List of the best Vanessa Redgrave movies: Mary, Queen of Scots(1971), Isadora(1968), Wetherby(1985), A Month by the Lake(1995), Steaming(1985), The Fever(2004), Two Mothers for Zachary(1996), A Rumor of Angels(2000), What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?(1991), Mrs. Lowry & Son(2019), Out of Season(1975), The Thirteenth Tale(2013) ... ...
Drama, History
UK|USA
1971
128 Minutes
Vanessa Redgrave Glenda Jackson Patrick McGoohan Timothy Dalton Nigel Davenport Trevor Howard Daniel Massey Ian Holm Andrew Keir Tom Fleming Katherine Kath
mary stuart elizabeth tudor husband courtier lord somber fascinating passionate scotland england royal court royalty catholicism political intrigue romantic dilemma exile betrayal love revenge fall
During the sixteenth century, the Catholic Mary, Queen of Scots engages in over two decades of religious and political conflict with her cousin, the Protestant Queen Elizabeth I of England, amidst political intrigue in her native land.
Biography
UK|France
1968
153 Minutes
Isadora Duncan
Vanessa Redgrave James Fox Jason Robards Ivan Tchenko John Fraser Bessie Love Cynthia Harris Vladimir Leskovar Tony Vogel
dancer heir lover poet son daughter emotional spirited sultry london england stage france nice, france modern dance performance fame romance rebellion isadora duncan
A biography of the 1920s dancer Isadora Duncan, who forever changed people's ideas of ballet. Her nude, semi-nude, and pro-Soviet dance projects as well as her attitude and lifestyle shocked the public of her time.
Drama
UK
1985
103 Minutes
Jean Travers
Vanessa Redgrave Ian Holm Judi Dench Joely Richardson Tim McInnerny Suzanna Hamilton
young man schoolteacher spinster soldier somber cool engaging house dinner party wetherby, england party suicide murder loneliness investigation love mystery forbidden love 1980s
The mysterious death of an enigmatic young man newly arrived in the suburb of Wetherby releases the long-repressed, dark passions of some of its residents.
Romance
UK|USA
1995
92 Minutes
Miss Bentley
Vanessa Redgrave Edward Fox Uma Thurman Alida Valli Alessandro Gassman Carlo Cartier Natalia Bizzi Paolo Lombardi
widow soldier italian woman love interest amusing charming moving lighthearted resort italy world war ii love romance loneliness italy love pursuit adventure 1930s
At a Lake Como resort, Miss Bentley, an attractive older guest, meets a handsome, well-to-do bachelor. But when he's more interested in a beautiful young flirt, the mischievous Miss Bentley goes to outrageous lengths to reel in her catch.
Drama
UK
1985
95 Minutes
Nancy
Vanessa Redgrave Sarah Miles Diana Dors Patti Love Brenda Bruce Felicity Dean Sally Sagoe Anna Tzelniker
abused woman friend woman customer amusing calm gripping gutsy quirky spirited bathhouse friendship curiosity trials abuse wretched excess quest escape metamorphosis rescue
Three female frequenters of a steam room decide to fight its closure.
Drama
USA|UK
2004
83 Minutes
Producer
Vanessa Redgrave Michael Moore Angelina Jolie Joely Richardson Rade Serbedzija Daria Knez Miriam Turner Cameron D'Angelo Kiera D'Angelo
socialite journalist revolutionary mother dreamy inspiring third world hotel art gallery awakening poverty politics illness war transformation rise 2000s
Tells the story of a woman who gets involved in politics with no previous contact with world events.
Drama
1996
96 Minutes
Nancy Shaffell
Vanessa Redgrave Valerie Bertinelli Colleen Flynn James Gammon Michael Marich Kim Dickens Brett Brock Cynthia Dorn Tony Frank Barbara George-Reiss Sheila Gordon
A woman (Vanessa Redgrave) fights for custody of her grandson to keep him from her daughter (Valerie Bertinelli), who is in love with another woman.
