List of the best Mary Kay Place movies: Evergreen(2004), Diane(2018), Portrait of a White Marriage(1988), Lonesome Jim(2005), Captain Ron(1992), Modern Problems(1981), Love in Another Town(1997), Holidaze(2013), Out on the Edge(1989), Citizen Ruth(1996), Miss Meadows(2014), Youth in Oregon(2016) ... ...
Drama
USA
2004
87 Minutes
Susan
Mary Kay Place Cara Seymour Gary Farmer Bruce Davison Addie Land Noah Fleiss Lynn Cohen Zach Zulauf
A young girl seduced by a boy's affluent, seemingly idyllic family, goes to extremes to gain acceptance and escape her poverty-stricken homelife.
Drama
2018
95 Minutes
Diane
Mary Kay Place Jake Lacy Estelle Parsons Andrea Martin Deirdre O'Connell Phyllis Somerville Celia Keenan-Bolger Ray Iannicelli
woman son drug addict volunteer sick person uneasy tense emotional profound amusing touching hospital house bar church homeless shelter secret past troubled past self-sacrifice drug addiction
A woman fills her days helping others and desperately attempting to bond with her drug-addicted son. But as those around her begin to drift away in the last quarter of her life, she is left to reckon with past choices and long-dormant memories.
Comedy
USA
1988
101 Minutes
Joyce and Hal Harrison have a perfect marriage until Joyce asks her favorite daytime talk show host Martin Mull to visit their small town in Ohio and shoot an episode of his TV show there. Hal quickly becomes jealous and acts out on it.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2005
91 Minutes
Sally
Casey Affleck Liv Tyler Mary Kay Place Seymour Cassel Kevin Corrigan Jack Rovello Mark Boone Junior Rachel Strouse Sarah Strouse Jake La Botz Doug Liechty Caskey
writer brother girlfriend single mother nurse loser bleak offbeat emotional amusing new york city indiana factory household ambition homecoming family self-discovery small-town life car crash
Failing to make it on his own, twenty-seven-year-old Jim moves back in with his parents and deals with crippling family obligations.
Comedy
USA
1992
100 Minutes
Katherine Harvey
Kurt Russell Martin Short Mary Kay Place Benjamin Salisbury Meadow Sisto Jorge Luis Ramos J.A. Preston Tanya Soler
captain father mother daughter son amusing playful chicago household island caribbean yacht sailing island life family vacation unlikely friendship bad behavior adventure discovery 1990s
A Chicagoan inherits an old yacht. He, his wife, daughter and son fly to a Caribbean island and hire a dubious Captain Ron to sail them on an adventure to Miami.
Comedy
USA
1981
91 Minutes
Lorraine
Chevy Chase Patti D'Arbanville Mary Kay Place Nell Carter Brian Doyle Murray Mitch Kreindel Dabney Coleman Arthur Sellers Sandy Helberg
air traffic controller girlfriend vietnam vet ex-wife author amusing outlandish new york city airport restaurant ballet beach house breakup telekinesis nervous breakdown freak accident unrequited love revenge transformation 1980s
Jealous, harried air traffic controller Max Fiedler, recently dumped by his girlfriend, comes into contact with nuclear waste and is granted the power of telekinesis, which he uses not only to win her back, but to gain a little revenge.
Drama, Romance
USA
1997
96 Minutes
Sam
Victoria Principal Adrian Pasdar Mary Kay Place Terence Knox Finn Carter Linda Sorensen Tobias Mehler Kirsten Robek Anna Ferguson Ron Sauvé BJ Harrison
divorcée older woman young man love interest lover cougar engaging charming emotional passionate melodramatic american pacific northwest pacific northwest romance new romance following your heart older woman-younger man attraction sexual awakening adventure
Romeo & Juliet gets transplanted to the Bronx.
Other, Romance
2013
90 Minutes
Elaine
Jennie Garth Cameron Mathison Mary Kay Place Kristin Booth Glenda Braganza Charlie Carrick Conrad Coates Peter DaCunha
A corporate workaholic (Jennie Garth) wakes up in an alternate universe, married to her childhood sweetheart (Cameron Mathison).
Drama
1989
96 Minutes
Sondra Evetts
Rick Schroder Maya Lebenzon Mary Kay Place
A troubled teen (Rick Schroder) lands in a behavior-treatment center, from which he and a girl (Maya Lebenzon) cannot escape.
