List of the best Sissy Spacek movies: 3 Women(1977), Coal Miner's Daughter(1980), Carrie(1976), In the Bedroom(2001), The Long Walk Home(1990), Marie: A True Story(1985), Lake City(2008), The Mommy Market(1994), A Place for Annie(1994), 'Night, Mother(1986), Pictures of Hollis Woods(2007), The Straight Story(1999) ... ...
Drama
USA
1977
125 Minutes
Sissy Spacek Shelley Duvall Janice Rule Robert Fortier Ruth Nelson John Cromwell Sierra Pecheur Craig Richard Nelson Maisie Hoy Belita Moreno Leslie Ann Hudson
teenager therapist painter husband doctor brooding uneasy disturbing desert apartment hospital spa poolside mother/child relationship alcoholism aimless youth aging family loneliness transformation
Two roommates/physical therapists, one a vain woman and the other a mysterious teenager, share a bizarre relationship.
Biography, Drama
USA
1980
125 Minutes
Sissy Spacek Tommy Lee Jones Beverly D'Angelo Levon Helm Phyllis Boyens William Sanderson Robert Elkins Bob Hannah Jennifer Beasley Jessica Beasley
singer husband father musician producer patsy cline emotional endearing butcher's hollow, ky. nashville, tenn. record store stage family home grand ole opry country music show business marriage poverty loretta lynn rise
The life of legendary Loretta Lynn, the dirt poor Appalachian Mountains girl who rose from humble beginnings to become the "Queen of Country Music."
Horror
USA
1976
98 Minutes
Sissy Spacek Piper Laurie William Katt Amy Irving John Travolta Nancy Allen Betty Buckley P.J. Soles Sydney Lassick Stefan Gierasch Priscilla Pointer
teenager mother prom queen prom king dark eerie tense california high school house supernatural superhuman abilities self-esteem high school teen angst prom revenge transformation underdog discovery
Carrie White, a shy, friendless teenage girl who is sheltered by her domineering, religious mother, unleashes her telekinetic powers after being humiliated by her classmates at her senior prom.
Drama
USA
2001
138 Minutes
Ruth Fowler
Sissy Spacek Tom Wilkinson Nick Stahl Marisa Tomei William Mapother William Wise Celia Weston Karen Allen
teacher doctor son mother psychopath dark gritty suspenseful courtroom maine household forest infidelity murder death abuse kidnapping injustice fall rivalry
A New England couple's college-aged son dates an older woman who has two small children and an unwelcome ex-husband.
Drama
USA
1990
97 Minutes
Miriam Thompson
Sissy Spacek Whoopi Goldberg Dwight Schultz Ving Rhames Dylan Baker Erika Alexander Lexi Randall Richard Habersham Jason Weaver
nanny wealthy woman african-american boss husband daughter inspiring passionate melodramatic montgomery, ala. bus road house community civil rights protest racism justice cross-cultural relations transformation
Two women, black and white, in 1955 Montgomery Alabama, must decide what they are going to do in response to the famous bus boycott led by Martin Luther King.
Drama
USA
1985
112 Minutes
Marie Ragghianti
Sissy Spacek Jeff Daniels Don Hood Keith Szarabajka Morgan Freeman Fred Dalton Thompson
A political appointee risks her job and her life to expose corruption.
Drama
USA
2008
92 Minutes
Maggie
Sissy Spacek Perry Moore Troy Garity Rebecca Romijn Dave Matthews Drea de Matteo Colin Ford Keith Carradine Barry Corbin
A desperate young man, on the run from a dangerous drug dealer, returns to his mother, years after a family tragedy drove them far apart, to hide. However, his old and new life are about to collide.
Kids & Family, Fantasy
Philippines
1994
83 Minutes
Mommy, Mama, Mom, Natasha
Sissy Spacek Anna Chlumsky Aaron Michael Metchik Asher Metchik Maureen Stapleton Merritt Yohnka
A band of female pirates go undercover at a prison camp on a coffee plantation to rescue their leader's sister.
Drama
1994
97 Minutes
Sissy Spacek Mary-Louise Parker S. Epatha Merkerson Joan Plowright David Spielberg Richard Gilbert-Hill Stephen Mills Robin Pearson Rose Lauree Berger Linda Carlson Wendy Robie
drug addict nurse teenager baby physician emotional inspiring hospital household child custody hospital aids absolution drug addiction rescue sacrifice love 1990s
A nurse (Sissy Spacek) cares for her adopted HIV-positive infant and the dying mother (Mary-Louise Parker) who abandoned her.
