Cast: Piper Laurie

Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Piper Laurie. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.


The Hustler

1961 · Movie · 135 min. · United States

Direction Robert Rossen

Cast Paul Newman · Jackie Gleason · George C. Scott · Piper Laurie

Synopsis "Fast" Eddie Felson (Paul Newman) is a self-assured upstart pool shark who frequents the local halls to get a crack at bringing down the legendary Minnesota Fats (Jackie Gleason). Under the wing of corrupt manager Bert Gordon (George C. Scott),...

8.2

29K votes

8.2

29K votes

Twin Peaks - Pilot Episode

1990 · Movie · 93 min. · United States

Direction David Lynch

Cast Kyle MacLachlan · Michael Ontkean · Piper Laurie · Joan Chen

Synopsis In the Twin Peaks - Pilot Episode (1990), the serene town of Twin Peaks is shaken by the tragic discovery of homecoming queen Laura Palmer's body, wrapped in plastic, on a riverbank. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper arrives to assist...

8.1

29K votes

8.1

29K votes

Twin Peaks (TV Series)

1990 · Series · 45 min. · United States

Direction David Lynch · Mark Frost · Lesli Linka Glatter · Caleb Deschanel

Cast Kyle MacLachlan · Lara Flynn Boyle · Michael Ontkean · James Marshall

Synopsis In the enigmatic town of Twin Peaks (TV Series) (1990), the shocking murder of homecoming queen Laura Palmer unravels a web of secrets, mysteries, and supernatural forces. FBI Special Agent Dale Cooper arrives to investigate, uncovering a community filled with...

7.9

47K votes

7.9

47K votes

Carrie

1976 · Movie · 97 min. · United States

Direction Brian De Palma

Cast Sissy Spacek · Piper Laurie · Amy Irving · William Katt

Synopsis In Carrie (1976), a shy and socially awkward high school girl named Carrie White endures relentless bullying from her peers and oppressive control from her fanatically religious mother. After discovering she possesses telekinetic powers, Carrie begins to explore her abilities...

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7.0

55K votes

7.0

55K votes

Inherit the Wind (TV)

1999 · Movie · 113 min. · United States

Direction Daniel Petrie

Cast Jack Lemmon · George C. Scott · David Wells · Beau Bridges

Synopsis Based on a real-life case in 1925, two great lawyers argue the case for and against a science teacher accused of the crime of teaching evolution.

6.7

129 votes

6.7

129 votes

Direction Charles de Lauzirika

Cast Mark Frost · David J. Latt · Johanna Ray · Sheryl Lee

Synopsis Retrospective documentary focusing on the entire series.

6.7

102 votes

6.7

102 votes

The Twilight Zone (TV Series)

1985 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Rod Serling · Paul Lynch · Peter Medak · Ryszard Bugajski

Cast William Atherton · Jenny Agutter · Martin Balsam · Jeffrey Tambor

Synopsis A collection of tales which range from comic to tragic, but often have a wicked sense of humor and an unexpected twist.

6.6

1K votes

6.6

1K votes

The Bunker (TV)

1981 · Movie · 148 min. · United States

Direction George Schaefer

Cast Anthony Hopkins · Richard Jordan · Cliff Gorman · James Naughton

Synopsis Dramatization depicting the events surrounding Adolf Hitler's last weeks in and around his underground bunker in Berlin before and during the battle for the city.

6.5

304 votes

6.5

304 votes

Hesher

2010 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Spencer Susser

Cast Joseph Gordon-Levitt · Natalie Portman · Devin Brochu · Rainn Wilson

Synopsis A mysterious, anarchical trickster descends on the lives of a family struggling to deal with a painful loss.

6.5

3K votes

6.5

3K votes

Return to Oz

1985 · Movie · 113 min. · United States

Direction Walter Murch

Cast Fairuza Balk · Nicol Williamson · Jean Marsh · Piper Laurie

Synopsis Dorothy, back in Kansas, can't stop thinking about Oz, and even believes that her friends have sent her a key. Auntie Em, worried for Dorothy's health, takes her to a famous doctor who works miracles with electricity. When Dorothy escapes...

