List of the best Joanne Woodward movies: The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds(1973), No Down Payment(1957), The Glass Menagerie(1987), The Stripper(1963), Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams(1973), The Shadow Box(1980), A Big Hand for the Little Lady(1966), They Might Be Giants(1971), From the Terrace(1960), Paris Blues(1961), Mr. & Mrs. Bridge(1990), Signpost to Murder(1965) ... ...
Drama
USA
1973
100 Minutes
Joanne Woodward Nell Potts Roberta Wallach Judith Lowry Richard Venture Estelle Omens Carolyn Coates Will Hare Jess Osuna David Spielberg Lynn Rogers
dreamer single mother daughter bookworm epileptic sad disheartening house school parenthood mother/daughter relationship sibling rivalry delusion teenage rebellion wretched excess underdog 1970s
From the Pullizer Prize winning play by Paul Zindel, this is the story of Beatrice Hunsdorfer and her daughters, Ruth and Matilda. A middle-aged widowed eccentric, Beatrice is looking for ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1957
105 Minutes
Joanne Woodward Tony Randall Sheree North Jeffrey Hunter Cameron Mitchell Patricia Owens Barbara Rush Pat Hingle
housewife used car salesman sexpot veteran alcoholic husband dark melodramatic tense sultry southern california suburbia apartment building bedroom suburban life marriage alcoholism sexual abuse dysfunction communal living
In California, four couples who have bought homes and are neighbors face money problems, alcoholism, racism, promiscuity, and discrimination against lack of education, until a tragic event forces them to reassess their lives.
Drama
USA|Canada
1987
134 Minutes
mother son daughter gentleman disheartening emotional intense apartment st. louis abandonment family dysfunction marriage failure obsession illness fall underdog wretched excess 1930s
A son longs to escape from his stifling home, where his genteel mother worries about the future prospects of his lame, shy sister.
Drama
USA
1963
95 Minutes
Joanne Woodward Richard Beymer Claire Trevor Carol Lynley Robert Webber Louis Nye Louise Hovick Michael J. Pollard Sondra Blake Susan Brown Marlene Delamater
stripper friend son boyfriend madam neighbor bleak emotional uneasy kansas club house bedroom small town love relationships small-town life stripping affair hard times
Lila Green is an insecure and aging showgirl for Madame Olga's stage shows. When her boyfriend, Rick, runs off with the show's money, Madame Olga and Ronny let Lila go. Lila goes to stay ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
1973
93 Minutes
Joanne Woodward Martin Balsam Sylvia Sidney Dori Brenner Win Forman Tresa Hughes Peter Marklin Ron Richards Charley Oberley Minerva Pious Helen Ludlam
wife mother husband daughter dark emotional family home farm france battlefield family death mother/child relationship childhood transformation 1970s
Rita, a middle aged New York City homemaker, finds herself in an emotional crisis which forces her to re-examine her life, as well as her relationships with her mother, her eye doctor ... See full summary »
Drama
1980
103 Minutes
Joanne Woodward Christopher Plummer Valerie Harper James Broderick Sylvia Sidney Melinda Dillon Ben Masters Curtiss Marlowe John Considine
Comedy, Western
USA
1966
95 Minutes
Henry Fonda Joanne Woodward Jason Robards Charles Bickford Burgess Meredith Kevin McCarthy Robert Middleton Paul Ford John Qualen James Kenny Alan Collins
lawyer mortician rancher husband wife banker lighthearted thrilling wild west laredo, texas saloon bank ranch gambling family transformation 19th century
Comedy western in which a traveler bets more money than he can afford in a poker game, and unusual events follow.
Comedy
USA
1971
91 Minutes
George C. Scott Joanne Woodward Jack Gilford Lester Rawlins Al Lewis Rue McClanahan Ron Weyand Oliver Clark Theresa Merritt Jenny Egan
widower psychiatrist brother blackmailer librarian amusing offbeat engaging intricate new york city family home eccentricity fantasy world imagination wealth psychoanalysis mystery transformation escape 1970s
In a Manhattan psychiatric hospital a man, convinced he is Sherlock Holmes, is treated by a female doctor who happens to be named Watson.
Drama
USA
1960
144 Minutes
Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Myrna Loy Ina Balin Leon Ames Elizabeth Allen Barbara Eden George Grizzard Patrick O'Neal Felix Aylmer Raymond Greenleaf
careerist socialite sweetheart financier magnate business partner melodramatic passionate fiery gripping new york city pennsylvania mansion bedroom park social climbing adultery scandal career vs. love ethics
An ambitious young executive chooses a loveless marriage and an unfulfilling personal life in exchange for a successful Wall Street career.
Romance
USA
1961
98 Minutes
Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Sidney Poitier Louis Armstrong Diahann Carroll Serge Reggiani Barbara Laage Andre Luguet Marie Versini Aaron Bridgers
jazz musician tourist expatriate love interest friend emotional intricate solemn paris nightclub eiffel tower racism performance relocation integrity jazz romantic dilemma sacrifice discovery 1960s
During the 1960s, two American expatriate jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls.
