List of the best Shirley MacLaine movies: Irma La Douce(1963), Terms of Endearment(1983), Gambit(1966), What a Way to Go!(1964), Sweet Charity(1969), The Turning Point(1977), Madame Sousatzka(1988), The Last Word(2017), Closing the Ring(2007), Mrs. Winterbourne(1996), Used People(1992), Desperate Characters(1971) ... ...
Comedy
USA
1963
147 Minutes
Shirley MacLaine Jack Lemmon Lou Jacobi Herschel Bernardi Joan Shawlee Hope Holiday Bill Bixby Grace Lee Whitney
police officer prostitute pimp amusing playful paris france love romance prostitution deception love quest 1960s
In Paris, a former policeman falls in love with a prostitute, and tries to get her out of that life by paying for all of her time.
Drama, Comedy
USA
1983
132 Minutes
Aurora Greenway
Shirley MacLaine Debra Winger Jack Nicholson Jeff Daniels Danny DeVito John Lithgow Betty King Lisa Hart Carroll Huckleberry Fox Troy Bishop
mother daughter professor astronaut touching emotional sad small town midwest family home family romance cancer mother/daughter relationship love growing up 1980s
Follows hard-to-please Aurora looking for love, and her daughter's family problems.
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller
USA
1966
109 Minutes
Nicole
Shirley MacLaine Michael Caine Herbert Lom Roger C. Carmel Arnold Moss John Abbott Richard Angarola Maurice Marsac Paul Bradley
thief dancer billionaire artist recluse showgirl cool intricate offbeat thrilling amusing england hong kong hotel middle east restaurant penthouse art crime heist
An English cat burglar needs a Eurasian dancer's help to pull off the perfect heist, but even the most foolproof schemes have a way of backfiring.
Comedy
USA
1964
111 Minutes
Louisa May Foster
Shirley MacLaine Paul Newman Robert Mitchum Dean Martin Gene Kelly Bob Cummings Dick Van Dyke Reginald Gardiner Margaret Dumont Fifi D'Orsay
widow psychiatrist millionaire husband artist clown witty madcap amusing quirky psychiatrist's office farm shack paris small town curse wealth marriage death ambition
A four-time widow discusses her four marriages, in which all of her husbands became incredibly rich and died prematurely because of their drive to be rich.
Musical
USA
1969
154 Minutes
Charity Hope Valentine
Shirley MacLaine John McMartin Ricardo Montalban Sammy Davis Jr. Chita Rivera Paula Kelly Stubby Kaye Barbara Bouchet
dancer actor celebrity love interest engaging passionate new york city central park elevator romance optimism depression marriage song and dance bad luck love quest 1960s
Taxi dancer Charity continues to have Faith despite endless disappointments at its hands, and Hope that she will finally meet the man to romance her away from her sleazy life. Maybe, just maybe, handsome Oscar will be the one to do it.
Drama
USA
1977
119 Minutes
Deedee
Shirley MacLaine Anne Bancroft Mikhail Baryshnikov Leslie Browne Tom Skerritt Martha Scott Antoinette Sibley Alexandra Danilova Starr Danias Marshall Thompson James Mitchell
mother ballerina womanizer husband daughter brooding emotional melodramatic passionate new york city oklahoma ballet jealousy family regret resentment rivalry sacrifice 1970s
When her daughter joins a ballet company, a former dancer is forced to confront her long-ago decision to give up the stage to have a family.
