Sort by Popularity - Most Popular Movies and TV Shows tagged with keyword "retired-actress"

1. Murder on the Orient Express (2017)

PG-13 | 114 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery

When a murder occurs on the train on which he's travelling, celebrated detective Hercule Poirot is recruited to solve the case.

Director: Kenneth Branagh | Stars: Kenneth Branagh, Penélope Cruz, Willem Dafoe, Judi Dench

Votes: 297,147 | Gross: $102.83M

2. Sunset Boulevard (1950)

Passed | 110 min | Drama, Film-Noir

A screenwriter develops a dangerous relationship with a faded film star determined to make a triumphant return.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Gloria Swanson, Erich von Stroheim, Nancy Olson

Votes: 236,766

3. The Scarlet Pimpernel (1999–2000)

TV-14 | 540 min | Adventure, Drama

During the turmoil of the French Revolution, English aristocrat Percy Blakeney, often aided by his League of friends, secretly undertakes various daring missions as the Scarlet Pimpernel.

Stars: Richard E. Grant, Ronan Vibert, Gerard Murphy, Ron Donachie

Votes: 1,258

4. Fedora (1978)

PG | 114 min | Drama, Romance

Down-on-his-luck Hollywood producer Barry 'Dutch' Detweiler attempts to lure Fedora, a famous but reclusive film actress, out of retirement only to discover the horrible truth behind her success.

Director: Billy Wilder | Stars: William Holden, Marthe Keller, Hildegard Knef, José Ferrer

Votes: 5,194 | Gross: $2.20M

5. Driving Lessons (2006)

PG-13 | 98 min | Comedy, Drama

A coming of age story about a shy teenage boy trying to escape from the influence of his domineering mother. His world changes when he begins to work for a retired actress.

Director: Jeremy Brock | Stars: Rupert Grint, Laura Linney, Julie Walters, Fay Cohen

Votes: 11,035 | Gross: $0.24M

6. Eyes in the Night (1942)

Passed | 80 min | Crime, Mystery

A blind detective and his seeing-eye dog investigate a murder and discover a Nazi plot.

Director: Fred Zinnemann | Stars: Edward Arnold, Ann Harding, Donna Reed, Stephen McNally

Votes: 1,961

7. Women in Temptation (2010)

118 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance

When a marriage counselor is abandoned by her husband for a younger woman, she sets out for new companionship.

Director: Jirí Vejdelek | Stars: Lenka Vlasáková, Eliska Balzerová, Vojtech Dyk, Veronika Khek Kubarová

Votes: 812

8. Ladies in Retirement (1941)

Passed | 91 min | Crime, Drama, Film-Noir

The housekeeper to a retired actress tries at the same time to look after her own two emotionally disturbed sisters, with dramatic results.

Director: Charles Vidor | Stars: Ida Lupino, Louis Hayward, Evelyn Keyes, Elsa Lanchester

Votes: 1,811

9. East Side, West Side (1949)

Passed | 108 min | Drama, Romance

A vain businessman puts a strain on happy marriage to a rich, beautiful socialite by allowing himself to be seduced by a former girlfriend.

Director: Mervyn LeRoy | Stars: Barbara Stanwyck, James Mason, Van Heflin, Ava Gardner

Votes: 2,513

10. Babí léto (2001)

PG-13 | 100 min | Comedy, Drama, Family

Faced with a looming death, an aging prankster makes the most of his remaining life.

Director: Vladimír Michálek | Stars: Vlastimil Brodský, Stella Zázvorková, Stanislav Zindulka, Ondrej Vetchý

Votes: 1,844 | Gross: $0.07M

11. Femmes femmes (1974)

115 min | Comedy, Drama

The fantasies and dreams of two over-the-hill actresses are intertwined with their realities, as the two roommates struggle to survive their day-to-day lives in the expensive and difficult ... See full summary »

Director: Paul Vecchiali | Stars: Hélène Surgère, Sonia Saviange, Huguette Forge, Michel Delahaye

Votes: 260

12. Mountain Girl (2024)

Documentary, Short

Reflections on life and her journey by Diane - a retired model and a star of a cult classic horror film "Manos: the Hands of Fate".