Drama
2000
106 Minutes
Maddy Bennett
Vanessa Redgrave Ray Liotta Catherine McCormack Trevor Morgan Ron Livingston George Coe Michelle Grace Karsen Liotta
boy father stepmother old woman uncle heartwarming engaging airy new england grief unusual friendship healing supernatural transformation love growing up 2000s
Isolated from his father (Ray Liotta) and new stepmother (Catherine McCormack), a boy turns to an eccentric recluse (Vanessa Redgrave) for help in coming to terms with his mother's death.
Mystery & Thriller
1991
96 Minutes
Blanche Hudson
Vanessa Redgrave Lynn Redgrave John Glover Bruce A. Young Amy Steel John Scott Clough Samantha Jordan Erinn Canavan J. Michael Flynn Alexandra Johnson Pat Skipper
Long-forgotten child star Baby Jane Hudson berates and abuses wheelchair-bound sister Blanche when Blanche's fame gets a resurgence when her movies are on TV.
Biography, Drama
2019
92 Minutes
Elizabeth Lowry
British artist L.S. Lowry pursues his creative goals while living with his overbearing, bitter and bedridden mother.
Romance
1975
90 Minutes
Ann
Vanessa Redgrave Cliff Robertson Susan George Edward Evans Frank Jarvis
englishwoman mother daughter biological father american melodramatic emotional brooding touching intense coast hotel sea great britain returning home fatherhood father/daughter relationship memories past loves growing up
An American (Cliff Robertson) returns after 20 years to his English-coast lover (Vanessa Redgrave) and her now-grown daughter (Susan George).
Drama
UK|Japan|USA
2013
60 Minutes
Vida Winter
Olivia Colman Vanessa Redgrave Emily Beecham Antonia Clarke Alexandra Roach Steven Mackintosh Sophie Turner Tom Goodman-Hill
A look at the relationship between the famous physicist Stephen Hawking and his wife.
Crime, Drama
UK|Italy
1966
111 Minutes
David Hemmings Vanessa Redgrave Sarah Miles Jane Birkin Gillian Hills Peter Bowles John Castle Harry Hutchinson Susan Brodrick Mary Khal Ronan O'Casey
photographer model mysterious woman disturbing fascinating intricate tense london park photography lab photography studio conspiracy paranoia fashion investigation stalking mystery discovery 1960s
A fashion photographer unknowingly captures a death on film after following two lovers in a park.
Drama, Comedy
UK|Germany
2012
93 Minutes
Terence Stamp Vanessa Redgrave Gemma Arterton Christopher Eccleston Orla Hill Anne Reid Taru Devani Calita Rainford
old man ex-wife son chorus girl conductor emotional melodramatic creative heartwarming charming sad stage germany new life father/son relationship singing choral singer emotion rise fall
Grumpy pensioner Arthur honors his recently deceased wife's passion for performing by joining the unconventional local choir to which she used to belong, a process that helps him build bridges with his estranged son, James.
Drama, History
UK|Germany|USA
2011
130 Minutes
Rhys Ifans Vanessa Redgrave Joely Richardson David Thewlis Xavier Samuel Sebastian Armesto Rafe Spall Edward Hogg Sam Reid Jamie Campbell Bower Derek Jacobi
queen elizabeth i edward de vere playwright earl suspenseful intricate globe theatre london royal court theater authorship political intrigue william shakespeare rivalry love 16th century
The theory that it was in fact Edward De Vere, Earl of Oxford, who penned Shakespeare's plays. Set against the backdrop of the succession of Queen Elizabeth I and the Essex rebellion against her.
Comedy, Drama
Ireland
2007
90 Minutes
Hayley Atwell Vanessa Redgrave Joss Ackland Brenda Fricker Imelda Staunton Orla Brady Joan O'Hara
elderly person free spirit nurse retiree amusing mushy uplifting retirement home ireland generational divide responsibility old age friendship underdog transformation 2000s
A young British woman struggling with the direction of her life spends Christmas watching over a retirement home filled with demanding residents.
Romance, Drama
Ireland
2016
108 Minutes
Lady Rose
Rooney Mara Vanessa Redgrave Eric Bana Jack Reynor Theo James Aisling O'Sullivan Aidan Turner Tom Vaughan-Lawlor Pauline McLynn Nika McGuigan
A woman keeps a diary of her extended stay at a mental hospital.
