Sort by Number of Votes - Most Rated Movies and TV Shows With Margaret Laurence

1. Rachel, Rachel (1968)

Approved | 101 min | Drama, Romance

7.1

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74 Metascore

Rachel is a lonely school teacher who lives with her mother. When a man from the big city asks her out, she starts thinking about where she wants her life to go.

Director: Paul Newman | Stars: Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Kate Harrington, Estelle Parsons

Votes: 4,067

2. The Stone Angel (2007)

R | 116 min | Drama

6.1

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57 Metascore

A 90-year-old woman, rapidly losing her memory and knowing that sooner or later her life will be over, returns to the Manitoba farmhouse she grew up in to try and make peace with her dysfunctional family.

Director: Kari Skogland | Stars: Ellen Burstyn, Christine Horne, Elliot Page, Dylan Baker

Votes: 1,829 | Gross: $0.46M

3. The Olden Days Coat (1981)

30 min | Fantasy, Short

7.1

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While at her grandmother's house, a ten-year-old girl finds a coat in the closet. As she inspects it, she is suddenly taken back in time.

Director: Bruce Pittman | Stars: Megan Follows, Kate Parr, Doris Petrie, Daniel Buccos

Votes: 242

4. The Diviners (1993 TV Movie)

117 min | Drama

6.9

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As the situation with her rebellious daughter continues to escalate, Morag looks back on her life to understand how things have come to this.

Director: Anne Wheeler | Stars: Sonja Smits, Tom Jackson, Wayne Robson, Jennifer Podemski

Votes: 100

5. A Bird in the House (1973)

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Based on Margaret Laurence's novel about a girl who becomes more aware as she heads into womanhood.

Director: Allan King | Stars: Patricia Hamilton, Paul Harding, Henry Stamper, Nan Stewart

6. To See Ourselves (1971–1973)

30 min | Drama

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Canadian drama anthology series

Stars: Robin Gammell, Doris Petrie, Murray Westgate, Andrew Duggan

7. Stacey (1978 TV Movie)

Drama

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Director: Ronald Weyman | Stars: W.B. Brydon, Ken James, Jason Priestley, Lois Smith

8. View from the Typewriter (1993)

48 min

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Through selections from the works of ten of Canada's finest writers, the nation's cultures, peoples and landscapes are explored.

Director: Robert A. Duncan | Stars: Margaret Atwood, Earle Birney, Nicola Cavendish, Leonard Cohen

9. Speaking Our Peace (1985)

55 min | Documentary

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Women peace activists speak out.

Directors: Bonnie Sherr Klein, Terre Nash | Stars: Margot Kidder, Rosalie Bertell, Marion Dewar, Muriel Duckworth

10. Canada Vignettes: The Novelist (1978)

5 min | Short, Documentary

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Profiling highly esteemed Canadian novelist and short story writer, Margaret Laurence.

Star: Margaret Laurence

11. A Writer in the Nuclear Age: A Conversation with Margaret Laurence (1985)

10 min | Documentary, Short

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Director: Terre Nash | Star: Margaret Laurence

12. To Set Our House in Order (1985)

24 min | Drama, Short

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In coming to grips with previously well-concealed information about the death of her uncle in World War I, and the emotional upheaval it continues to cause her family, a young girl begins to question the benevolence of God.

Director: Anne Wheeler | Stars: Tom Heaton, Josephine Stebbings, Doris Petrie, Maureen Thomas