Movies (Actrice) Kathy Bates
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1. Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
PG-13 | 130 min | Drama
Evelyn, an ordinary housewife, visits a nursing home and befriends the old lady Ninny. Together, they bond over stories from the past about two intrepid women of Whistle Stop Cafe.
Director: Jon Avnet | Stars: Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker
Votes: 83,035 | Gross: $82.42M
2. Midnight in Paris (2011)
PG-13 | 94 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
While on a trip to Paris with his fiancée's family, a nostalgic screenwriter finds himself mysteriously going back to the 1920s every day at midnight.
Director: Woody Allen | Stars: Owen Wilson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Kurt Fuller
Votes: 448,832 | Gross: $56.82M
3. The Road to Mecca (1991)
105 min | Drama
An elderly lady, living in (literally) the middle of nowhere, and fed up with small minded apartheid ideology, starts escaping into her own world of sculpting in her back yard and along ... See full summary »
Directors: Athol Fugard, Peter Goldsmid | Stars: Yvonne Bryceland, Kathy Bates, Athol Fugard, Louis van Niekerk
Votes: 119
4. Misery (1990)
R | 107 min | Drama, Thriller
After a famous author is rescued from a car crash by a fan of his novels, he comes to realize that the care he is receiving is only the beginning of a nightmare of captivity and abuse.
Director: Rob Reiner | Stars: James Caan, Kathy Bates, Richard Farnsworth, Frances Sternhagen
Votes: 234,479 | Gross: $61.28M
5. Titanic (1997)
PG-13 | 194 min | Drama, Romance
A seventeen-year-old aristocrat falls in love with a kind but poor artist aboard the luxurious, ill-fated R.M.S. Titanic.
Director: James Cameron | Stars: Leonardo DiCaprio, Kate Winslet, Billy Zane, Kathy Bates
Votes: 1,275,493 | Gross: $659.33M
6. Guilty Hearts (2006)
R | 180 min | Drama
Six short stories from the heart and what made them bleed....
Directors: George Augusto, Savina Dellicour, Phil Dornfeld, Ravi Kumar, Benjamin Ross, Paul Black, Krystoff Przykucki | Stars: Kathy Bates, Gerard Butler, Julie Delpy, Andrea Di Stefano
Votes: 827
7. Summer Heat (1987)
R | 80 min | Drama
Roxy, a Depression-era farmer, feels alone and neglected by her husband, who works too much, and is drawn into an ill-advised affair with Jack, her day laborer.
Director: Michie Gleason | Stars: Lori Singer, Anthony Edwards, Bruce Abbott, Kathy Bates
Votes: 406 | Gross: $0.35M
8. Tammy (2014)
R | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
After getting fired and finding out that her husband is cheating, Tammy hits the road with her profane, alcoholic grandmother.
Director: Ben Falcone | Stars: Melissa McCarthy, Susan Sarandon, Kathy Bates, Allison Janney
Votes: 54,741 | Gross: $84.53M
9. The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004)
PG | 120 min | Drama, History, Romance
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.
Director: Mary McGuckian | Stars: Gabriel Byrne, Robert De Niro, Harvey Keitel, Kathy Bates
Votes: 3,678 | Gross: $0.04M
10. The Effects of Magic (1998)
PG | 87 min | Adventure, Family, Fantasy
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.
Directors: Charlie Martinez, Chuck Martinez | Stars: Kathy Bates, Melinda Dillon, Robert Carradine, Jacobo Morales
Votes: 98
11. Relative Strangers (2006)
PG-13 | 86 min | Comedy
A hip, well-dressed yuppie tracks down his biological parents, only to find that they live in a trailer park.
Director: Greg Glienna | Stars: Danny DeVito, Kathy Bates, Ron Livingston, Neve Campbell
Votes: 4,390
12. Little Black Book (2004)
PG-13 | 107 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
A woman snoops through her boyfriend's palm pilot and reveals his former girlfriends, which causes her to question why they're still listed in his little black book.
Director: Nick Hurran | Stars: Brittany Murphy, Ron Livingston, Holly Hunter, Kathy Bates
Votes: 18,930 | Gross: $20.42M
13. Diabolique (1996)
R | 107 min | Drama, Horror, Mystery
The wife and mistress of the sadistic dean of an exclusive prep school conspire to murder him.
Director: Jeremiah S. Chechik | Stars: Sharon Stone, Isabelle Adjani, Chazz Palminteri, Kathy Bates
Votes: 15,336 | Gross: $17.10M
14. The Family That Preys (2008)
PG-13 | 111 min | Drama
Two families from different walks of life learn to work together.
