List of the best Karen Young movies: Handgun(1983), The Boy Who Cried Bitch(1991), Heading South(2005), Little Sweetheart(1988), Heat(1987), Night Game(1989), The 10 Million Dollar Getaway(1991), Joe the King(1999), Criminal Law(1988), Almost You(1984), Two Gates of Sleep(2010), Twelve Thirty(2010) ... ...
Drama
1983
101 Minutes
Kathleen Sullivan
Karen Young Clayton Day Suzie Humphreys Helena Humann Ben Jones
teacher rapist bleak brutal dark gritty school 1980s revenge rape rape aftermath revenge wretched excess forbidden love 1980s
A teacher (Karen Young) learns how to use a gun in order to take revenge against the lawyer (Clayton Day) who raped her.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1991
101 Minutes
Harley Cross Karen Young Jesse Bradford J.D. Daniels Gene Canfield Moira Kelly Adrien Brody Dennis Boutsikaris Reathel Bean John Rothman Samuel Wright
mother brother abused boy psychiatrist psychopath patient dark creepy frightening shocking psychiatrist's office mental institution house abuse mental illness violence mother/son relationship family wretched excess growing up
A psychotic 12 year old makes life hell for his emotionally frail mother.
Drama
France|Canada|Belgium
2005
107 Minutes
Charlotte Rampling Karen Young Louise Portal Ménothy Cesar Lys Ambroise
tourist professor housewife blue-collar worker hotel manager gigolo hedonistic intricate powerful haiti beach resort bedroom sex tourism love triangle prostitution cross-cultural relations aging adventure
Three female tourists have their eyes opened while visiting the poverty-stricken and dangerous world of 1980s Haiti.
Mystery & Thriller
UK
1988
94 Minutes
John Hurt Karen Young Cassie Barasch Ellie Raab Barbara Bosson John McMartin James Waterston Guy Boyd
neighbor girl mistress child mother brother dark tense shocking uneasy resort beach florida bedroom blackmail murder mind games infidelity evil child embezzlement
A criminal couple, hiding out in a remote property become the unwitting victims of a plot to blackmail them by the most unlikely of conspirators.
Crime, Drama
USA
1987
102 Minutes
Burt Reynolds Karen Young Peter MacNicol Howard Hesseman Neill Barry Diana Scarwid Joseph Mascolo Alfie Wise
Las Vegas is the backdrop for all the torrid action of heat, as Burt Reynolds plays the soft-hearted bodyguard who's out to protect his friends.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1989
95 Minutes
Roxy
Roy Scheider Karen Young Richard Bradford Paul Gleason Carlin Glynn Lane Smith Anthony Palmer Alex Morris
A police detective tracks a serial killer who is stalking young women on a beach front after each game that a baseball pitcher wins.
Drama
1991
100 Minutes
Theresa
John Mahoney Karen Young Tony Lo Bianco Gerry Bamman Joseph Carberry Terrence Mann Ken McGregor Christopher Murney
Jimmy "The Gent" Burke (John Mahoney) leads the 1978 cash-cargo heist at New York's Kennedy International Airport.
Drama
USA
1999
101 Minutes
Theresa Henry
Noah Fleiss Val Kilmer Karen Young Ethan Hawke John Alberto Leguizamo Austin Pendleton Max Ligosh James Costa
A disadvantaged, abused, neglected, exploited but basically decent kid slips into criminality while trying to cope with his harsh, inescapable reality.
Crime, Drama
USA
1988
117 Minutes
Ellen Faulkner
Gary Oldman Kevin Bacon Karen Young Tess Harper Joe Don Baker Sean McCann Ron Lea Michael Sinelnikoff Karen Woolridge Ali Giron Rob Roy
attorney killer girlfriend mother police officer dark creepy chilling courtroom house boston park law and order murder family dysfunction wealth romance deception mystery pursuit
A lawyer defends a killer, but soon after he wins, he finds out that the killer is guilty.