Comedy
USA
1996
104 Minutes
Gail Stoney
Laura Dern Swoosie Kurtz Kurtwood Smith Mary Kay Place Kelly Preston M.C. Gainey Kenneth Mars David Graf Kathleen Noone Tippi Hedren Burt Reynolds
druggie activist pregnant woman reporter amusing quirky courtroom newsroom office jail abortion religion activism politics rivalry quest 1990s
An irresponsible, drug-addicted, recently impregnated woman finds herself in the middle of an abortion debate when both parties attempt to sway her to their respective sides.
Comedy
USA
2014
88 Minutes
Mrs. Davenport
Katie Holmes James Badge Dale Jean Smart Mary Kay Place Callan Mulvey Tyler Corbet Charlotte Labadie Elle Labadie James Hébert
vigilante young woman assistant amusing nice track revenge criminals law pursuit
A story centered on a proper elementary school teacher who moonlights as a vigilante.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
99 Minutes
Estelle Engersol
Frank Langella Billy Crudup Christina Applegate Mary Kay Place Josh Lucas Nicola Peltz Alex Shaffer Geoffrey Owens Rebecca Blumhagen Michael Godere Carla Quevedo
old man daughter husband father-in-law son-in-law senior citizen cheeky confident emotional offbeat spirited amusing car road oregon store home right-to-die euthanasia living together
A man is tasked with driving his embittered 80-year-old father-in-law cross country to be legally euthanized in Oregon, while along the way helping him rediscover a reason for living.
Drama
USA
2001
91 Minutes
Fern Romano
Harvey Keitel Brad Rowe Rachel Blanchard Mary Kay Place Dash Mihok Lori Heuring Richard Voll Gina Philips
businessman older brother younger brother daughter writer girlfriend engaging emotional new york city los angeles household father/son relationship aspirations pregnancy family dysfunction family business writing growing up discovery 2000s
A clothing designer fights to keep her Jewish-Italian family together when her brother decides to have a child with a woman he barely knows.
Comedy
2013
88 Minutes
Penny Guidry
Kara Guarisco Caroline Helm Louis C. Norris Mary Kay Place Jim Phillips Aspen Steib Toby Rodriguez Speir Rahn
Hoping to redeem himself in the eyes of his family, an ex-convict reinvents himself as a practitioner of alternative medicine.
Romance
1983
100 Minutes
Anne Archer Terry Jastrow Noah Beery Jr. Mary Kay Place Josh Taylor Richard Farnsworth Ben Piazza
A cosmopolitan East Coast geologist (Anne Archer) drills for oil and finds love with a Texas wildcatter (Terry Jastrow).
Comedy
USA
1999
112 Minutes
Floris
John Cusack Cameron Diaz Catherine Keener Orson Bean Mary Kay Place John Malkovich Charlie Sheen Ned Bellamy
puppeteer wife john malkovich clerk pretty woman quirky offbeat creative new york city new jersey subconscious mind office aging love triangle immortality aspirations fame infidelity discovery transformation
A puppeteer discovers a portal that leads literally into the head of movie star John Malkovich.
Comedy, Drama
Germany|USA
2001
108 Minutes
Patty
Albert Brooks Leelee Sobieski Desmond Harrington Carol Kane Mary Kay Place Michael McKean John Goodman Pauley P. Lisa Persky
punk rocker retail manager ex-wife son teen girl offbeat heartwarming melodramatic los angeles albuquerque, n.m. clothing store coffee shop mall divorce unlikely friendship road trip self-discovery terminal illness rebellion quest
A 17-year-old girl has a troubled relationship with a 49-year-old man.
Drama
USA
1999
96 Minutes
Jan Martinez
Christine Lahti Barry Corbin Robert Bockstael Andrew Ducote Mary Kay Place Trevor Bain Matthew Bennett David Bolt Brandon Bone John Bourgeois Kim Bourne
Fact-based story about a Bible-quoting woman who in 1990 murdered a camp counselor, whom she learned molested her 7 year old son. Seeking revenge, she turns to murder when she learns the ... See full summary »
Romance
USA
2002
108 Minutes
Pearl
Reese Witherspoon Josh Lucas Patrick Dempsey Candice Bergen Mary Kay Place Fred Ward Jean Smart Ethan Embry Melanie Lynskey Courtney Gains Mary Lynn Rajskub
fashion designer old flame fiancé best friend parent husband lighthearted amusing heartwarming new york city alabama bar office house small town rekindled romance engagement city vs. country family going home
A young woman who's reinvented herself as a New York City socialite must return home to Alabama to obtain a divorce from her husband, after seven years of separation.
