Top 10 Frank Perry Films
by caspian1978 | created - 30 Aug 2021 | updated - 30 Aug 2021 | PublicA list of the top 10 directed movies by Frank Perry
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1. Diary of a Mad Housewife (1970)
R | 95 min | Comedy, Drama
A housewife with an abusive husband has an affair with a writer.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Richard Benjamin, Frank Langella, Carrie Snodgress, Lorraine Cullen
Votes: 2,148 | Gross: $2.78M
2. David and Lisa (1962)
Not Rated | 95 min | Drama
Teenager David Clemens develops a hysterical fear that he will die if he comes into physical contact with another person. Perturbed, David's overbearing mother places him in a home for mentally disturbed young people.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Keir Dullea, Janet Margolin, Howard Da Silva, Neva Patterson
Votes: 3,334 | Gross: $5.01M
3. The Swimmer (1968)
M/PG | 95 min | Drama
A man spends a summer day swimming as many pools as he can all over a quiet suburban town.
Directors: Frank Perry, Sydney Pollack | Stars: Burt Lancaster, Janet Landgard, Janice Rule, Tony Bickley
Votes: 13,612
4. On the Bridge (1992)
95 min | Documentary
A documentary of director Frank Perry's own fight with cancer, which he ultimately lost in 1995.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Frank Perry, Lauren Bacall, Ohad Rossen, Barbara Walters
Votes: 41
5. Mommie Dearest (1981)
R | 129 min | Biography, Drama
The abusive and traumatic adoptive upbringing of Christina Crawford at the hands of her mother, screen queen Joan Crawford, is depicted.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Faye Dunaway, Diana Scarwid, Steve Forrest, Howard Da Silva
Votes: 18,218 | Gross: $19.03M
6. Trilogy (1969)
G | 110 min | Drama, Romance
"Miriam": Miss Miller has spent her life as a governess for children in some of the most fashionable homes in New York. She is shocked one day to learn that one of her "babies" is expecting... See full summary »
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Geraldine Page, Donnie Melvin, Lavinia Cassels, Christine Marler
Votes: 182
7. Ladybug Ladybug (1963)
Not Rated | 82 min | Drama
Staff and students at a rural school react to a warning of an imminent nuclear attack, not knowing whether it is real or a mistake.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Jane Connell, William Daniels, James Frawley, Richard Hamilton
Votes: 944
8. Monsignor (1982)
R | 121 min | Crime, Drama, War
An ambitious priest seduces a nun and leads the Vatican into shady business during and after World War II.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Christopher Reeve, Geneviève Bujold, Fernando Rey, Jason Miller
Votes: 1,012 | Gross: $12.41M
9. Dummy (1979 TV Movie)
96 min | Crime, Drama, History
A deaf and dumb young man is accused of murdering a prostitute and defended by a deaf lawyer.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Paul Sorvino, LeVar Burton, Brian Dennehy, Rose Gregorio
Votes: 277
10. Compromising Positions (1985)
R | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Mystery
An ex-newspaper woman who is now a suburban housewife can't resist getting involved in an investigation of the murder of a philandering dentist who had been having affairs with several of her neighbors.
Director: Frank Perry | Stars: Susan Sarandon, Raul Julia, Edward Herrmann, Judith Ivey
Votes: 1,124 | Gross: $12.53M
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