Romance
USA
1984
96 Minutes
Lisa Willoughby
Brooke Adams Griffin Dunne Karen Young Marty Watt Christine Estabrook Josh Mostel Laura Dean Miguel Pinero Joe Silver Joe Leon
Alex and Erica Boyer's marriage is in a crisis: job and wife bore Alex. When Erica has an accident that has her staying in a wheel chair for some time, it changes their life: Alex meets ... See full summary »
Drama
USA
2010
78 Minutes
Bess
Brady Corbet David Call Ritchie Montgomery Karen Young Ross Francis Lindsay Soileau
After preparing for their mother's imminent death, two brothers go on an arduous upriver journey to honor her final request.
Drama
USA
2010
120 Minutes
Vivien
Jonathan Groff Mamie Gummer Barbara Barrie Karen Young Halley Feiffer Rebecca Schull Reed Birney Fred Berman Portia Reiners
There are three women in the Langley household: Vivien, the mother, is caught between a fierce independence and an almost agoraphobic attachment to home; seductive and confident Mel is a 19... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1995
103 Minutes
Arlie
Horror, Mystery & Thriller, Adventure
1987
89 Minutes
Carla Brody
Lorraine Gary Lance Guest Mario Van Peebles Karen Young Michael Caine Judith Barsi Lynn Whitfield Mitchell Anderson
widow mother son love interest friend shark frightening suspenseful amity island coast bahamas ocean shark attack man vs. beast family hunting mourning survival revenge pursuit
A huge white shark harasses a New England widow (Lorraine Gary) and her marine-biologist son (Lance Guest) in the Bahamas.
Musical, Comedy
USA
1988
118 Minutes
Laurel
Harvey Fierstein Anne Bancroft Matthew Broderick Brian Kerwin Karen Young Charles Pierce
gay man drag queen male model teacher mother inspiring emotional endearing new york city stage homophobia homosexuality lost loves acceptance family adoption love transformation quest 1980s
Tony Award-winning actor and playwright Harvey Fierstein re-creates his role as the unsinkable Arnold Beckoff in this film adaptation of the smash Broadway play TORCH SONG TRILOGY. A very ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
Norway|USA|Germany|France|Italy
2005
93 Minutes
Grace
Matt Dillon Lili Taylor Marisa Tomei Fisher Stevens Adrienne Shelly Karen Young Tom Lyons Didier Flamand
writer deadbeat stripper publisher gritty los angeles apartment bar alcoholism obsession writing odd jobs gambling quest wretched excess 1940s
This drama centers on Hank Chinaski, the fictional alter-ego of "Factotum" author Charles Bukowski, who wanders around Los Angeles, CA trying to live off jobs which don't interfere with his primary interest, which is writing. Along the way, he fends off the distractions offered by women, drinking and gambling.
Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
1996
115 Minutes
Sarah Crighton
Sylvester Stallone Amy Brenneman Viggo Mortensen Dan Hedaya Jay O. Sanders Karen Young Claire Bloom Vanessa Bell Calloway Renoly Santiago Colin Fox Danielle Harris
cab driver thief police officer survivor girlfriend elderly woman thrilling melodramatic tense new jersey new york city tunnel river staircase underground leadership disaster survival trapped teamwork
Disaster in a New York tunnel as explosions collapse both ends of it. One hero tries to help the people inside find their way to safety.
Horror
USA
2011
83 Minutes
Sister Mary
Diane Foster David Backus Matt Farnsworth James McCaffrey John Savage Karen Young Spencer List Margot White Mike Doyle Ivan Martin Karen Olivo
A boy witnesses his parents' murder and is sent to an orphanage, where his sister is adopted and he is left behind, being abused by using a mask. Years later, he returns to her life, still masked, wanting to teach her a lesson.
Drama
USA|Israel
1984
109 Minutes
Rosie
Nastassja Kinski John Savage Robert Mitchum Keith Carradine Anita Morris Bud Cort Karen Young Tracy Nelson John Goodman Danton Stone Vincent Spano
After spending the last of WWII in a brutal Japanese POW camp leaving him with nightmares, Ivan returns home to Pennsylvania for his childhood friend, Maria. But he has rivals for her love.