6.5

1K votes

6.5

1K votes

Has Anybody Seen My Gal

1952 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

Direction Douglas Sirk

Cast Piper Laurie · Rock Hudson · Charles Coburn · Gigi Perreau

Synopsis Wealthy Samuel Fulton is getting older and has no family of his own. He decides to leave his estate to the family of his first love, who turned down his marriage proposal years ago because he was poor. But he...

6.5

308 votes

6.5

308 votes

Dawn at Socorro

1954 · Movie · 80 min. · United States

Direction George Sherman

Cast Rory Calhoun · Piper Laurie · David Brian · Kathleen Hughes

Synopsis Gunfighter Brett Wade, diagnosed with tuberculosis, tries to get out of his former life while helping a young woman.

6.3

111 votes

6.3

111 votes

Until They Sail

1957 · Movie · 94 min. · United States

Direction Robert Wise

Cast Jean Simmons · Joan Fontaine · Paul Newman · Piper Laurie

Synopsis Four sisters in New Zealand fall for Allied sailors en route to World War II. In a courtroom in Wellington, New Zealand, Barbara Leslie listens to testimony about her sister Delia and remembers the events that led to the trial:...

6.3

421 votes

6.3

421 votes

6.3

67 votes

Hounddog

2008 · Movie · 98 min. · United States

Direction Deborah Kampmeier

Cast Dakota Fanning · Robin Wright · David Morse · Piper Laurie

Synopsis Like a lily growing in the swamp, Lewellen, a precocious southern girl, radiates splendor amidst the murk that surrounds her. She is being raised by her abusive father and disciplinarian grandmother, and finds comfort, joy, and strength in music--she is...

6.3

463 votes

6.3

463 votes

Children of a Lesser God

1986 · Movie · 118 min. · United States

Direction Randa Haines

Cast William Hurt · Marlee Matlin · Piper Laurie · Philip Bosco

Synopsis James is a new speech teacher at a school for the deaf. He falls for Sarah, a pupil who decided to stay on at the school rather than venture into the big bad world. She shuns him at first, refusing...

6.3

4K votes

6.3

4K votes

The Crossing Guard

1995 · Movie · 114 min. · United States

Direction Sean Penn

Cast Jack Nicholson · David Morse · Anjelica Huston · Robin Wright

Synopsis Freddie Gale is a seedy jeweler who has sworn to kill the drunk driver who killed his little girl. After a hit-and-run takes the life of a man's daughter, breaking his heart and destroying his marriage, he plots revenge on...

6.2

1K votes

6.2

1K votes

The Mississippi Gambler

1953 · Movie · 99 min. · United States

Direction Rudolph Maté

Cast Tyrone Power · Piper Laurie · Julie Adams · John McIntire

Synopsis Mark Fallon, with partner Kansas John Polly, tries to introduce honest gambling on the riverboats. His first success makes enemies of the crooked gamblers and of fair Angelique Dureau, whose necklace he won. Later in New Orleans, Mark befriends Angelique's...

6.1

307 votes

6.1

307 votes

The Prince who was a Thief

1951 · Movie · 88 min. · United States

Direction Rudolph Maté

Cast Tony Curtis · Piper Laurie · Marvin Miller · Everett Sloane

Synopsis In 13th-century Tangiers, regent Mustapha hires master thief Yussef to murder the baby Prince Hussein so Mustapha can take the throne in the infant's place. Yussef, too kind-hearted to kill the boy, instead adopts him and rears him as a...

6.1

254 votes

6.1

254 votes

Wrestling Ernest Hemingway

1993 · Movie · 123 min. · United States

Direction Randa Haines

Cast Robert Duvall · Richard Harris · Shirley MacLaine · Sandra Bullock

Synopsis Frank, a retired Irish seaman, and Walter, a retired Cuban barber, are two lonely old men trapped in the emptiness of their own lives. When they meet in a park Frank is able to start a conversation after several attempts....

6.1

131 votes

6.1

131 votes