Drama
UK|Canada
1988
121 Minutes
Madame Yuvline Sousatzka
Shirley MacLaine Navin Chowdhry Peggy Ashcroft Twiggy Shabana Azmi Leigh Lawson Geoffrey Bayldon Lee Montague
pianist instructor mother protégé cheeky heartwarming inspiring london apartment concert hall music mentorship talent adolescence race relations family growing up rise underdog 1980s
Renowned Russian piano teacher Irina Sousatzka gets a new student - Bengali piano prodigy Manek. They are both immigrants in the UK and bond quickly. When Manek's single mother's business fails, he must make a career decision.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2017
108 Minutes
Shirley MacLaine Amanda Seyfried AnnJewel Lee Majestic Dixon Thomas Sadoski Philip Baker Hall Gedde Watanabe Tom Everett Scott Joel Murray Yvette Freeman Valeri Ross Anne Heche
businesswoman writer old woman young woman confident calm emotional inspiring big city office house small town car death life self-discovery friendship adventure discovery love
Harriet is a retired businesswoman who tries to control everything around her. When she decides to write her own obituary, a young journalist takes up the task of finding out the truth resulting in a life-altering friendship.
Romance, Drama
UK|Canada|USA
2007
119 Minutes
Ethel Ann
Shirley MacLaine Christopher Plummer Mischa Barton Gregory Smith Martin McCann Dylan Roberts Gene Dinovi Neve Campbell
airman older woman daughter young man dying person best friend mushy moving confident belfast, northern ireland michigan family home church world war ii doomed romance mother/daughter relationship plane crash ring bombing quest
A young man searches for the proper owner of a ring that belonged to a U.S. World War II bomber gunner who crashed in Belfast, Northern Ireland on June 1, 1944.
Comedy
USA
1996
104 Minutes
Grace Winterbourne
Shirley MacLaine Ricki Lake Brendan Fraser Miguel Sandoval Loren Dean Peter Gerety Jane Krakowski Debra Monk
pregnant woman twin matriarch wife sister husband amusing engaging emotional new york city boston mansion mistaken identity scam rags to riches pregnancy train crash temptation love 1990s
Connie, unwed and pregnant, is heading to Boston by train when she meets wealthy newlyweds Hugh and Patricia. The train crashes, and when Connie comes to in the hospital, she is mistaken for Patricia, who died in the crash with Hugh.
Drama
USA|Japan
1992
115 Minutes
Pearl Berman
Shirley MacLaine Kathy Bates Jessica Tandy Marcello Mastroianni Marcia Gay Harden Sylvia Sidney Joe Pantoliano Mathew Branton Bob Dishy Charles Cioffi Louis Guss
At her husband's funeral, Pearl (Shirley MacLaine), Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend (Marcello Mastroianni) of her husband, whose advice... See full summary »
Drama
USA|UK
1971
91 Minutes
Sophie Bentwood
Shirley MacLaine Kenneth Mars Gerald S. O'Loughlin Sada Thompson Jack Somack Chris Gampel Mary Alan Hokanson Robert Bauer Carol Kane Michael Higgins Michael McAloney
housewife lawyer old friend activist police chief emotional disheartening brooklyn, n.y. row house cottage depression weekend getaway middle age urban crime failing marriage wretched excess transformation 1970s
Marriage of a midlife, middle-class, childless couple is in a rut. Sophie has become depressed, frigid and slightly paranoid and Otto is stuck in optimistic denial. Things escalate at their summer cottage, but no one dares call it quits.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2000
108 Minutes
Director
Alex D. Linz Shirley MacLaine Gary Sinise Kathy Bates Stacey Halprin Kiami Davael Joey Lauren Adams Jennifer Tilly Brett Butler
student mother superior police officer mother classmate offbeat amusing catholic school suburbia cemetery self-expression individuality divorce cross-dressing underdog 2000s
Bruno is a unique young boy genius, whose expression of his own individuality leads his family and community along an emotional journey.
Comedy
USA
1990
95 Minutes
Aunt Zena
Shirley MacLaine Teri Garr Hillary Wolf Colin Baumgartner Clancy Brown Vincent Schiavelli
A former vaudevillian magician (MacLaine) moves her straight-laced niece (Garr) and her two mischievous children to a small town. When the two kids get in trouble with a neighbor for ... See full summary »
Comedy
Italy|France|USA
1967
99 Minutes
Shirley MacLaine Peter Sellers Rossano Brazzi Elspeth March Vittorio Gassman Robert Morley Catherine Samie Judith Magre Clinton Greyn Lex Barker Elsa Martinelli
woman amusing dark emotional united states life story marriage discovery 1960s
Seven portraits of different types of women.
