister relationship relationships suicide love sacrifice 1980s
Three southern sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.
Drama
USA
1997
105 Minutes
Michelle Pfeiffer Jessica Lange Jason Robards Jennifer Jason Leigh Colin Firth Keith Carradine Kevin Anderson Pat Hingle John Carroll Lynch Anne Pitoniak Vyto Ruginis
"King Lear" set on a farm in Iowa.
Adventure, Fantasy
USA
1976
134 Minutes
Dwan
Jeff Bridges Jessica Lange Charles Grodin John Randolph Rene Auberjonois Julius Harris Jack O'Halloran Ed Lauter
paleontologist actress oil baron ship captain native king kong incredible thrilling tense indian ocean ship island new york city village oil business exploration exploitation romance abduction discovery
A petroleum exploration expedition comes to an isolated island and encounters a colossal giant gorilla.
Crime, Drama
USA
1992
98 Minutes
Robert De Niro Jessica Lange Cliff Gorman Alan King Jack Warden Eli Wallach Barry Primus Gene Kirkwood Ignazio Spalla
lawyer promoter waitress loan shark bar owner boxer intense thrilling new york city scam affair betrayal lawsuit boxing rivalry revenge forbidden love 1990s
The story about a cheating and incompetent lawyer (Harry Fabian) who suddenly gets obsessed on becoming a boxing promoter.
Adventure, Comedy
Germany|USA
2016
86 Minutes
Shirley MacLaine Jessica Lange Billy Connolly Rebecca Da Costa Demi Moore Judd Hirsch Matt Walsh Jay Hayden
widow amusing cheeky heartwarming playful hotel casino house bedroom death grief relationships friendship wealth adventure 2010s
Everything changes for Eva when she receives a life insurance check accidentally made out for five million dollars instead of the expected fifty thousand dollars. She and her best friend take the money and head out for the adventure of a lifetime.
Drama
2009
104 Minutes
Drew Barrymore Jessica Lange Jeanne Tripplehorn Daniel Baldwin Malcolm Gets Ken Howard Kenneth Welsh Arye Gross
The lives of Edith Bouvier Beale (Jessica Lange) and her daughter Edie (Drew Barrymore), aunt and cousin of Jacqueline Kennedy Onassis.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1991
128 Minutes
Leigh Bowden
Robert De Niro Nick Nolte Jessica Lange Juliette Lewis Joe Don Baker Robert Mitchum Gregory Peck Martin Balsam Illeana Douglas Fred Dalton Thompson Zully Montero
attorney stalker father private investigator wife daughter creepy suspenseful tense thrilling frightening atlanta north carolina boat family home bar suburb protection vengeance rape
A convicted rapist, released from prison after serving a fourteen-year sentence, stalks the family of the lawyer who originally defended him.
Comedy
USA
1979
110 Minutes
Louise
Susan Saint James Jane Curtin Jessica Lange Richard Benjamin Fred Willard Eddie Albert Dabney Coleman Art Metrano Ronnie Schell Garrett Morris Cathryn Damon
divorcée business owner friend husband boyfriend ex-husband amusing crafty playful quirky mall suburbia house oregon unlikely criminal financial troubles robbery attempt marital problems unwanted pregnancy family dysfunction
Oregon, 1980: Jane, Elaine and Louise are all feeling the effects of inflation and cannot afford, as the title states, the high cost of living. Jane cannot afford a babysitter or get ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2003
125 Minutes
Sandra Bloom
Ewan McGregor Albert Finney Billy Crudup Jessica Lange Helena Bonham Carter Alison Lohman Robert Guillaume Marion Cotillard Matthew McGrory David Denman Missi Pyle
father son wife doctor circus performer giant emotional creative winsome alabama hospital the south father/son relationship aging fable family feud fantasy witchcraft discovery love
A frustrated son tries to determine the fact from fiction in his dying father's life.
Drama, Comedy
France|USA
2005
107 Minutes
Carmen
Bill Murray Jeffrey Wright Sharon Stone Frances Conroy Jessica Lange Tilda Swinton Julie Delpy Mark Webber Chloë Sevigny Christopher McDonald Alexis Dziena
retiree girlfriend neighbor designer animal trainer real estate agent amusing winsome offbeat house car suburbia retirement nostalgia investigation family mystery discovery quest 2000s
As the extremely withdrawn Don Johnston is dumped by his latest woman, he receives an anonymous letter from a former lover informing him that he has a son who may be looking for him. A freelance sleuth neighbor moves Don to embark on a cross-country search for his old flames in search of answers.
Crime, Drama
USA
2014
111 Minutes
Roberta
Mark Wahlberg John Goodman Brie Larson Michael Kenneth Williams Jessica Lange Sonya Walger George Kennedy Richard Schiff Leland Orser Alvin Ing Emory Cohen
professor gambler gangster loan shark student creditor confident cool creative classroom casino warehouse street hotel car secret life gambling risk danger second chance
Literature professor and gambler Jim Bennett's debt causes him to borrow money from his mother and a loan shark. Further complicating his situation, is his relationship with one of his students. Will Bennett risk his life for a second chance?
Romance, Drama
USA|Canada
2012
104 Minutes
Rita Thornton
Rachel McAdams Channing Tatum Sam Neill Scott Speedman Wendy Crewson Jessica Lange Jessica McNamee Tatiana Maslany Joe Cobden Jeananne Goossen Dillon Casey
newlywed comatose patient wife ex-fiancé mother father tender heartwarming mushy chicago hospital household café marriage injury memory loss past loves romance faith love
A car accident puts Paige in a coma, and when she wakes up with severe memory loss, her husband Leo works to win her heart again.
Drama
2001
99 Minutes
Mrs. Wurtzel
Christina Ricci Jason Biggs Anne Heche Michelle Williams Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Jessica Lange Nicholas Campbell Sheila Paterson Zoe Miller
college student writer addict boyfriend mother father bleak brutal disturbing emotional harvard university college town dorm texas psychiatrist's office apartment elizabeth wurtzel depression divorce drug addiction
During the 1980s a female collegian (Christina Ricci) with a bright future battles clinical depression.
Drama
Canada
2005
102 Minutes
Katherine Pierson
Aaron Eckhart Ian McKellen Brittany Murphy William Hurt Nick Nolte Alan Cumming Jessica Lange Bill Bellamy Vera Farmiga Michael Moriarty Cynthia Stevenson
psychiatrist mother elderly man young woman patient father engaging intricate dreamy university mental health retreat countryside river office relocation psychiatry grief unlikely friendship fantasy vs. reality father/son relationship
A psychiatrist searches for insight into the life of his father, who was an acclaimed children's author. But he is shocked when his journey leads him to believe that the fantasy-land his father wrote about might actually exist.