 The Birds 1963   N/R, 120 min.
Genre: Horror / Thriller
Director: Alfred Hitchcock
Cast: Tippi Hedren, Rod Taylor, Suzanne Pleshette, Veronica Cartwright, Jessica Tandy, Charles McGraw, Doodles Weaver, Ethel Griffies, Ruth McDevitt, Joe Mantell
Alfred Hitchcock's terrifying movie concerns birds that plague a small seaside community. Tippi Hedren and Jessica Tandy are great in this film that received an Oscar nomination for Best Special Effects. 1 User Review
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| | the most out standy movie | ashley 03/08/2007 | | this girl is in love with birds |
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The Bostonians 1984  PG, 120 min.
Genre: Drama / Romance
Director: James Ivory
Cast: Christopher Reeve, Vanessa Redgrave, Madeleine Potter, Jessica Tandy, Nancy Marchand, Wesley Addy, Wallace Shawn, Linda Hunt, Barbara Bryne, Charles McCaughan, Nancy New, Jon Van Ness
Based on Henry James' novel, this is the story of young feminists in the late 1800s who find their quest for equality is not going to be an easy fight. Lesbian suffragette Olive Chancellor (Vanessa Redgrave) engages in a tug-of-war with Basil Ransom (Christopher Reeve) when they both pursue young Verena Tarrant (Madeleine Potter). Basil is in love with Verena, but Olive wants to use Verena's connections to promote the suffragette ideology. Emotions flare when decisions must be made between love and fighting for the cause of equal rights. Redgrave received an Oscar nomination for her performance.
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Butley 1974  R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Harold Pinter
Cast: Alan Bates, Jessica Tandy, Richard O'Callaghan, Susan Engel, Georgina Hale, Michael Byrne, Simon Rouse, John Savident, Oliver Maguire, Patti Love, Susan Wooldridge, Darien Angadi, Colin Haigh, Lindsay Ingram
Alan Bates reprises his Broadway role of English Literature Professor Ben Butley who returns to London University after a vacation weekend. On his first day back, Butley learns that his estranged wife Anne (Susan Engel) wants a divorce and plans to remarry. Then, his male lover Joey (Richard O'Callaghan) announces that he has a new boyfriend. The bad news continues with Edna (Jessica Tandy) complaining that Butley has stolen one of her tutorial students, and it goes on and on–making for one VERY BAD day.
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Camilla 1994 PG-13, 90 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Deepa Mehta
Cast: Jessica Tandy, Elias Koteas, Maury Chaykin, Graham Greene, Hume Cronyn, Bridget Fonda, Atom Egoyan, Don McKellar, Ranjit Chowdhry
Camilla (Jessica Tandy) is a sheltered, elderly woman who forms a bond with a young musician (Bridget Fonda), and, together, they head off on a road to self-discovery. Jessica's last movie. 1 User Review
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| | Wonderfully endearing performance by Jessica Tandy | Anonymous 10/05/2009 | I loved it. Probably a little campy but one of those 'Feel Good" movies that makes you glad that you watched it. AND the music was great!
There will never be another Jessica Tandy. |
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Cocoon 1985 PG-13, 118 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Ron Howard
Cast: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Steve Guttenberg, Jessica Tandy, Brian Dennehy, Jack Gilford, Tahnee Welch, Maureen Stapleton, Gwen Verdon
Ron Howard's fun and well-made film concerns aliens retrieving "friends" stored undersea for 10,000 years and then placing them in an abandoned pool. They encounter old folks from a retirement home who have discovered that the cocoons have incredible restorative powers. The "old folks" are terrific, especially Don Ameche who won an Oscar for his performance.
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Cocoon: The Return 1988  PG, 112 min.
Genre: Sci-Fi
Director: Daniel Petrie
Cast: Don Ameche, Wilford Brimley, Hume Cronyn, Steve Guttenberg, Jessica Tandy, Maureen Stapleton, Jack Gilford, Gwen Verdon, Courteney Cox, Tahnee Welch
At the end of "Cocoon," a group of retirees leaves with the aliens because the prospect of growing old and infirm terrifies them. Now, the rejuvenated retirees return to Florida for a visit, and each couple must decide whether to stay or go back with the "friends." Not as good as the previous film, but entertaining.
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The Desert Fox 1951 N/R, 88 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Henry Hathaway
Cast: James Mason, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke, Luther Adler, Everett Sloane, Leo G. Carroll, George Macready, Richard Boone, Eduard Franz, Dan O'Herlihy
Germany's Field Marshal Rommel and tank warfare in Africa during World War II are highlighted in this film. Actual war film footage is interspersed with studio filming, but the human story of Rommel's disfavor upon his return to Germany is what stands out in this excellent film.
