Ellen Burstyn Movies

A Dream of Passion

72/100

Melina Mercouri plays an actress who is attempting a comeback with a staging of the Greek tragedy "Medea"...

Within These Walls

64/100

Imprisoned after a drug arrest and bitter from a life marred by tragedy, Joan Thomas wants nothing to do with the world around her...

Into Thin Air

71/100

Ellen Burstyn stars as the Canadian mother of a college student who vanishes mysteriously while driving back to school in the states...

Night Ride Home

57/100

A father, mother and their daughter try to cope with the tragic death of their young son, the girl's brother, that she indirectly unintentionally caused.

You Can Thank Me Later

57/100

This family drama examines a controlling mother through the eyes of her three deflated children, each of whom has sought therapy for the grief she's put them through

Silence of the North

68/100

Based on the biography of Olive Fredrickson, It tells of her life as a girl, then a trapper's wife and...

Grand Isle

53/100

A married woman in 1890s Louisiana meets a handsome Creole, reawakening her sexual desires, and is tempted into an affair with the man.

River of Fundament

74/100

In 2007, Matthew Barney and Jonathan Bepler began a new collaborative project inspired by American author Norman Mailer's 1983 novel Ancient Evenings, set in pharaonic Egypt. The project ... See full summary »

Trick of the Eye

56/100

A woman artist is hired by a wealthy woman to paint a mural in a room however she finds out that the woman wants her to do more than paint the mural as hidden family secrets are revealed.

30 Days

41/100

Two rival basketball stars are forced to face their respective prejudices.

The Color of Evening

55/100

The Madam's Family: The Truth About the Canal Street Brothel

71/100

Three generations of New Orleans prostitute fight the FBI and each other. Based on a true story.

The People vs. Jean Harris

64/100

A re-enactment of the trial of the mistress of the Scarsdale Diet doctor for his March 1980 murder, with excerpts from the transcript of the proceedings serving as the script.

Thursday's Game

67/100

Harry Evers and Marvin Ellison have been playing poker Thursday nights with their friends for years...

Mrs. Lambert Remembers Love

68/100

Longtime singles Lillian Lambert and Clifford Pepperman enjoy a romance late in their lives.

Something in Common

66/100

A young man and a nice woman in her forties fall in love. His mother goes berserk when he tells her about it and when the girlfriend comes to meet the mother, she wants to jump out of her skin. Accepting her son's choice won't be easy.

America Lost and Found: The BBS Story

51/100

Possible Side Effects

63/100

A television drama that revolves around a family that runs a pharmaceutical company.

Look Away

The Big Brain

In this pilot for a proposed NBC comedy series, scientist Lester Belstrip invents a machine which forces people to tell the truth.

Old Soul

A young woman tries to find herself while she works as an aide to a group of senior citizens.