Cast: Jessica Lange

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


Big Fish

2003 · Movie · 126 min. · United States

Direction Tim Burton

Cast Ewan McGregor · Albert Finney · Billy Crudup · Jessica Lange

Synopsis Edward Bloom (Finney) has always been a teller of tall tales about his oversized life as a young man (Ewan McGregor), when his wanderlust led him on an unlikely journey from small town in Alabama, around the world, and back...

7.9

129K votes

7.9

129K votes

Horace and Pete (TV Series)

2016 · Series · 35 min. · United States

Direction Louis C.K.

Cast Louis C.K. · Steve Buscemi · Edie Falco · Steven Wright

Synopsis TV Series (2016). 10 Episodes. Horace and Pete (stylized as Horace and Pete's Est. 1916) is an American comedy-drama web series created by Louis C.K. starring himself and Steve Buscemi as Horace and Pete, co-owners of an Irish bar, Horace...

7.8

994 votes

7.8

994 votes

Direction Ryan Murphy · Gwyneth Horder-Payton · Helen Hunt · Liza Johnson

Cast Jessica Lange · Susan Sarandon · Alfred Molina · Judy Davis

Synopsis TV Miniseries (2017). 8 Episodes. Tells the story of the legendary rivalry between Joan Crawford (Jessica Lange) and Bette Davis (Susan Sarandon) during their collaboration on the Academy Award®-nominated thriller What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? and after the cameras...

7.8

4K votes

7.8

4K votes

All That Jazz

1979 · Movie · 123 min. · United States

Direction Bob Fosse

Cast Roy Scheider · Jessica Lange · Leland Palmer · Ann Reinking

Synopsis All That Jazz (1979) follows Joe Gideon, a brilliant but self-destructive Broadway director and choreographer, as he balances his chaotic professional and personal life. While pushing himself to finish a major stage production and edit a film, his relentless work...

7.5

10K votes

7.5

10K votes

Direction Ryan Murphy · Brad Falchuk · Bradley Buecker · Michael Uppendahl

Cast Jessica Lange · Sarah Paulson · Zachary Quinto · Lily Rabe

Synopsis American Horror Story: Asylum (TV Miniseries) (2012) is a chilling tale set in 1964 at Briarcliff Manor, a foreboding mental institution. The story intertwines the lives of patients, nuns, and doctors, each harboring dark secrets. A journalist investigating the asylum's...

7.5

20K votes

7.5

20K votes

Music Box

1989 · Movie · 123 min. · United States

Direction Costa-Gavras

Cast Jessica Lange · Armin Mueller-Stahl · Frederic Forrest · Lukas Haas

Synopsis In Music Box (1989), a devoted Chicago lawyer, Ann Talbot, defends her Hungarian immigrant father, Michael Laszlo, when he is accused of war crimes committed during World War II. As Ann delves deeper into the case, she uncovers disturbing truths...

7.3

7K votes

7.3

7K votes

Cape Fear

1991 · Movie · 130 min. · United States

Direction Martin Scorsese

Cast Robert De Niro · Jessica Lange · Nick Nolte · Juliette Lewis

Synopsis In Cape Fear (1991), a reformed convict, Max Cady, is released from prison after serving a 14-year sentence. He seeks revenge on Sam Bowden, the lawyer he believes inadequately defended him during his trial. Cady begins to terrorize Bowden and...

7.3

55K votes

7.3

55K votes

Tootsie

1982 · Movie · 119 min. · United States

Direction Sydney Pollack

Cast Dustin Hoffman · Jessica Lange · Geena Davis · Charles Durning

Synopsis In Tootsie (1982), a struggling actor named Michael Dorsey, desperate for work, disguises himself as a woman named Dorothy Michaels to land a role on a popular soap opera. As Dorothy, Michael becomes a sensation, but his double life grows...

7.1

40K votes

7.1

40K votes

Direction Ryan Murphy · Brad Falchuk · Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · Bradley Buecker

Cast Connie Britton · Dylan McDermott · Jessica Lange · Denis O'Hare

Synopsis American Horror Story: Murder House (TV Miniseries) (2011) follows the Harmon family—Ben, Vivien, and their daughter Violet—as they move into a restored mansion in Los Angeles, seeking a fresh start after personal struggles. However, the house holds a dark history...

