Direction: Karen Arthur

The best movies, series, and documentaries directed by Karen Arthur. Explore exceptional titles that showcase a unique filmmaking vision.


Direction Jules Irving · Bill Bixby · Ted Post · James Sheldon

Cast Peter Strauss · Gregg Henry · James Carroll Jordan · Susan Sullivan

Synopsis TV Series (1976-1977). 21 episodes. This is the sequel to the mini-series, RICH MAN, POOR MAN.

6.3

54 votes

6.3

54 votes

Remington Steele (TV Series)

1982 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Michael Gleason · Robert Butler · Seymour Robbie · Don Weis

Cast Pierce Brosnan · Stephanie Zimbalist · Doris Roberts · James Read

Synopsis TV Series (1982-1987). 5 Seasons. 94 Episodes. When Laura Holt (Stephanie Zimbalist), a beautiful young private detective begins her own business (Laura Holt investigations), she soon discovers that no one is willing to hire a female detective. In an attempt...

6.3

20K votes

6.3

20K votes

Return to Eden (TV Miniseries)

1983 · Series · 60 min. · Australia

Direction Karen Arthur

Cast Rebecca Gilling · Wendy Hughes · James Smilie · James Reyne

Synopsis TV Miniseries (1983). Total runtime: 266 minutes. Plot: Stephanie Harper has it all - beauty, riches and a loving husband. That is, until her husband falls in love with her best friend. In order to get her money he pushes...

6.0

3K votes

6.0

3K votes

Direction Karen Arthur

Cast Lawrence Hilton-Jacobs · Angela Bassett · Holly Robinson Peete · Margaret Avery

Synopsis The Jacksons are your average working-class family in Gary, Indiana; but when their father discovers the kids have an extraordinary musical talent they form a band. Winning talent show after talent show they soon hit it big when Motown calls....

5.5

743 votes

5.5

743 votes

Cagney & Lacey (TV Series)

1981 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Barbara Avedon · Barbara Corday · Reza Badiyi · Sharron Miller

Cast Tyne Daly · Sharon Gless · Al Waxman · Meg Foster

Synopsis Television police drama starring two female cops as partners. Their contrasting personalities (one is tough and the other sensitive) strengthen them as a team, allowing each a different perspective on both personal and professional situations.

5.4

203 votes

5.4

203 votes

True Women (TV)

1997 · Movie · 170 min. · United States

Direction Karen Arthur

Cast Dana Delany · Annabeth Gish · Angelina Jolie · Tina Majorino

Synopsis True Women is a sweeping saga of love, war and adventure. Spanning five decades from the Texas Revolution through the Civil War, Reconstruction and beyond, True Women is the story of the love, friendship, survival and triumphs of Sarah Ashby...

5.3

313 votes

5.3

313 votes

Lady Beware

1987 · Movie · 108 min. · United States

Direction Karen Arthur

Cast Diane Lane · Michael Woods · Cotter Smith · Tyra Ferrell

Synopsis Young and good looking Katya, a window dresser for a big department store in Pittsburgh, begins a love story with a journalist, Mac Odell. She is however stalked by Jack, a married man who has a fixation with her. Jack...

4.8

165 votes

4.8

165 votes

Dead by Sunset (TV Miniseries)

1995 · Series · 185 min. · United States

Direction Karen Arthur

Cast Ken Olin · Lindsay Frost · Annette O'Toole · John Terry

Synopsis Dr. Sara Gordon (Lindsay Frost) meets Brad Cunningham (Ken Olin) a handsome, successful man and soon marries him--unaware that he cheated on his first wife, raped her, abused and tortured his children, and when his wife was about to leave...

4.1

50 votes

4.1

50 votes

4.0

48 votes

Shadow of a Doubt (TV)

1991 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Karen Arthur

Cast Mark Harmon · Margaret Welsh · Norm Skaggs · William Lanteau

Synopsis Charlie is a young woman who is thrilled that her favorite Uncle Charlie is coming home for good. But she soon discovers that her namesake, a "Wall Street financier," has a deep, dark secret. And knowledge of that secret by...

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Bridge to Silence (TV)

1989 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Karen Arthur

Cast Lee Remick · Marlee Matlin · Michael O'Keefe · Candace Brecker

Synopsis John and Peg are both deaf and they have a six year old daughter, Lisa. On their way to Peg's parents they have a car accident and John is killed. Peg has a nervous breakdown and Peg's mother temporarily takes...

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The Song of the Lark (TV)

2001 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Karen Arthur

Cast Alison Elliott · Maximilian Schell · Tony Goldwyn · Robert Floyd

Synopsis At the end of the 19th century, a country girl wants to go to the big city to become a master pianist. However, her instructor discovers that her true talent lies in singing.

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The Rape of Richard Beck (TV)

1985 · Movie · 100 min. · United States

Direction Karen Arthur

Cast Richard Crenna · Meredith Baxter · Pat Hingle · Frances Lee McCain

Synopsis Cop Beck (Crenna) thinks rape victims "bring it upon themselves" to be raped but has a mind-changing experience when he himself is raped by a couple of white trash felons, one of whom actually says he's going to make him...

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Crossings (TV Miniseries)

1986 · Series · 269 min. · United States

Direction Karen Arthur

Cast Cheryl Ladd · Lee Horsley · Christopher Plummer · Jane Seymour

Synopsis An industrialist meets the wife of a French ambassador on a transatlantic voyage to Europe. As time and the war progresses, she returns to America when Paris becomes occupied by the Nazis and again encounters the industrialist. An affair ensues....

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Journey of the Heart (TV)

1997 · Movie · 120 min. · United States

Direction Karen Arthur

Cast Cybill Shepherd · Stephen Lang · Blake Heron · Cassidy Rae

Synopsis Mother struggles to raise an autistic child, based on a true story.

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The Staircase (TV)

1998 · Movie · 96 min. · United States

Direction Karen Arthur

Cast Barbara Hershey · William Petersen · Diane Ladd · Justin Louis

Synopsis A small chapel's choir loft survives incomplete with no staircase, until one day a mysterious drifter, with a background in carpentry, arrives in town.

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Direction Karen Arthur

Cast Tom Arnold · Candace Cameron Bure · Christopher Wiehl · Barbara Niven

Synopsis In 'Saint' Nick Crosby's old-fashioned all-year Christmas village Santaville, working as a mere elf on Christmas preparations all year killed his daughter Holly's seasonal spirit. So she moved out, feeling neglected since ma's death, to become a Boston toy firm's...

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Two Marriages (TV Series)

1983 · Series · 60 min. · United States

Direction Karen Arthur · Burt Brinckerhoff · Michael Caffey · Peter Levin

Cast Louanne · Tom Mason · Karen Carlson · Ian Fried

Synopsis TV Series (1983-1984). 10 Episodes. This series follows two families, the Daleys and the Armstrongs, who are neighbors. The Daleys are a blended family, Ann is a construction engineer who has a son Scott from a previous marriage, who's a...

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