Main content | Search | Section navigation menu | Site-wide navigation menu

Main menu

 
 
 

Barbara Hershey

Actor

Films to Rent

 
Baby Maker, TheBaby Maker, The (1970)
Dir. James Bridges
Feat. Barbara Hershey, Sam Groom, Scott Glenn
Somewhat ahead of its time, this portrays a middle–class American couple who pay a hippy woman to be a surrogate mother for a child.…
Boxcar BerthaBoxcar Bertha (1972)
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Barbara Hershey, David Carradine
Dir. Scorsese's first 'for hire' effort, constructing an atmospheric and reasonably sturdy period gangster film, set in the Depression. Produced by…
DealingDealing (1972)
Dir. Paul Williams
Feat. John Lithgow, Barbara Hershey, Charles Durning
Entertaining hippy comedy about a law student who runs a pot scam on the side. A young John Lithgow and Barbara Hershey display cool flares. Written…
Stunt Man, TheStunt Man, The (1980) Recommended
Dir. Richard Rush
Feat. Peter O'Toole, Steve Railsback, Barbara Hershey
A fugitive stumbles upon a movie set, where he is embraced and hired as a stuntman by the fervant director. A bizarre,…
Entity, TheEntity, The (1981)
Dir. Sidney J Furie
Feat. Barbara Hershey, Ron Silver
Controversial sleazy horror, which has Barbara Hershey sexually molested by an invisible demon. Psychiatrist Ron Silver thinks it’s all in her…
AmericanaAmericana (1981)
Dir. David Carradine
Feat. David Carradine, Barbara Hershey, Michael Greene
Oddball tale of America in which a Vietnam vet becomes involved in the reconstruction of a smalltown merry–go–round. David Carradine's…
Hannah and Her SistersHannah and Her Sisters (1986) Recommended
Dir. Woody Allen
Feat. Woody Allen, Michael Caine, Dianne Wiest
Spot–on romantic comedy from Woody Allen, aligning another witty and perceptive script with a stellar cast.
HoosiersHoosiers (1986)
Dir. David Anspaugh
Feat. Gene Hackman, Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey
Superior sports drama, with Hackman coaching a high–school basketball team out of their slump. Feelgood message is combined with a bit of…
Shy People (1987)
Dir. Andrei Konchalovsky
Feat. Jill Clayburgh, Barbara Hershey, Martha Plimpton
Manhattanite Jill Clayburgh ventures into the Florida everglades to discover her family roots.
Tin MenTin Men (1987)
Dir. Barry Levinson
Feat. Danny De Vito, Richard Dreyfuss, Barbara Hershey
A bitter feud escalates between aluminum–cladding salesm en Danny De Vito and Richard Dreyfuss in the 1950s. Both chinwaggers are in their…
BeachesBeaches (1988) Recommended
Dir. Garry Marshall
Feat. Bette Midler, Barbara Hershey, John Heard
Bette Midler's tour–de–force about the lifetimes of two childhood friends pulls the heart strings in all the right places.
Last Temptation of Christ, TheLast Temptation of Christ, The (1988) Recommended
Dir. Martin Scorsese
Feat. Willem Dafoe, Harvey Keitel, Barbara Hershey
Brave, earnest film controversial for its assumption that Christ suffered from mortal doubt when chosen to carry God's message. Willem Dafoe plays…
World Apart, AWorld Apart, A (1988)
Dir. Chris Menges
Feat. Barbara Hershey
True account of a teenage girl's isolated upbringing in aparteid–torn South Africa, whose obsessed mother is jailed for political activism in…
Lonesome Dove (TV Mini-series)Lonesome Dove (TV Mini-series) (Lonesome Dove, Streets Of Laredo, Dead Man's Walk, Return to Lonesome Dove) (1989-1993) Recommended
Dir. Simon Wincer
Feat. Robert Duvall, Tommy Lee Jones, Danny Glover
A hefty star cast congregate for this acclaimed TV adaptation of Larry McMurtry's novel about two former Texas Rangers (Duvall, Jones) who retire to…
Aunt Julia and the ScriptwriterAunt Julia and the Scriptwriter (Tune in Tomorrow) (1990) Recommended
Dir. Jon Amiel
Feat. Keanu Reeves, Barbara Hershey, Peter Falk
A sophisticated cocktail of fantasy and bent reality in which Keanu Reeves and Barbara Hershey meet an endearing yet shrewd scriptwriter (Peter Falk)…
