List of the best Lois Smith movies: Marjorie Prime(2017), A Dog Year(2009), Sweet Land(2005), Minority Report(2002), Falling Down(1993), Dead Man Walking(1995), Please Give(2010), East of Eden(1955), Uncle Frank(2020), Black Widow(1987), How to Make an American Quilt(1995), Lady Bird(2017) ... ...
Sci-Fi, Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
99 Minutes
Geena Davis Lois Smith Jon Hamm Tim Robbins Stephanie Andujar Azumi Tsutsui Hannah Gross Leslie Lyles
elderly woman artificial intelligence dead person husband family member emotional eerie fascinating gripping house bedroom living room kitchen art imitating life life cycle aging grief artificial intelligence discovery love
A service that provides holographic recreations of deceased loved ones allows a woman to come face-to-face with the younger version of her late husband.
Drama
USA
2009
80 Minutes
Lois Blair
Jeff Bridges Lauren Ambrose Lois Smith Domhnall Gleeson Welker White Elizabeth Marvel Pamela Stewart Deirdre O'Connell
man dog ex-wife airy amusing emotional charming touching dog house house dog behavior human-animal friendship isolation loneliness metamorphosis love rise fall 2000s
A guy suffering from a midlife crisis takes in a dog that's crazier than he is.
Romance, Drama
2005
110 Minutes
Old Inge
Elizabeth Reaser Tim Guinee Alan Cumming Lois Smith Ned Beatty John Heard Alex Kingston Patrick Heusinger Paul Sand Tom Gilroy Charlotta Mohlin
farmer immigrant husband wife mellow spirited minnesota farm small town arranged marriage prejudice romance rural life immigration morality love sacrifice underdog 1920s
A German mail-order bride in 1920s Minnesota encounters suspicion and scorn when she arrives to marry a member of a Norwegian farming community.
Sci-Fi, Mystery & Thriller, Action
USA
2002
144 Minutes
Dr. Iris Hineman
Tom Cruise Colin Farrell Samantha Morton Max von Sydow Lois Smith Peter Stormare Tim Blake Nelson Steve Harris Kathryn Morris Mike Binder Daniel London
police officer criminal murderer drug dealer druggie wife thrilling suspenseful intense washington, d.c. crime precognition murder deception quest mystery 2050s
In a future where a special police unit is able to arrest murderers before they commit their crimes, an officer from that unit is himself accused of a future murder.
Action
USA|France|UK
1993
115 Minutes
William Foster's Mother
Michael Douglas Robert Duvall Barbara Hershey Rachel Ticotin Tuesday Weld Frederic Forrest Lois Smith Raymond J. Barry
ex-husband ex-wife daughter police officer gang member storekeeper disturbing intense tense amusing dark brutal los angeles inner city convenience store venice, calif. street phone booth disillusionment mental breakdown
An ordinary man frustrated with the various flaws he sees in society begins to psychotically and violently lash out against them.
Crime, Drama
UK|USA
1995
122 Minutes
Helen's mother
Susan Sarandon Sean Penn Robert Prosky Raymond J. Barry R. Lee Ermey Celia Weston Lois Smith Scott Wilson Roberta Maxwell
criminal nun prisoner lawyer victim emotional moving louisiana prison murder faith guilt salvation discovery quest 1990s
A nun, while comforting a convicted killer on death row, empathizes with both the killer and his victim's families.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2010
90 Minutes
Mrs. Portman
Catherine Keener Amanda Peet Oliver Platt Rebecca Hall Ann Morgan Guilbert Sarah Steele Lois Smith Thomas Ian Nicholas
husband wife teen girl young woman sister grandmother quirky hysterical melodramatic new york city apartment antique shop conflict of interest infidelity teen angst business husband/wife relationship guilt transformation wretched excess
In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.
Drama
USA
1955
115 Minutes
Anne
James Dean Julie Harris Raymond Massey Jo Van Fleet Burl Ives Richard Davalos Albert Van Dekker Lois Smith Harold Gordon Nick Dennis Rose Plumer
son brother father mother girlfriend emotional intense california farm carnival brothel jealousy family farming world war i love triangle relationships rivalry quest love
Two brothers struggle to maintain their strict, Bible-toting father's favor.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
USA
2020
95 Minutes
Aunt Butch
Paul Bettany Sophia Lillis Peter Macdissi Steve Zahn Judy Greer Margo Martindale Stephen Root Lois Smith
In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina, for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover, Walid.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
1987
102 Minutes
Sara
Debra Winger Theresa Russell Sami Frey Dennis Hopper Nicol Williamson Terry O'Quinn D.W. Moffett Lois Smith Mary Woronov Rutanya Alda James Hong
black widow murderer femme fatale federal agent serial killer millionaire suspenseful tense passionate seattle hawaii new york city hotel serial murders poison marriage identity investigation undercover operations mystery
A federal investigator tracks down a gold-digging woman who moves from husband to husband to kill them and collect the inheritance.
