List of the best Karen Black movies: Burnt Offerings(1976), Mirror, Mirror(1990), Invaders From Mars(1986), Firecracker(2004), Children of the Night(1992), Evil Spirits(1990), Stuck!(2009), The Grass Is Singing(1981), Trilogy of Terror(1975), Little Laura and Big John(1973), The Pyx(1973), Mommy's Little Monster(2011) ... ...
Horror
USA|Italy
1976
116 Minutes
Marian Rolf
Karen Black Oliver Reed Bette Davis Burgess Meredith Eileen Heckart Lee Montgomery Dub Taylor Anthony James Orin Cannon James T. Myers Todd Turquand
husband wife son aunt brother tenant creepy eerie gory dark california countryside mansion haunted houses supernatural family vacation paranoia possession parent/child relationship discovery
A family moves into a large old mansion in the countryside which seems to have a mysterious and sinister power over its new residents.
Horror
USA
1990
105 Minutes
Susan Gordon
Karen Black Rainbow Harvest Yvonne De Carlo Kristin Dattilo Ricky Paull Goldin William Sanderson
A teenage girl begins receiving black magic power through an antique mirror that drips blood, not realizing the mirror is controlled by demonic forces.
Sci-Fi
USA
1986
98 Minutes
Linda Magnusson
Karen Black Hunter Carson Laraine Newman Timothy Bottoms James Karen Louise Fletcher Bud Cort Jimmy Hunt
A boy tries to stop aliens who have taken over his town and are attempting to brainwash its inhabitants.
Drama
USA
2004
100 Minutes
Sandra, Eleanor
Karen Black Mike Patton Susan Traylor Kathleen Wilhoite Jak Kendall Brooke Balderson Paul Sizemore Jane Wiedlin
A young boy who lives in a dysfunctional home went to the carnival and met a singer. Shortly after, a murder took place. The town's sheriff is seeking answers. The singer is trying to ... See full summary »
Horror
USA
1992
90 Minutes
Karen Thompson
Karen Black Peter DeLuise Ami Dolenz Maya McLaughlin Evan MacKenzie Garrett Morris David Sawyer Josette DiCarlo
A schoolteacher teams up with with a priest to stop a town being overrun by vampires.
Horror
USA
1990
95 Minutes
Ella Purdy
Karen Black Arte Johnson Virginia Mayo Michael Berryman Debra Lamb Martine Beswick
A strange woman runs a boardinghouse whose tenants--mostly misfits and others who won't be missed--begin dying off or simply disappearing. She still cashes their government benefit checks ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2009
95 Minutes
Next Door Neighbor Lady
Karen Black Jane Wiedlin Mink Stole Susan Traylor Stacy Cunningham Jeff Dylan Graham Starina Johnson Pleasant Gehman Lady Monster Betti O September Carter
Beautiful young Daisy feels stuck working as a shopgirl by day and caring for her ailing mother by night. A suicide gone wrong leaves Daisy wrongly imprisoned, while the neighbor whose ... See full summary »
Drama
1981
108 Minutes
Mary Turner
wife husband secretary farmer servant bleak brooding rhodesia farm family home countryside mental breakdown marriage infidelity farming illness fall transformation 1960s
In Rhodesia in the early 1960s, aging secretary Mary (Karen Black) staves off impending spinsterhood by marrying struggling farmer Dick Turner (John Thaw) but city-born Mary finds it impossible to adjust to rural liffe.
Horror
1975
78 Minutes
Julie, Millicent Larimore, Therese Larimore, Amelia
Karen Black Robert Burton John Karlen George Gaynes Jim Storm Gregory Harrison Kathryn Reynolds Tracy Curtis Orin Cannon
The same woman (Karen Black) appears in three tales as a blackmailed teacher, a tormented lover and opposite sisters.
Crime, Drama
1973
82 Minutes
Laura
Karen Black Fabian Ivy Thayer Ken Miller Paul Gleason
The exploits of the Ashley Gang, a group of small-time criminals who wreaked havoc in turn-of-the-century Florida.
Horror
1973
111 Minutes
A Montreal call girl (Karen Black) falls from a balcony to her death; detectives (Christopher Plummer, Donald Pilon) learn she was pushed by a Satanist.
Mystery & Thriller
2011
135 Minutes
Mrs. Melnick
Karen Black Ryan Rossell Jack Gwaltney Geoffrey Lewis Jennifer Marlowe Anson Scoville Matt Terzian Troy Beyer
A serial killer wrestles with his murderous impulses while a traumatized child experiences a psychotic break.
