The Best Ali MacGraw Movies

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List of the best Ali MacGraw movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Ali MacGraw's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Ali MacGraw movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Ali MacGraw movies will be at the top of the list. Ali MacGraw has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Ali MacGraw movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Ali MacGraw films to end the squabble once and for all.

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This is a list that features films like Just Tell Me What You Want and The Getaway.

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Movie fans who love Ali MacGraw have also been known to enjoy films starring George Peppard and Andie MacDowell.

  • The Getaway
    1

    The Getaway

    Steve McQueen, Ali MacGraw, Ben Johnson
    24 votes
    When convict Doc McCoy (Steve McQueen) is refused parole, he enlists his wife, Carol (Ali MacGraw), to strike a deal with crooked Texan Jack Benyon (Ben Johnson), who agrees to pull strings for Doc in return for his help on one last bank heist. The job is a success, but Benyon's men betray Doc, and he and Carol must take off across Texas with the money, running from both the law and other criminals, aiming to get to Mexico before they're caught, or worse, killed.
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  • Love Story
    2

    Love Story

    Ali MacGraw, Ryan O'Neal, Ray Milland
    29 votes
    In Love Story, Harvard Law student Oliver Barrett IV (Ryan O'Neal) and music student Jennifer Cavilleri (Ali MacGraw) share a chemistry they cannot deny. Their romance blooms, challenged by the stark contrast of their backgrounds - Oliver's wealthy upbringing against Jenny's working-class roots. This 1970 classic, directed by Arthur Hiller, explores the depths of young love and sacrifice. It won an Academy Award for Best Original Score, with its iconic line - "Love means never having to say you're sorry" - immortalizing the film in popular culture. A tale as old as time, yet fresh with each viewing.
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  • Goodbye, Columbus
    3

    Goodbye, Columbus

    Richard Benjamin, Ali MacGraw, Jack Klugman
    11 votes
    Neil Klugman (Richard Benjamin), a young librarian in New Jersey, has eyes for Brenda Patimkin (Ali MacGraw), a beautiful Radcliffe student. Although they are both Jewish, Brenda's family is much wealthier and more conservative than Neil's. As there relationship matures, their differing cultural backgrounds cause Brenda's mother (Nan Martin) to have trepidations about the couple. As their disparate ideas about sex and birth control come to the fore, their feelings for each other are tested.
  • Convoy
    4

    Convoy

    Kris Kristofferson, Ali MacGraw, Ernest Borgnine
    8 votes
    Trucker Martin "Rubber Duck" Penwald (Kris Kristofferson) and his buddies Pig Pen (Burt Young), Widow Woman (Madge Sinclair) and Spider Mike (Franklin Ajaye) use their CB radios to warn one another of the presence of cops. But conniving Sheriff Wallace (Ernest Borgnine) is hip to the truckers' tactics, and begins tricking the drivers through his own CB broadcasts. Facing constant harassment from the law, Rubber Duck and his pals use their radios to coordinate a vast convoy and rule the road.
  • China Rose
    5

    China Rose

    George C. Scott, Ali MacGraw, Michael Biehn
    5 votes
  • Gunsmoke : The Long Ride
    6

    Gunsmoke : The Long Ride

    James Arness, James Brolin, Ali MacGraw
    7 votes
    At the wedding of his daughter (Amy Stock-Poynton), retired marshal Matt Dillon (James Arness) is shockingly charged with a murder he did not commit. Instead of a honeymoon, the newlyweds must instead flee with Dillon and try to help him clear his name by finding the real murderer. As a bounty-hunting posse pursues hot on their heels, the trio receives help from two unlikely sources: prostitute Uncle Jane Merkel (Ali MacGraw) and preacher John Parsley (James Brolin).
  • Just Tell Me What You Want
    7

    Just Tell Me What You Want

    Ali MacGraw, Peter Weller, Keenan Wynn
    7 votes
    Just Tell Me What You Want is a 1980 American comedy film directed by Sidney Lumet. It stars Ali MacGraw, Peter Weller and Alan King, and was also the final film of screen legend Myrna Loy. The screenplay by Jay Presson Allen, adapted from her novel, won her the David di Donatello Award for Best Screenplay of a Foreign Film.
  • Glam
    8

    Glam

    Tony Danza, Jon Cryer, Ali MacGraw
    5 votes
    Glam is a 1997 Drama film directed by Josh Evans.
  • Get Bruce
    9

    Get Bruce

    5 votes
    This documentary presents jokesmith Bruce Vilanch, who, for over 30 years, has worked behind the scenes writing jokes, speeches and public material for actors, singers and even presidents. The film examines Vilanch's meteoric rise to influence, from his first meeting with Bette Midler in the early '70s to his latest collaboration on the Academy Awards, and features interviews with various celebrities, including Robin Williams, Carol Burnett, Nathan Lane and Billy Crystal.
  • Split Estate
    10

    Split Estate

    Ali MacGraw
    3 votes
    Split Estate is a documentary film directed by Debra Anderson.
  • Natural Causes
    11

    Natural Causes

    Ali MacGraw, Linda Purl, Will Patton
    6 votes
    Natural Causes is a 1994 Drama film directed by James Becket.