List of the best Shirley Knight movies: Redwood Highway(2013), House of Women(1962), 75 Degrees in July(2000), Listen to Your Heart(2010), The Rain People(1969), The Couch(1962), Tibet: Cry of the Snow Lion(2003), Mercy(2014), The Sender(1982), P.S. Your Cat Is Dead!(2002), Elevator(2011), Stuart Saves His Family(1995) ... ...
Drama
USA
2013
90 Minutes
Marie Vaughn
Shirley Knight Tom Skerritt James LeGros Zena Grey Michelle Lombardo Sam Daly Danforth Comins Catherine E. Coulson Brent Hinkley Mimi Dryland
Marie decides to journey 80 miles on foot to the coast of Oregon to revisit the ocean of her past for the first time in 45 years.
Drama
USA
1962
85 Minutes
Erica Hayden
Shirley Knight Walter Doniger Andrew Duggan Constance Ford Barbara Nichols Margaret Hayes Jeanne Cooper Virginia Gregg Patricia Huston
Drama about a young woman, Erica, who is wrongly implicated in a crime and sent to prison for five years, where she faces deplorable conditions. With the aid of the warden, she sets out to prove her innocence.
Drama
USA
2000
86 Minutes
Jo Beth Anderson
Shirley Knight William R. Moses Karen Sillas Heidi Swedberg Harris Yulin
The film is set against the sweltering beauty of the Texas countryside, at a family ranch estate of a well-to-do family.
Drama, Romance
USA
2010
96 Minutes
Cybill Shepherd Shirley Knight Ernie Sabella Matthew Philips Alexia Rasmussen Kent Moran Frank Watson Lisa Benner Amy Clare Lockwood Robert Ousley Luke Moran
A singer/songwriter falls in love with a girl who can't hear the music she inspires him to write.
Drama
USA
1969
102 Minutes
James Caan Shirley Knight Robert Duvall Marya Zimmet Tom Aldredge Laurie Crewes Andrew Duncan Margaret Fairchild Sally Gracie Alan Manson Robert Modica
police officer mentally impaired person pregnant wife housewife widower hitchhiker melodramatic somber disturbing road car long island, n.y. zoo west virginia nebraska pregnancy self-discovery road trip marital problems loneliness
When a housewife finds out she is pregnant, she runs out of town looking for freedom to reevaluate her life decisions.
Crime, Drama
USA
1962
100 Minutes
While undergoing therapy for his problem, a serial killer continues his murderous sprees.
Documentary
USA
2003
104 Minutes
Tibetan Voiceovers
Edward Edwards Ed Harris Shirley Knight Tim Robbins Susan Sarandon
buddhist monk warrior homeless person profound moving tibet monastery city mountain tibet buddhism freedom oppression poverty discovery underdog 1950s
A film about the state of Chinese occupied Tibet and its history of oppression and resistance.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2014
79 Minutes
Mercy
Chandler Riggs Joel Courtney Shirley Knight Frances O'Connor Dylan McDermott Mark Duplass Amanda Walsh Chris Browning Jack Carter Harley Graham Joe Egender
Two brothers (Chandler Riggs, Joel Courtney) move into their dying grandmother's (Shirley Knight) house and experience disturbing phenomena that they believe to be the work of an ancient, evil witch.
Horror
UK
1982
91 Minutes
Jerolyn
Kathryn Harrold Zeljko Ivanek Paul Freeman Shirley Knight Sean Hewitt Harry Ditson Olivier Pierre Angus MacInnes
A disturbed telepathic man is unable to fully control his ability to transmit his dreams and visions into the minds of the people around him, or even influence reality. A female therapist tries to help him, but his mother gets in the way.
Comedy
USA
2002
92 Minutes
Aunt Claire
Steve Guttenberg Lombardo Boyar Cynthia Watros Shirley Knight A.J. Benza Paul Dillon Tom Wright Kenneth Moskow Frank Medrano
An actor holds a burglar hostage on New Year's Eve, after his girlfriend leaves him and his cat dies.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
2011
81 Minutes
Jane Redding
Christopher Backus Anita Briem John Getz Shirley Knight Michael Mercurio Amanda Pace Rachel Pace Devin Ratray Joey Slotnick Tehmina Sunny Waleed Zuaiter
the edge thrilling elevator party bomb strangers stranded escape
Racism collides with corporate greed when nine strangers - one of whom has a bomb - become trapped in a Wall Street elevator.
Comedy
Germany|USA
1995
95 Minutes
Mom
Al Franken Laura San Giacomo Vincent D'Onofrio Shirley Knight Harris Yulin Lesley Boone John Link Graney Julia Sweeney
A self-help advocate struggles to put his dysfunctional family in its place.