Comedy
1983
92 Minutes
Zee
Karen Black Michael Emil Michael Margotta Larry David Frances Fisher Martin Harvey Friedberg Robert Hallak Anna Raviv Paul Williams
An edgy divorcee (Karen Black) still smitten with her husband wanders around New York with a quirky bachelor (Michael Emil).
Drama
USA
1970
96 Minutes
Rayette Dipesto
Jack Nicholson Karen Black Susan Anspach Billy Green Bush Fannie Flagg Sally Struthers Ralph Waite Helena Kallianiotes Richard Stahl Marlena Macguire Lois Smith
blue-collar worker girlfriend sister father mother rebel quirky gutsy california washington state diner culture clash family class distinctions discovery 1970s
A dropout from upper-class America picks up work along the way on oil rigs when his life isn't spent in a squalid succession of bars, motels, and other points of interest.
Crime, Drama
USA
1974
103 Minutes
convict bank robber mobster brother partner suspenseful tense los angeles prison st. louis motel gangsters crime family honor murder revenge pursuit rivalry 1970s
Earl Macklin robs a bank owned by the mob, serves his prison time and is released, only to start a private war against the crime outfit that owned the bank.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1976
120 Minutes
Fran
Bruce Dern Karen Black Barbara Harris William Devane Ed Lauter Cathleen Nesbitt Katherine Helmond Warren Kemmerling Edith Atwater William Prince Nicholas Colasanto
thief psychic elderly woman cab driver jeweler madcap suspenseful amusing san francisco car robbery pursuit mistaken identity crime inheritance adventure pursuit mystery 1970s
A phony psychic/con artist and her taxi driver/private investigator boyfriend encounter a pair of serial kidnappers while trailing a missing heir in California.
Comedy
USA
1996
89 Minutes
Nehor
Stefene Russell Karen Black Pat Collins Curtis James Deva Cantrel Gyll Huff Jeff Price Karen Nielson Burnadette Leroi
A woman accidentally discovers the Plaque of Kolob which leads her to discover an insidous alien plot for world domination documented by a disreputable early Mormon prophet.
Drama
USA
1971
90 Minutes
Olive
William Tepper Karen Black Michael Margotta Bruce Dern Robert Towne Henry Jaglom Michael Warren June Fairchild Don Hanmer Lynn Bernay Joseph Walsh
The star player of a college basketball team starts to go off the rails with an illicit love affair and his roommate going crazy to avoid the war draft.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1974
107 Minutes
Charlton Heston Karen Black George Kennedy Efrem Zimbalist Jr. Susan Clark Helen Reddy Linda Blair Dana Andrews Sid Caesar Myrna Loy Nancy Olson
pilot stewardess airline employee air traffic controller passenger boyfriend campy tense emotional thrilling airplane airport washington, d.c. los angeles cockpit plane crash flying disaster rescue communication
A 747 in flight collides with a small plane, and is rendered pilotless. Somehow the control tower must get a pilot aboard so the jet can land.
Drama
Canada
1978
108 Minutes
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 »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1971
90 Minutes
George Segal Karen Black Jay Fletcher
junkie drug dealer woman best friend corrupt cop amusing dark outlandish brash new york city times square doomed romance drug addiction betrayal crime downward spiral car theft fall pursuit 1970s
A smart-mouthed junkie and loser known as J.J. (George Segal) spends his days looking for just "one more fix".
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
1989
90 Minutes
Ruth Wilson
Cameron Dye Karen Black Bud Cort Lynn Danielson Starr Andreeff Divine Paul Bartel Geoffrey Lewis Tracey Walter Tab Hunter
Beautiful young women who work at the offices of a phone-sex company are being stalked by a psychotic killer.
Comedy, Drama
UK|West Germany
1976
92 Minutes
Omar Sharif Karen Black Joseph Bottoms Bernhard Wicki Heinz Ehrenfreund Elma Karlowa Volker Prechtel Erich Padalewski Franz Muxeneder Margarete Soper
A Vienna financier embezzles money from his firm and clients, forces his girlfriend to marry an old cuckold voyeur industrialist and runs for his life when the industrialist sends killers after him.
Fantasy
USA
1988
95 Minutes
A nerdy teenage scientist discovers a formula for invisibility, and uses it to take revenge on all those who have wronged him--and also to spy on the girls' shower room.