Musical, Drama
USA
2021
107 Minutes
Millie
Kate Hudson Leslie Odom Jr. Maddie Ziegler Ben Schwartz Mary Kay Place Héctor Elizondo Tig Notaro Brandon Soo Hoo Angelina Capozzoli
Zu is newly sober when she receives news that she is to become the sole guardian of her half-sister named Music, a young girl on the autism spectrum. The film explores two of Sia's favorite themes: finding your voice and creating family.
Horror, Comedy
2013
83 Minutes
Beatrice
Ken Marino Gillian Jacobs Peter Stormare Patrick Warburton Mary Kay Place Stephen Root Kumail Nanjiani Jonathan Daniel Brown Toby Huss Nick Jaine
A stressed-out man (Ken Marino) discovers that a tiny demon lives in his intestine, and that excessive anxiety causes the creature to escape and slaughter the man's tormentors.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1983
103 Minutes
Meg
William Hurt Glenn Close Kevin Kline Tom Berenger Jeff Goldblum Mary Kay Place Meg Tilly JoBeth Williams Don Galloway
businessman journalist actor rebel doctor veteran engaging witty unrestrained amusing dark moving south carolina house reunion vacation home town funeral mourning marriage
A group of seven former college friends gather for a week-end reunion at a South Carolina vacation home after the funeral of another of their college friends.
Comedy, Drama
France|USA
2001
96 Minutes
Nathan's Mother
Tim Robbins Patricia Arquette Rhys Ifans Miranda Otto Robert Forster Mary Kay Place Miguel Sandoval Toby Huss Peter Dinklage Rosie Perez
outcast wild man doctor assistant police officers loner unrestrained quirky creative forest laboratory courtroom outdoors deformity exile loneliness weird science book publishing murder underdog
A woman is in love with a man in love with another woman, and all three have designs on a young man raised as an ape.
Comedy
USA
2004
78 Minutes
Mrs. Kim
Charles Durning Steve Harris Corbin Bernsen Jello Biafra Billy Ray Cyrus Mary Kay Place Andy Richter Susan Egan Chris Ellis Rance Howard Michael McShane
Football superstar "Barefoot" Bobby Briggs of the Austin Steers has been convicted of murder. Will he be allowed to play with his team on Megabowl Sunday before he is executed? That is what this mockumentary explores.
Comedy
USA
1988
104 Minutes
Donna
Alan Alda Ann-Margret Hal Linden Veronica Hamel John Shea Mary Kay Place Beatrice Alda David Eisner
After a middle-aged couple divorces, they must each enter the frightening but funny world of blind dates and new relationships.
Drama
USA
1997
84 Minutes
Claire Spencer
Martha Plimpton Kevin Anderson Hal Holbrook Nick Stahl Richard Jenkins Maggie Moore Mary Kay Place
We see two stories told over four time lines, which wind down to a devastating ground zero collision, as we watch a double tragedy unfold in a small Oklahoma town. The two stories are told ... See full summary »
Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
85 Minutes
Rona
Blythe Danner Martin Starr Sam Elliott Malin Akerman June Squibb Rhea Perlman Mary Kay Place Reid Scott John Beasley Max Gail
widow daughter amusing airy heartwarming tender town dating aging friendship love retirement transformation 2010s
A widow and former songstress discovers that life can begin anew at any age.
Romance
USA
1979
106 Minutes
Marie
Burt Reynolds Jill Clayburgh Candice Bergen Charles Durning Frances Sternhagen Austin Pendleton Mary Kay Place MacIntyre Dixon Jay O. Sanders Charles Kimbrough Alfie Wise
divorce singer brother sister-in-law schoolteacher charming emotional amusing new york city boston school church divorce love triangle new life midlife crisis rivalry transformation love 1970s
A divorced man falls in love, but somehow he can't get over his ex-wife. This affects his love life in comic ways. Based on Dan Wakefield's novel.