Drama
1986
96 Minutes
Jessie Cates
Sissy Spacek Anne Bancroft Ed Berke Carol Robbins Jennifer Roosendahl Michael Kenworthy Sari Walker
daughter middle-aged woman mother suicidal person son ex-husband dark profound emotional rural community family home kitchen suicide mother/daughter relationship depression mortality family love sacrifice transformation
A suicidal woman (Sissy Spacek) spends the last night of her Midwestern life in the house, talking with her mother (Anne Bancroft).
Drama
2007
96 Minutes
Josie Cahill
Sissy Spacek Alfre Woodard Ridge Canipe James Tupper Julie Ann Emery Judith Ivey Jodelle Ferland Desiree Zurowski Valentina Cardinalli Rylee Stiles Rachel Corwin
A 12-year-old orphan (Jodelle Ferland) develops a strong bond with a retired teacher (Sissy Spacek) who becomes increasingly forgetful.
Drama
France|UK|USA
1999
111 Minutes
Rose 'Rosie' Straight
Richard Farnsworth Sissy Spacek Jane Galloway Heitz Everett McGill Jennifer Edwards-Hughes Barbara Robertson John Farley John Lordan Harry Dean Stanton
old man brother farmer widower calm touching emotional heartwarming positive midwest countryside aging siblings reconciliation adventure discovery underdog 1990s
An old man makes a long journey by lawnmower to mend his relationship with an ill brother.
Drama, History
USA|France
1991
189 Minutes
Liz Garrison
Kevin Costner Sissy Spacek Joe Pesci Tommy Lee Jones Gary Oldman Jay O. Sanders Michael Rooker Laurie Metcalf Gary Grubbs John Candy Jack Lemmon
district attorney assassin businessman informant wife passionate spirited new orleans washington, d.c. dallas courtroom conspiracy assassination deception political intrigue historical events trial mystery discovery 1960s
New Orleans District Attorney Jim Garrison discovers there's more to the Kennedy assassination than the official story.
Crime, Drama
USA
1973
95 Minutes
Holly Sargis
Martin Sheen Sissy Spacek Warren Oates Ramon Bieri Alan Vint Gary Littlejohn John Carter Bryan Montgomery Gail Threlkeld Charles Fitzpatrick
teen girl killer father bounty hunter police officers boyfriend brooding brutal profound south dakota montana woods house highway car murder escape young love teenage rebellion forbidden love
An impressionable teenage girl from a dead-end town and her older greaser boyfriend embark on a killing spree in the South Dakota badlands.
Comedy, Drama
USA|Germany|Poland
2009
102 Minutes
Robert Duvall Sissy Spacek Bill Murray Lucas Black Gerald McRaney Bill Cobbs Scott Cooper Lori Beth Edgeman Linds Edwards
hermit mortician apprentice widow preacher amusing cheeky emotional small town woods tennessee funeral home cabin funeral rumors investigation secrets greed schemes mystery
A movie spun out of equal parts folk tale, fable and real-life legend about the mysterious, 1930s Tennessee hermit who famously threw his own rollicking funeral party... while he was still alive.
Romance
USA
1986
90 Minutes
Kevin Kline Sissy Spacek Bonnie Bedelia John Kellogg Jim Standiford Augusta Dabney
Young love may endure in your heart and one day re-ignite, but reality may soon dowse the flames.
Romance
1974
92 Minutes
Monte Markham Sissy Spacek Susan Oliver Mark Miller Slim Pickens David Doyle Marion Charles Ward 'Kip' Allen
A recently divorced artist (Monte Markham) spends New Year's Eve with a hippie hitchhiker (Sissy Spacek) and a couple of friends.
Drama
1997
113 Minutes
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).
Comedy, Mystery & Thriller, Drama
USA|UK
2018
93 Minutes
Jewel
Robert Redford Casey Affleck Sissy Spacek Danny Glover Tom Waits Tika Sumpter Ari Elizabeth Johnson Teagan Johnson Gene Jones John David Washington Barlow Jacobs
prisoner prison guard bank robber wife detective escape artist amusing gutsy bleak suspenseful tense california san quentin penitentiary prison bank car escape bank heist life story prison
Based on the true story of Forrest Tucker and his audacious escape from San Quentin at the age of 70 to an unprecedented string of heists that confounded authorities and enchanted the public.
Drama
USA
1986
104 Minutes
Rebeca 'Babe', 'Becky' Magrath Botrelle
Diane Keaton Jessica Lange Sissy Spacek Sam Shepard Tess Harper David Carpenter Hurd Hatfield Beeson Carroll Jean Willard Tom Mason Gregory Travis
sister mother grandfather singer sibling heartwarming engaging profound deep south household mississippi family dysfunction crime sister relationship relationships suicide love sacrifice 1980s
Three southern sisters try to come to grips with the meaning of their mother's suicide.