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Dragonwyck 1946 N/R, 103 min.
Genre: Drama / Mystery / Thriller / Romance
Director: Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Cast: Gene Tierney, Walter Huston, Vincent Price, Glenn Langan, Anne Revere, Spring Byington, Harry Morgan, Jessica Tandy, Connie Marshall, Vivienne Osborne, Trudy Marshall, Trevor Bardette, Addison Richards, Grady Sutton, Jane Nigh
This film marks Joseph L. Mankiewicz's directorial debut and is based on Anya Seton's best-selling novel. The Gothic suspense story features Gene Tierney as Miranda, a governess who marries her rich cousin, Nicholas Van Ryn (Vincent Price). After the wedding, young Dr. Jeff Turner (Glenn Langan) becomes suspicious that Nicholas murdered his first wife in order to marry Miranda. And the mystery deepens.
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Driving Miss Daisy 1989 PG, 100 min.
Genre: Drama / Comedy
Director: Bruce Beresford
Cast: Jessica Tandy, Morgan Freeman, Dan Aykroyd, Patti LuPone, Esther Rolle, Bob Hannah, Joann Havrilla, Ray McKinnon, William Hall Jr., Alvin M. Sugarman, Clarice F. Geigerman, Muriel Moore
This movie spans 25 years in the life of Miss Daisy Werthan (Jessica Tandy)–a proud, stoic Southern lady–and her loyal, patient, Black chauffeur, Hoke Colburn (Morgan Freeman). Great entertainment. Academy Awards were received for Best Picture and for Best Actress. Awards were also received for Best Writing and Makeup, as well as five nominations, including Best Actor (Freeman).
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Forever Amber 1947 N/R, 140 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Otto Preminger
Cast: Linda Darnell, Cornel Wilde, Richard Greene, George Sanders, Richard Haydn, Jessica Tandy, Anne Revere, Leo G. Carroll, John Russell, Robert Coote
Living in London during the 17th century, Amber (Linda Darnell) rises from life as a prisoner to Lady in the Court of Charles II by trading sex for power. Too long, but still holds the interest fairly well.
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Foxfire 1987 TV, 115 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jud Taylor
Cast: Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, John Denver, Gary Grubbs, Harriet Hall, Jenny Whitter, Joshua Bryson, Collin Wilcox Paxton
This made-for-TV film was adapted from a Broadway play with Jessica Tandy and Hume Cronyn recreating their stage roles. Annie and Hector Nations live in a remote mountain home. When Hector dies, Annie struggles to retain her independence–with the help of Hector, who returns in her mind and offers both advice and encouragement. Tandy won an Emmy for her performance.
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Fried Green Tomatoes 1991 PG-13, 136 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Jon Avnet
Cast: Jessica Tandy, Kathy Bates, Mary Stuart Masterson, Mary-Louise Parker, Nick Searcy, Cicely Tyson, Chris O'Donnell, Stan Shaw, Gailard Sartain, Lois Smith, Timothy Scott, Gary Basaraba, Grace Zabriskie, Macon McCalman, Raynor Scheine
Evelyn Couch (Kathy Bates) meets octogenarian Ninny Threadgoode (Jessica Tandy) while visiting a nursing home. They become close friends, and Ninny tells stories about Idgie Threadgoode (Mary Stuart Masterson) and Ruth (Mary-Louise Parker) who lived in Georgia in the 1930s. Through flashbacks, Ninny's story is told beginning when Idgie and Ruth open a cafe in Whistle Stop, Alabama, where they serve fried green tomatoes. Despite problems, they succeed in the business, and their friendship endures. Evelyn is inspired by Ninny's stories, and she becomes a stronger woman.
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The Green Years 1946 N/R, 127 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Victor Saville
Cast: Charles Coburn, Tom Drake, Beverly Tyler, Hume Cronyn, Gladys Cooper, Dean Stockwell, Jessica Tandy, Richard Haydn, Andy Clyde, Wallace Ford
This is a saga of a boy growing into manhood. Following the death of his parents, Robert Shannon (Dean Stockwell and later Tom Drake) goes to Scotland where he lives with his great-grandfather (Charles Coburn). Of note in this film is the casting of Jessica Tandy as Kate Leckie, the daughter of Papa Leckie (Hume Cronyn).
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Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man 1962 N/R, 145 min.