Mystery & Thriller, Fantasy, Drama
USA
2008
105 Minutes
Helen
Brendan Fehr Chad Lindberg Tania Raymonde Shirley Knight Natassia Malthe Sam Robards Beatrice Rosen Stephnie Weir
A depressed young man struggles to move on and escape haunting memories of his girlfriend, killed ten years ago in a train accident.
Romance, Drama
USA
1981
115 Minutes
Ann Butterfield
Brooke Shields Martin Hewitt Don Murray Shirley Knight Richard Kiley Beatrice Straight James Spader Ian Ziering Robert Moore Penelope Milford Jan Miner
A high-school student's love for a 15-year-old girl is thwarted by parental disapproval, circumstance, and accident; he burns down her family's house and is committed to a psychiatric hospital.
Comedy
USA
2015
94 Minutes
Mom
Kevin James Raini Rodriguez Neal McDonough Shirley Knight DB Woodside Gary Valentine Ana Gasteyer Daniella Alonso Shelly Desai David Henrie Loni Love
security guard daughter co-worker boss criminal woman amusing campy charming las vegas hotel convention restaurant casino street law enforcement vacation father/daughter relationship romance crime
After six years of keeping our malls safe, Paul Blart has earned a well-deserved vacation. He heads to Las Vegas with his teenage daughter before she heads off to college. But safety never takes a holiday and when duty calls, Blart answers.
Drama, Gay & Lesbian
1966
150 Minutes
Polly
Candice Bergen Joan Hackett Elizabeth Hartman Shirley Knight Joanna Pettet Mary Robin Redd Jessica Walter Kathleen Widdoes James Broderick James Congdon Larry Hagman
writer doctor wife lesbian activist melodramatic brash engaging college new york city europe cemetery friendship competition marriage social standing suicide drinking discovery quest
Lakey (Candice Bergen), Dottie (Joan Hackett), Priss (Elizabeth Hartman) and other class of '33 women go their own ways.
Drama
USA
1962
120 Minutes
Heavenly Finley
Paul Newman Geraldine Page Ed Begley Rip Torn Shirley Knight Mildred Dunnock Madeleine Thornton-Sherwood Philip Abbott Corey Allen
gigolo actress ex-girlfriend brother politician brooding uneasy small town house homecoming romance confrontation failing career class conflict deception fall love revenge 1960s
A drifter and a faded film star, both traumatized by Hollywood, arrive to the guy's hometown, where the old bitter memories revive again.
Drama
USA
1960
123 Minutes
Reenie Flood
Robert Preston Dorothy McGuire Eve Arden Angela Lansbury Shirley Knight Lee Kinsolving Frank Overton Robert Eyer Penney Parker Ken Lynch Dennis Whitcomb
father mother daughter son boyfriend delinquent bleak gripping melodramatic oklahoma house school family unemployment relationships financial troubles marital problems hard times discovery transformation
In Oklahoma in the 1920s, Rubin Flood (Robert Preston) loses his job as a travelling salesman when the company goes bankrupt. This adds to his worries at home. His wife Cora (Dorothy ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
UK|USA
1968
104 Minutes
Polo
Julie Christie George C. Scott Richard Chamberlain Arthur Hill Shirley Knight Pippa Scott Kathleen Widdoes Roger Bowen Richard Dysart Lou Gilbert Nat Esformes
doctor newlywed son husband ex-wife wife cool melodramatic striking san francisco hospital charity event apartment motel starting over domestic violence adultery family romance midlife crisis
An unhappily married socialite finds solace in the company of a recently divorced doctor.
Mystery & Thriller
USA
1996
90 Minutes
Irma Cill
Gabriel Byrne Nastassja Kinski Johnny Whitworth Rebecca Gayheart Shirley Knight Brian Donovan Gary Bairos
young man mother father sibling truck driver girlfriend tense emotional united states bank house backyard road bank robbery accidental death on the run death of mother alcoholism family relationships transformation
Charlotte Ellis is a devoted mother, caring for her five children alone, following the departure of her cruel, alcoholic husband Roger To make her situation worse, her son Leon is going off the rails.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA
2015
89 Minutes
Mrs. Colvins
Robert Longstreet Alexia Rasmussen Eric Ladin Thomas Jay Ryan Shirley Knight Kevin Corrigan Sonja Sohn Adam David Thompson
THE MISSING GIRL tells the story of Mort, the lonely and disillusioned owner of a comic book shop, and Ellen, the emotionally disruptive, aspiring graphic novelist he's hired. The story ... See full summary »
Adventure, Drama
Japan|USA
1964
100 Minutes
Caroline Gordon, Stevenson
Yul Brynner Richard Widmark George Chakiris Suzy Parker Shirley Knight Eiko Taki Joe DeRita
pilot survivor sergeant lieutenant wife tense thrilling inspiring japan air force base ocean airplane lifeboat air force shipwreck fear prejudice loss storm rescue
A flight crew tries to save the survivors of a shipwreck off the coast of Japan during a raging typhoon.