Comedy
USA
1980
109 Minutes
Pvt. Mary Lou Glass
Goldie Hawn Eileen Brennan Armand Assante Robert Webber Sam Wanamaker Barbara Barrie Mary Kay Place Harry Dean Stanton Albert Brooks Alan Oppenheimer Gretchen Wyler
soldier newlywed military officer love interest witty amusing outlandish military base paris sexual harassment marriage revenge deception seduction class distinctions discovery temptation transformation 1980s
A sheltered young high-society woman joins the United States Army on a whim and finds herself in a trickier situation than she ever expected.
Drama
USA
2012
81 Minutes
Rochelle
Mary Elizabeth Winstead Aaron Paul Nick Offerman Megan Mullally Kyle Gallner Mackenzie Davis Bree Turner Mary Kay Place Octavia Spencer Patti Allison Richmond Arquette
wife husband alcoholic co-worker friend emotional raw powerful los angeles household school alcoholism marital problems lifestyle changes work-life balance fall transformation 2010s
A married couple whose bond is built on a mutual love of alcohol gets their relationship put to the test when the wife decides to get sober.
Drama
USA
2007
92 Minutes
Woman at Funeral
John Cusack Shélan O'Keefe Gracie Bednarczyk Alessandro Nivola Doug Dearth Doug James Marisa Tomei Mary Kay Place
father daughter soldier widower sad emotional moving florida death iraq war father/daughter relationship road trip family love 2000s
Upon hearing his wife was killed in the Iraq war, a father takes his two daughters on a road trip.
Kids & Family, Adventure, Fantasy
USA
2008
95 Minutes
Mrs. Murdo
Saoirse Ronan Harry Treadaway Bill Murray Tim Robbins Martin Landau Toby Jones Marianne Jean-Baptiste Mary Kay Place
mayor scientist friend teenager suspenseful dark underground city survival science society quest rescue discovery future
For generations, the people of the City of Ember have flourished in an amazing world of glittering lights. But Ember's once powerful generator is failing and the great lamps that illuminate the city are starting to flicker.
Drama
USA
1990
94 Minutes
Judy
Dermot Mulroney Lili Taylor Sam Shepard Valerie Perrine Bill Pullman Burt Young Sheila McCarthy Mary Kay Place Kevin Tighe Delroy Lindo Benjamin Bratt
teenager drifter friend mother father criminal thrilling gritty montana wyoming household prairie dysfunction family friendship journey quest discovery adventure 1990s
Road-movie from Montana to Wyoming. A gullible, innocent young man (Mulroney) assists a versatile girl (Taylor) on her long quest to get her brother out of jail.
Drama
USA
2015
90 Minutes
Joan Baker
Wendi McLendon-Covey Natasha Leggero Shannon Woodward Joe Lo Truglio Catherine Bach Ray Wise Casey Wilson Mary Kay Place
Three estranged sisters deal with the death of their father.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Musical
USA
2020
131 Minutes
Grandma Bea
Meryl Streep James Corden Nicole Kidman Keegan-Michael Key Andrew Rannells Ariana Debose Kerry Washington Jo Ellen Pellman Mary Kay Place Tracey Ullman
A troupe of hilariously self-obsessed theater stars swarm into a small conservative Indiana town in support of a high school girl who wants to take her girlfriend to the prom.
Drama
Germany|USA
1999
127 Minutes
Barbara Gilcrest
Winona Ryder Angelina Jolie Clea DuVall Brittany Murphy Elisabeth Moss Jared Leto Jeffrey Tambor Vanessa Redgrave Whoopi Goldberg Mary Kay Place Jillian Armenante
young woman psychologist friend rival parent troubled youth brooding dark raw engaging tense bleak mental institution tunnel home mental breakdown mental illness medicine psychosis suicide
Based on writer Susanna Kaysen's account of her 18-month stay at a mental hospital in the late 1960s.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Comedy, Drama
USA
2004
107 Minutes
Sister Gladys Davis
Steve Sandvoss Wes Ramsey Rebekah Jordan Amber Benson Khary Payton Jacqueline Bisset Joseph Gordon-Levitt Rob McElhenney Erik Palladino Mary Kay Place Jim Ortlieb
mormon gay man mother father waitress missionary amusing melodramatic los angeles idaho small town restaurant apartment building coming out mormonism bet homophobia songwriting suicide attempt love
A promiscuous gay party animal falls for a young Mormon missionary, leading to crisis, cliché, and catastrophe.