Genre: Adventure / Drama / Romance
aka: Adventures of a Young Man
Director: Martin Ritt
Cast: Richard Beymer, Arthur Kennedy, Jessica Tandy, Susan Strasberg, Paul Newman, Simon Oakland, Diane Baker, Eli Wallach, Dan Dailey, Ricardo Montalban, Corinne Calvet, Fred Clark, James Dunn, Juano Hernandez, Michael J. Pollard
Combining 10 of Ernest Hemingway's short stories, this is the tale of Michigan born and bred Nick Adams (Richard Beymer). Nick leaves his parents' (Arthur Kennedy and Jessica Tandy) home and tries, but fails, to get his desired job as a news reporter in New York City. He enlists in the Italian army during World War I and is taken under the wing of hospital orderly John (Eli Wallach). Nick falls in love with nurse Rosanna (Susan Strasberg) who tragically dies in an air raid. Through all the suffering, Nick finally attains maturity as a responsible man.
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Honky Tonk Freeway 1981 PG, 107 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: John Schlesinger
Cast: William Devane, Beverly D'Angelo, Beau Bridges, Geraldine Page, Teri Garr, Jessica Tandy, Hume Cronyn, Howard Hesseman, George Dzundza, Joe Grifasi
This enjoyable story is about residents of a small Florida town who are upset because there are no plans for an exit from the new super highway that will bypass their town.
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The House on Carroll Street 1988 PG, 101 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Peter Yates
Cast: Kelly McGillis, Jeff Daniels, Mandy Patinkin, Jessica Tandy, Jonathan Hogan, Remak Ramsay, Trey Wilson, Jamey Sheridan, Kenneth Welsh
Set in the 1950s, Kelly McGillis plays a political activist who is accused of being a Communist because she takes the fifth when testifying before congress. While reading to an old lady, she overhears the details of a Nazi smuggling ring and starts to investigate.
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 The Light in the Forest 1958 N/R, 93 min.
Genre: Family
Director: Herschel Daugherty
Cast: Fess Parker, Joanne Dru, Wendell Corey, James MacArthur, Jessica Tandy, John McIntire, Joseph Calleia, Carol Lynley, Rafael Campos, Frank Ferguson
After being kidnapped as a young boy and raised by the Delaware Indians, Johnny (James MacArthur) is released and returns to his family where he learns to re-adapt to his white culture. Disney. 1 User Review
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| | Disney´s great movie | david d. 05/26/2007 | | Disney´s great movie. "the light in the forest" is a very interesting and beautiful movie. James Macarthur is wonderful. Great interpretation of a white boy who has lived with the Indians and returns with his white parents. My Disney´s favorite movie |
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Murder in the Family 1938  N/R, 75 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Albert Parker
Cast: Barry Jones, Jessica Tandy, Evelyn Ankers, Donald Gray, Jessie Winter, David Markham, Glynis Johns, Roddy McDowall, Annie Esmond, Rani Waller
A weak mystery of a man accused of murdering his rich aunt after she refused to give him money that he needed. But–he didn't do it, and neither did the butler
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Nobody's Fool 1994 R, 110 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Paul Newman, Jessica Tandy, Melanie Griffith, Bruce Willis, Dylan Walsh, Pruitt Taylor Vince, Gene Saks, Josef Sommer, Philip Bosco, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Catherine Dent, Jay Patterson, Alexander Goodwin, Carl J. Matusovich, Jerry Mayer
This comedy/drama was Jessica Tandy's last picture. It is also one of the year's best. Tandy plays Sully Sullivan's (Paul Newman) landlady, Mrs. Beryl, in this story about 60-year-old Sully who hasn't seen or spoken to his ex-wife in many years. Both Sully and his best friend Rub (Pruitt Taylor Vince) do enjoy flirting with Toby (Melanie Griffith) who is married to local contractor Carl (Bruce Willis) who sometimes gives Sully work. Changes begin for Sully when his son Peter (Dylan Walsh) arrives in town for Thanksgiving, and Sully learns that he has a grandson. Now, Sully decides that the holiday season is the time to start fixing up broken relationships. Newman was nominated for a Best Actor Oscar.
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September Affair 1950 N/R, 104 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: William Dieterle
Cast: Joan Fontaine, Joseph Cotten, Francoise Rosay, Jessica Tandy, Robert Arthur, Jimmy Lydon, Fortunio Bonanova, Anna Demetrio, Charles Evans, Charles La Torre
When the airplane they had booked passage on–but failed to board–crashes, two musicians, Manina Stuart (Joan Fontaine) and David Lawrence (Joseph Cotten), are presumed dead. They take the easy road and continue their adulterous affair by beginning a new life together letting the world continue to believe they are dead.
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The Seventh Cross 1944 N/R, 110 min.
