List of the best Joan Plowright movies: The Dressmaker(1988), A Pin for the Butterfly(1994), Enchanted April(1991), I Am David(2004), Drowning by Numbers(1988), Three Sisters(1970), Back to the Secret Garden(2000), Tea With Mussolini(1999), I Love You to Death(1990), Brimstone and Treacle(1982), Dennis the Menace(1993), Equus(1977) ... ...
6.2/10
Drama
UK
1988
90 Minutes
Nellie
Joan Plowright Billie Whitelaw Jane Horrocks Pete Postlethwaite Tim Ransom Pippa Hinchley Rosemary Martin Tony Haygarth Michael James Reed
In England during World War II, a repressed dressmaker and her sister struggle looking after their seventeen-year-old niece, who is having a delusional affair with an American soldier.
6.0/10
Drama
Czech Republic|UK
1994
113 Minutes
Grandma
Joan Plowright Ian Bannen Hugh Laurie Imogen Stubbs Ian Hogg Florence Hoath
young girl mother uncle grandmother grandfather disheartening emotional czechoslovakia parade apartment building kitchen school factory communism totalitarianism acting family poetry political unrest escape
7-year-old Marushka grows up in 1950s Prague, raised more by her relatives than her society-building mother.
7.4/10
Romance
UK
1991
93 Minutes
Miranda Richardson Joan Plowright Alfred Molina Josie Lawrence Polly Walker Michael Kitchen Jim Broadbent
wife husband elderly woman young woman aristocrat socialite endearing relaxing italy castle countryside vacation marriage female bonding romance travel love discovery transformation 1920s
Four English women, after World War I, who are unhappy with their lives, and their time away on vacation in a beautiful Italian villa.
7.2/10
Adventure, Drama
UK|USA
2004
92 Minutes
Sophie
Ben Tibber Joan Plowright Jim Caviezel Maria Bonnevie Silvia De Santis Francesco De Vito Paco Reconti Hristo Shopov Alessandro Sperduti Adrian McCourt Clem Tibber
young boy prisoner young girl old woman mother friend powerful emotional prison camp bulgaria greece denmark ship prisoners of war prison break coming of age friendship reunion trust escape
A twelve-year-old boy escapes from a Bulgarian Communist concentration camp and sets out on a journey to reach Denmark.
7.2/10
Comedy
UK|Netherlands
1988
119 Minutes
Bernard Hill Joan Plowright Juliet Stevenson Joely Richardson Jason Edwards Bryan Pringle
matriarch husband daughter sister granddaughter coroner suspenseful dark amusing dreamy family home bathroom swimming pool ocean murder family secrets murder investigation seduction friendship mother/daughter relationship
Three generations of women all share the same problem: marriage woes, and they want to put an end to it.
6.5/10
Drama
UK
1970
165 Minutes
Laurence Olivier Joan Plowright Alan Bates Jeanne Watts Louise Purnell Derek Jacobi Sheila Reid Kenneth MacKintosh Daphne Heard Harry Lomax
sister teacher wife doctor military officer brooding emotional russia small town aspirations family marriage infidelity disillusionment love triangle discovery forbidden love growing up 1900s
Olga, Masha and Irina Prozoroff (Louise Purnell) lead lonely and purposeless lives following the death of their father who had commanded the local army post. Olga attempts to find ... See full summary »
5.7/10
Kids & Family, Fantasy, Drama
USA|Germany|UK
2000
100 Minutes
Martha Sowerby
Camilla Belle Joan Plowright George Baker Cherie Lunghi Leigh Lawson
orphan headmaster girl lady heartwarming emotional garden mansion new york city england orphanage friendly fire natural disasters gardening growing up discovery 1940s
Return to the magical place where hope and friendship grow. Back To The Secret Garden, the sequel inspired by the classic children's tale, The Secret Garden, leads us into a magical world ... See full summary »
6.9/10
Comedy, Drama
Italy|UK
1999
116 Minutes
Mary Wallace
Cher Judi Dench Joan Plowright Maggie Smith Lily Tomlin Baird Wallace Charlie Lucas Massimo Ghini Paolo Seganti Paul Checquer Tessa Pritchard
expatriate artist businessman archaeologist young boy widow charming emotional moving florence, italy austria italy tuscany, italy fascist italy expatriates adolescence motherhood world war ii female bonding sacrifice
An orphaned Italian boy is raised amongst a circle of British and American women living in Mussolini's Italy before and during World War II.
6.4/10
Comedy, Drama
USA
1990
96 Minutes
Nadja
Kevin Kline Tracey Ullman Joan Plowright River Phoenix William Hurt Keanu Reeves James Gammon Victoria Jackson Miriam Margolyes Jack Kehler Phoebe Cates
husband wife teen boy restaurant employee mother thug hilarious dark madcap cheeky pizzeria apartment house pool hall library adultery roman catholicism mother/daughter relationship hired killers murder plot
Joey Boca (Kevin Kline) owns a pizza parlor, and is married to Rosalie (Tracey Ullman). He's also a serial womanizer. Rosalie goes to extremes when she finds he has been cheating.