7.1

28K votes

7.1

28K votes

Frances

1982 · Movie · 134 min. · United States

Direction Graeme Clifford

Cast Jessica Lange · Sam Shepard · Kim Stanley · Bart Burns

Synopsis This is the true story of Frances Farmer's meteoric rise to fame in Hollywood, and her later downfall and ill health which were the result of blacklisting. An inspirational account of the life and career of a woman of courage.

7.0

1K votes

7.0

1K votes

The Postman Always Rings Twice

1981 · Movie · 123 min. · United States

Direction Bob Rafelson

Cast Jack Nicholson · Jessica Lange · Anjelica Huston · John Colicos

Synopsis Frank Chambers, a depression-era drifter ends up at a diner owned by Nick Papadakis, who offers Frank a job. Frank accepts the offer, and soon begins an affair with Nick's wife Cora. The adulterous lovers soon plot to kill Nick...

6.8

11K votes

6.8

11K votes

Vivien Leigh: Scarlett and Beyond (TV)

1990 · Documentary · 46 min. · United States

Direction Gene Feldman

Cast Jessica Lange · Garson Kanin · Claire Bloom · Radie Harris

Synopsis Documentary on the life and career of Vivien Leigh.

6.8

22 votes

6.8

22 votes

Broken Flowers

2005 · Movie · 105 min. · United States

Direction Jim Jarmusch

Cast Bill Murray · Jeffrey Wright · Frances Conroy · Julie Delpy

Synopsis Broken Flowers (2005) follows Don Johnston, a recently single man who receives an anonymous letter claiming he has a son from a past relationship. Encouraged by his neighbor, Don embarks on a journey to visit former lovers, hoping to uncover...

6.7

20K votes

6.7

20K votes

Cat on a Hot Tin Roof (TV)

1984 · Movie · 144 min. · United States

Direction Jack Hofsiss

Cast Jessica Lange · Tommy Lee Jones · Rip Torn · Kim Stanley

Synopsis The story of conflicts, power plays and secrets in a wealthy Mississippi family.

6.7

30 votes

6.7

30 votes

Grey Gardens (TV)

2009 · Movie · 104 min. · United States

Direction Michael Sucsy

Cast Drew Barrymore · Jessica Lange · Jeanne Tripplehorn · Daniel Baldwin

Synopsis Based on the life stories of the eccentric aunt and first cousin of Jackie Kennedy (both named Edith Bouvier Beale aka "Big and Little Edie") raised as Park Avenue débutantes but who withdrew from New York society, taking shelter at...

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6.6

867 votes

6.6

867 votes

Rob Roy

1995 · Movie · 139 min. · United States

Direction Michael Caton-Jones

Cast Liam Neeson · Jessica Lange · Tim Roth · John Hurt

Synopsis In the highlands of Scotland in the 1700s, Rob Roy tries to lead his small town to a better future, by borrwoing money from the local nobility to buy cattle to hurd to market. When the money is stolen, Rob...

6.5

12K votes

6.5

12K votes

Sybil (TV)

2007 · Movie · 89 min. · United States

Direction Joseph Sargent

Cast Jessica Lange · Tammy Blanchard · Ron White · JoBeth Williams

Synopsis A true story of a young woman whose abusive childhood results in her developing a multiple personality disorder.

6.5

68 votes

6.5

68 votes

Direction Ryan Murphy · Brad Falchuk · Alfonso Gomez-Rejon · Michael Rymer

Cast Jessica Lange · Angela Bassett · Kathy Bates · Jamie Brewer

Synopsis American Horror Story: Coven (TV Miniseries) (2013) follows a group of young witches who attend Miss Robichaux's Academy in New Orleans, a school designed to protect and nurture those with supernatural abilities. As they grapple with their powers and personal...

6.5

13K votes

6.5

13K votes

Don't Come Knocking

2005 · Movie · 122 min. · United States

Direction Wim Wenders

Cast Sam Shepard · Jessica Lange · Tim Roth · Sarah Polley

Synopsis Howard Spence (Sam Shepard) has seen better days. When he was younger he was a movie star, mostly in Westerns. At the age of sixty, Howard uses drugs, alcohol and young girls to avoid the painful truth that there are...

6.4

2K votes

6.4

2K votes