List of the best Lauren Bacall movies: From the Mixed-Up Files of Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler(1995), The Line King: The Al Hirschfeld Story(1996), The Fan(1981), The Gift of Love(1958), The Limit(2003), The Big Sleep(1946), To Have and Have Not(1944), The Shootist(1976), Written on the Wind(1956), Murder on the Orient Express(1974), Young Man With a Horn(1950), How to Marry a Millionaire(1953) ... ...
Adventure
USA
1995
92 Minutes
Mrs. Basil E. Frankweiler
Lauren Bacall Jean Marie Barnwell Jesse Lee Soffer Miriam Flynn Mark L. Taylor M. Emmet Walsh Devon Gummersall Del Hunter-White Warren Munson Everett Wong Tim Haldeman
Mark Rappaport's creative bio-pic about actress Jean Seberg is presented in a first-person, autobiographical format (with Seberg played by Mary Beth Hurt). He seamlessly interweaves cinema,... See full summary »
Documentary
USA
1996
87 Minutes
Lauren Bacall Carol Channing Joan Collins Jules Feiffer Robert Goulet Dolly Haas Al Hirschfeld Joseph Papp Barbara Walters Nina Hirschfeld West
artist actor wife daughter amusing fascinating new york city apartment art celebrities family theater rise quest 1990s
The childhood, adolescence, and incredible adult years of Al Hirshfeld, celebrated creator of thousands of line drawings of famous people - many in the entertainment industry - over a span ... See full summary »
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1981
95 Minutes
Sally Ross
Lauren Bacall Michael Biehn James Garner Maureen Stapleton Héctor Elizondo Anna Maria Horsford Kurt Johnson Feiga Martinez Reed Jones Kaiulani Lee Charles Blackwell
actress fan secretary ex-husband choreographer police detective tense melodramatic eerie disturbing broadway theater new york city stage subway swimming pool obsession fantasy letter writing murder unrequited love
Douglas, a record salesman, is an obsessive fan of actress Sally Ross. When his letters are rejected, he strikes out at her and her loved ones.
Drama
1958
105 Minutes
Julie Beck
Lauren Bacall Robert Stack Evelyn Rudie Lorne Greene Anne Seymour Edward Platt Joseph Kearns
dying person orphan adoptive father adoptive mother widower emotional tender sad brooding house united states grief love parenthood tragic death love transformation 1950s
A physicist's (Robert Stack) dying wife (Lauren Bacall) adopts a daughter (Evelyn Rudie) to keep him company after she is gone.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2003
92 Minutes
May Markham
Lauren Bacall Claire Forlani Henry Czerny Pete Postlethwaite Jesse Bond Zoltan Buday Colin Glazer
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1946
114 Minutes
Vivian Rutledge
Humphrey Bogart Lauren Bacall Martha Vickers John Ridgely Louis Jean Heydt Elisha Cook Jr. Regis Toomey Sonia Darrin Bob Steele Tommy Rafferty Dorothy Malone
philip marlowe father daughter bookseller casino owner dense thrilling intricate gripping los angeles mansion casino bookstore murder mystery love blackmail vice mystery love
Private detective Philip Marlowe is hired by a wealthy family. Before the complex case is over, he's seen murder, blackmail, and what might be love.
Romance, Adventure
USA
1944
100 Minutes
Marie "Slim" Browning
Humphrey Bogart Lauren Bacall Walter Brennan Hoagy Carmichael Dan Seymour Marcel Dalio Dolores Moran Sheldon Leonard
fisherman resistance fighter alcoholic pianist wanderer playful patriotic martinique boat devil's island hotel smuggling french resistance dangerous job male bonding transformation love 1940s
During World War II, American expatriate Harry Morgan helps transport a French Resistance leader and his beautiful wife to Martinique while romancing a sensuous lounge singer.
Western
USA
1976
99 Minutes
John Wayne Lauren Bacall James Stewart Ron Howard Richard Boone Hugh O'Brian Harry Morgan Rick Lenz John Carradine Sheree North Scatman Crothers
gunslinger outlaw innkeeper son sheriff ex-lover gritty gutsy moving carson city, nev. american west cancer swan song revenge notoriety death quest rivalry 1900s
A dying gunfighter spends his last days looking for a way to die with a minimum of pain and a maximum of dignity.
