The 40+ Best Lee Grant Movies
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1Pie in the Sky
Lee Grant, Robert (Tex) Allen, Michael HigginsPie in the Sky is a 1964 American film drama written and directed by Allen Baron and starring Lee Grant. Although filmed in 1962, financial and distribution problems delayed release until 1964. Shortly after the initial release, it was retitled Terror in the City.
2Warren Beatty, Julie Christie, Goldie HawnAgainst the backdrop of Nixon's election to office, Beverly Hills hairdresser and notorious rake George Roundy (Warren Beatty) runs into trouble when his lascivious habits begin to clash with his more responsible business ambitions. Things get even more complex when Roundy asks his wealthy mistress, Felicia Karpf (Lee Grant), for a business loan, unaware that his best friend and ex-girlfriend, Jackie (Julie Christie), is sleeping with Karpf's husband, Lester (Jack Warden).More Shampoo
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3Sidney Poitier, Rod Steiger, Warren OatesIn the 1967 drama In the Heat of the Night, Virgil Tibbs (Sidney Poitier), a black police detective from Philadelphia, becomes embroiled in a murder investigation in a racially hostile southern town. He reluctantly teams up with Bill Gillespie (Rod Steiger), the local bigoted sheriff, to solve the case. The film, directed by Norman Jewison, expertly blends elements of mystery and social commentary. It won five Academy Awards, including Best Picture and Best Actor for Steiger. Its exploration of racial tension remains relevant even today.- Dig Deeper...Movies That Won Best Picture at the Oscars and Golden Globes
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4Faye Dunaway, Max von Sydow, Oskar WernerBased on the true story of a ship carrying German-Jewish refugees which was sent to Havana in 1939 by the Nazis but was denied permission to land anywhere. The ship was eventually obliged to return to Germany, where certain death awaited its passengers. This terrible outcome had been cynically anticipated by the Nazis when granting permission for the voyage in the first place.
5William Holden, Lee Grant, Jonathan Scott-TaylorRichard (William Holden) and Ann Thorn (Lee Grant) have taken their 13-year-old nephew, Damien (Jonathan Scott-Taylor), into their Chicago home following the death of Richard's brother seven years earlier. The Thorns love the child, whom they are sending to military school, but not everyone is so sanguine about his presence. Soon after Great Aunt Marion (Sylvia Sidney) expresses concerns about the boy, she dies suddenly and unexpectedly. And she is certainly not the last.More Damien: Omen II- #75 of 117 onThe Best Horror Movie Sequels
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6Kirk Douglas, Eleanor Parker, William BendixJames McLeod (Kirk Douglas) is a stern police detective who has no tolerance for crime. At home, however, he is a loving husband to his wife, Mary (Eleanor Parker). The police are ready to conclude the case of abortionist Karl Schneider (George Macready), who is responsible for the death of at least one patient, but McLeod's hatred for the doctor prolongs the investigation. The detective soon uncovers a dark secret that threatens to destroy his sanity and ruin his life.
7Beau Bridges, Pearl Bailey, Diana SandsAs his 30th birthday nears, the aristocratic Elger Winthrop Enders (Beau Bridges) finally decides to leave his parents' home, and he purchases an apartment complex in the slums of New York. The coldhearted Elger plans to boot out the current residents and refashion the crumbling dwelling into a luxurious bachelor pad. But after the spoiled young man befriends locals Francine (Diana Sands) and Margie (Pearl Bailey), he abandons his plans and instead focuses on charming his lovely neighbors.
8Michael Ironside, Lee Grant, Linda PurlA slasher (Michael Ironside) finds the hospital where a TV newswoman (Lee Grant) is recovering from his attack.More Visiting Hours
9Lee Grant, Leon Russell, Audra LindleyWhen You Comin' Back, Red Ryder? is a 1979 drama film written by Mark Medoff and directed by Milton Katselas.
10Jack Lemmon, Lee Grant, George KennedyThe story about the mid-air hijack of a multi-millionaire's private 747 carrying a collection of priceless works of art. The terrified pilot is forced by the hijackers to fly low to avoid radar detection and, as a result, the plane hits an oil rig and crashes into the sea. As the stricken airliner sinks, its passengers and crew are faced with a nightmare fight for survival.
11Albert Brooks, Meryl Streep, Rip TornDaniel Miller (Albert Brooks) isn't having a good week. For starters, he died after he got hit by a bus. Then he discovers that in the afterlife he must defend his actions on Earth in order to ascend to a higher plane of existence. While awaiting judgment, he falls in love with Julia (Meryl Streep), whose near-perfect life on Earth seemingly makes her a shoe-in for ascension. However, Daniel's actions in his lifetime might not be enough for him to move on.More Defending Your Life- #463 of 702 onThe All-Time Greatest Comedy Films
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12Barbara Parkins, Patty Duke, Sharon TateIn New York City, bright but naive New Englander Anne Welles (Barbara Parkins) becomes a secretary at a theatrical law firm, where she falls in love with attorney Lyon Burke (Paul Burke). Anne befriends up-and-coming singer Neely O'Hara (Patty Duke), whose dynamic talent threatens aging star Helen Lawson (Joey Bishop) and beautiful but talentless actress Jennifer North (Sharon Tate). The women experience success and failure in love and work, leading to heartbreak, addiction and tragedy.