Horror
USA
1972
105 Minutes
Norah Benson
Shirley MacLaine Perry King Lisa Kohane Michael Hordern David Elliott Barbara Trentham Lovelady Powell Edmundo Rivera Alvarez Teodorina Bello Robert Burr Miriam Colon
A woman (Shirley MacLaine) begins to suspect that her brother (Perry King) is possessed by a voodoo spirit.
Adventure, Comedy
Germany|USA
2016
86 Minutes
Eva
Shirley MacLaine Jessica Lange Billy Connolly Rebecca Da Costa Demi Moore Judd Hirsch Matt Walsh Jay Hayden
widow amusing cheeky heartwarming playful hotel casino house bedroom death grief relationships friendship wealth adventure 2010s
Everything changes for Eva when she receives a life insurance check accidentally made out for five million dollars instead of the expected fifty thousand dollars. She and her best friend take the money and head out for the adventure of a lifetime.
Drama, Biography
2008
144 Minutes
Shirley MacLaine Malcolm McDowell Barbora Bobulova Olivier Sitruk Sagamore Stévenin Valentina Lodovini Maggie Steed Mary Petruolo Marine Delterme
fashion designer fashionista celebrity orphan tailor lover engaging charming fascinating creative emotional melodramatic france paris fashion show ambition relationships fashion industry business scheme icon
Coco Chanel (Shirley MacLaine) rises from humble beginnings to become an influential French fashion designer.
Comedy, Drama
1962
120 Minutes
Lucy Dell, Yoko Mori
Shirley MacLaine Yves Montand Edward G. Robinson Bob Cummings Yôko Tani Tatsuo Saitô Tamae Kyokawa Ichi Hayakawa Alex Gerry
A director's (Yves Montand) wife (Shirley MacLaine) poses as a geisha to win the lead in his Japanese production of "Madame Butterfly."
Comedy
1959
98 Minutes
Meg Wheeler
Shirley MacLaine David Niven Gig Young Rod Taylor Jim Backus Claire Kelly Elisabeth Fraser
young woman boss wealthy man company president friend brother playful cheeky spirited new york city office boardinghouse train station apartment train city life business gender bias research brotherhood
A husband hunter (Shirley MacLaine) comes to New York, fends off playboys and goes to work for two brothers (David Niven, Gig Young).
Comedy
1968
93 Minutes
Harriet Blossom
repairman husband wife police detective worker amusing offbeat witty attic house factory infidelity nervous breakdown stocks seduction business unhappy marriage discovery love temptation
The bored wife (Shirley MacLaine) of a batty British bra-manufacturer (Richard Attenborough) keeps a secret lover (James Booth) in their attic.
Romance
2014
104 Minutes
Elsa
Shirley MacLaine Christopher Plummer Marcia Gay Harden Wendell Pierce Jared Gilman Chris Noth Scott Bakula George Segal James Brolin Lisa Sheridan
widow elderly man elderly woman neighbor amusing uplifting touching new orleans united states apartment building love dreams fun loss youth versus age love 21st century
In New Orleans, a feisty retiree (Shirley MacLaine) and her new neighbor, an uptight widower (Christopher Plummer), discover that it's never too late for true love and romance.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1960
125 Minutes
Fran Kubelik
Jack Lemmon Shirley MacLaine Fred MacMurray Ray Walston David Lewis Jack Kruschen Joan Shawlee Edie Adams Hope Holiday Naomi Stevens Frances Weintraub Lax
insurance salesman manager mistress charming witty tender dark new york city apartment office romance infidelity ambition big business love rivalry underdog 1960s
A man tries to rise in his company by letting its executives use his apartment for trysts, but complications and a romance of his own ensue.