Musical
USA
1967
179 Minutes
Richard Harris Vanessa Redgrave Franco Nero David Hemmings Lionel Jeffries Laurence Naismith Pierre Olaf Estelle Winwood Gary Marshal Anthony Rogers Peter Bromilow
king arthur lancelot guinevere merlin son knight passionate charming castle england countryside forest love triangle honor royalty forbidden love sacrifice 6th century
The story of the marriage of England's King Arthur to Guinevere. The plot of illegitimate Mordred to gain the throne and Guinevere's growing attachment to Sir Lancelot, threaten to topple Arthur and destroy his "round table" of knights.
Drama, History
UK
1968
128 Minutes
Mrs. Clarissa Morris
Trevor Howard Vanessa Redgrave John Gielgud Harry Andrews Jill Bennett David Hemmings Peter Bowles Mark Burns Howard Marion-Crawford Mark Dignam Alan Dobie
lord captain british soldier wife spirited brutal gutsy turkey valley crimean war infidelity bravery arrogance military engagement fall forbidden love rivalry 1850s
In 1854, during the Crimean War, poor planning leads to the British Light Brigade openly charging a Russian artillery position with tragic consequences.
Romance, Drama
USA
2010
105 Minutes
Amanda Seyfried Vanessa Redgrave Christopher Egan Gael García Bernal Franco Nero Oliver Platt Luisa Ranieri Marcia DeBonis
journalist chef grandmother lawyer true love grandson charming endearing uplifting verona, italy new york city winery ranch verona historical landmark love romance relationships self-discovery search
Sophie dreams of becoming a writer and travels to Verona, Italy where she meets the "Secretaries of Juliet".
Drama
UK|USA
1984
122 Minutes
Olive Chancellor
woman activist radical lawyer man cousin bleak engaging boston household beach suffrage mentorship relationships women's rights marriage lesbianism love pursuit 19th century
A Boston feminist and a conservative Southern lawyer contend for the heart and mind of a beautiful and bright girl unsure of her future.
Mystery & Thriller, Drama
UK
1979
98 Minutes
Agatha Christie
Dustin Hoffman Vanessa Redgrave Timothy Dalton Helen Morse Celia Gregory Paul Brooke Carolyn Pickles Timothy West Tony Britton
author husband mistress reporter war hero suspenseful engaging england countryside spa disappearance affair death ageism marital problems agatha christie mystery revenge pursuit 1920s
December 1926, Agatha Christie's husband asks for a divorce. She leaves her car and goes missing 11 days. She books into a hotel as Mrs. Neele. Fiction: A US reporter looks for her and investigates.
Adventure
UK|Canada
1980
118 Minutes
Donald Sutherland Vanessa Redgrave Richard Widmark Christopher Lee Barbara Parkins Lloyd Bridges Lawrence Dane
nazi scientist intricate suspenseful island submarine deception nazis gold treasure adventure mystery 1970s
On the remote Norwegian Bear Island, used as a submarine base by the Germans during World War II, U.N. scientist Larsen sends a distress signal using an emergency N.A.T.O. frequency, and is received by scientific vessel Morning Rose.
Drama
1977
116 Minutes
Julia
Jane Fonda Vanessa Redgrave Jason Robards Maximilian Schell Hal Holbrook Rosemary Murphy Meryl Streep Lisa Pelikan Cathleen Nesbitt John Glover
lillian hellman dashiell hammett activist childhood friend touching engaging russia germany new england espionage friendship smuggling world war ii resistance writers quest sacrifice 1940s
Playwright Lillian Hellman (Jane Fonda) recalls World War II, her best friend (Vanessa Redgrave) and writer Dashiell Hammett (Jason Robards).
Drama, History
2002
95 Minutes
Clemmie Churchill
Albert Finney Vanessa Redgrave Jim Broadbent Linus Roache Tom Wilkinson Derek Jacobi Ronnie Barker Celia Imrie
Winston Churchill (Albert Finney) wages a battle against Nazi tyranny while facing obstacles in his marriage to Clementine (Vanessa Redgrave).