13Eric Roberts, Gregory Harrison, Lee GrantNick (Eric Roberts), a gay, HIV-positive architect, begins to display severe symptoms of AIDS and makes preparations to kill himself before he is unable to function normally. He arranges a party to reconnect and say goodbye to his closest friends and his confused parents. But when his ex-partner, Brandon (Gregory Harrison), a television director who left Nick when he was diagnosed with HIV, shows up, what was supposed to be a celebratory event becomes much more difficult for everyone.
14Helen Hunt, Lee Grant, Jack ColvinThe Spell is a film directed by Lee Philips released on Feb 20, 1977.
15Gregory Peck, Richard Crenna, James FranciscusAmerican astronauts Buzz (Gene Hackman), Jim (Richard Crenna) and Clayton (James Franciscus) are stranded in space on their return journey from a new space station when malfunctioning rocket boosters bring the craft to a halt. With the men drifting in orbit, facing death from declining oxygen levels in the shuttle, NASA director Charles Keith (Gregory Peck) quickly mobilizes to launch a bold rescue mission -- but a hurricane headed for the launch site may ensure the astronauts' demise.
16Richard Gere, Helen Hunt, Farrah FawcettDr. Sullivan Travis is a man at the top of his game, a rich and successful Dallas gynecologist whose "religion" is women. Dr. T. worships women. In his immediate family and in his office, they surround him. He is loving and giving to each and every one at all times -- he is their savior. And sure enough, as in the story of Job, one day a higher force decides to test his faith. Once a man in complete control of his universe, Dr. T. now finds himself buffeted by chaos and confusion.
17Alain Delon, Susan Blakely, Robert WagnerJournalist Maggie Whelan (Susan Blakely) discovers that her married boyfriend, Kevin Harrison (Robert Wagner), heads a company that is involved in illegal arms sales. To stop her from going public, Harrison decides to kill her by bringing down the Concorde she is taking from Paris and Moscow. It is up to pilots Paul Metrand (Alain Delon) and Joe Patroni (George Kennedy) to keep the plane aloft and intact in the face of repeated missile attacks from jets sent by Harrison.
18Cloris Leachman, Sean Young, Paul SorvinoThe Amati Girls is a 2001 drama film written and directed by Anne De Salvo. It stars Cloris Leachman, Mercedes Ruehl, Dinah Manoff, Sean Young, Lily Knight, Lee Grant, and Edith Fields. This is the only film released theatrically in which Lee Grant and her daughter, Dinah Manoff, appeared together and was Manoff's first theatrical film in over 10 years, with her previous one being Welcome Home, Roxy Carmichael.
19Gina Lollobrigida, Shelley Winters, Peter LawfordDuring World War II, an Italian villager (Gina Lollobrigida) befriends three American soldiers. Later, when unsure which of them fathered the daughter she has, she invents a dead captain named Campbell, declares herself his widow and accepts support checks from all three soldiers. Twenty years later, a reunion unexpectedly brings the three veterans -- and their wives and children -- back to Italy. Mrs. Campbell panics as she endeavors to keep her lively past from her daughter.
20Michael Caine, Katharine Ross, Richard WidmarkScientist Dr. Bradford Crane and army general Thalius Slater join forces to fight an almost invisible enemy threatening America; killer bees that have deadly venom and attack without reason. Disaster movie-master Irwin Allen's film contains spectacular special effects, including a train crash caused by the eponymous swarm.
21Shelley Winters, Peter Falk, Lee GrantIn an unnamed city, Madame Irma (Shelley Winters) runs a brothel where people explore role-playing and other sexual fantasies. When her police chief lover (Peter Falk) arrives, she learns that a violent revolution is brewing outside and many of the country's leaders have been killed in the uprising. Soon, the brothel's customers and employees are forced to take to the city streets in costume and impersonate the slain leaders in order to help restore sanity.
22Kim Novak, Fredric March, Glenda FarrellJerry Kingsley (Fredric March) is a wealthy garment manufacturer left lonely in his 60s when his wife dies. Despite the difference in their ages, he strikes up a romance with divorced 24-year-old receptionist Betty (Kim Novak). The relationship is dismissed by his daughter, Lillian (Joan Copeland), discouraged by his sister, Evelyn (Edith Meiser), and denounced by Betty's mother (Glenda Farrell) -- but when Jerry begins to mention marriage, even Betty is forced to confront her ambivalence.
