Joanne Woodward
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1. Count Three and Pray (1955)
Approved | 102 min | Drama, Western
A pastor with a shady past moves into a rural town just after the Civil War.
Director: George Sherman | Stars: Van Heflin, Joanne Woodward, Philip Carey, Raymond Burr
Votes: 625
2. A Kiss Before Dying (1956)
Approved | 94 min | Crime, Film-Noir, Mystery
A ruthless college student resorts to murder in an attempt to marry an heiress.
Director: Gerd Oswald | Stars: Robert Wagner, Jeffrey Hunter, Virginia Leith, Joanne Woodward
Votes: 4,325
3. The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
Approved | 91 min | Drama, Mystery
A doctor treats a woman suffering from Multiple Personality Disorder.
Director: Nunnally Johnson | Stars: Joanne Woodward, David Wayne, Lee J. Cobb, Edwin Jerome
Votes: 8,781
4. No Down Payment (1957)
Approved | 105 min | Drama
In California, four couples who have bought houses near one another face problems, alcoholism, racism, promiscuity, and discrimination against lack of education, until a tragic event forces them to reassess their lives.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Sheree North, Tony Randall, Jeffrey Hunter
Votes: 1,202
5. The Long, Hot Summer (1958)
Not Rated | 115 min | Drama
Accused barn burner and conman Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Orson Welles
Votes: 12,421
6. Rally 'Round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
Approved | 106 min | Comedy
All about the citizens of Putnam's Landing and their reactions to an Army missile base in their backyard.
Director: Leo McCarey | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Joan Collins, Jack Carson
Votes: 1,376
7. The Sound and the Fury (1959)
Approved | 110 min | Drama
Drama focusing on a family of Southern aristocrats who are trying to deal with the dissolution of their clan and the loss of its reputation, faith, fortunes, and respect.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Yul Brynner, Joanne Woodward, Margaret Leighton, Stuart Whitman
Votes: 1,025
8. The Fugitive Kind (1960)
Not Rated | 119 min | Drama, Romance
Valentine "Snakeskin" Xavier, a trouble-prone drifter trying to go straight, wanders into a small Mississippi town looking for a simple and honest life but finds himself embroiled with problem-filled women.
Director: Sidney Lumet | Stars: Marlon Brando, Joanne Woodward, Anna Magnani, Maureen Stapleton
Votes: 7,152
9. From the Terrace (1960)
Passed | 149 min | Drama, Romance
An ambitious young executive chooses a loveless marriage and an unfulfilling personal life in exchange for a successful Wall Street career.
Director: Mark Robson | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Myrna Loy, Ina Balin
Votes: 3,194 | Gross: $11.34M
10. Paris Blues (1961)
Approved | 98 min | Drama, Music, Romance
During the 1960s, two American expatriate jazz musicians living in Paris meet and fall in love with two American tourist girls.
Director: Martin Ritt | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Sidney Poitier, Louis Armstrong
Votes: 3,961 | Gross: $1.30M
11. The Stripper (1963)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama, Romance
Lila Green is an insecure and aging showgirl for Madame Olga's stage shows. When her boyfriend, Rick, runs off with the show's money, Madame Olga and Ronny let Lila go. Lila goes to stay ... See full summary »
Director: Franklin J. Schaffner | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Richard Beymer, Claire Trevor, Carol Lynley
Votes: 454
12. A New Kind of Love (1963)
Unrated | 110 min | Comedy, Romance
The fashion industry and Paris provide the setting for a comedy surrounding the mistaken impression that Samantha Blake is a high-priced call girl. Steve Sherman is the journalist interviewing her for insights on her profession.
Director: Melville Shavelson | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Thelma Ritter, Eva Gabor
Votes: 1,602 | Gross: $4.40M
13. Signpost to Murder (1964)
Approved | 78 min | Crime, Mystery, Thriller
An escapee from an asylum takes refuge in a woman's house; but she has dark secrets of her own.
Director: George Englund | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Stuart Whitman, Edward Mulhare, Alan Napier
Votes: 539
14. A Big Hand for the Little Lady (1966)
Approved | 95 min | Western
Comedy western in which a traveler bets more money than he can afford in a poker game, and unusual events follow.
Director: Fielder Cook | Stars: Henry Fonda, Joanne Woodward, Jason Robards, Paul Ford
Votes: 4,657
15. A Fine Madness (1966)
Not Rated | 104 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
Samson Shillitoe, mad genius of a poet irresistible to women, but plagued by writer's block, agrees to see a psychiatrist, and his beautiful wife.
