Kathy Bates Movies

Relative Strangers

53/100

On a mission to locate his biological parents, a tightly wound professional (Livingston) is befuddled to find that the couple who conceived him aren't exactly upper-class.

The Great Gilly Hopkins

64/100

12-year-old wisecracking Gilly Hopkins finds herself shuffled from foster home to foster home until she meets Maime Trotter.

Unconditional Love

69/100

After her husband unexpectedly leaves her, Grace Beasley (Kathy Bates) spontaneously travels to Great Britain to attend the funeral of Victor Fox, a singer she adored. There, she meets the ... See full summary »

The Bridge of San Luis Rey

51/100

In 1714 Peru, a friar is tried by the Inquisition for questioning God's intentions when five die in the collapse of an Andean rope bridge.

Amy Foster

69/100

The film tells the story of Russian emigree, and the only survivor from ship crash Yanko Goorall, and servant Amy Foster in the end of nineteenth century. When Yanko enters a farm, sick and... See full summary »

The Late Shift

69/100

A dramatization of the rivalry between David Letterman and Jay Leno to over which of them would succeed Johnny Carson as the host of "The Tonight Show".

A Home of Our Own

71/100

The story begins in Los Angeles when Frances Lacey (Kathy Bates) takes her six children and drives north to find a home of their own away from the bad influences of the big city.

Bonneville

62/100

Three women take a road trip to Santa Barbara in order to deliver the ashes of one of their dead husbands to his resentful daughter.

Curse of the Starving Class

60/100

Sam Shepard's coming of age drama about a dirt-poor 1950's-era farm family. Dad's a foul talking drunk, and Mom is desperately trying to save what's left of their family life.

Men Don't Leave

67/100

A mother of two sons finds life considerably difficult on her own after the death of her beloved husband. Due to debt she must move them to Baltimore, and deal with the hardships and all ... See full summary »

The War at Home

71/100

Haunted by his experiences in the Vietnam War, a young man returns home and has trouble adjusting back to civilian life, his family and his stern father.

Used People

61/100

At her husband's funeral, Pearl (Shirley MacLaine), Jewish mother of two divorced and antagonistic daughters, meets an old Italian friend (Marcello Mastroianni) of her husband, whose advice... See full summary »

Guilty Hearts

45/100

Six short stories from the heart and what made them bleed....

My Sister's Keeper

61/100

Two sisters take a journey of discovery and reconciliation based on the memoirs of Margaret Moorman. Christine has been diagnosed with schizophrenia and must rely on others for support even... See full summary »

Ambulance Girl

58/100

The story revolves around former food writer, Jane Stern, and how she conquered clinical depression after becoming a paramedic.

Murder Ordained

72/100

Based on the true story of a bedroom-eyed Kansas preacher who decided that getting rid of his wife, and his secretary's husband, was the will of the Lord.

Hostages

71/100

Fictionalized account of British, Irish, and American hostages taken in Lebanon in late 1980's. Dark...

The Effects of Magic

53/100

A magician, aided by his talking magic bunny, joins forces with his previously estranged magician father, and together they fight the forces of evil to protect the art of magic.

Have Mercy

42/100

Directed by Kathy Bates, and written by Valarie Trapp, "Have Mercy' is a 2006 Drama film , starring Melanie Griffith and Kathy Bates.

The Kennedy Center Honors

71/100

An annual telecast that honors those in the performing arts for their lifetime of contributions to American culture.

Laughing Back: Comedy Takes a Stand

42/100