Mystery & Thriller, Horror
USA
2011
83 Minutes
Mor
Amy Crowdis Robin Lord Taylor Josh Caras Geneva Carr Shirley Knight David Pirrie
A strange and gripping holiday tale of grief, love, and the horrors of loneliness.
Drama
1995
135 Minutes
Peggy Buckey
James Woods Mercedes Ruehl Sada Thompson Henry Thomas Shirley Knight Alison Elliot Joe Uria Mark Blum Lolita Davidovich
lawyer rival therapist mother emotional uneasy los angeles courtroom child molestation sexual abuse trial lawyers investigation mcmartin preschool trial discovery mystery 1980s
Lawyers (James Woods, Mercedes Ruehl) and the media argue the case of alleged child abuse at the McMartin preschool in Manhattan Beach, Calif.
Gay & Lesbian, Comedy, Drama
USA
1997
138 Minutes
Beverly Connelly
Jack Nicholson Helen Hunt Greg Kinnear Cuba Gooding Jr. Skeet Ulrich Shirley Knight Yeardley Smith Lupe Ontiveros
writer artist neighbor waitress psychiatrist dog quirky emotional new york city apartment diner romance friendship homosexuality confrontation obsessive-compulsive disorder redemption discovery love transformation
A single mother and waitress, a misanthropic author, and a gay artist form an unlikely friendship after the artist is assaulted in a robbery.
Drama
USA
2006
97 Minutes
Dr. Ann Monohan
Joel Edgerton Robin Tunney Cybill Shepherd Elliott Gould Scott Wilson Shirley Knight Matt Keeslar Justin Ashforth
photographer fiancée rapist rape victim mother father bleak disturbing emotional house bedroom photography studio college classroom hospital engagement rape marital problems depression home invasion
The engagment between a struggling photographer and an assistant professor is marred by an act of violence.
Comedy
USA
2009
91 Minutes
Mom
Kevin James Jayma Mays Keir O'Donnell Bobby Cannavale Steve Rannazzisi Shirley Knight Adhir Kalyan Peter Gerety Adam Ferrara Gary Valentine Raini Rodriguez
mall cop girlfriend daughter single father trainee criminal charming hilarious cheeky mall training camp household bank restaurant store security bank robbery hostage situation saving the day unlikely hero
When a shopping mall is taken over by a gang of organized crooks, it's up to a mild-mannered security guard to save the day.
Adventure
USA
1979
114 Minutes
Hannah Meredith
Michael Caine Sally Field Telly Savalas Peter Boyle Jack Warden Shirley Knight Shirley Jones Karl Malden Slim Pickens Veronica Hamel Angela Cartwright
femme fatale henchman ship captain suspenseful shipwreck escape money discovery 1970s
An extension of the previous film, wherein a cache of adventurers return to the overturned ship to seek several fortunes.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2002
116 Minutes
Necie
Sandra Bullock Ellen Burstyn Fionnula Flanagan James Garner Cherry Jones Ashley Judd Shirley Knight Angus Macfadyen Maggie Smith Jacqueline McKenzie Katy Selverstone
friend daughter playwright mother fiancé husband emotional touching heartwarming amusing new york city louisiana wedding kitchen small town beach memory parent/child relationship motherhood marriage
After years of mother-daughter tension, Siddalee receives a scrapbook detailing the wild adventures of the "Ya-Yas", her mother's girlhood friends.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2004
96 Minutes
Eion Bailey Elizabeth Banks Anne Heche Dulé Hill James LeGros Tom Everett Scott Azura Skye Kerry Washington Carla Gallo Kevin Corrigan Fionnula Flanagan
teenager photographer clerk boyfriend girlfriend ex-girlfriend passionate amusing los angeles household hotel office romance sex infidelity dating marriage love triangle revenge forbidden love
Disparate individuals rationalize their infidelities.
War
USA
1959
98 Minutes
Dolores Michaels Patricia Owens Neville Brand Benson Fong Ken Scott John Morley Gerry Gaylor Nobu McCarthy Greta Chi Nancy Kulp Linda Wong
nurse nun guerrilla warlord doctor hostage dark suspenseful gripping vietnam mountain jungle hideout hospital horrors of war kidnapping rape medical operation guerrilla warfare transformation
A small group of Red Cross doctors and nurses are held captive by Chinese guerrillas in Vietnam.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
USA
2002
103 Minutes
Val Kilmer Vincent D'Onofrio Adam Goldberg Luis Guzman Doug Hutchison Anthony LaPaglia Glenn Plummer Peter Sarsgaard Deborah Kara Unger Chandra West BD Wong
drug addict drug dealer cop musician husband friend suspenseful gripping gritty southern california desert drug house apartment drugs vengeance double life murder grief the past pursuit
After a tragic incident, a man drifts into a world populated by thugs and speed junkies.