23Walter Matthau, Maureen Stapleton, Barbara HarrisIn a film based on Neil Simon's hit play, Walter Matthau portrays three unconnected roles. Sam Nash reluctantly joins his wife, Karen (Maureen Stapleton), in the suite where they spent their honeymoon, hoping to revive their flagging marriage. Then Jesse Kiplinger, an aging movie producer, is determined to seduce his old flame, Muriel (Barbara Harris). Finally, Matthau is beleaguered father Roy Hubley who, with his wife, Norma (Lee Grant), struggles to get their daughter to her own wedding.
24James Woods, Joe Don Baker, Lee GrantAs lawyer Roy Cohn (James Woods) rests in his hospital room, ravaged by the effects of AIDS, he thinks back on his life. Cohn was very instrumental in the success of Senator Joseph McCarthy's (Joe Don Baker) investigations into communist activity in the United States. However, despite Cohn's powerful, intimidating tactics and his influence with such figures as J. Edgar Hoover (Pat Hingle), he had his own secret: homosexuality. Cohn tries to come to terms with those he has affected and himself.
25Lee Grant, Kevin McCarthy, Viveca LindforsAn Affair of the Skin is a 1963 film written and directed by Ben Maddow. It is a complex story of the romantic entanglements of its several characters as seen through the eyes of a black woman photographer. Shortly after its release, the film was harshly reviewed in Time Magazine and The New York Times. Woody Haut's recent characterization is more sympathetic: ...a worthy, if not altogether successful, attempt at being an American art movie, a hodgepodge of influences, from Italian Realists, Antonioni and Bergman to US social conscience films and documentarists like Robert Flaherty. Written, produced and directed by former documentarist and Hollywood scriptwriter Ben Maddow, the film was, for the most part, shot on the streets of New York, and memorable for its sensuousness, its street-level camera-work and use of natural light. Maddow is reported as feeling that the initial release of An Affair of the Skin had been rushed for financial reasons. In 1973, ten years later its initial release, Maddow re-edited and released it again under the title Love As Disorder.
26Frank Langella, Blythe Danner, Olympia DukakisThe Seagull is a 1975 drama and music film written by Stark Young and directed by John J. Desmond.
27Nick Nolte, JoBeth Williams, Judd HirschHigh school teacher Alex Jurel (Nick Nolte) has gone from idealistic to pessimistic. His classroom methods come under scrutiny when a former pupil sues him for not ensuring student literacy, and the arrival of Lisa Hammond (JoBeth Williams), the lawyer assigned to the case, only makes things worse -- she's one of Alex's former star pupils. When Alex tries to help his other students, he just gets into more trouble with timid principal Horn (William Schallert) and the school board.- 28
Night Slaves
Leslie Nielsen, Lee Grant, James FranciscusNight Slaves is a 1970 American television science fiction-horror film directed by Ted Post. Based on a novel by science fiction writer Jerry Sohl, "Night Slaves" aired as part of the "Movie of the Week" series of TV movies produced for the ABC and starred film and TV actor James Franciscus and Lee Grant. The TV movie features the debut of actress Sharon Gless. The teleplay was co-written by Robert Specht who had contributed to the TV series The Outer Limits and The Immortal. Jerry Sohl the author of the original novel noted that he was "very pleased with the whole thing...as a matter of fact, it interested me. They did a marvelous job.". Franciscus had worked with director Ted Post the year before on Beneath the Planet of the Apes the first sequel in the Planet of The Apes film series and had high regard for Franciscus as an actor. Post worked as a director-for-hire on TV series, TV movies and theatrical films but brought more than the usual "director- for- hire" ethos often working on improving scripts or working with actors to refine their performances to meet the needs of the material. 
29Carol Kane, Lee Grant, Will GeerThe Mafu Cage is a 1978 fictional horror, thriller film written by Don Chastain and Éric Wesphal and directed by Karen Arthur.
30James Coburn, Lee Grant, Keenan WynnThe Internecine Project is a 1974 British espionage thriller film written by Mort W. Elkind, Barry Levinson, and Jonathan Lynn, directed by Ken Hughes and starring James Coburn and Lee Grant. Set in London in the early 1970s, it tells the story of former secret agent Robert Elliot who is being promoted to a government advisor. To eliminate any ties to his past, Elliot devises and carries out a clever plan in which his four former associates will unwittingly kill each other on the same night. Elliot's four associates are: Christina: A high-class prostitute who has given Elliot information from her clients. Bert: A masseur who has also given Elliot information from his industrialist clients Alex Hellman: A civil servant who has fed Elliot government information. David Baker: A research scientist who appears to have benefited from Elliot's fund in producing a weapon which uses sound to kill. The intricate plot is broadly summarised as follows: Christina plants David Baker's own device in his home on a timer. When Baker returns, it goes off before he can stop it - apparently looking like an accident.