Genre: Adventure
Director: Fred Zinnemann
Cast: Spencer Tracy, Signe Hasso, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Agnes Moorehead, Ray Collins, Alexander Granach, George Macready, Herbert Rudley, Felix Bressart
Set during World War II, this story is about seven men who escape from a Nazi concentration camp. The S.S. captain in charge of the camp vows to nail each one of the seven escapees to seven separate trees. The title refers to the one tree that remains unused as one of the ex-prisoners manages to make it to freedom. Hume Cronyn received an Oscar nomination for Best Supporting Actor.
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Still of the Night 1982 PG, 91 min.
Genre: Mystery
Director: Robert Benton
Cast: Roy Scheider, Meryl Streep, Jessica Tandy, Joe Grifasi, Sara Botsford, Josef Sommer, Irving Metzman, Larry Joshua, Rikke Borge, Tom Norton
Robert Benton (Roy Scheider) is a psychiatrist in New York whose life may be in danger because one of his patients (Meryl Streep) could be the murderess of one of his former patients.
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To Dance with the White Dog 1993 TV, 100 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Glenn Jordan
Cast: Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Christine Baranski, Terry Beaver, Harley Cross, Esther Rolle, Frank Whaley, Amy Wright, Bob Hannah, Ed Grady
Cora (Jessica Tandy), nearing death, worries about how her husband, Sam (Hume Cronyn), will cope after she is gone. After she dies, he is indeed grief stricken, but when a white dog appears, his outlook changes, and he finds that love is eternal. A good made-for-TV adaptation of a novel by Terry Kay.
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Used People 1992 PG-13, 116 min.
Genre: Comedy
Director: Beeban Kidron
Cast: Shirley MacLaine, Marcello Mastroianni, Kathy Bates, Marcia Gay Harden, Jessica Tandy, Sylvia Sidney, Bob Dishy, Asia Vieira, Louis Guss, Irving Metzman, David Gow
Pearl (Shirley MacLaine) is a Jewish woman grieving for her newly deceased husband. An Italian rogue (Marcello Mastroianni) invites her for a cup of coffee, moves into her life, and brings happiness to her entire family.
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The Valley of Decision 1945 N/R, 118 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Tay Garnett
Cast: Greer Garson, Gregory Peck, Donald Crisp, Lionel Barrymore, Preston Foster, Gladys Cooper, Reginald Owen, Dan Duryea, Jessica Tandy, Dean Stockwell
Although he is responsible for the deaths of her father and brother, Mary Rafferty (Greer Garson) works as a maid for Paul Scott's (Gregory Peck) wealthy family and falls in love with him.
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A Woman's Vengeance 1947 N/R, 95 min.
Genre: Drama
Director: Zoltan Korda
Cast: Charles Boyer, Ann Blyth, Jessica Tandy, Cedric Hardwicke, Mildred Natwick, Cecil Humphreys, Rachel Kempson, Leyland Hodgson, Harry Cording, John Williams
This excellent film concerns the trial of Henry Maurier (Charles Boyer) who is accused of murder after his wife dies under mysterious circumstances.
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The World According to Garp 1982 R, 136 min.
Genre: Comedy / Drama / Romance
Director: George Roy Hill
Cast: Robin Williams, Glenn Close, John Lithgow, Mary Beth Hurt, Hume Cronyn, Jessica Tandy, Swoosie Kurtz, Amanda Plummer, Peter Michael Goetz, Warren Berlinger, James McCall, George Ede, Mark Soper, Ian MacGregor
Garp (Robin Williams) is a writer who sees things from his own perspective. He lives with his wife (Mary Beth Hurt) and fends off his unmarried mother Jenny's (Glenn Close) feminist fame with her best-selling autobiographical book. John Lithgow was nominated for an Oscar (Best Supporting Actor) for his role of transsexual Roberta who steals young Garp. Glenn Close was nominated for Best Supporting Actress in her film debut.
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1. Batteries Not Included (1987)
2. Best Friends (1982)
3. The Birds (1963)
4. The Bostonians (1984)
5. Butley (1974)
6. Camilla (1994)
7. Cocoon (1985)
8. Cocoon: The Return (1988)
9. The Desert Fox (1951)
10. Dragonwyck (1946)
11. Driving Miss Daisy (1989)
12. Forever Amber (1947)
13. Foxfire (1987)
14. Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)
15. The Green Years (1946)
16. Hemingway's Adventures of a Young Man (1962)
aka: Adventures of a Young Man
17. Honky Tonk Freeway (1981)
18. The House on Carroll Street (1988)
19. The Light in the Forest (1958)
20. Murder in the Family (1938)
21. Nobody's Fool (1994)
22. September Affair (1950)
23. The Seventh Cross (1944)
24. Still of the Night (1982)
25. To Dance with the White Dog (1993)
26. Used People (1992)
27. The Valley of Decision (1945)
28. A Woman's Vengeance (1947)
29. The World According to Garp (1982)
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