Paris TroutParis Trout (1991)
Dir. Stephen Gyllenhaal
Feat. Dennis Hopper, Barbara Hershey
In 1949, crazed hick Dennis Hopper manifests his full–blooded rascism when he murders the young sister of a negro who has renegged on his car…
Public Eye, ThePublic Eye, The (1992)
Dir. Howard Franklin
Feat. Joe Pesci, Barbara Hershey, Richard Riehle
Fascinating 40s film noir homage with Joe Pesci in a taylor–made role as a tabloid photographer whose seedy contacts enable him to be first on…
Splitting HeirsSplitting Heirs (1993)
Dir. Robert Young
Feat. Eric Idle, Rick Moranis, Barbara Hershey
Switched–at–birth themed burlesque with Eric Idle looking to reclaim the wealth of his American cousin.
Falling DownFalling Down (1993)
Dir. Joel Schumacher
Feat. Michael Douglas, Robert Duvall, Barbara Hershey
Powerhouse black comedy in which Michael Douglas finally turns in a noteworthy performance. Striking back for the oppressed WASP male, he blows his…
Dangerous Woman, ADangerous Woman, A (1994)
Dir. Steven Gyllenhaal
Feat. Debra Winger, Gabriel Byrne, Barbara Hershey
Debra Winger gives her most impressive performance yet as a simple woman whose compulsive honesty wins her few friends. Reminiscent of the plays of…
A Soldier's Daughter Never CriesA Soldier's Daughter Never Cries (1998)
Dir. James Ivory
Feat. Kris Kristofferson, Leelee Sobieski, Barbara Hershey
Merchant/Ivory make one of their rare ventures into recent history, with a surprisingly eloquent depiction of an expatriate American family stoically…
PassionPassion (1999)
Dir. Peter Duncan
Feat. Richard Roxburgh, Barbara Hershey, Claudia Karvan
Inspired by the early life of eccentric Australian pianist/composer Percy Grainger, and while well–shot and thoughtful, is firmly located at…
LantanaLantana (2001) Recommended
Dir. Ray Lawrence
Feat. Anthony LaPaglia, Barbara Hershey, Geoffrey Rush
Quiet desperation in suburbia and mis–communication in marriage interlink the lives of four Sydney–side couples, who become further…
Daniel Deronda (TV Mini-series)Daniel Deronda (TV Mini-series) (2002)
Dir. Tom Hooper
Feat. Hugh Dancy, Romola Garai, Barbara Hershey
Faithful and reasonably stylish BBC adaptation of George Eliot's final novel, in which the titular young man (Dancy), an orphan raised by a guardian…
11:1411:14 (2003)
Dir. Greg Marcks
Feat. Rachael Leigh Cook, Barbara Hershey, Patrick Swayze
A set of seemingly random incidents all coincide in a sleepy suburban town one evening at 11:14pm, throwing together five different characters with…
Love Comes LatelyLove Comes Lately (2007)
Dir. Jan Schutte
Feat. Otto Tausig, Caroline Aaron, Olivia Thirlby
This well–spun octogenarian yarn dwells on the boundless sexual pursuits of an elderly cad (Tausig), whose lust for life jeopardises the…
Bird Can't Fly, TheBird Can't Fly, The (2007)
Dir. Threes Anna
Feat. Barbara Hershey, Tony Kgoroge, John Kani
A woman returns to her hometown – a place rapidly disappearing under the encroaching desert, for the funeral of her estranged daughter and…
Albert SchweitzerAlbert Schweitzer (2009)
Dir. Gavin Millar
Feat. Jeroen Krabbe, Barbara Hershey, Judith Godreche
Admirable biopic of German medical missionary and philosopher Schweitzer (regarded for his text on the "Reverence for Life"), whose deed treating…
Black SwanBlack Swan (2010)
Dir. Darren Aronofsky
Feat. Natalie Portman, Mila Kunis, Vincent Cassel
Natalie Portman plays a ballerina losing her grip on reality, not to mention the lead role in a prestigious production of Swan Lake, in this…
InsidiousInsidious (2010) Recommended
Dir. James Wan
Feat. Patrick Wilson, Rose Byrne, Ty Simpkins
The creators of the original SAW reunite for this genuinely creepy haunted house movie, about a stressed couple whose comatose son is preyed upon by…

Results Page   | 1 | 2 Next    Show All

Display
Display
Order
Order