Comedy
West Germany|USA
1979
130 Minutes
Peter Sellers Shirley MacLaine Jack Warden Melvyn Douglas Richard Dysart Richard Basehart James Noble David Clennon
gardener wealthy man socialite wife president witty endearing offbeat washington, d.c. household garden estate politics high society wealth mistaken identity television discovery 1970s
A simpleminded, sheltered gardener becomes an unlikely trusted advisor to a powerful businessman and an insider in Washington politics.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
1961
109 Minutes
Martha Dobie
Audrey Hepburn Shirley MacLaine James Garner Miriam Hopkins Fay Bainter Karen Balkin Veronica Cartwright Mimi Gibson William Mims Hope Summers Jered Barclay
teacher principal aunt student grandmother fiancé powerful sad engaging shocking new england school teaching scandal lying friendship homosexuality fall forbidden love 1960s
A rebellious student at a girls' school accuses two teachers of lesbianism.
Comedy
USA
1955
99 Minutes
Jennifer Rogers
Edmund Gwenn Shirley MacLaine John Forsythe Mildred Natwick Mildred Dunnock Jerry Mathers Royal Dano Dwight Marfield
sea captain corpse ex-wife artist sheriff young boy amusing crafty madcap outlandish vermont small town death investigation suspicion guilt discovery mystery 1950s
The trouble with Harry is that he is dead and, while no one really minds, everyone feels responsible. After Harry's body is found in the woods, several locals must determine not only how and why he was killed but what to do with the body.
Comedy, Drama, Crime
USA
2011
104 Minutes
Jack Black Shirley MacLaine Matthew McConaughey Brady Coleman Richard Robichaux Rick Dial Brandon Smith Larry Jack Dotson Merrilee McCommas Matthew Greer Sonny Carl Davis
funeral director murderer widow district attorney reverend amusing dark offbeat texas rural community murder case small-town life scandal notoriety delusions of grandeur mystery pursuit fall 1990s
In small-town Texas, an affable mortician strikes up a friendship with a wealthy widow, though when she starts to become controlling, he goes to great lengths to separate himself from her grasp.
Drama
USA
1962
120 Minutes
Robert Mitchum Shirley MacLaine Edmon Ryan Elisabeth Fraser Eddie Firestone Billy Gray Victor Lundin Shirley Citron Cia Dave Virginia Whitmore Colin Campbell
lawyer dancer ex-boyfriend ex-wife witty emotional profound new york city omaha, neb. law firm dance studio apartment marriage divorce unlikely romance dance law fresh start love transformation
Jerry Ryan is wandering aimlessly around New York, having given up his law career in Nebraska when his wife asked for a divorce. He meets up with Gittel Mosca, an impoverished dancer from ... See full summary »
Comedy, Drama
USA
1990
101 Minutes
Meryl Streep Shirley MacLaine Dennis Quaid Gene Hackman Richard Dreyfuss Rob Reiner Mary Wickes Conrad Bain Annette Bening Simon Callow Gary Morton
actress mother director celebrity alcoholic quirky witty endearing hollywood, calif. hospital house show business drugs rehabilitation mother/daughter relationship fame discovery rivalry transformation 1990s
A substance-addicted actress tries to look on the bright side even as she is forced to move back in with her mother to avoid unemployment.
