The 30+ Best Elizabeth McGovern Movies
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- 1Kevin Bacon, Elizabeth McGovern, Alec BaldwinJake (Kevin Bacon) and Kristy Briggs (Elizabeth McGovern) have made the leap from high school sweethearts to newlyweds, but married life is not what Jake expected. While he fantasizes about a dream girl and envies the lifestyle of his single best friend (Alec Baldwin), Kristy is ready to have a baby. Instead of sharing this with Jake, she opts to secretly stop taking birth control. However, Kristy comes clean after failing to become pregnant, prompting Jake to go to a fertility clinic.More She's Having a Baby
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- #80 of 122 onThe Best Movies Of 1988
- 2James Cagney, Howard E. Rollins, Elizabeth McGovernA kaleidoscope of tales from E.L. Doctorow's eponymous novel evokes life in pre-World War I New York City. A white family find a black baby in their yard and takes on the mother as a maid. A black pianist, Coalhouse Walker Jr. (Howard E. Rollins Jr.), returns for his woman and child after finding success in a Harlem jazz band. Firefighters, dismayed to see a black man own a Model-T Ford, deface it, and Walker demands retribution. The white family becomes involved in Evelyn Nesbit's trial.More Ragtime
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- 3Donald Sutherland, Timothy Hutton, Mary Tyler MooreOrdinary People, a profound drama, follows the life of the Jarrett family after a catastrophic incident. Conrad (Timothy Hutton), struggles with guilt and grief post his elder brother's tragic demise. His parents, Beth (Mary Tyler Moore) and Calvin (Donald Sutherland), deal with their own sorrow while navigating their fractured relationship with Conrad. Directed by Robert Redford, Ordinary People is a poignant exploration of familial relationships and personal healing. The film won four Academy Awards in 1981, including Best Picture and Best Director, marking it as an enduring classic in cinema history.More Ordinary People
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- 4Sean Penn, Elizabeth McGovern, Nicolas CageIn their last weeks before deployment to World War II as Marines, teenage friends Henry Nash (Sean Penn) and Nicky (Nicolas Cage) try to make the best of the time they have left in their small California town. When Nash spots Caddie Winger (Elizabeth McGovern), a new girl in town he mistakenly believes to be wealthy, he sets about winning her over. But the good times are ruined when Nicky finds himself trying to solve a serious predicament, and implicating Nash and Caddie in the process.More Racing with the Moon
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- 5Robert De Niro, James Woods, Elizabeth McGovernSweeping across decades, Once Upon a Time in America is a crime drama that explores the lives of Jewish ghetto youths who rise to prominence in New York's world of organized crime. The narrative oscillates between the 1920s, 1930s, and 1960s, focusing on David 'Noodles' Aaronson (Robert De Niro) and his lifelong friend-cum-rival, Maximilian 'Max' Bercovicz (James Woods). Directed by Sergio Leone, this film weaves a complex tapestry of friendship, betrayal, and regret. It is an epic saga of time's inexorable march, set against the backdrop of violent criminal underworld. This movie was nominated for two Golden Globe Awards.
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- #641 of 769 onThe Most Rewatchable Movies
- 6Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Christopher Mintz-Plasse, Mark StrongKick-Ass, a 2010 superhero black comedy film, is centered around Dave Lizewski (Aaron Johnson), an unnoticed high school student and comic book fan. Unhappy with his mundane life, he decides to become a superhero, despite having no powers or training. His audacious move becomes viral, inspiring a new wave of self-made masked crusaders. The plot thickens as Hit-Girl (Chloë Grace Moretz) and her father Big Daddy (Nicolas Cage), real-life vigilantes, join him in his quest against local gangster Frank D'Amico (Mark Strong). This film won the Empire Award for Best British Film.More Kick-Ass
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- 7Harley Jane Kozak, Elizabeth McGovern, Bill PullmanBest friends Kathy (Harley Jane Kozak) and Emily (Elizabeth McGovern) are having disparate relationship troubles. Kathy is growing bored with her comfortable married life with husband Peter (Bill Pullman) while Emily is tired of her unstable arrangement with drifter artist Elliott (Brad Pitt). When Kathy hears her old flame Tom (Ken Wahl) will be attending their high school reunion, she asks Emily to seduce him and see what she's missing out on. Predictably, this leads to a mess of new problems.
- 8Hugh Bonneville, Jim Carter, Michelle DockeryThe beloved Crawleys and their intrepid staff prepare for the most important moment of their lives. A royal visit from the king and queen of England soon unleashes scandal, romance and intrigue -- leaving the future of Downton hanging in the balance.
- 9Mickey Rourke, Ellen Barkin, Elizabeth McGovernA crook, given a new identity by reconstructive surgery, plots revenge against the gangsters who double-crossed him.