Drama
USA
1956
99 Minutes
Lucy Moore Hadley
Rock Hudson Lauren Bacall Robert Stack Dorothy Malone Robert Keith Grant Williams
scientist secretary alcoholic sexy woman oil baron wife dark melodramatic shocking texas mansion party new york city barbecue wealth impotence seduction miscarriage jealousy framed for murder
Alcoholic playboy Kyle Hadley marries the woman secretly loved by his poor but hard-working best friend, who in turn is pursued by Kyle's nymphomaniac sister.
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1974
127 Minutes
Albert Finney Lauren Bacall Martin Balsam Ingrid Bergman Jacqueline Bisset Jean-Pierre Cassel Sean Connery John Gielgud Wendy Hiller Anthony Perkins Vanessa Redgrave
detective millionaire aristocrat doctor conductor hercule poirot suspenseful uneasy train train station istanbul abduction murder deception mystery 1930s
In December 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.
Drama
USA
1950
112 Minutes
Amy North
Kirk Douglas Lauren Bacall Doris Day Hoagy Carmichael Juano Hernandez Jerome Cowan Mary Beth Hughes Nestor Paiva Orley Lindgren Walter Reed Alex Gerry
music teacher jazz musician musician socialite engaging unrestrained jazz club lounge street jazz race relations obsession forbidden love rise sacrifice 1950s
A young trumpet player is torn between an honest singer and a manipulative heiress.
Comedy
USA
1953
95 Minutes
Marilyn Monroe Lauren Bacall Betty Grable David Wayne Cameron Mitchell William Powell Rory Calhoun Alex D'Arcy Fred Clark
model millionaire businessman widower fortune hunter amusing charming playful new york city apartment romance wealth wedding may-december romance love quest 1950s
Three women set out to find eligible millionaires to marry, but find true love in the process.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1966
121 Minutes
Paul Newman Lauren Bacall Shelley Winters Julie Harris Robert Wagner Janet Leigh Arthur Hill Pamela Tiffin Robert Webber Strother Martin Harold Gould
detective wife stepmother teenager lawyer guru cool intricate family home california office abduction divorce wealth family crime mystery 1960s
Lew Harper, a cool private investigator, is hired by a wealthy California matron to locate her kidnapped husband.
Comedy
USA
1957
118 Minutes
Gregory Peck Lauren Bacall Dolores Gray Sam Levene Tom Helmore Mickey Shaughnessy Jesse White Chuck Connors Edward Platt Alvy Moore Carol Veazie
reporter designer husband wife mobster charming amusing new york city romance crime investigative journalism love pursuit 1950s
A sportswriter and a fashion-designer marry after a whirlwind romance, and discover they have little in common.
Drama
USA
1950
110 Minutes
Sonia Kovac
Gary Cooper Lauren Bacall Patricia Neal Jack Carson Donald Crisp Gladys George Elizabeth Patterson Jeff Corey Taylor Holmes Thurston Hall
In 1894, Brant Royle shocks the aristocratic tobacco growers of Kingsmont by planning to mass-produce cigarettes.
Drama
USA
1955
124 Minutes
Richard Widmark Lauren Bacall Charles Boyer Gloria Grahame Lillian Gish John Kerr Susan Strasberg Oscar Levant Paul Stewart Tommy Rettig
psychiatrist wife activities director medical director patient engaging intense uneasy melodramatic clinic library artist's studio office politics psychiatry mental illness power struggle battle of sexes experiments rivalry
At a private psychiatric clinic, the daily dramas and interactions between the doctors, nurses, administrators, benefactors and patients are accentuated by the personal and family crises of these individuals.
Drama
USA
1945
118 Minutes
Charles Boyer Lauren Bacall Peter Lorre Victor Francen Wanda Hendrix George Coulouris Katina Paxinou John Warburton Holmes Herbert Dan Seymour Art Foster
secret agent fascist love interest double agent suspenseful intense dark london espionage war violence fascism love quest rivalry 1930s
In 1937, agents from the opposing sides of the Spanish Civil War travel to the neutral UK to secure coal contracts and to undermine each other's efforts.