Director: Michael Bud | Star: Diane Adelson

Votes: 10

13. Désiré (1937)

92 min | Comedy

Shavian social satire. Odette is an actress who's now the mistress of a government minister. Her household of cook, maid, and chauffeur needs a valet. On the eve of going with the minister ... See full summary »

Director: Sacha Guitry | Stars: Sacha Guitry, Jacqueline Delubac, Jacques Baumer, Saturnin Fabre

Votes: 449

14. One More Time (2013)

Not Rated | 82 min | Drama

An 80-year-old actress returns to the small Chilean town of her youth to fulfill her father's dream of creating a TV channel in a place which has never known television.

Directors: Pablo Benedetti, David Sordella | Stars: Lucia Bosè, Magaly Solier

Votes: 88

15. Mr. Celebrity (1941)

Passed | 67 min | Comedy, Drama, Sport

The grandparents, Daniel Mason(William Halligan) and Mrs. Mason (Laura Treadwell) of Danny Mason (Robert 'Buzz' Henry)), an orphaned boy, are trying to have him put into their custody ... See full summary »

Director: William Beaudine | Stars: Robert 'Buzz' Henry, James Seay, Doris Day, William Halligan

Votes: 44

16. Dalkeith (2001)

93 min | Comedy, Drama

The story of the residents in the Dalkeith Retirement Home who obtain a greyhound. They name the dog Dalkeith after the home but due to the intervention of one of the residents relatives problems arise.

Director: Leigh Sheehan | Stars: Ray Barrett, Gus Mercurio, Judy Banks, Esme Melville

Votes: 58

17. Oldies But Goldies (2012)

Not Rated | 97 min | Adventure, Comedy, Drama

Everybody needs to find some kind of motivation, a feeling that there is sense to his life. It is much harder to find this basic value when one gets older. Ota's (Radoslav Brzobohatý) act ... See full summary »

Director: Jirí Strach | Stars: Jirina Bohdalová, Radoslav Brzobohatý, Ivan Trojan, Lenka Vlasáková

Votes: 111

18. Broadway Broke (1923)

60 min | Drama

Nellie Wayne, a retired Broadway actress, has a small dog named "Chum", who is part of a vaudeville act and is the sole support of the family. Looking for ways to make more money, she ... See full summary »

Director: J. Searle Dawley | Stars: Mary Carr, Percy Marmont, Gladys Leslie, Dore Davidson

19. Mrs Aylwood ne veut pas mourir (2014)

Not Rated | 27 min | Short, Drama, Mystery

Winter 1969. In an isolated mansion, Susan Aylwood, a former glory of cinema, lives with her housekeeper, the discreet Caroline. Surrounded by her memories, Mrs Aylwood seems to keep a ... See full summary »

Director: Johann G. Louis | Stars: Geneviève Brunet, Sylvie Loffreda, Pierre Sourdive, Alice Lestienne

Votes: 6

20. All About Ewa (2018 Video)

Not Rated | 43 min | Documentary, Short

An interview with the titular Ewa Aulin, retired Swedish actress and former Miss Teen International, in which she discusses her film career, her marriage to the late British musician-turned-filmmaker John W. Shadow (d. 2014), and more.

Director: Federico Caddeo | Star: Ewa Aulin

21. Alta tensione (1993–1999)
Episode: Il maestro del terrore (1996)

87 min | Horror

The Master of Terror is the director Vincent Omen, originally from Romania, who made his fortune by directing horror films. He lives with his wife and daughter in a beautiful isolated villa... See full summary »

Director: Lamberto Bava | Stars: Tomas Arana, Carole André, David Brandon, Ulisse Minervini

Votes: 175