Ellen Burstyn

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King of Marvin Gardens (1972): Dir. Bob Rafelson
Feat. Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern, Ellen Burstyn; Bleak, talky tale of two misguided siblings with big ideas is a strong acting showcase for Jack Nicholson, Bruce Dern and Ellen Burstyn. Ambitious…
Exorcist, The (1973): Dir. William Friedkin
Feat. Linda Blair, Max von Sydow, Ellen Burstyn; Landmark, influential horror film tells its tale of a child diagnosed with a case of demon–possession in explicit detail. A penetrating sense…
Exorcist Collection, The (The Exorcist 1,2 & 3) (1973-1990): Feat. Ellen Burstyn, Max von Sydow, Jason Miller; The original horror sensation THE EXORCIST and both its interesting sequels in one box–set.
Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore (1974): Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Ellen Burstyn, Kris Kristofferson, Harvey Keitel…; Resonant account of a young widow trying to secure self–assurance and financial stability for herself and her pre–teen son. Scorsese's…
Thursday's Game (1974): Dir. Robert Moore
Feat. Gene Wilder, Bob Newhart, Ellen Burstyn…; Well regarded made–for–TV buddy movie. Acquaintances Gene Wilder and Bob Newhart, deeply mired in parallel mid–life crises,…
Harry & Tonto (Harry and Tonto) (1974): Dir. Paul Mazursky
Feat. Art Carney, Ellen Burstyn, Rene Enriquez…; Art Carney won the Oscar for his performance as a retiree embarking on a cross country odyssey with his beloved cat Tonto.
Providence (1977): Dir. Alain Resnais
Feat. John Gielgud, Dirk Bogarde, Ellen Burstyn…; John Gielgud plays a dying writer struggling to complete his final novel. Unusual film juxtaposes his imagined thoughts with events from his…
Same Time Next Year (1978): Dir. Robert Mulligan
Feat. Alan Alda, Ellen Burstyn; Genteel yet immensely likeable two–hander based on Bernard Slade's Broadway play with Alda and Burstyn as an adulterous couple who share one…
Dying Young (1991): Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Julia Roberts, Campbell Scott, Vincent D'Onofrio…; Chuckle as stilettoed ignoramus Julia Roberts nurtures a rich and handsome cancer patient with whom she falls in lurve.
Cemetery Club, The (1993): Dir. Bill Duke
Feat. Ellen Burstyn, Olympia Dukakis, Danny Aiello…; Three Jewish widows in their 60s re–enter the dating game in this light but generally well–regarded comedy. All the cast put in…
When a Man Loves a Woman (1994): Dir. Luis Mandoki
Feat. Andy Garcia, Meg Ryan, Ellen Burstyn…; Idyllic couple Andy Garcia and Meg Ryan test their marriage vows to the hilt when she falls victim to alcoholism. Sincere if overlong examination of…
Getting Gotti (1994): Dir. Roger Young
Feat. Lorraine Bracco, Ellen Burstyn, Anthony John Denison; Lorraine Bracco pre–SOPRANOS stardom takes on the role of a determined U.S. Attorney Assistant tracking down a Mafia Crime Boss that grew up in…
Babysitters' Club (1996): Dir. Melanie Mayron
Feat. Brooke Adams, Peter Horton, Ellen Burstyn…; For the girl club–members, about to encounter the world of high–school, those treasured nights of babysitting may be over. Based on the…
How to Make an American Quilt (1996): Dir. Jocelyn Moorhouse
Feat. Winona Ryder, Anne Bancroft, Ellen Burstyn…; Pleasurable, star–domed female–stitching movie has Winona Ryder sorting out her personal foibles with an ear for the mixed–fortuned…
Spitfire Grill, The (1996): Dir. Lee David Zlotoff
Feat. Alison Elliott, Ellen Burstyn, Marcia Gay Harden…; If you enjoyed the down–home cookin' of FRIED GREEN TOMATOES you might wanna sample this fare, but otherwise this is a folkie melodrama, with a…