Adventure
USA
1955
115 Minutes
John Wayne Lauren Bacall Paul Fix Joy Kim Berry Kroeger Mike Mazurki Anita Ekberg
His ship seized by the Chinese Communists, American Merchant Captain Tom Wilder languishes in prison but Chinese villagers help him escape to sail them to Hong-Kong.
Mystery & Thriller
USA|UK
1988
102 Minutes
Peter Ustinov Lauren Bacall Carrie Fisher John Gielgud Piper Laurie Hayley Mills Jenny Seagrove David Soul
When a former prison wardress who dominates the lives of her three adult stepchildren and her daughter is found dead at an archaeological dig near the Dead Sea, there are a great many suspects.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
Spain|USA
2000
93 Minutes
Sadie Frost Lauren Bacall Harvey Keitel Nilo Mur Ella Jones Dayna Danika Jack Taylor Tom Keller
Henry James' classic tale of terror, "The Turn of the Screw" receives yet another screen adaptation in this thriller shot in Spain. A young woman (Sadie Frost) is hired to serve as a ... See full summary »
Action
1959
130 Minutes
Catherine Wyatt
Kenneth More Lauren Bacall Herbert Lom Wilfrid Hyde-White I.S. Johar Ursula Jeans Ian Hunter Eugene Deckers Jack Gwillim
prince soldier maharajah governess tense thrilling engaging gripping india train rescue journey dangerous assignment political coup adventure pursuit escape 1900s
A British captain (Kenneth More) uses an old train to get a Hindu prince, his governess (Lauren Bacall) and others out of a besieged citadel.
Drama
Denmark|Netherlands|Sweden|Germany|UK|France|Finland|Norway|Italy
2003
178 Minutes
Ma Ginger
Nicole Kidman Harriet Andersson Lauren Bacall Jean-Marc Barr Paul Bettany Blair Brown James Caan Patricia Clarkson Jeremy Davies Ben Gazzara Philip Baker Hall
outcast shopkeeper wife writer child profound dark disturbing gutsy small town dogville outlaws small-town life power struggle violence virtue sacrifice revenge escape 1930s
A woman on the run from the mob is reluctantly accepted in a small Colorado community in exchange for labor, but when a search visits the town she finds out that their support has a price.
Crime, Drama
USA
1948
101 Minutes
Nora Temple
Humphrey Bogart Edward G. Robinson Lauren Bacall Lionel Barrymore Claire Trevor Thomas Gomez Jay Silverheels
war hero widow father-in-law mobster henchman alcoholic suspenseful engaging florida key largo, fla. hotel boat showdown confinement organized crime courage hurricane escape rescue 1940s
A man visits his war buddy's family hotel and finds a gangster running things. As a hurricane approaches, the two end up confronting each other.
Drama
USA|UK|Isle Of Man
2007
107 Minutes
Natalie Van Miter
Woody Harrelson Kristin Scott Thomas Lauren Bacall Lily Tomlin Ned Beatty Moritz Bleibtreu Willem Dafoe William Hope Geff Francis Steven Hartley Mary Beth Hurt
gay man escort wife socialite politician lobbyist suspenseful tense uneasy washington, d.c. party condo murder politics infidelity cover-up scandal mystery quest discovery
An escort who caters to Washington, D.C.'s society ladies becomes involved in a murder case.