Director: Tyler Perry | Stars: Kathy Bates, Alfre Woodard, Sanaa Lathan, Rockmond Dunbar
Votes: 7,963 | Gross: $37.02M
15. The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008)
PG-13 | 104 min | Adventure, Drama, Sci-Fi
A remake of the 1951 classic science fiction film about an alien visitor and his giant robot counterpart who visit Earth.
Director: Scott Derrickson | Stars: Keanu Reeves, Jennifer Connelly, Kathy Bates, Jaden Smith
Votes: 178,206 | Gross: $79.37M
16. Prelude to a Kiss (1992)
PG-13 | 105 min | Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
A couple fall in love despite the girl's pessimistic outlook. As they struggle to come to terms with their relationship, something supernatural happens that tests it.
Director: Norman René | Stars: Meg Ryan, Alec Baldwin, Kathy Bates, Ned Beatty
Votes: 8,504 | Gross: $20.01M
17. Bad Santa 2 (2016)
R | 92 min | Comedy, Crime, Drama
Fueled by cheap whiskey, greed and hatred, Willie teams up once again with his angry little sidekick, Marcus, to knock off a Chicago charity on Christmas Eve.
Director: Mark Waters | Stars: Billy Bob Thornton, Kathy Bates, Tony Cox, Christina Hendricks
Votes: 28,481 | Gross: $17.78M
18. Failure to Launch (2006)
PG-13 | 97 min | Comedy, Romance
A thirty-something is still living with his parents until they hire an interventionist to help him graduate out of the house. That's when the fun begins.
Director: Tom Dey | Stars: Matthew McConaughey, Sarah Jessica Parker, Kathy Bates, Terry Bradshaw
Votes: 85,583 | Gross: $88.72M
19. Around the World in 80 Days (2004)
PG | 120 min | Action, Adventure, Comedy
To win a bet, an eccentric British inventor embarks, with his Chinese valet and an aspiring French artist, on a trip full of adventures and dangers around the world in exactly 80 days.
Director: Frank Coraci | Stars: Jackie Chan, Steve Coogan, Jim Broadbent, Kathy Bates
Votes: 94,563 | Gross: $24.01M
20. Curse of the Starving Class (1994)
R | 102 min | Drama
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.
Director: J. Michael McClary | Stars: James Woods, Kathy Bates, Randy Quaid, Henry Thomas
Votes: 2,517
21. Used People (1992)
PG-13 | 115 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
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 »
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Shirley MacLaine, Kathy Bates, Jessica Tandy, Marcello Mastroianni
Votes: 1,701 | Gross: $17.96M
22. The Waterboy (1998)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Sport
A waterboy for a college football team discovers he has a unique tackling ability and becomes a member of the team.
Director: Frank Coraci | Stars: Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry Winkler, Fairuza Balk
Votes: 177,667 | Gross: $161.49M
23. Bonneville (2006)
PG | 93 min | Comedy, Drama
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.
Director: Christopher N. Rowley | Stars: Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Joan Allen, Robert Conder
Votes: 2,853 | Gross: $0.49M
24. Chéri (2009)
R | 86 min | Comedy, Drama, Romance
The son of a courtesan retreats into a fantasy world after being forced to end his relationship with the older woman who educated him in the ways of love.
Director: Stephen Frears | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, Kathy Bates, Frances Tomelty
Votes: 11,658 | Gross: $2.71M
25. Personal Effects (2009)
R | 111 min | Drama, Romance
A 24 y.o. wrestler/McJobroni man meets a mom 20+ years older at group therapy for family of murder victims (sister and husband). He helps her deaf teenage son. She invites him to weddings. They await convictions on the murder trials.
Director: David Hollander | Stars: Michelle Pfeiffer, Ashton Kutcher, Kathy Bates, Spencer Hudson
Votes: 9,154
26. A Little Bit of Heaven (2011)
PG-13 | 106 min | Comedy, Drama, Fantasy
An irreverent young woman who uses her humor to prevent matters from getting serious has a life-changing visit with her doctor.
Director: Nicole Kassell | Stars: Kate Hudson, Gael García Bernal, Kathy Bates, Peter Dinklage
Votes: 29,653 | Gross: $0.01M
27. White Palace (1990)
R | 103 min | Drama, Romance
Lust turns to love for a 40-ish working-class woman and a 20-ish yuppie adman with little in common.