6.4/10
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1982
87 Minutes
Norma Bates
Sting Denholm Elliott Joan Plowright Suzanna Hamilton Benjamin Whitrow Dudley Sutton Mary MacLeod Tim Preece
writer wife disabled person con artist daughter chilling dark suspenseful england house strangers supernatural rape husband/wife relationship infidelity deception discovery transformation mystery 1980s
A strange young man has a sinister effect on the family of a middle-aged writer.
5.6/10
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1993
96 Minutes
Mrs. Martha Wilson
Walter Matthau Mason Gamble Joan Plowright Christopher Lloyd Lea Thompson Robert Stanton Paul Winfield Amy Sakasitz Kellen Hathaway Billie Bird Arnold Stang
young boy neighbor wife burglar mother father amusing madcap river suburbia party garage backyard suburban life kidnapping practical jokes summer vacation robbery transformation adventure
When his parents have to go out of town, Dennis stays with Mr. and Mrs. Wilson. The little menace is driving Mr. Wilson crazy, but Dennis is just trying to be helpful. Even to the thief who's arrived in town.
7.2/10
Drama
UK|USA
1977
138 Minutes
Dora Strang
Richard Burton Peter Firth Colin Blakely Joan Plowright Harry Andrews Eileen Atkins Jenny Agutter Kate Reid John Wyman Elva Mai Hoover Ken James
teenager psychiatrist mother father stableman dark emotional psychiatrist's office psychoanalysis religion repression violence discovery fall 1970s
A psychiatrist attempts to uncover a troubled stable boy's disturbing obsession with horses.
7.1/10
Drama
UK
1960
97 Minutes
Jean Rice
Laurence Olivier Brenda De Banzie Albert Finney Joan Plowright Roger Livesey Alan Bates Daniel Massey Miriam Karlin Shirley Anne Field Thora Hird Tony Longridge
teacher comedian wife father fiancée soldier disheartening dark beach theater family home family fame ambition infidelity vaudeville fall quest 1950s
Archie Rice, an old-time British music hall performer sinking into final defeat, schemes to stay in show business.
6.3/10
Drama
Australia|UK
1995
112 Minutes
Marge Morrisey
Caroline Goodall Caroline Gillmer Tara Morice Joan Plowright John Hargreaves Ray Barrett Ben Thomas Nicholas Bell
sister father son townsperson author husband somber bleak moving australia england shop sea hotel reunion family history reconciliation resentment memory sister relationship
Meg (Caroline Goodall), Pippa (Tara Morice), and Hilary (Caroline Gillmer) are sisters who grew up in Sorrento, Australia. Meg, who has lived in England for ten years, has just written a ... See full summary »
6.2/10
Comedy
UK
1993
82 Minutes
Mrs. Monro
Jeanne Moreau Julie Walters Lena Headey Joan Plowright David Threlfall Maggie Steed Catherine Schell
bride mother best friend fiancé ex-husband passionate cheeky england egypt family home marriage of convenience dark secrets religious vows sacrifice forbidden love rivalry 1950s
Katherine Coleridge (Joanne Whalley-Kilmer) is a basically miserable and mentally unstable woman who is married to even-aged Isobel's father, Robert (Peter Whitaker), who is the only one ... See full summary »
5.7/10
Drama
Canada|UK
1997
106 Minutes
Mrs. Ida Bober
Gil Bellows Kate Greenhouse Armin Mueller-Stahl Joan Plowright Jaimz Woolvett Dick Callahan Darlene Mignacco Frank Moore Alon Nashman Michael Ricupero Nicholas Van Burek
It's the turn of the century and jobs are hard to find. A young man assigns himself the job of a store clerk, without pay, only a place to sleep and eat, after he was manipulated by a ... See full summary »
5.7/10
Comedy, Kids & Family, Adventure
USA|UK
1996
103 Minutes
Nanny
Glenn Close Jeff Daniels Joely Richardson Joan Plowright Hugh Laurie Mark Williams John Shrapnel Tim McInnerny
designer writer dog boss friend amusing hilarious heartwarming united states dogs good vs. evil family courage animal cruelty rivalry escape adventure 1990s
An evil high-fashion designer plots to steal Dalmatian puppies in order to make an extravagant fur coat, but instead creates an extravagant mess.
5.3/10
War, Drama, History
UK|Norway
1985
123 Minutes
Mrs. McConnahay
Al Pacino Donald Sutherland Nastassja Kinski Joan Plowright Dave King Annie Lennox Steven Berkoff John Wells
trapper son soldier british colonial official moving emotional tense shocking solemn patriotic america united states war revenge battle torture american history american revolutionary war revenge escape
A trapper and his young son get pulled into the American revolution early as unwilling participants and remain involved through to the end.