- 10Helena Bonham Carter, Linus Roache, Alison ElliottKate (Helena Bonham Carter) is secretly betrothed to a struggling journalist, Merton Densher (Linus Roache). But she knows her Aunt Maude (Charlotte Rampling) will never approve of the match, since Kate's deceased mother has lost all her money in a marriage to a degenerate opium addict (Michael Gambon). When Kate meets a terminally ill American heiress named Millie (Alison Elliott) traveling through Europe, she comes up with a conniving plan to have both love and wealth.
- 11Natasha Richardson, Robert Duvall, Faye DunawayIn a futuristic, theocratic and dystopian United States, Offred (Natasha Richardson) is forced to become a handmaid -- a sexual slave that serves as a surrogate for couples who desire children but who are unable to have them themselves. She works for the cold Serena (Faye Dunaway) and her cruel husband, the commander (Robert Duvall). Offred is in love with the commander's chauffeur Nick (Aidan Quinn) and must find a way to bear a child before she is shipped off to the wastelands.More The Handmaid's Tale
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- 12Sam Worthington, Liam Neeson, Ralph FiennesClash of the Titans plunges viewers into a mythological world, where Perseus (Sam Worthington), a demigod, embarks on a perilous quest. Born as Zeus's (Liam Neeson) son and raised as a human, he faces a deadly challenge: to defeat Hades (Ralph Fiennes), the vengeful god of the underworld. Aided by Io (Gemma Arterton), Perseus braves monstrous creatures and treacherous landscapes. This fantasy-adventure film, directed by Louis Leterrier, unfolds with high-stakes battles and divine interventions, while exploring themes of destiny and free will.More Clash of the Titans
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- 13Joaquin Phoenix, Ed Harris, Scott GlennSet on an American Army base in 1989, as the Berlin Wall is about to fall, "Buffalo Soldiers" takes a satiric look as these men steal, drink, fight, and make, take, and sell drugs. Elwood (Joaquin Phoenix) is the brains behind the operation, easily duping his superior (Ed Harris) and sleeping with his wife. But with the arrival of the new sergeant (Scott Glenn), everything changes. The sergeant cracks down; Elwood retaliates by dating his daughter and attempting a big weapons-for-drugs deal.More Buffalo Soldiers
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- 14Michael Caine, Elizabeth McGovern, Peter RiegertWhen experienced advertising executive Graham Marshall (Michael Caine) loses out on a promotion to a younger man, the situation inadvertently leads him to cause a subway accident in which a homeless man is killed. Discovering that there are no consequences to this incident, Marshall begins plotting revenge on anyone who has wronged him, and even his longtime wife, Leslie (Swoosie Kurtz), isn't safe. How far will Marshall travel down this path of vengeance?
- 15Thomas Dekker, Lynn Collins, Jeremy PivenIssues of guilt and innocence tear apart residents of a small town in the wake of a 3-year-old boy's tragic death.
- 16Alec Guinness, Dudley Moore, John HustonSeries looking at the evidence that supports some of the world's most notorious conspiracy theories.
- 17Jesse Bradford, Jeroen Krabbé, Lisa EichhornAaron (Jesse Bradford), a young boy living in St. Louis during the 1930s, has a deep attachment to his younger brother. After his father (Jeroen Krabbé) leaves them and his mother (Lisa Eichhorn) departs for an asylum, he promises to retrieve his brother from their uncle's custody. In the meantime, he must fend for himself among townspeople and the tenants in the hotel where he lives. Forced to come of age alone, Aaron shifts between the harsh real world and the dream world he creates to cope.
- 18Barbara Hershey, Keanu Reeves, Peter FalkSoap-opera scribe Pedro Carmichael (Peter Falk) has been hired to juice up the scripts at a radio station in 1950s New Orleans. But the station seems to have plenty of scandalous plotlines already brewing in its hallways, notably the taboo liaison between news reporter Martin Loader (Keanu Reeves) and his divorced aunt Julia (Barbara Hershey). Taking inspiration from reality, Pedro incorporates their sultry romance on-air while trying to steer the pair's love affair in real life.
- 19Gillian Anderson, Eric Stoltz, Dan AykroydLily (Gillian Anderson) is a ravishing socialite who quickly discovers the precariousness of her position when her beauty and charm start attracting unwelcome interest and jealousy. She seeks a wealthy husband and, in trying to conform to social expectations, she misses her chance for real love with Lawrence Selden (Eric Stoltz). Her quest for a husband comes to a scandalous end when she is falsely accused of having an affair with a married man and is rejected by society and her friends.More The House of Mirth
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Tales from Hollywood
Jeremy Irons, Elizabeth McGovernTales from Hollywood is a 1992 film written by Christopher Hampton and directed by Howard Davies. - 21James Woods, Melanie Griffith, Molly RingwaldThis trio of tales, based on classic short stories, chronicles the complicated relations between the sexes. In "The Man in the Brooks Brothers Shirt," salesman Gerry (Beau Bridges) seduces train traveler Viki (Elizabeth McGovern). Then, in "Dusk Before Fireworks," a night of romance between Hobie (Peter Weller) and Kit (Molly Ringwald) goes bad when the phone keeps ringing. Finally, in "Hills Like White Elephants," Robert (James Woods) discovers Hadley (Melanie Griffith) is pregnant.