Horror
1970
105 Minutes
Franco Nero Vanessa Redgrave Georges Geret Gabriella Grimaldi Madeleine Damien Rita Calderoni Renato Menegotto John Francis Lane David Maunsell Mirta Simionato Graziella Simionato
painter mistress agent ghost eerie intense hedonistic milan villa studio countryside nightmares ghosts painting sexual fantasy discovery 1960s
An Italian painter (Franco Nero) has bizarre dreams, rents a haunted country house with his lover (Vanessa Redgrave) and goes mad.
Horror, Mystery & Thriller
2012
82 Minutes
Aaron Poole Vanessa Redgrave Julian Richings Stephen Eric McIntyre Charlotte Sullivan Mitch Markowitz
collector deceased mother frightening villa will and testament antiques cult mystery elizabethan era
An antiques collector inherits his mother's house and discovers that her involvement with a mysterious cult of angel-worshippers may have led to her death.
Gay & Lesbian, Biography
UK
1987
108 Minutes
Peggy Ramsay
Gary Oldman Alfred Molina Vanessa Redgrave Wallace Shawn Julie Walters James Grant Frances Barber Lindsay Duncan Janet Dale Dave Atkins
playwright lover agent psychiatrist joe orton dark intense england london brighton, england sussex, england bathhouse love homosexuality obsession jealousy writing forbidden love fall 1960s
Biographer John Lahr is writing a book about playwright Joe Orton. Joe and Kenneth meet at drama school and live together for ten years as lovers and collaborators. Both want to be writers, but only one of them is successful.
Drama
Canada|Germany
2010
112 Minutes
Madeleine Rees
Rachel Weisz Monica Bellucci Vanessa Redgrave Benedict Cumberbatch David Strathairn Liam Cunningham David Hewlett William Hope
u.n. worker criminal police officer trafficker victim bleak disturbing gripping intense shocking bosnia headquarters court human trafficking scandal corruption investigation murder discovery quest
A drama based on the experiences of Kathryn Bolkovac, a Nebraska cop who served as a peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia and outed the U.N. for covering up a sex trafficking scandal.
Romance
USA
1997
115 Minutes
Skelly
Stephen Dillane Victoria Foyt Vanessa Redgrave Glynis Barber Michael Brandon Vernon Dobtcheff Graydon Gould Noel Harrison
shop owner painter fiancé wife friend sister sultry melodramatic passionate israel dover paris vacation home los angeles white cliffs of dover infidelity travel fate marriage serendipity
L.A. shop owner Dana and Englishman Sean meet and fall in love at first sight, but Sean is married and Dana is to marry her business partner Alex.
Drama
USA|Germany
2007
117 Minutes
Ann Grant Lord
Claire Danes Toni Collette Vanessa Redgrave Natasha Richardson Meryl Streep Glenn Close Patrick Wilson Hugh Dancy Mamie Gummer Ebon Moss-Bachrach David Call
mother daughter lover emotional melodramatic rhode island family home wedding death memory lost loves mother/daughter relationship forbidden love growing up 2000s
A drama exploring the romantic past and emotional present of Ann Lord (Vanessa Redgrave) and her daughters, Constance Haverford (Natasha Richardson) and Nina Mars (Toni Collette). As Ann lays dying, she remembers, and is moved to convey to her daughters, the defining moments in her life fifty years ago, when she was a young woman. Harris Arden (Patrick Wilson) is the man Ann loves in the 1950s ... See full summary »
Romance
UK
1979
139 Minutes
Helen
Richard Gere Lisa Eichhorn Vanessa Redgrave William Devane Chick Vennera Wendy Morgan Rachel Roberts Tony Melody Martin Smith Derek Thompson Simon Harrison
soldier military officer young woman socialite friend passionate moving england dance hall small town army base resort culture clash moral dilemma affair love triangle doomed romance world war ii forbidden love temptation
Joining WWII, USA ships soldiers to UK. Matt and John arrive in 1942. Each see a local woman - married or to be engaged with soldiers serving faraway.
Drama
Poland|Russia|USA
2002
126 Minutes
Rodion's mother
Crispin Glover John Hurt Vanessa Redgrave Margot Kidder John Neville Sophie Ward Theodore Bikel Patricia Hayes Richard Lynch Clive Revill Matt Servitto
A modern day adaptation of Dostoyevsky's classic novel about a young student who is forever haunted by the murder he has committed.