Documentary
UK
2010
86 Minutes
Jack Cardiff Martin Scorsese Kirk Douglas Lauren Bacall John Mills Thelma Schoonmaker Kim Hunter Kathleen Byron Christopher Challis Raffaella De Laurentiis Richard Fleischer
martin scorsese editor charlton heston lauren bacall cinematographer director engaging inspiring spirited striking london hollywood, calif. studio art gallery film set cinematography filmmaking innovation jack cardiff art
In 2001 Jack Cardiff (1914-2009) became the first director of photography in the history of the Academy Awards to win an Honorary Oscar. But the first time he clasped the famous statuette ... See full summary »
Comedy
USA
1964
114 Minutes
Sylvia Broderick
Tony Curtis Natalie Wood Henry Fonda Lauren Bacall Mel Ferrer Fran Jeffries Leslie Parrish Edward Everett Horton Larry Storch Stubby Kaye Otto Kruger
journalist psychologist neighbor wife womanizer lighthearted charming office apartment club car affair seduction psychology impersonation suicide sex love rise 1960s
A womanizing reporter for a sleazy tabloid magazine impersonates his hen-pecked neighbor in order to get an expose on renowned psychologist Helen Gurley Brown.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK|France|Germany|USA
2004
100 Minutes
Eleanor
Nicole Kidman Cameron Bright Danny Huston Lauren Bacall Alison Elliott Arliss Howard Anne Heche Peter Stormare Ted Levine Cara Seymour Zoe Caldwell
widow fiancé fiancée boy father mother uneasy emotional eerie new york city central park apartment reincarnation love triangle romance adult-child romance obsession forbidden love mystery 2000s
A young boy attempts to convince a woman that he is her dead husband reborn.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2012
93 Minutes
Anne-Marie
Josh Hutcherson Hayden Panettiere Alfred Molina Lauren Bacall Billy Boyd Dina Eastwood Adam Godley Scott Eastwood
mother teenager artist emotional underground village colors love forgery growing up
A teenager wanders into Carmel, California, where he is soon introduced to the art-forgery community.
Comedy, Drama
1954
94 Minutes
Elizabeth Burns
Clifton Webb June Allyson Van Heflin Lauren Bacall Fred MacMurray Arlene Dahl Cornel Wilde Elliott Reid Margalo Gillmore Alan Reed David Hoffman
owner executive husband wife candidate engaging spirited new york city dinner party automotive industry aspirations ambition marriage competition love discovery rivalry 1950s
An automobile manufacturer (Clifton Webb) brings three district managers and their wives to New York to evaluate them.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1990
107 Minutes
Marcia Sindell
James Caan Kathy Bates Frances Sternhagen Richard Farnsworth Lauren Bacall Graham Jarvis J.T. Walsh June Christopher
author nurse prisoner uneasy tense creepy chilling colorado cabin obsession writing obsessive fan captivity car crash escape rivalry 1980s
After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.
Kids & Family, Other, Comedy
USA
1991
92 Minutes
Lillian Brooks
Ethan Embry Thora Birch Harley Jane Kozak Jamey Sheridan Lauren Bacall Kevin Nealon Leslie Nielsen Andrea Martin Alan Brooks Renee Taylor Amy Oberer
father mother restaurant owner fiancé son daughter amusing endearing winsome playful mansion penthouse café kitchen ice cream truck divorce schemes family dysfunction reunion christmas
A brother and sister attempt to bring their divorced parents back together for Christmas.
Romance, Drama
UK
2006
107 Minutes
Dame Lydia
Anjelica Huston Zoe Tapper Andrew Lincoln David Leon Terence Stamp Lauren Bacall Joss Ackland
actress director playwright love interest filmmaker mother passionate emotional engaging touching moving melodramatic england love triangle actors mother/daughter relationship fame pre-war britain romance discovery
A struggling young actress, a fledgling director and an ambitious playwright become embroiled in an emotional love triangle as they strive for recognition, fame and fortune in a world on the brink of World War II.
Drama
Denmark|Sweden|Netherlands|France|Germany|UK|Italy|USA
2005
139 Minutes
Mam
Bryce Dallas Howard Isaach De Bankolé Danny Glover Willem Dafoe Michaël Abiteboul Chloë Sevigny Lauren Bacall Udo Kier Jean-Marc Barr Jeremy Davies Llewella Gideon
young woman father gunman master slave elderly man dark melodramatic profound alabama rural community plantation square car house slavery freedom interracial relationship helping others racial issues
A story of slavery, set in the southern U.S. in the 1930s.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Adventure
USA
1996
101 Minutes
Margaret Kramer
Jack Lemmon James Garner Dan Aykroyd John Heard Sela Ward Wilford Brimley Everett McGill Bradley Whitford Lauren Bacall James Rebhorn Esther Rolle
president contractor goon politician homeless person gay man hilarious engaging melodramatic car helicopter appalachia ohio white house gay pride parade conspiracy reputation road trip presidency political corruption
Two former U. S. Presidents, hated rivals, join forces to expose the current, corrupt President at the risk of their lives.