List of the best Marian Seldes movies: Digging to China(1998), Fingers(1978), The Extra Man(2010), Zits(1988), The Big Fisherman(1959), Tom and Huck(1995), Affliction(1997), The Greatest Story Ever Told(1965), Home Alone 3(1997), Town & Country(2001), Jeremy Fink and the Meaning of Life(2011), Plainsong(2004) ... ...
Drama
USA
1998
98 Minutes
Leah Schroth
Kevin Bacon Mary Stuart Masterson Cathy Moriarty Evan Rachel Wood Marian Seldes Amanda Minikus Nicole Burdette Annie Jaynes
young girl mentally disabled person alcoholic sister mother terminally ill person emotional endearing heartwarming tender new hampshire motel woods small town unusual friendship imagination loneliness small-town life family secrets alcoholism
10 y.o. Harriet's divorced mom owns and runs a motel. Harriet's an outsider and wants to leave. A woman stays there with her adult, disabled son who befriends Harriet.
Drama
USA
1978
91 Minutes
Ruth
Harvey Keitel Tisa Farrow Jim Brown Michael V. Gazzo Marian Seldes Danny Aiello Ed Marinaro Georgette Muir
pianist loan shark debt collector mobster father mob boss dark gritty brutal new york city restaurant nightclub identity crisis father/son relationship artistic struggle classical music addiction organized crime escape quest
A dysfunctional young man is pulled between loyalties to his Italian mob-connected loan shark father and his mentally disturbed Jewish concert pianist mother.
Comedy
France|USA
2010
108 Minutes
Vivian
Kevin Kline Robert Pulcini Paul Dano John C. Reilly Katie Holmes Marian Seldes Celia Weston Patti D'Arbanville Dan Hedaya Lynn Cohen John Pankow
extra professor escort amusing new york city literature cross-dressing relationships transformation 1920s
A man who escorts wealthy widows in New York's Upper East Side takes a young aspiring playwright under his wing.
Comedy
1988
96 Minutes
Miss Maple
Danielle DuClos Jason Kristofer Cameron Johann Devin Ratray Kimble Joyner Marian Seldes Elya Baskin Victor Steinbach Leonard Termo Franklin Cover
Agents from the CIA and KGB chase four students who constructed fake military plans based on futuristic toys.
Drama, History
USA
1959
180 Minutes
Arnon
Howard Keel Susan Kohner John Saxon Herbert Lom Martha Hyer Ray Stricklyn Marian Seldes Alexander Scourby
simon peter king herod princess prince suitor disciple brutal uplifting suspenseful arabia judea house seaside christianity forgiveness religion persecution vengeance teaching underdog
Exploring the life of Peter, from being a successful fisherman to becoming a follower of Jesus Christ and being dependent on Jesus Christ.
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
1995
92 Minutes
Widow Douglas
Jonathan Taylor Thomas Brad Renfro Eric Schweig Charles Rocket Amy Wright Michael McShane Marian Seldes Rachael Leigh Cook Lanny Flaherty Courtland Mead Peter Mackenzie
tom sawyer huckleberry finn outlaw drunk aunt friend charming spirited small town cemetery missouri boardinghouse family home countryside childish mischief treasure hunting witnessing murder investigation injustice friendship
Two best friends witness a murder and embark on a series of adventures in order to prove the innocence of the man wrongly accused of the crime.
Drama
1997
113 Minutes
Alma Pittman
Nick Nolte Sissy Spacek James Coburn Willem Dafoe Mary Beth Hurt Jim True-Frost Marian Seldes Holmes Osborne Brigid Tierney Sean McCann Wayne Robson
cop ex-wife daughter girlfriend father hunter dark suspenseful new hampshire small town forest household funeral police station redemption death obsession abuse alcoholism family
A small-town sheriff (Nick Nolte) becomes unhinged, thanks in part to his abusive, alcoholic father (James Coburn).
Other, Drama, History
USA
1965
195 Minutes
Herodias
Max von Sydow Charlton Heston Carroll Baker Dorothy McGuire Robert Loggia Claude Rains Jose Ferrer Marian Seldes John Abbott Rodolfo Acosta Michael Ansara
prophet traitor god king mary magdalene disciple inspiring profound jerusalem bethlehem israel jesus christ betrayal god christianity resurrection sacrifice 1st century
An all-star, large scale epic movie that chronicles the life and ministry of Jesus Christ.
Comedy, Kids & Family
USA
1997
102 Minutes
Mrs. Hess
Alex D. Linz Olek Krupa Rya Kihlstedt Lenny Von Dohlen David Thornton Haviland Morris Kevin Kilner Marian Seldes Seth Smith Scarlett Johansson Christopher Curry
young boy elderly woman neighbor thief spy police officer madcap playful household neighborhood airport chicago theft attempted robbery showdown children vs. adults technology rivalry pursuit 1990s
Alex Pruitt, an 8-year-old boy living in Chicago, must fend off international spies who seek a top-secret computer chip in his toy car.
Comedy
USA
2001
104 Minutes
Eugenie's Mother
Warren Beatty Diane Keaton Andie MacDowell Garry Shandling Jenna Elfman Nastassja Kinski Goldie Hawn Charlton Heston Marian Seldes Josh Hartnett Tricia Vessey
architect best friend wife cellist party girl beautiful woman amusing witty playful quirky new york city mississippi old house cabin restaurant carnival midlife crisis infidelity marital problems sex
Porter Stoddard is a well-known New York architect who is at a crossroads... a nexus where twists and turns lead to myriad missteps, some with his wife Ellie, others with longtime friends ... See full summary »
Kids & Family, Adventure
USA
2011
91 Minutes
Mabel Billingsly
Maxwell Beer Ryan Simpkins Joe Pantoliano Mira Sorvino Betsy Brandt Mike Starr Michael Urie David Thornton Daniel Cosgrove Marian Seldes Roscoe Orman
Jeremy Fink and his best friend Lizzy must search high and low throughout the streets of Manhattan for clues to unlock the mysterious box he received a month before his birthday.
Drama
2004
96 Minutes
Iva Stearns
Aidan Quinn Rachel Griffiths America Ferrera Geoffrey Lewis Steven Anderson Megan Follows Zachery Ty Bryan Cody Arens Mick Hazen Marian Seldes
In rural Colorado, eight people (Aidan Quinn, Rachel Griffiths, America Ferrera), including two teachers, experience vast changes in their lives over the course of a year.
Drama
USA
2003
117 Minutes
Julia Roberts Kirsten Dunst Julia Stiles Maggie Gyllenhaal Juliet Stevenson Dominic West Ginnifer Goodwin Topher Grace John Slattery Marcia Gay Harden Jordan Bridges
teacher young woman student professor touching passionate massachusetts wellesley school classroom women's rights progressivism college female bonding rise underdog growing up 1950s
A free-thinking art professor teaches conservative 1950s Wellesley girls to question their traditional social roles.
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.