Comedy
USA
1993
96 Minutes
Ginger Lynn Allen Karen Black Chris Denton
Leslie's husband Steve is a brute and she wants out, at least she thinks she does. Her lover Elizabeth agrees that Steve needs to go away, so they plot his murder. Meanwhile their friend ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA|Canada
1987
87 Minutes
Hoyt Axton Karen Black Art Hindle John Vernon Ruth Buzzi Nina Foch
A small-town Southern family may have survived World War II, but will they survive a family reunion?
Horror
USA
1990
90 Minutes
Rita
Isa Anderson Karen Black Linden Ashby Debra Feuer Helen Martin Doug Jones Gary Hudson
An evil spirit assumes the disguise of a beautiful young woman, so it can seduce and kill men.
Action
Italy|France|UK
1979
101 Minutes
Kate Neville
Lee Majors Karen Black James Franciscus Margaux Hemingway Marisa Berenson Gary Collins Roy Brocksmith Dan Pastorini Frank Pesce Charles Guardino
Jewel thieves attempt to recover treasure from piranha infested waters. Mistrust and betrayals happen amongst the gang in the quest for gold.
Action
1985
102 Minutes
George Kennedy Karen Black Lance Henriksen Richard Lynch Claudia Udy William Forsythe
A war hero (Lance Henriksen) visits his weapons-expert buddy (George Kennedy) in a Western town at the mercy of a motorcycle gang.
Horror
1985
85 Minutes
Winston Rekert Karen Black John Novak Andrew Bednarski Ron Lea Walter Massey Lois Maxwell Tom Rack Rob Roy Philip Spensley Vlasta Vrana
A detective (John Novak) ties murders to a strange woman (Karen Black) and a TV producer (Winston Rekert) toying with astral travel.
Horror
1987
94 Minutes
Ellen
Michael Moriarty Karen Black Laurene Landon Gerrit Graham James Dixon Neal Israel Macdonald Carey
The father (Michael Moriarty) of a monster baby goes where it and others like it have been banished by the state.
Drama
2011
99 Minutes
Judy Marte Karen Black Brian Rieger Lauren Fales
A young woman sets out to find someone to help as a means of dealing with her own mother's death, but becomes swept up in a more complicated situation than she anticipated.
Musical, Comedy, Drama
USA
1975
157 Minutes
Connie White
Keith Carradine Lily Tomlin Karen Black David Arkin Barbara Baxley Ned Beatty Ronee Blakley Timothy Brown Geraldine Chaplin Robert DoQui Shelley Duvall
singer musician lawyer event coordinator politician driver amusing dense spirited nashville, tenn. rally stage music politics marriage infidelity aspirations discovery rise fall
Over the course of a few hectic days, numerous interrelated people prepare for a political convention.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1982
110 Minutes
Joanne
Sandy Dennis Cher Karen Black Sudie Bond Kathy Bates Marta Heflin Mark Patton Caroline Aaron
fan woman transgender woman amusing emotional uneasy tender texas small town united states reunion james dean fandom anniversary transformation growing up discovery 20th century
A fan club of die-hard James Dean fans meet on the 20th anniversary of his death and reconnect, opening old wounds and facing new ones.
Comedy
UK
1991
92 Minutes
Rula
Crispin Glover Howard Hesseman Karen Black Michael Greene Brittney Lewis
An unsuccessful, nervous businessman gradually comes to befriend an eccentric, asocial nerd on a trip to Utah to bury a deceased cat.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2001
94 Minutes
Sara Rue Kett Turton Karen Black John Doe Anson Scoville Paulo Costanzo
goth best friend mother father runaway frat boy emotional suspenseful small town ohio new york city club homosexuality self-esteem suicide road trip aspirations musical performance quest growing up
Two young misfits head for New York City to celebrate their idol and muse, Stevie Nicks, at The Night of 1,000 Stevies. Along the road, in order for them to escape their painful pasts, they... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
USA
2011
97 Minutes
Ruth Boyd
Kevin Corrigan Barry Bostwick Karen Black Ariel Gade Eric Price Lucy Davis Leo Fitzpatrick Lou Beatty Jr. Janie Haddad Tompkins Christopher May Niko Nicotera
Ken Boyd, a lonely man fresh out of the loony bin, who sets out to kill those he deems responsible for his miserable life.