Sci-Fi, Kids & Family, Drama
USA
1985
104 Minutes
Mrs. Crandall (uncredited)
Ethan Hawke River Phoenix Jason Presson Amanda Peterson Dick Miller Robert Picardo Dana Ivey Meshach Taylor James Cromwell Mary Kay Place
boy friend alien father bully amusing endearing california household spacecraft outer space inventions space travel childhood friendship aliens culture clash adventure discovery quest
A boy obsessed with 50s sci-fi movies about aliens has a recurring dream about a blueprint of some kind, which he draws for his inventor friend. With the help of a third kid, they follow it and build themselves a spaceship. Now what?
Comedy, Drama
USA
2016
88 Minutes
Pam
John Krasinski Margo Martindale Sharlto Copley Richard Jenkins Anna Kendrick Charlie Day Josh Groban Randall Park Mary Elizabeth Winstead Mary Kay Place Ashley Dyke
artist doctor brain surgeon pregnant woman dying person ex-girlfriend engaging amusing endearing emotional sad small town new york city united states big city parent/child relationship going home illness family life discovery
A man returns to his small hometown after learning that his mother has fallen ill and is about to undergo surgery.
Romance
USA|Japan
2009
120 Minutes
Joanne
Meryl Streep Steve Martin Alec Baldwin John Krasinski Lake Bell Rita Wilson Zoe Kazan Hunter Parrish Caitlin Fitzgerald Mary Kay Place Alexandra Wentworth
baker attorney cheater son daughter architect amusing engaging tender bakery party hotel bedroom clinic house divorce love triangle affair romantic dilemma family
When attending their son's college graduation, a couple reignite the spark in their relationship. But the complicated fact is they're divorced and he's remarried.
Romance
USA
2009
90 Minutes
Mrs. Saunders
Michael Cera Portia Doubleday Jean Smart Steve Buscemi Zach Galifianakis Ray Liotta Ari Graynor Justin Long Fred Willard Mary Kay Place Jonathan B. Wright
While his trailer trash parents teeter on the edge of divorce, Nick Twisp sets his sights on dream girl Sheeni Saunders, hoping that she'll be the one to take away his virginity.
Drama
USA|Mexico
2005
112 Minutes
Kathy Baker Amy Brenneman Elpidia Carrillo Glenn Close Stephen Dillane Dakota Fanning William Fichtner LisaGay Hamilton Holly Hunter Jason Isaacs Joe Mantegna
divorcée sick person prisoner old flame teen girl woman tender moving intricate melodramatic jail hospital family home supermarket graveyard mother/daughter relationship family dysfunction estrangement reunion illness
Captives of the very relationships that define and sustain them, nine women resiliently meet the travails and disappointments of life.
Comedy
USA
1994
88 Minutes
Adrienne Shelly C. Thomas Howell Nancy McKeon Lou Diamond Phillips Casey Siemaszko Jonathan Silverman Majel Barrett Brian Davila Anthony Clark Nanette Fabray Tippi Hedren
Mathematician Teresa just wanted to study during the College spring break. But her friends, who want her to live a little, drag her out to parties. The next thing she knows, she has been ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
2015
121 Minutes
Robert De Niro Anne Hathaway Rene Russo Anders Holm JoJo Kushner Andrew Rannells Adam Devine Zack Pearlman Jason Orley Christina Scherer Nat Wolff
widower intern boss co-worker child husband moving emotional cool new york city office bar boardroom apartment street starting over business learning experience friendship dedication
Seventy-year-old widower Ben Whittaker has discovered that retirement isn't all it's cracked up to be. Seizing an opportunity to get back in the game, he becomes a senior intern at an online fashion site, founded and run by Jules Ostin.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1979
111 Minutes
Candy Clark Ron Howard Cindy Williams Bo Hopkins Paul Le Mat Mackenzie Phillips Charles Martin Smith Anna Bjorn Richard Bradford John Brent Scott Glenn
husband wife race car driver soldier hippie emotional engaging california household racetrack marriage social change vietnam war peace movement friendship discovery love 1960s
College graduates deal with Vietnam and other issues of the late 1960s.