Musical
USA
1960
131 Minutes
Simone Pistache
Frank Sinatra Shirley MacLaine Maurice Chevalier Louis Jourdan Juliet Prowse Marcel Dalio Leon Belasco Nestor Paiva
lawyer club owner judge photographer bailiff dancer hilarious campy frenetic montmartre paris nightclub courtroom performance controversy freedom morality love triangle bribery love
Montmartre, 1896: the Can-Can, the dance in which the women lift their skirts, is forbidden. Nevertheless, Simone has it performed every day in her nightclub. Her employees use their female... See full summary »
Comedy
UK
1964
122 Minutes
Rex Harrison Shirley MacLaine Ingrid Bergman Jeanne Moreau Edmund Purdom George C. Scott Omar Sharif Art Carney Alain Delon Roland Culver Wally Cox
marquess wife gangster girlfriend widow resistance fighter intricate emotional amusing offbeat london italy yugoslavia car marriage infidelity forbidden love crime nazi occupation cars
Anthology movie about three owners of a yellow Rolls-Royce. A British diplomat buys the car for his French wife. A mobster's girlfriend has an affair in Italy. An American woman drives a Yugoslavian partisan to Ljubljana on the eve of the Nazi invasion.
Comedy
USA
1961
94 Minutes
Katie Robbins
Dean Martin Shirley MacLaine Charles Ruggles Cliff Robertson Norma Crane Gale Gordon Jerome Cowan Jack Weston Ian Wolfe Mabel Albertson Mary Treen
Tony Ryder takes over his dead uncle's media empire while trying to keep quiet the mysterious circumstances of his death in a Palm Beach hotel room.
Comedy, Drama
USA
2000
108 Minutes
Director
Alex D. Linz Shirley MacLaine Gary Sinise Kathy Bates Stacey Halprin Kiami Davael Joey Lauren Adams Jennifer Tilly Brett Butler
student mother superior police officer mother classmate offbeat amusing catholic school suburbia cemetery self-expression individuality divorce cross-dressing underdog 2000s
Bruno is a unique young boy genius, whose expression of his own individuality leads his family and community along an emotional journey.
Drama
USA
1958
137 Minutes
Ginny Moorhead
Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Shirley MacLaine Martha Hyer Arthur Kennedy Nancy Gates Leora Dana Betty Lou Keim Larry Gates Stephen Apostle Pec Connie Gilchrist
writer woman teacher gambler brother brooding sad indiana small town fair drinking love triangle marriage war fall wretched excess 1940s
A veteran returns home to deal with family secrets and small-town scandals.
Comedy, Adventure, Fantasy
USA|UK
2013
114 Minutes
Edna
Ben Stiller Kristen Wiig Shirley MacLaine Adam Scott Kathryn Hahn Sean Penn Patton Oswalt Adrian Martinez Olfur Darri Olafsson Marcus Antturi
dreamer boss mother love interest sister office worker airy dreamy city fantasy world surrealism office escape love magazine travel escape adventure 2010s
When both he and a colleague are about to lose their job, Walter takes action by embarking on an adventure more extraordinary than anything he could have ever imagined.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1989
118 Minutes
Ouiser Boudreaux
Sally Field Dolly Parton Shirley MacLaine Daryl Hannah Olympia Dukakis Julia Roberts Tom Skerritt Sam Shepard Dylan McDermott Kevin J. O'Connor Bill McCutcheon
bride beautician mother friend widow husband heartwarming somber uplifting amusing moving charming louisiana beauty salon hospital small town family home wedding female bonding pregnancy
A young beautician, newly arrived in a small Louisiana town, finds work at the local salon, where a small group of women share a close bond of friendship, and welcome her into the fold.
Drama
USA
1993
122 Minutes
Helen Cooney
Robert Duvall Richard Harris Shirley MacLaine Sandra Bullock Piper Laurie Micole Mercurio Marty Belafsky Ed Amatrudo
old man sea captain barber landlady waitress friend bleak brooding emotional sad florida seaside diner movie theater apartment park friendship aging sexual advances unrequited love
Two lonely, retired septuagenarians, an unkempt, hard-drinking Irish sea captain, and a fussy, well-mannered Cuban barber form an uneasy friendship.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1956
170 Minutes
Princess Aouda
David Niven Cantinflas Shirley MacLaine Robert Newton Charles Boyer Joe E. Brown Martine Carol John Carradine Charles Coburn Ronald Colman Melville Cooper
explorer servant police officer princess airy charming playful london spain paris india japan san francisco expedition class distinctions culture clash theft adventure pursuit quest
A Victorian Englishman bets that with the new steamships and railways he can circumnavigate the globe in eighty days.