Director: Luis Mandoki | Stars: Susan Sarandon, James Spader, Jason Alexander, Kathy Bates
Votes: 8,897 | Gross: $17.49M
28. The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015)
PG | 99 min | Comedy, Drama, Family
12-year-old wisecracking Gilly Hopkins finds herself shuffled from foster home to foster home until she meets Maime Trotter.
Director: Stephen Herek | Stars: Sophie Nélisse, Kathy Bates, Glenn Close, Octavia Spencer
Votes: 5,293
29. Men Don't Leave (1990)
PG-13 | 115 min | Comedy, Drama
Jessica Lange plays Beth in this warm-hearted, funny fable about staying together when all else is falling apart.
Director: Paul Brickman | Stars: Jessica Lange, Kathy Bates, Arliss Howard, Joan Cusack
Votes: 2,740 | Gross: $6.07M
30. Angus (1995)
PG-13 | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
A miserable fat teenager secretly has a crush on the class beauty, ends up becoming the surprising participant to dance with her at a high school dance, meaning he's got to get his act together with the help of his best friend.
Director: Patrick Read Johnson | Stars: Charlie Talbert, George C. Scott, Kathy Bates, Perry Anzilotti
Votes: 7,103 | Gross: $4.82M
31. Boychoir (2014)
103 min | Drama, Music
After his single mother dies, a young boy with an excellent voice is sent to a prestigious choir school and has trouble adapting to the culture of the school.
Director: François Girard | Stars: Dustin Hoffman, Kathy Bates, Eddie Izzard, Kevin McHale
Votes: 7,361
32. Primary Colors (1998)
R | 143 min | Comedy, Drama
A man joins the political campaign of a smooth-operator candidate for President of the United States of America.
Director: Mike Nichols | Stars: John Travolta, Emma Thompson, Kathy Bates, Larry Hagman
Votes: 30,055 | Gross: $38.97M
33. Swept from the Sea (1997)
PG-13 | 115 min | Drama, Mystery, Romance
The story of Russian emigrant Yanko Goorall and servant Amy Foster in the end of nineteenth century. When Yanko enters a farm, sick and hungry after a shipwreck, everyone is afraid of him, except for Amy.
Director: Beeban Kidron | Stars: Rachel Weisz, Vincent Perez, Ian McKellen, Kathy Bates
Votes: 3,603 | Gross: $0.28M
34. Unconditional Love (2002)
PG-13 | 124 min | Comedy, Drama, Musical
When Grace's husband leaves her after 25 years, she flies to England for her singer idol's funeral. She meets his lover and they return to Chicago to hunt down the idol's killer.
Director: P.J. Hogan | Stars: Kathy Bates, Rupert Everett, Jonathan Pryce, Ashley Anne Ayer
Votes: 4,092
35. Love Liza (2002)
R | 90 min | Comedy, Drama
Following the unexplained suicide of his wife Liza, a web designer turns to gasoline fumes and remote-control airplanes while avoiding an inevitable conflict with his mother-in-law.
Director: Todd Louiso | Stars: Philip Seymour Hoffman, Annie Morgan, Kathy Bates, J.D. Walsh
Votes: 8,565 | Gross: $0.21M
36. The War at Home (1996)
R | 123 min | Drama
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.
Director: Emilio Estevez | Stars: Emilio Estevez, Kathy Bates, Martin Sheen, Kimberly Williams-Paisley
Votes: 2,593 | Gross: $0.04M
37. A Home of Our Own (1993)
PG | 104 min | Biography, Drama
An overwhelmed but persevering mother relocates her many children to a safe but extremely humble home that will hopefully eventually provide them with a better life
Director: Tony Bill | Stars: Kathy Bates, Edward Furlong, Clarissa Lassig, Sarah Schaub
Votes: 3,761 | Gross: $1.70M
38. About Schmidt (2002)
R | 125 min | Drama
A recently retired man embarks on a journey to his estranged daughter's wedding, only to discover more about himself and life than he ever expected.
Director: Alexander Payne | Stars: Jack Nicholson, Hope Davis, Dermot Mulroney, Kathy Bates
Votes: 133,348 | Gross: $65.02M
39. Dolores Claiborne (1995)
R | 132 min | Crime, Drama, Mystery
A big city reporter travels to a small town where her mother has been arrested for the murder of an elderly woman for whom she worked as a housekeeper.
Director: Taylor Hackford | Stars: Kathy Bates, Jennifer Jason Leigh, Christopher Plummer, Judy Parfitt
Votes: 48,130 | Gross: $24.36M
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