Drama
1994
97 Minutes
Dorothy
Sissy Spacek Mary-Louise Parker S. Epatha Merkerson Joan Plowright David Spielberg Richard Gilbert-Hill Stephen Mills Robin Pearson Rose Lauree Berger Linda Carlson Wendy Robie
drug addict nurse teenager baby physician emotional inspiring hospital household child custody hospital aids absolution drug addiction rescue sacrifice love 1990s
A nurse (Sissy Spacek) cares for her adopted HIV-positive infant and the dying mother (Mary-Louise Parker) who abandoned her.
Biography, Drama
1992
173 Minutes
Olga Alliluyeva
Robert Duvall Julia Ormond Maximilian Schell Jeroen Krabbé Joan Plowright Frank Finlay Daniel Massey Joanna Roth
stalinist revolutionary vladimir i. lenin wife daughter russian engaging bleak rousing russia woods palace war zone joseph stalin russian revolution dictatorship power family persecution rise
Riding Lenin's (Maximilian Schell) coattails into the 1920s, Josef Stalin (Robert Duvall) rudely takes over as Soviet dictator until death in 1953.
6.5/10
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy, Drama
USA
2008
97 Minutes
Aunt Lucinda
Freddie Highmore Sarah Bolger Mary-Louise Parker David Strathairn Joan Plowright
mother brother sister creature mermaid twin creative chilling haunted house magic moving friendship book family dysfunction mystery unknown era
Upon moving into the run-down Spiderwick Estate with their mother, twin brothers Jared and Simon Grace, along with their sister Mallory, find themselves pulled into an alternate world full of faeries and other creatures.
5.4/10
Drama
USA
1995
135 Minutes
Harriet Hibbons
Demi Moore Gary Oldman Robert Duvall Robert Prosky Edward Hardwicke Joan Plowright Roy Dotrice Dana Ivey George Aguilar Sheldon Peters Wolfchild Lisa Jolliff-Andoh
An affair between a young woman and a pastor has disastrous consequences.
7.7/10
Romance
USA
1994
101 Minutes
Mrs. Yeobright
Catherine Zeta-Jones Clive Owen Ray Stevenson Steven Mackintosh Claire Skinner Paul Rogers Joan Plowright Celia Imrie
beautiful woman grandfather husband gentleman suitor dreamy emotional melodramatic egdon heath england countryside paris love triangle city vs. country unhappy marriage adultery forbidden love temptation love 19th century
Every year, they come by the thousands. Soldiers, sailors, civilians and students. Veterans of wars gone by and guests from foreign shores. They come to march. They come to sacrifice. They ... See full summary »
7.2/10
Drama
USA
1990
126 Minutes
Eva Krichinsky
Armin Mueller-Stahl Aidan Quinn Elizabeth Perkins Leo Fuchs Eve Gordon Lou Jacobi Joan Plowright Kevin Pollak Israel Rubinek Elijah Wood Grant Gelt
immigrant wife son salesman cousin endearing emotional touching united states baltimore immigration culture clash family family history aspirations ambition growing up discovery rise underdog
A Polish-Jewish family comes to the U.S. at the beginning of the twentieth century. There, the family and their children try to make themselves a better future in the so-called promised land.
4.6/10
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
UK|USA
2010
93 Minutes
Marjorie Blake
Natalie Press Hugh Bonneville Matthieu Boujenah Miles Ronayne Nigel Whitmey Patrick Poletti Kimberly Jaraj Joan Plowright
finance expert trader family brooding creepy dark frightening tense england country house fresh start premonition murder pursuit escape fall 2010s
A successful Wall Street trader returns to England with her new husband and five-year-old son, but their new start together turns into a nightmare when they move into a country house which contains a terrible secret.
Adventure
2004
93 Minutes
James Purefoy Piper Perabo Patrick Swayze Michael Clarke Duncan Bill Treacher Jean-Pierre Castaldi Rollo Weeks Paul Freeman Stefan Jürgens Caroline Carver Joan Plowright
knight king princess dragon nun fiancé amusing charming spirited castle convent village street good deeds marriage proposal mythical creatures returning home kidnapping chivalry rescue
In return for a small plot of land, an English knight (James Purefoy) searches for a king's missing daughter (Piper Perabo).
6.4/10
Comedy, Action
USA
1993
131 Minutes
Arnold Schwarzenegger Austin O'Brien Charles Dance F. Murray Abraham Art Carney Frank McRae Tom Noonan Robert Prosky Anthony Quinn Mercedes Ruehl Ian McKellen
fictitious character young boy crime boss henchman theater owner police officer amusing offbeat suspenseful los angeles new york city movie theater mansion police station fantasy world movies heroism unlikely allies magic murder
With the help of a magic ticket, a young movie fan is transported into the fictional world of his favorite action movie character.
Fantasy
1999
107 Minutes
Anthony Way Nigel Le Vaillant Greta Scacchi James Wilby Florence Hoath Caroline Carver David Bradley Arlene Cockburn Liz Smith Tom Bowles Rory Jennings
teen boy ghost teen girl aunt uncle neighbor confident dreamy heartwarming lighthearted moving positive united kingdom garden house haunted house growing up first love friendship family
A teen (Anthony Way) discovers that at midnight his aunt's grandfather clock strikes 13, bringing to life a garden and a girl from the past.
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