Vanessa Redgrave Movies

The Ballad of the Sad Cafe

65/100

A tangled triangle. In the rural South of the early 20th century, Miss Amelia is the town eccentric, selling corn liquor and dispensing medicine. She takes in her half-sister's son, a ... See full summary »

The Sea Gull

70/100

An aging actress named Irina Arkidana pays summer visits to her brother Pjotr Nikolayevich Sorin and her son Konstantin on a country estate. On one occasion, she brings Trigorin, a ... See full summary »

A Man for All Seasons

74/100

King Henry VIII wants to divorce his wife, and seeks the approval of the aristocracy. Sir Thomas More is a man of principle and reason, and is thus placed in a difficult position: should he... See full summary »

What Ever Happened to Baby Jane?

62/100

An elderly, bedridden former movie star is "cared for" by her sister, who hates her and keeps her a virtual prisoner in the family mansion.

The Locket

75/100

A young man taking care of his dying mother is distraught and grief-stricken when she finally passes away. On the advice of his doctor, he takes a job in an upscale nursing home, and is ... See full summary »

Down Came a Blackbird

69/100

Helen McNulty is a journalist struggling to regain control of her life a year after she was abducted and tortured in Central America...

Consuming Passions

60/100

A tragic mishap at a chocolate factory results in candy lovers getting an unexpected 'extra' in their sweets. The problem is that they want more!

Out of Season

66/100

In this tense story of an unusual romantic triangle, middle-aged Ann (Vanessa Redgrave) and her teenage daughter Joanna (Susan George) manage a failing hotel on an island off the British ... See full summary »

Children of the Mist

65/100

A bereaved man finds solace in a blind woman who has the ability to see the souls of departed children, including his own daughter who recently died. With the woman's help, he is able to work through his grief.

Steaming

66/100

Three female frequenters of a steam room decide to fight its closure.

The Sailor from Gibraltar

68/100

In Italy, a vacationing Englishman leaves his girlfriend for a wealthy mysterious American widow who's sailing the seas in search of her long-lost sailor friend.

Orpheus Descending

76/100

Val Xavier is a drifter in 1940's Mississippi who brings new life to an Italian immigrant woman trapped in a loveless marriage.

Second Serve

80/100

Fact-based story about tennis pro Renee Richards, whose player status was challenged in 1976 when it was revealed that she was a transsexual. Flashback to 1964 and meet Richard Radley, a ... See full summary »

Two Mothers for Zachary

73/100

Based on the true custody battle in Richmond, Virginia, a grandmother sues her lesbian daughter for...

Great Moments in Aviation

70/100

A young woman becomes involved with a man who not only may be an art thief, but a murderer.

La vacanza

72/100

Medieval drama in which Redgrave plays an allegedly insane woman who is allowed to finally leave the...

Dropout

74/100

Mary is a disillusioned English banker's wife who meets a troubled Italian immigrant, Bruno. Mary is captivated by Bruno and they set off on a voyage together. In the course of their voyage, they meet a series of society's dropouts.

A Wall of Silence

74/100

A film director decides to make a movie about Silvia, a woman who lost her husband during a particularly violent war. But will making a movie about it force Silvia to remember her traumatic past?

Pokhorony Stalina

74/100

My Body, My Child

74/100

A woman must choose between having an abortion or giving birth to a deformed child.