Drama
USA
1995
116 Minutes
Sophia Darling Richards
Winona Ryder Maya Angelou Anne Bancroft Ellen Burstyn Samantha Mathis Kate Nelligan Jean Simmons Lois Smith Alfre Woodard Kate Capshaw Maria Celedonio
graduate student fiancé grandmother great-aunt mother friend touching charming emotional fascinating california small town household marriage female bonding quilting infidelity self-discovery storytelling discovery
Bride-to-be Finn Dodd hears tales of romance and sorrow from her elders as they construct a quilt.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
94 Minutes
Sister Sarah Joan
Saoirse Ronan Laurie Metcalf Timothée Chalamet Lucas Hedges Tracy Letts Odeya Rush Jake McDorman Beanie Feldstein Lois Smith Stephen McKinley Henderson Jordan Rodrigues
mother daughter teenager high-school student best friend teacher father moving uplifting playful california high school catholic school sacramento, calif. family home university united states prom mother/daughter relationship coming of age
In 2002, an artistically inclined seventeen-year-old girl comes of age in Sacramento, California.
Mystery & Thriller, Comedy, Action
USA
2016
116 Minutes
Mrs. Glenn
Russell Crowe Ryan Gosling Angourie Rice Matt Bomer Margaret Qualley Yaya DaCosta Keith David Beau Knapp Lois Smith Murielle Telio Gil Gerard
private detective enforcer missing person daughter assassin lawyer cheeky hilarious cool los angeles bar strip club apartment office car missing persons detective work unlikely allies assassination attempt search
In 1970s Los Angeles, a mismatched pair of private eyes investigate a missing girl and the mysterious death of a porn star.
Mystery & Thriller, Action, Crime, Drama
USA
2015
114 Minutes
Margaret Conlon
Liam Neeson Ed Harris Joel Kinnaman Common Boyd Holbrook Genesis Rodriguez Vincent D'Onofrio Bruce McGill Lois Smith Patricia Kalember Beau Knapp
hit man mob boss police detective estranged son friend mobster brooding dark intense restaurant police station car street bar bedroom assassination mobsters estrangement danger protection
Mobster and hit man Jimmy Conlon has one night to figure out where his loyalties lie: with his estranged son, Mike, whose life is in danger, or his longtime best friend, mob boss Shawn Maguire, who wants Mike to pay for the death of his own son.
Fantasy, Comedy, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
2012
104 Minutes
Aunt Mel
Jennifer Garner Joel Edgerton Dianne Wiest CJ Adams Rosemarie DeWitt Ron Livingston M. Emmet Walsh Odeya Rush Lin-Manuel Miranda Lois Smith David Morse
wife husband son neighbor teacher friend heartwarming incredible uplifting stanleyville household woods adoption magic parent/child relationship discovery transformation 2010s
A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
120 Minutes
Miriam
Robert De Niro Leslie Mann Danny DeVito Edie Falco Harvey Keitel Charles Grodin Patti LuPone Cloris Leachman Veronica Ferres Lois Smith Beth Malone
comedian love interest mogul friend family member brother cheeky emotional creative new york city comedy club restaurant florida car office comedy stereotypes dating family self-determination
A look at the life of an aging insult comic named Jack Burke.
Drama
USA
1970
96 Minutes
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.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2001
124 Minutes
Jack Nicholson Robin Wright Aaron Eckhart Patricia Clarkson Benicio Del Toro Dale Dickey Costas Mandylor Helen Mirren Tom Noonan Michael O'Keefe Vanessa Redgrave
detective serial killer girl witness suspenseful dark mountain restaurant church gas station promises murder mental illness child abuse retirement obsession mystery pursuit 2000s
A retiring police detective pledges to catch the killer of a young child.
Biography, Drama
1995
150 Minutes
Gary Sinise Diana Scarwid Richard Dysart Colm Feore James Gammon Tony Goldwyn Pat Hingle Harris Yulin Leo Burmester Amelia Campbell Virginia Capers
boss daughter u.s. president general first lady confident moving government building home unintended consequences leadership family relationships presidency risk humble beginnings transformation
Though considered unqualified, Harry S. Truman (Gary Sinise) becomes the 33rd president following the April 1945 death of Franklin D. Roosevelt.