Jean Stapleton Movies

Dead Man's Folly

64/100

During a murder hunt game at a country house, to which Hercule Poirot is invited as an "expert", a real murder occurs.

Something Wild

69/100

A young rape victim tries desperately to pick up the pieces of her life, only to find herself at the mercy of a would-be rescuer.

The Buddy System

57/100

A quiet school truant officer, Joe, uncovers a young boy's attempt to fake a residential address, and subsequently gets involved romantically with the boy's mother. The truant officer ... See full summary »

Like Mother Like Son: The Strange Story of Sante and Kenny Kimes

65/100

Fans of Mary Tyler Moore may be taken aback by her performance in this fact-based drama, in which she plays a character far removed from her bubbly Laura Petrie and Mary Richards personae. ... See full summary »

Baby

61/100

A couple finds a baby on their doorstep with a note asking them to temporarily keep it. They take the baby in and care for it as if it were their own. But what if the baby's mom really returns to claim it?

Angel Dusted

67/100

Jean Stapleton appears with her son John Putch in this story of an affluent working wife and mother whose well-behaved son suddenly falls into the trap of drug abuse.

Eleanor, First Lady of the World

84/100

Biography of former first lady Eleanor Roosevelt, who forged a new role for herself in the years after her husband's death.

Ghost Mom

61/100

A mother returns from the dead to help her son, a surgeon, find a stone with magical powers before he is killed by a vicious Japanese gang, looking for the same stone.

A Matter of Sex

66/100

Dramatization of the true story of the so-called Willmar Eight, a group of Minnesota bank workers who braved freezing conditions whilst picketing their branch in a struggle for union rights.

Aunt Mary

75/100

The story is told over a couple of years of a disabled woman living in Baltimore, MD. The story opens in 1954 when the St. Louis Browns relocate to become the Orioles. Mary Dobkin sets up a... See full summary »

Fire in the Dark

75/100

A 75-year old widow with battles herself as she struggles with being a burden to those she loves. Though determined not to rely on her children...

You Can't Take It with You

75/100

Emmy winner Jean Stapleton and Academy Award winner Art Carney star in the Pulitzer Prize-winning comedy by George S. Kaufman and Moss Hart about a slightly daft family who do exactly as they please.

Something's Afoot

88/100

Isabel's Choice

64/100

Acts of Love and Other Comedies

95/100

A funny anthology featuring various sketches about people having trouble with love and sex.