- 22Penélope Cruz, Lena Headey, Mark StrongThe Man with Rain in His Shoes is a 1998 Spanish-British romantic comedy film, written by Spanish singer-songwriter Rafa Russo, directed by Spanish filmmaker María Ripoll and starring Lena Headey, Douglas Henshall, Penélope Cruz, Mark Strong and Elizabeth McGovern with Paul Popplewell. The film was released under the titles Twice Upon a Yesterday in the United States and If Only... in France, the United Kingdom, and Australia.
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Cheerful Weather for the Wedding
Felicity Jones, Elizabeth McGovern, Luke TreadawayCheerful Weather for the Wedding is a 2012 British comedy drama film directed by Donald Rice and starring Felicity Jones, Luke Treadaway, and Elizabeth McGovern. Adapted from the 1932 novella Cheerful Weather for the Wedding by Julia Strachey of the Bloomsbury Group, the film is about a young woman on her wedding day who worries that she's about to marry the wrong man, while both her fiancé and her former lover grow increasingly anxious about the event. The film premiered at the Tribeca Film Festival on 20 April 2012. - 24
The Misadventures of Margaret
Brooke Shields, Parker Posey, Elizabeth McGovernThe Misadventures of Margaret is a 1998 French-British romantic comedy film directed by Brian Skeet and starring Parker Posey, Jeremy Northam and Craig Chester. It was based on the novel Rameau's Niece by Cathleen Schine. The is about the bored wife of a Professor who decides to write an erotic novel. - 25Timothy Spall, Elizabeth McGovern, Elaine CassidyA Room with a View is televised adaptation of E. M. Forster's novel, A Room with a View, written by Andrew Davies. It was announced in 2006 and filmed in the summer of 2007. A Room with a View was broadcast on 4 November 2007, on ITV. Laura Mackie, ITV director of drama, has said that this adaptation "captures the spirit of Forster’s most memorable novel, but delivers it in a fresh, engaging way for a modern audience." It was the first time real-life father and son Timothy and Rafe Spall had acted together.
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The Summer of Ben Tyler
James Woods, Elizabeth McGovern, Len CariouAt the onset of World War II, a Southern, white, small-town couple -- attorney Temple Rayburn (James Woods) and his loving wife, Celia (Elizabeth McGovern) -- decide to take in Ben Tyler (Charles Mattocks), the mentally challenged African-American son of their deceased housekeeper. This act of kindness is extremely controversial in their heavily segregated community, and before long the Rayburns find themselves caught in a whirlwind of political and moral issues. - 27
Broken Trust
Tom Selleck, Elizabeth McGovernBroken Trust is a 1995 tv film directed by Geoffrey Sax. - 28
Manila
Elizabeth McGovernManila is a 2000 film directed by Romuald Karmakar. - 29
The Truth
Elizabeth McGovern, Elaine Cassidy, Stephen LordThe Truth is a darkly comic murder-mystery satirising new age therapy. It was directed by George Milton, co-written by Milton and Mark Tilton and produced by Julie-anne Edwards. The film features an ensemble cast including Elizabeth McGovern, Elaine Cassidy, Karl Theobald, Stephen Lord, Zoe Telford, Rachael Stirling, William Beck and Lea Mornar and was critically acclaimed on its theatrical release in 2006. The makers described the film as 'an outrageous murder-mystery for the "Me Generation". Seven strangers go to a remote retreat for a week of soul searching. Encouraged to tell the truth at all times by their guru Donna Shuck, they venture on a spiritual journey of personal growth, taking in jealousy, hatred, sex, perversion and a little murder on the way.' Geoff Andrew wrote in Time Out magazine: ‘irony is plentiful in Milton’s low-budget but highly satisfying, slyly intelligent UK indie'. He described the film as an 'engagingly fresh take on a subgenre of potentially slim pickings. - 30
The Flamingo Rising
William Hurt, Elizabeth McGovern, John Gallagher1960s dreamer Hubert T. Lee moves his wife Edna and two children to Florida, where he builds the world's largest drive-in right on the beach—directly across the street from a funeral home. The noisy establishment is a hit with locals, but infuriates funeral director Turner Knight. The animosity is further complicated by a growing friendship between Knight and Edna, and the budding romance between Lee's son and Knight's daughter.