Drama
UK|USA|Canada
1990
127 Minutes
Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Robert Sean Leonard Margaret Welsh Kyra Sedgwick Blythe Danner Simon Callow Malachy McCourt Austin Pendleton Diane Kagan Saundra McClain
Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1965
74 Minutes
Stuart Whitman Joanne Woodward Edward Mulhare Alan Napier Joyce Worsley Leslie Denison Murray Matheson Hedley Mattingly Carol Veazie
An escapee from an asylum takes refuge in a woman's house; but she has dark secrets of her own.
Drama
USA
1959
115 Minutes
Yul Brynner Joanne Woodward Margaret Leighton Stuart Whitman Ethel Waters Jack Warden Francoise Rosay John Beal Albert Van Dekker Stephen Perry Roy E. Glenn Sr.
teen girl stepbrother mother carnival worker mentally disabled person alcoholic brooding sultry mississippi small town family home family dysfunction teen angst forbidden love mother/daughter relationship alcoholism small-town life transformation 1950s
Drama focusing on a family of Southern aristocrats who are trying to deal with the dissolution of their clan and the loss of its reputation, faith, fortunes and respect.
Adventure, Drama
USA
1969
123 Minutes
Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Robert Wagner Richard Thomas David Sheiner Clu Gulager Karen Arthur Barry Ford Toni Clayton Maxine Stuart Eileen Wesson
race car driver wife stepson adulterer athlete boyfriend emotional frenetic passionate racetrack car california indianapolis wisconsin seaside racing indianapolis 500 marriage family obsession
Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one--the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1963
110 Minutes
Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Thelma Ritter Eva Gabor George Tobias Marvin Kaplan Robert Clary Jan Moriarty Joan Staley Robert F. Simon Valerie Varda
reporter designer airy charming cheeky playful hilarious paris interview revenge romance makeover love 1960s
The fashion industry and Paris provide the setting for a comedy surrounding the mistaken impression that Joanne Woodward is a high-priced call girl. Paul Newman is the journalist interviewing her for insights on her profession.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1966
104 Minutes
Sean Connery Joanne Woodward Jean Seberg Patrick O'Neal Colleen Dewhurst Renee Taylor Clive Revill Werner Peters
poet wife psychiatrist partner seductress orderly frenetic hilarious sultry emotional new york city apartment mental institution brooklyn bridge hot tub artistic struggle writer's block mental illness institutionalization infidelity
Samson Shillitoe, mad genius of a poet irresistible to women, but plagued by writer's block, agrees to see a psychiatrist, and his beautiful wife.
Drama
USA
1970
115 Minutes
Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Anthony Perkins Laurence Harvey Pat Hingle Don Gordon Michael Anderson Jr. Leigh French Bruce Cabot Cloris Leachman Moses Gunn
announcer girlfriend social worker preacher assassin gripping uneasy powerful new orleans radio station political rally political unrest conspiracy radio racial tension patriotism discovery temptation 1970s
A radio station in the Deep South becomes the focal point of a right-wing conspiracy.
Comedy
1958
106 Minutes
Grace Oglethorpe Bannerman
Paul Newman Joanne Woodward Joan Collins Jack Carson Dwayne Hickman Tuesday Weld Gale Gordon Tom Gilson O.Z. Whitehead Ralph Osborn III Stanley Livingston
public relations specialist political activist temptress captain schoolgirl general amusing lighthearted cheeky madcap putnam landing, conn. military base washington, d.c. hotel parade military industrial complex small-town life protest misunderstanding marriage
A Connecticut couple (Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward) are called to action by a sexpot (Joan Collins) and a hush-hush Army project in their midst.
Drama
USA
1960
119 Minutes
Woodward
Marlon Brando Anna Magnani Joanne Woodward Maureen Stapleton Victor Jory R. G. Armstrong Emory Richardson Sally Gracie Lucille Benson John Baragrey Ben Yaffee
drifter sick person alcoholic housewife bleak emotional uneasy deep south general store small town new life adultery love triangle lust xenophobia forbidden love discovery rivalry 20th century
Valentine "Snakeskin" Xavier, a trouble-prone drifter trying to go straight, wanders into a small Mississippi town looking for a simple and honest life but finds himself embroiled with problem-filled women.
Drama
USA
1984
117 Minutes
Lilly
Paul Newman Robby Benson Joanne Woodward Ellen Barkin Wilford Brimley Judith Ivey Ossie Davis Morgan Freeman Katherine Borowitz Maury Chaykin Michael Brockman
father son ex-girlfriend love interest mother brooding emotional florida beach household construction site father/son relationship romance writing blue-collar life pregnancy aging discovery love 1980s
Harry Keach has been widowed for two years and works as a demolition crane operator on a demolition crew.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1993
125 Minutes
Sarah Beckett
Tom Hanks Denzel Washington Jason Robards Antonio Banderas Joanne Woodward Mary Steenburgen Ron Vawter Robert Ridgely Charles Napier Roger Corman John Bedford Lloyd
lawyer gay man wife husband homophobe boyfriend tender emotional profound office library courtroom apartment philadelphia homophobia worker's rights law friendship court battles aids
When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.