Comedy
UK|Canada|USA
1974
101 Minutes
Daisy
A boozing young man in love with his co-worker finds that everyone around him, even his pompous and condescending best friend, is changing into a rhinoceros.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2002
94 Minutes
Mrs. Melnick
Matt Terzian Geoffrey Lewis Karen Black Troy Beyer Troy Winbush Trevor Davis Antonia Aljuwani Joel Polis John Ross Clark
Joseph just broke up with his girlfriend and is not taking it very well. He thinks she is plotting against him with their mutual psychiatrist.
Crime, Drama
USA
1992
85 Minutes
Tiffany Powers
Elliott Gould Emilia Crow Karen Black Thalmus Rasulala Cuba Gooding Jr. Francesco Quinn
A tough female juvenile court judge goes out of her way to try to aid a young man whom she believes has innocently gotten involved with a gang, which puts her life in mortal danger.
Sci-Fi
USA
1990
90 Minutes
Mrs. Granger
David Heavener Erik Estrada Karen Black Shannon Tweed Jim Brown James Van Patten Don Stroud
In the Los Angeles of the future, police are forbidden to carry weapons and must use stun guns (called "stingers") instead. A maverick detective ignores those restrictions in his pursuit of... See full summary »
Action
1991
89 Minutes
Kim Martino
Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs Robert Z'Dar Karen Black Lance Lindsey Nadia Marie Jastereo Coviare
A loner (Lawrence-Hilton Jacobs) seeks revenge on a U.S. Senate candidate he blames for the murder of his best friend.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy
2007
80 Minutes
Barbara
Jon Seda Paul Rodriguez Karen Black Pedro Armendáriz Jr. Itatí Cantoral Lupillo Rivera Ed Begley Jr. Rachelle Carson Alison Eastwood Mircea Monroe José Juan Meraz
Kidnapped and robbed at a Mexican nightclub, a soon-to-be-married businessman (Jon Seda) falls into the hands of two drag performers as he tries to crawl his way back to his version of civilization.
Comedy, Drama
2010
99 Minutes
May
Julia Garcia Combs Barbara Bain Karen Black David Hardie John Kassir Eric Pierpoint Scott Ford Carlos De Antonis Marianne J. Murphy Mary Jo DuPrey
An ambitious young woman arrives at a crucial turning point in her career and her relationship with her bi-polar mother.
Horror
1996
85 Minutes
June Rhodes
Naomi Watts William Windom Karen Black Brent Jennings Samaria Graham Jamie Renée Smith Brandon Kleyla Toni Marsh
medical student mother sister child doctor demon gory frightening town family home field possession illness evil violence resurrection going home quest discovery 1990s
A medical student (Naomi Watts) tries to free children in a Nebraska town from an evil figure's influence.
Comedy, Drama
1989
100 Minutes
Belle
James Belushi Whoopi Goldberg Karen Black John Waters Robert Glaudini Jim Mapp James Thiel Jeffrey Thiel Andy Jarrel Anne Ramsey Wayne Grace
A slow-witted dishwasher (James Belushi) drives to Oregon with a dying woman (Whoopi Goldberg) who robs stores and shoots people.
Action
1990
90 Minutes
Barrett
Wings Hauser Robert Z'Dar Karen Black Joe Palese Elaine Pelino
A Los Angeles policeman (Wings Hauser) must help an FBI woman (Karen Black) catch a counterfeiter (Robert Z'Dar) who once saved his life.
Documentary
Germany
1994
123 Minutes
Diahnne Abbott Jochen Arbeit Stanley Bard Karen Black Eileen Bowser Stan Brakhage Nick Cave Merce Cunningham Henry Geldzahler Allen Ginsberg George Gund
Not a documentary in the strictest sense of the word. Rather, it is a journey through the world of the artist Jonas Mekas - one of the exponents of independent U.S. movies; founder and director of the New York Anthology Film Archive.
Western
USA
1971
90 Minutes
Jenny Simms
Kirk Douglas Johnny Cash Jane Alexander Karen Black Dana Elcar Robert Wilke Keith Carradine Eric Douglas Paul Lambert Raf Vallone
Two aging gunfighters in need of money come to an agreement to organize an actual showdown between them and sell tickets for it. The townsfolk is more than interested to see the "show".
Comedy
USA
2008
80 Minutes
Zena
Austin Peck Bryce Johnson Amber Benson Karen Black Zrinka Domic Tom Gilroy Roma Maffia Lauren Stamile
Paul and Eddie have just begun previews for the new Off-Broadway musical "Adam and Steve Just the Way God Made 'Em." Their lives strangely mirror the characters they are playing. Paul is ... See full summary »