Playing by Heart (1999): Dir. Willard Carroll
Feat. Sean Connery, Gena Rowlands, Gillian Anderson…; Ambitious multi–character film along the lines of SHORT CUTS, likewise set in the varying social strata of Los Angeles, but infused with…
Requiem for a Dream (2000): Dir. Darren Aronofsky
Feat. Ellen Burstyn, Jared Leto, Marlon Wayans…; The indignities of drug addiction are given the full–blown treatment by the director of PI, who deploys a catalogue of cutting–edge…
Yards, The (2001): Dir. James Gray
Feat. Mark Wahlberg, Joaquin Phoenix, Charlize Theron…; Shot through with epic ambitions, this crime–drama, set amid the corruption of a New York subway–repair yards, boasts a compelling lead…
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002): Dir. Callie Khouri
Feat. Sandra Bullock, Ellen Burstyn, Ashley Judd…; In this spirited adaptation of Rebecca Wells’ novel, alienated daughter Sandra Bullock is given the lowdown on her mother Ellen Burnstyn’s…
Brush With Fate (2003): Dir. Brent Shields
Feat. Glenn Close, Ellen Burstyn, Thomas Gibson…; A cloistered prep school teacher (Close) reveals to a colleague (Gibson) that she is in possession of a lost painting – 'Girl in Hyancinth…
Five People You Meet in Heaven, The (2004): Dir. Lloyd Kramer
Feat. Jon Voight, Ellen Burstyn, Jeff Daniels…; An 'afterlife' drama in which five people highlight the key moments of an elderly man's life after he dies trying to save a young accident…
Wicker Man, The (2006): Dir. Neil LaBute
Feat. Nicolas Cage, Ellen Burstyn, Frances Conroy…; Remake of the 1970s horror classic plays with fire by making women the centre of the island cult, while the scares fall flat as dir. Labute’s…
Fountain, The (2006): Dir. Darren Aronofsky
Feat. Hugh Jackman, Rachel Weisz, Ellen Burstyn…; A madly ambitious, visually splendid odyssey from dir. Darren Aronofksy, this will certainly intrigue fans of his earlier work, while sci–fi…
Stone Angel, The (2007): Dir. Kari Skogland
Feat. Ellen Burstyn, Cole Hauser, Elliot Page; Margaret Laurence’s beloved Canadian novel is mushily adapted for the screen, with Ellen Burstyn plucky in the role a 90–year–old widow…
Loss of a Teardrop Diamond, The (2008): Dir. Jodie Markell
Feat. Bryce Dallas Howard, Chris Evans, Ann-Margret…; An undiscovered Tennessee Williams screenplay – written in the 50s but never produced, some say for good reason – is the source material…
Lovely, Still (2008): Dir. Nicholas Fackler
Feat. Martin Landau, Ellen Burstyn, Adam Scott…; As good as they are here, acting legends Martin Landau and Ellen Burstyn probably deserve better as the late–life love birds of this…
Greta (According to Greta) (2009): Dir. Nancy Bardawil
Feat. Hilary Duff, Ellen Burstyn, Melissa Leo…; Hilary Duff, in a serious turn, delivers a commendable performance as a suicidal teen sent to her grandparents house for the summer. Ellen Burstyn…
Velveteen Rabbit, The (2009): Dir. Michael Landon Jr.
Feat. Jane Seymour, Tom Skerritt, Ellen Burstyn; Modern retelling of Margery Williams’s beloved children's book, about a boy who discovers a 'magic attic' where three forgotten toys come to life…
Main Street (2010): Dir. John Doyle
Feat. Colin Firth, Ellen Burstyn, Patricia Clarkson…; Colin Firth stars in this promisingly cast, though ultimately failed small town drama about the lives of several people facing up to the region's…
Another Happy Day (2011): Dir. Sam Levinson
Feat. Ellen Barkin, Kate Bosworth, Ellen Burstyn…; Ellen Barkin is a stand–out in this black comedy, playing a high strung woman who visits her parents' Annapolis estate for a wedding, which…

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