Director: Irvin Kershner | Stars: Sean Connery, Joanne Woodward, Jean Seberg, Patrick O'Neal
Votes: 1,524
16. Rachel, Rachel (1968)
Approved | 101 min | Drama, Romance
Rachel is a lonely school teacher who lives with her mother. When a man from the big city asks her out, she starts thinking about where she wants her life to go.
Director: Paul Newman | Stars: Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Kate Harrington, Estelle Parsons
Votes: 4,059
17. Winning (1969)
M | 123 min | Action, Drama, Sport
Frank Capua is a rising star on the race circuit who dreams of winning the big one--the Indianapolis 500. But to get there he runs the risk of losing his wife Elora to his rival, Luther ... See full summary »
Director: James Goldstone | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Robert Wagner, Richard Thomas
Votes: 2,215 | Gross: $14.64M
18. WUSA (1970)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Romance
A radio station in the Deep South becomes the focal point of a right-wing conspiracy.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Perkins, Laurence Harvey
Votes: 1,377
19. They Might Be Giants (1971)
G | 91 min | Comedy, Mystery, Romance
In a Manhattan psychiatric hospital, a man convinced that he is Sherlock Holmes is treated by a female doctor who happens to be named Watson.
Director: Anthony Harvey | Stars: George C. Scott, Joanne Woodward, Jack Gilford, Lester Rawlins
Votes: 3,326
20. All the Way Home (1971 TV Movie)
90 min | Drama
Mary Follet already has a five-year-old son and is pregnant again. Her husband dies in a car accident. How will she survive?
Director: Fred Coe | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Richard Kiley, Pat Hingle, Eileen Heckart
Votes: 54
21. The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds (1972)
PG | 100 min | Drama
A middle-aged misfit struggles to raise her daughters, one popular and the other a promising science student.
Director: Paul Newman | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Nell Potts, Roberta Wallach, Judith Lowry
Votes: 2,661 | Gross: $0.18M
22. Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)
PG | 93 min | Drama
Rita, a middle aged New York City homemaker, finds herself in an emotional crisis which forces her to re-examine her life, as well as her relationships with her mother, her eye doctor husband, her alienated daughter and estranged son.
Director: Gilbert Cates | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Martin Balsam, Sylvia Sidney, Tresa Hughes
Votes: 867
23. The Drowning Pool (1975)
PG | 108 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
Harper's a big-city PI, who travels to Louisiana to help an old girlfriend who's worried her husband will find out she's been cheating on him.
Director: Stuart Rosenberg | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa, Murray Hamilton
Votes: 6,191
24. Sybil (1976)
TV-14 | 66 min | Biography, Drama
A young woman whose childhood was so harrowing to her that she developed sixteen different personalities is treated by a doctor.
Stars: Joanne Woodward, Sally Field, Brad Davis, Martine Bartlett
Votes: 7,469
25. The John Denver Special (1976 TV Special)
60 min | Music
John Denver hosted several memorable variety specials during the mid-1970s. This one featured the Starland Vocal Band, who had a big hit with "Afternoon Delight" the summer this special ... See full summary »
Director: Bill Davis | Stars: John Denver, Jon Carroll, Margot Chapman, Bill Danoff
Votes: 17
26. Come Back, Little Sheba (1977 TV Movie)
120 min | Drama
An emotionally remote recovering alcoholic and his dowdy, unambitious wife face a personal crisis when they take in an attractive lodger.
Director: Silvio Narizzano | Stars: Laurence Olivier, Joanne Woodward, Carrie Fisher, Nicholas Campbell
Votes: 101
27. See How She Runs (1978 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama, Sport
This is the story of a 40-year-old divorced teacher whose life is changed by her decision to enter the Boston Marathon.
Director: Richard T. Heffron | Stars: Joanne Woodward, John Considine, Barnard Hughes, Melissa Newman
Votes: 83
28. The End (I) (1978)
R | 100 min | Comedy, Drama
Slapstick black comedy about a man (Reynolds) who finds that he hasn't much longer to live and has bungled his attempts at suicide.
Director: Burt Reynolds | Stars: Burt Reynolds, Sally Field, Dom DeLuise, Strother Martin
Votes: 4,385
29. A Christmas to Remember (1978 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Family
A city-bred grandson moves to his grandparents' farm during the Great Depression and grows up enough under their tough care to help his grandfather deliver a surprise gift on Christmas Eve ... See full summary »
Director: George Englund | Stars: Jason Robards, Eva Marie Saint, George Parry, Joanne Woodward
Votes: 174
30. The Streets of L.A. (1979 TV Movie)
94 min | Drama
The true story of an Anglo woman's venture into the Mexican-American barrio to seek restitution from vandals who slashed her tires.
