Joan Plowright
15 titles
Filmography
15 results

Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont
(2005)All but abandoned by her family in a London retirement hotel, an elderly woman strikes up a curious friendship with a young writer.

Tea with Mussolini
(1999)Florence, 1934, an abandoned boy is raised by an eccentric, witty group of older expatriate women. Together, they weather the rise of fascism, and impending personal heartbreak.

I Am David
(2003)After escaping a communist concentration camp, a 12-year-old boy travels across Europe on a spiritual voyage for wisdom and self-discovery.

I Love You to Death
(1990)Tracey Ullman stars in the true story of Rosalie Boca, a woman who tried to kill her husband...fourtimes! The devoted wife of a philandering pizza maker (Kevin Kline), Rosalie sharpens her homicidalinstincts when she learns that he's been squeezing more than just tomatoes.
Brimstone & Treacle
(1982)Brimstone and Treacle centres around the heavily troubled Bates family. The marriage between Mr. and Mrs. Bates is rocky, and both are suffering under the strain of caring for their mute, handicapped daughter Pattie. When Martin, a mysterious stranger arrives, they welcome him as a surrogate member of the family, especially pleased by his eagerness to help care for Pattie. Martin, however, is not all he appears to be. Potter uses the archetypal scenario of the supernatural visitor to explore the ambiguities of good and evil, as some of Martin's demonic acts have unexpectedly positive effects.

Dennis the Menace
(1993)Based on the beloved comic strip, a well-meaning but wholly destructive little boy unwittingly wreaks mayhem upon his surly next-door neighbor.

Dance with Me
(1998)A handsome young Cuban with a passion for life and flair for Latin dance gives new energy to a faded dance studio and its instructor.

Nothing Like a Dame
(2018)Join British stage and cinema legends Maggie Smith, Judi Dench, Eileen Atkins, and Joan Plowright as they share candid tales of life, love, and art.
Hotel Sorrento
(1995)Sisters Hilary, Pippa and Meg return reunite after 10 years at their family home for their dad's funeral. Old resentments and their divergent life paths lead to tension between the women.

101 Dalmatians
(1996)Dalmatians Pongo and Perdita are overjoyed by the arrival of 15 puppies. But when the spotted-fur-loving Ms. De Vil dognaps the litter---along with every other Dalmatian pup in London---Pongo and Perdy must rally the town's animals to their rescue.

Bringing Down the House
(2003)A workaholic attorney gets suckered into a date with an escaped convict.

Revolution
(1985)In 1776, a fur trapper reluctantly takes up arms to fight for freedom when his son is imprisoned during the violent struggle against the British.

Surviving Picasso
(1996)Anthony Hopkins gives a full-throttle performance as acclaimed artist in this movie told from viewpoint of Picasso’s longtime mistress and mother of his children Claude & Paloma.

The Spiderwick Chronicles
(2008)Based on the best-selling children's book series about twin boys who move into a dilapidated estate and find themselves sucked into a world of goblins, griffins, fairies, trolls & other magical creatures.
A Pyromaniac's Love Story
(1995)When the neighbourhood pastry shop goes up in flames, everyone connected with it confesses to starting the fire, but why? Who's really to blame?