Comedy
USA
1958
101 Minutes
Irene Molloy
Shirley Booth Anthony Perkins Shirley MacLaine Paul Ford Robert Morse Perry Wilson Wallace Ford Russell Collins Rex Evans Gavin Gordon Torben Meyer
matchmaker businessman storekeeper hatter friend charming amusing endearing madcap lighthearted yonkers, n.y. new york city restaurant store romance matchmaking mistaken identity marriage rivalry love
Nightclub owner T.J. Brennon dies in a car accident and two narcotics agents are killed in his apartment, prompting an investigation by the local police aided by Brennon's cop brother.
Comedy
USA|Hong Kong
1984
108 Minutes
Veronica
Burt Reynolds Dom DeLuise Shirley MacLaine Marilu Henner Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr. Susan Anton Catherine Bach Ricardo Montalban Jim Nabors Charles Nelson Reilly
sheik doctor servant racer contestant friend hilarious frenetic wild united states road car truck cross-country race prize kidnapping chase organized crime competition pursuit
The original characters from The Cannonball Run (1981) race across the country once more in various cars and trucks.
Romance
2003
97 Minutes
Grandma Millicent Mirabeau
Julia Stiles Alessandro Nivola Shirley MacLaine Mika Boorem Azura Skye Edward Atterton Randy Quaid Jennifer Coolidge
A novelist (Alessandro Nivola) and a well-to-do man vie for the affections of a young woman (Julia Stiles) who has a meddling grandmother (Shirley MacLaine).
Other, Drama
2016
93 Minutes
Pearl
Kristin Davis Eric McCormack Shirley MacLaine Jaeda Lily Miller Robert Moloney Alison Raine Alexander Jando Glen Gordon Emily Holmes Karen Kruper
woman man workaholic dead person angel love interest emotional endearing engaging heartwarming inspiring lighthearted united states death christmas love love transformation 21st century
A workaholic's (Kristin Davis) untimely death leads to her recruitment as a Christmas angel. Her first task is to help a struggling singer (Eric McCormack) use his music to heal old wounds.
Fantasy, Adventure
USA
2018
85 Minutes
Eloise
William Moseley Chris Bouchard Poppy Drayton Loreto Peralta Armando Gutiérrez Shirley MacLaine Shanna Collins Chris Yong Gina Gershon JoMarie Payton
reporter journalist mermaid niece circus performer mysterious man engaging amusing emotional lighthearted creative hilarious circus magic mermaids fantasy fantasy world circus life adventure discovery
A young reporter and his niece discover a beautiful and enchanting creature they believe to be the real little mermaid.
Gay & Lesbian, Romance, Other
USA
2010
119 Minutes
Jessica Alba Kathy Bates Jessica Biel Bradley Cooper Eric Dane Patrick Dempsey Héctor Elizondo Jamie Foxx Jennifer Garner Topher Grace Anne Hathaway
boyfriend girlfriend teacher doctor football player receptionist emotional heartwarming los angeles love love triangle infatuation new love infidelity romance love discovery 2010s
Intertwining couples and singles in Los Angeles break-up and make-up based on the pressures and expectations of Valentine's Day.
Comedy, Drama
USA
1960
127 Minutes
Frank Sinatra Dean Martin Sammy Davis Jr. Peter Lawford Angie Dickinson Richard Conte Cesar Romero Patrice Wymore Joey Bishop Akim Tamiroff Henry Silva
thief gangster electrician entertainer casino owner wife cool witty las vegas casino heist money dangerous assignment greed crime gambling adventure pursuit temptation quest
Danny Ocean gathers a group of his World War II compatriots to pull off the ultimate Las Vegas heist. Together the eleven friends plan to rob five Las Vegas casinos in one night.