Director: Jerrold Freedman | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Robert Webber, Michael C. Gwynne, Audrey Christie
Votes: 38
31. The Shadow Box (1980 TV Movie)
96 min | Drama
Three terminally-ill cancer patients dwell in separate cottages on a hospital's grounds, where they are attended and visited by both family and close friends.
Director: Paul Newman | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Christopher Plummer, Valerie Harper, James Broderick
Votes: 243
32. Crisis at Central High (1981 TV Movie)
125 min | Drama, History
Story of the federally-ordered integration of Central High School in Little Rock, Arkansas, in 1957.
Director: Lamont Johnson | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Charles Durning, Henderson Forsythe, William Russ
Votes: 165
33. Harry & Son (1984)
PG | 120 min | Drama
Harry Keach has been widowed for two years and works as a demolition crane operator on a demolition crew.
Director: Paul Newman | Stars: Paul Newman, Robby Benson, Ellen Barkin, Wilford Brimley
Votes: 2,386
34. Passions (1984 TV Movie)
92 min | Drama
A man with a wife and daughter also has a son with another woman. When he dies this little secret is revealed to the wife. She then sets out to make the woman and her son suffer by trying ... See full summary »
Director: Sandor Stern | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Lindsay Wagner, Richard Crenna, Mason Adams
Votes: 168
35. Do You Remember Love (1985 TV Movie)
100 min | Drama, Family, Romance
Barbara Wyatt-Hollis is an English professor who begins to fall under the effects of Alzheimer's. The film documents her decline and the emotional turmoil it causes for her. It also show ... See full summary »
Director: Jeff Bleckner | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Richard Kiley, Geraldine Fitzgerald, Jim Metzler
Votes: 185
36. The Glass Menagerie (1987)
PG | 134 min | Drama
A son longs to escape from his stifling home, where his genteel mother worries about the future prospects of his lame, shy sister.
Director: Paul Newman | Stars: Joanne Woodward, John Malkovich, Karen Allen, James Naughton
Votes: 2,243 | Gross: $0.90M
37. Mr. & Mrs. Bridge (1990)
PG-13 | 126 min | Drama
Set during World War II, an upper-class family begins to fall apart due to the conservative nature of the patriarch and the progressive values of his children.
Director: James Ivory | Stars: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Saundra McClain, Margaret Welsh
Votes: 3,489 | Gross: $7.70M
38. Foreign Affairs (1993 TV Movie)
PG | 100 min | Comedy, Romance
Two couples find love and comfort in London. A reserved, but lonely aging American female college professor meets a self-confident, married, but disillusioned aging American and aging English actress meets a young lively American.
Director: Jim O'Brien | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Brian Dennehy, Eric Stoltz, Stephanie Beacham
Votes: 172
39. Blind Spot (1993 TV Movie)
PG-13 | 120 min | Drama
Drama about a couple (Woodward, Weaver) and their problematic daughter (Linney) who is a cocaine addict.
Director: Michael Toshiyuki Uno | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Laura Linney, Reed Diamond, Fritz Weaver
Votes: 238
40. The Age of Innocence (1993)
PG | 139 min | Drama, Romance
A tale of nineteenth-century New York high society in which a young lawyer falls in love with a woman separated from her husband, while he is engaged to the woman's cousin.
Director: Martin Scorsese | Stars: Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder, Linda Faye Farkas
Votes: 67,838 | Gross: $32.20M
41. Philadelphia (1993)
PG-13 | 125 min | Drama
When a man with HIV is fired by his law firm because of his condition, he hires a homophobic-small time lawyer as the only willing advocate for a wrongful dismissal suit.
Director: Jonathan Demme | Stars: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Roberta Maxwell, Buzz Kilman
Votes: 258,204 | Gross: $77.32M
42. Breathing Lessons (1994 TV Movie)
PG | 93 min | Drama
A married couple review their lives and renew their love for one another while driving to a friend's funeral.
Director: John Erman | Stars: James Garner, Joanne Woodward, Kathryn Erbe, Joyce Van Patten
Votes: 440
44. Empire Falls (2005)
TV-14 | 99 min | Drama, Romance
A decaying New England town is the backdrop for its unique citizens, led by unassuming restaurant manager Miles Roby.
Stars: Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Helen Hunt, Paul Newman
Votes: 6,336
45. All the World (2011 Video)
9 min | Animation, Short
Director: Galen Fott | Star: Joanne Woodward
Votes: 15
46. Candida (1983 TV Movie)
120 min | Comedy, Drama
Candida is the wife of a famous clergyman, the Reverend James Mavor Morell. Morell is a Christian Socialist, popular in the Church of England, but Candida is responsible for much of his success.
Director: Michael Cristofer | Stars: Joanne Woodward, Ronald Bishop, Jane Curtin, John Gilliss
Votes: 10
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