Cast: Piper Laurie
Top movies, series, and documentaries starring Piper Laurie. Uncover the most acclaimed works, loved by fans and praised by critics.
Titles found: 74
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...
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
Secrets from Another Place: Creating 'Twin Peaks'
2007 · Documentary · 105 min. · United States
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
Acting 'Carrie'
2001 · Documentary · 43 min. · United States
Direction Laurent Bouzereau
Cast Brian De Palma · Nancy Allen · Betty Buckley · Jack Fisk
6.3
67 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