Gay & Lesbian, Drama
USA
2004
93 Minutes
Glover
Colin Farrell Robin Wright Dallas Roberts Sissy Spacek Matt Frewer Erik Smith Harris Allan Andrew Chalmers Ryan Donowho Wendy Crewson
best friend baby roommate young man mother emotional solemn cleveland new york city apartment friendship unconventional family loss childhood male bonding accidental death growing up love 2000s
A boy who has experienced many losses in his life grows to manhood and enters into a love triangle with a woman and his boyhood friend.
Crime, Drama
USA
1972
91 Minutes
Poppy
Lee Marvin Gene Hackman Angel Tompkins Gregory Walcott Sissy Spacek Janit Baldwin William Morey Clint Ellison Howard Platt Les Lannom Eddie Egan
A vicious Kansas City slaughterhouse owner and his hick family are having a bloody "beef" with the Chicago crime syndicate over profits from their joint illegal operations. Top enforcer Nick Devlin is sent to straighten things out.
Mystery & Thriller, Crime, Drama
France|USA
2012
95 Minutes
June Mills
Eric Bana Charlie Hunnam Olivia Wilde Kris Kristofferson Sissy Spacek Kate Mara Treat Williams Patrick Kerton
brother sister boxer endearing suspenseful canadian border heist escape route murder pursuit 2010s
A thriller that follows two siblings who decide to fend for themselves in the wake of a botched casino heist, and their unlikely reunion during another family's Thanksgiving celebration.
Comedy, Action
USA
2007
88 Minutes
Marie Powell
Andy Samberg Jorma Taccone Bill Hader Danny McBride Isla Fisher Sissy Spacek Ian McShane Will Arnett Chris Parnell Chester Tam Mark Acheson
stuntman stepfather friend half brother love interest radio host emotional madcap hysterical canyon suburbia pool household basement park father/son relationship stunts self-discovery celebrity fundraising
Self-proclaimed stuntman Rod Kimble is preparing for the jump of his life - to clear fifteen buses to raise money for his abusive stepfather Frank's life-saving heart operation.
Romance
USA
2006
96 Minutes
Sydney
Heather Graham Tom Cavanagh Bridget Moynahan Alan Cumming Molly Shannon Sissy Spacek Rachel Shelley
brother sister love interest friend mother emotional hilarious charming dog park new york city taxicab restaurant office las vegas siblings romance relationships family homosexuality love triangle
They finish each other's sentences, dance like Fred and Ginger, and share the same downtown loft--the perfect couple? Not exactly. Gray and Sam, are a sister and brother so compatible and inseparable that people actually assume they are dating. Mortified, they both agree they must branch out and start searching for love. He'll look for a guy for her and she'll look for a gal for him.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
USA
2005
110 Minutes
Evelyn
Naomi Watts Simon Baker-Denny David Dorfman Elizabeth Perkins Gary Cole Sissy Spacek Ryan Merriman Emily VanCamp Daveigh Chase Kelly Overton Shannon Cochran
journalist son teenager gory ring provincial town book secret life metamorphosis
6 months after the incidents involving the lethal videotape, new clues prove that there is a new evil lurking in the darkness.
Drama
USA
2011
146 Minutes
Missus Walters
Viola Davis Emma Stone Bryce Dallas Howard Octavia Spencer Jessica Chastain Allison Janney Sissy Spacek Ahna O'Reilly Anna Camp Cicely Tyson Chris Lowell
society girl maid journalist editor rival mother heartwarming inspiring gripping mississippi mansion plantation household newsroom segregation journalism race friendship class distinctions relationships
An aspiring author during the civil rights movement of the 1960s decides to write a book detailing the African American maids' point of view on the white families for which they work, and the hardships they go through on a daily basis.
Drama
USA
2005
126 Minutes
Alice Aimes
Charlize Theron Frances McDormand Sean Bean Jeremy Renner Michelle Monaghan Woody Harrelson Richard Jenkins Sissy Spacek Rusty Schwimmer Jillian Armenante Thomas Curtis
miner boss josey aimes daughter son lawyer gripping powerful mining town minnesota courtroom mine sexual harassment lawsuit gender bias women's rights rise underdog 1980s
A fictionalized account of the first major successful sexual harassment case in the United States, Jenson vs. Eveleth Mines, where a woman who endured a range of abuse while working as a miner filed and won the landmark 1984 lawsuit.
Romance, Other
Germany|USA
2008
88 Minutes
Paula
Vince Vaughn Reese Witherspoon Robert Duvall Jon Favreau Mary Steenburgen Dwight Yoakam Tim McGraw Kristin Chenoweth Jon Voight Sissy Spacek
young man girlfriend mother father coworker relative amusing endearing offbeat bar office party trolley apartment san francisco christmas party marriage life lessons family love relationships
A couple struggles to visit all four of their divorced parents on Christmas.
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.