Drama
UK|Germany
2018
91 Minutes
Juliana Bordereau
Jonathan Rhys-Meyers Joely Richardson Vanessa Redgrave Lois Robbins Jon Kortajarena Poppy Delevingne Morgane Polanski Barbara Meier
A young writer tries to obtain romance letters a poet sent to his mistress.
Drama
UK|Japan|USA
1992
140 Minutes
Ruth Wilcox
Anthony Hopkins Emma Thompson Helena Bonham Carter Vanessa Redgrave James Wilby Samuel West Jemma Redgrave Nicola Duffett Prunella Scales Susie Lindeman Adrian Ross Magenty
businessperson wealthy woman sister aunt emotional england mansion restaurant inheritance money jealousy romance class distinctions scandal discovery fall transformation 1910s
A businessman thwarts his wife's bequest of an estate to another woman.
Crime, Drama
USA
2014
134 Minutes
Jean du Pont
Steve Carell Channing Tatum Mark Ruffalo Vanessa Redgrave Sienna Miller Anthony Michael Hall Guy Boyd Dave "Doc" Bennett Brett Rice Daniel Hilt
wrestler wealthy man brother murderer fugitive family member creepy intense brooding mansion gym bedroom shooting gallery wrestling ring yard wrestling self-esteem tragedy brother relationship murder
U.S. Olympic wrestling champions and brothers Mark Schultz and Dave Schultz join "Team Foxcatcher", led by eccentric multi-millionaire John du Pont, as they train for the 1988 Olympic Games in Seoul, South Korea, but John's self-destructive behavior threatens to consume them all.
Crime, Drama
USA
1994
98 Minutes
Irina Shapira
Tim Roth Edward Furlong Moira Kelly Vanessa Redgrave Maximilian Schell Paul Guilfoyle David Vadim Natalya Andreychenko
hit man father dying person brother ex-girlfriend mistress somber sad brooklyn, n.y. hotel brighton beach, n.y. contract killing mafia family mother/son relationship father/son relationship revenge wretched excess 1990s
Early 1990s drama about a family of Soviet Jews living in Brooklyn's Brighton Beach ocean-side neighborhood nicknamed Little Odessa.
War, Drama
UK
2011
122 Minutes
Volumnia
Ralph Fiennes Gerard Butler Brian Cox Vanessa Redgrave Jessica Chastain John Kani James Nesbitt Paul Jesson
war hero roman rival engaging thrilling rome city revenge humiliation victory revenge
A banished hero of Rome allies with a sworn enemy to take his revenge on the city.
Mystery & Thriller
1976
113 Minutes
Lola Deveraux
Nicol Williamson Alan Arkin Robert Duvall Vanessa Redgrave Laurence Olivier Joel Grey Samantha Eggar Jeremy Kemp Charles Gray Georgia Brown Anna Quayle
sherlock holmes doctor watson professor moriarty sigmund freud amusing cheeky quirky suspenseful 221b baker street england vienna psychoanalysis detective investigation kidnapping adventure mystery temptation victorian era
Sherlock Holmes (Nicol Williamson) and Dr. Watson (Robert Duvall) help Sigmund Freud (Alan Arkin) rescue an abducted patient.
Romance, Drama
UK
2006
95 Minutes
Valerie
Peter O'Toole Leslie Phillips Jodie Whittaker Richard Griffiths Vanessa Redgrave Julian Rhind-Tutt Cathryn Bradshaw Kate Lock Corin Redgrave Liam McKenna Meg Wynn Owen
actor friend great-niece wife witty endearing london apartment museum seaside friendship troubled youth cancer death may-december romance art love pursuit 2000s
Life for a pair of veteran actors gets turned upside down after they meet a brash teenager.
Romance, Biography, Drama, History
UK
2017
106 Minutes
Jeanne McDougall
Annette Bening Jamie Bell Julie Walters Kenneth Cranham Vanessa Redgrave Frances Barber Leanne Best Jodie McNee Stephen Graham Joanna Brookes Pete Lee-Wilson
actor actress hollywood icons bleak emotional engaging liverpool, england love death loss forbidden love love transformation 1980s
A romance sparks between a young actor and a Hollywood leading lady.
