Piper Laurie
23 titles
Filmography
23 results

Tim
(1979)An older American woman hires an innocent young laborer with a mental disability, and the bond that develops between them stirs up trouble.

Snapshots
(2018)Three generations of women collide at a family’s summer house, when a roll of film from 1960 is found, and the legacy that developed comes into focus.

Ruby
(1977)She's sweet sixteen and her mama (Piper Laurie - the mother in the horror classic Carrie) wants to send her away. The deaf-mute daughter retaliates by calling up the spirit of her murdered father and in one terrifying night of horror, he exacts his revenge.

Carrie
(1976)Sheltered by her religious zealot mother, a painfully shy teenager with secret psychic powers unleashes them on her relentless high school bullies.

A Christmas Memory
(1997)A boy is sent to live with his relatives in a Southern town, where he forms a close bond with his elderly cousin during the Christmas season.

The Mississippi Gambler
(1953)Mark Fallon, a riverboat gambler on his way to New Orleans, meets Angelique Dureau, a Southern belle who spurns his charm and advances. Using his winnings to build a casino, Fallon's card skills make him a fortune, while his pursuit of the fiery Angelique leads to knife fights, suicides, family feuds and duels over personal honor.

Smoke Signal
(1955)Cavalry Captain Harper is determined to bring Halliday to justice, but first, he must lead his men and a handful of massacre survivors to safety through hostile, uncharted territory. Halliday's sympathies are with the Indigenous men, whom he believes have resorted to violence only because of the cruelty of certain white officers.

Dawn at Socorro
(1954)After being wounded in a gunfight, gunslinger and gambler Brett Wade is diagnosed with tuberculosis. On his way to Colorado for treatment, he stops in Socorro, New Mexico, where he attempts to save a local saloon girl from a corrupt owner.

Days of Wine and Roses
(1958)An alcoholic falls in love with and gets married to a young woman, whom he addicts to booze so they can share his "passion" for alcohol.

Dangerous Mission
(1954)Piper Laurie stars as an innocent young woman who witnesses a New York gangland murder. Now, realizing that her only hope of survival is to run, she flees to Montana's Glacier National Park--pursued by a federal agent who wants her to testify... and a hit man who wants to shut her up permanently.

The Hustler
(1961)HD. Brassy pool shark Paul Newman travels the small-town circuit while heading for a big-time showdown in this 1961 classic.

Children of a Lesser God
(1986)Based on the hit Broadway play, it's the uplifting love story of John Leeds, an idealistic special education teacher, and a headstrong deaf girl named Sarah. Soon their teacher/student relationship blossoms into love.

Dream a Little Dream
(1989)An aging man desperately searching for a way to prolong his and his wife's lives, switches brains with a teenager.

Trauma
(1993)In this heart-pounding Italian thriller, a young man tries to help an escaped psychiatric patient find the serial killer who murdered her parents.

Mae West
(1982)A portrait of the curvaceous, frank, and sassy actress follows her flamboyant career, her love affairs, and her indelible mark on Hollywood.

Return to Oz
(1985)Since she returned home from Oz Dorothy has been trying to convince everyone of what she saw, but she ends up in a mental hospital. Escaping, she wakes up in Oz where she meets a bunch of new friends. They all set off to rescue the Scarecrow from the evil Nome King, who has laid waste the Emerald City and taken over Oz.

Until They Sail
(1957)A bittersweet story of sisters embracing love in a time of war, but it’s the sensitive romance between a war widow and a jaded captain (Newman) that forms the tale’s poignant heart.

Other People's Money
(1991)A Wall Street corporate raider attempts to acquire an 81-year-old New England wire & cable company but finds himself embroiled in the fight of his life against the company CEO.

Hesher
(2010)After losing his mom in a car crash and drifting further from his forlorn dad, 10-year-old T.J meets Hesher, who makes his life even more chaotic.

The Crossing Guard
(1995)Freddy Gale (Jack Nicholson) wants revenge on John Booth (David Morse), the man who killed his daughter in a drink-driving incident. When Booth is released from prison after six years, Gale makes a failed assassination attempt at the trailer where Booth lives, but vows to return.