Drama
USA
2005
95 Minutes
The Heiress
Adam Echahly Bruno Lastra Moritz Bleibtreu Rade Serbedzija Vanessa Redgrave Christopher Simpson Marie Espinosa Diane Baker C. Thomas Howell
Kamran is a 12 year old boy in the present day who discovers that his ancestor is the 11th Century Mathematician, Astronomer, Poet of Persia, Omar Khayyam. The story has been passed down in... See full summary »
Romance, Drama
UK|France|USA
2007
123 Minutes
Older Briony
James McAvoy Keira Knightley Romola Garai Saoirse Ronan Brenda Blethyn Vanessa Redgrave Juno Temple Patrick Kennedy Benedict Cumberbatch Harriet Walter Michelle Duncan
boyfriend girlfriend sister soldier writer nurse emotional passionate intense england estate deception jealousy guilt romance world war ii writers love growing up quest
Thirteen-year-old fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
Romance
UK|USA
1998
103 Minutes
Catherine Moore
Harvey Keitel Mira Sorvino Willem Dafoe Gina Gershon Mandy Patinkin Vanessa Redgrave Victor Argo Don Byron Richard Edson Kevin Corrigan
A famous jazz saxophonist's life is forever changed after he is accidentally shot.
Drama
Italy|USA
1999
112 Minutes
Mrs. Ruttenburn
Kevin Isola Adam Hann-Byrd Stephen Mendillo Patricia Dunnock Eli Wallach Franco Nero Vanessa Redgrave Olivia Birkelund Barton Tinapp Jessica Munch
A man is accused of murdering his childhood love and her entire family.
Drama
Germany|USA
1999
127 Minutes
Dr. Wick
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.
Drama, History
France|Israel|Italy|India|USA
2010
106 Minutes
Berta
Hiam Abbass Freida Pinto Yasmine Al Massri Ruba Blal Alexander Siddig Omar Metwally Willem Dafoe Vanessa Redgrave Stella Schnabel
orphan young girl teacher older woman brother refugee disheartening engaging israel jerusalem refugee camp israeli-palestinian conflict terrorism orphans teaching peace death discovery growing up love
A drama centered on an orphaned Palestinian girl growing up in the wake of Arab-Israeli war who finds herself drawn into the conflict.
Drama, History
UK
1966
120 Minutes
Anne Boleyn
Paul Scofield Robert Shaw Orson Welles Wendy Hiller Leo McKern Susannah York John Hurt Nigel Davenport Vanessa Redgrave
writer king henry viii wife catherine of aragon emotional inspiring intense england royal court royalty marriage religion social change forbidden love sacrifice rivalry 16th century
The story of Sir Thomas More, who stood up to King Henry VIII when the King rejected the Roman Catholic Church to obtain a divorce and remarry.
Drama, History
2013
132 Minutes
Annabeth Westfall
Forest Whitaker Oprah Winfrey John Cusack Jane Fonda Cuba Gooding Jr. Terrence Howard Lenny Kravitz James Marsden David Oyelowo Vanessa Redgrave Alan Rickman
butler wife cook harry s. truman richard nixon nancy reagan calm solemn relaxing moving heartwarming powerful white house washington, d.c. family home american south capitol building street politics race relations
A White House butler (Forest Whitaker) has a front-row seat to history through three decades and seven presidential administrations, including those of Eisenhower (Robin Williams), Kennedy (James Marsden) and Nixon (John Cusack).
Mystery & Thriller
UK|USA
1974
127 Minutes
Albert Finney Lauren Bacall Martin Balsam Ingrid Bergman Jacqueline Bisset Jean-Pierre Cassel Sean Connery John Gielgud Wendy Hiller Anthony Perkins Vanessa Redgrave
detective millionaire aristocrat doctor conductor hercule poirot suspenseful uneasy train train station istanbul abduction murder deception mystery 1930s
In December 1935, when his train is stopped by deep snow, detective Hercule Poirot is called on to solve a murder that occurred in his car the night before.