Kathy Bates
56 titles
Filmography
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Misery
(1990)After his car crashes in the mountains during a snowstorm, a famous novelist is held in captivity by the dangerously unbalanced fan who “rescued” him.

Fried Green Tomatoes
(1991)Evelyn Couch is having trouble in her marriage, and no one seems to take her seriously. While in a nursing home visiting relatives, she meets Ninny Threadgoode, an outgoing old woman, who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode, a young woman in 1920's Alabama. Through Idgie's inspiring life, Evelyn learns to be more assertive and builds a lasting friendship of her own with Ninny.

Dolores Claiborne
(1995)A New York City reporter returns to her hometown in Maine to support her estranged mother, who's been accused of murdering her longtime employer.

The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
(2004)Top-flight Hollywood film editors reveal the secrets of the trade and how editing can make or break a movie. Film clips, interviews, and a unique hands-on session highlight the magic in this Starz Original production.

A Home of Our Own
(1993)A widow and her six children are looking for a fresh start. They spot an unfinished house and do whatever it takes to build a home of their own.

Disjointed
Pot activist Ruth Whitefeather Feldman runs a medical marijuana dispensary while encouraging her loyal patients to chill out and enjoy the high life.

Unconditional Love
(2002)When Grace Beasley's (Academy Award-winner Kathy Bates - "Misery," "About Schmidt") husband (Academy Award-nominee Dan Aykroyd - "Ghostbusters," "The Blues Brothers") leaves her, she travels to Chicago for a concert by the one man she has adored for years, Welsh singing star Victor Fox. But when Fox is murdered by a serial killer known as The Crossbow Killer, a devastated Beasley travels to London for Fox's funeral. There she encounters Dirk Simpson (Golden Globe-nominee Rupert Everett - "My Best Friend's Wedding," "The Next Best Thing"), who has secretly been Fox's lover for twenty years. Now, these two damaged people with nothing in common other than their love for Fox travel to Chicago--determined to bring his murderer to justice.

My Sister's Keeper
(2002)Two sisters embark on a journey of discovery and reconciliation in this poignant real-life story based on the memoirs of Margaret Moorman.

Hostages
(1992)Five Western civilians endure imprisonment in Beirut as their families fight to free them in this docudrama chronicling a hostage crisis in the 1980s.

About Schmidt
(2002)Warren Schmidt, a quiet ex-insurance actuary, is unhappily married to Helen and brooding over the forthcoming wedding of his daughter Jeannie to Randall Hertzel. When Helen suddenly dies and he finds love letters to her from his best friend, he is inspired to try and stop the wedding, but standing in his way is Randall's feisty mother, and slowly, he realises he must make the most of his remaining life.

The Great Gilly Hopkins
(2015)A feisty foster kid with a penchant for trouble bounces from one home to the next until she meets someone who teaches her the true meaning of family.

The Great Lillian Hall
(2024)When beloved Broadway actress Lillian Hall (Jessica Lange) starts forgetting her lines, she must reckon with the sacrifices she made for her career. Directed by Michael Cristofer.

The Waterboy
(1998)Join the millions everywhere who’ve proudly cheered for The Waterboy!

Chéri
(2009)At 19, Chéri, son of former courtesan Madame Peloux is already bored with his philandering lifestyle. Léa, an ex-rival of his mother, finds herself at the same crossroad, and initially as a favour, begins an affair with him to educate the spoilt boy in the ways of life and love. Blissfully unaware of their growing feelings for each other, their dalliance goes on for six years...

Bonneville
(2006)After her husband's death, Arvilla and her friends set out in her 1966 Bonneville on a journey of self-rediscovery across the great American West.

Home
(2021)In prison since he was a teenager, Marvin returns to his run-down family home to find his small town has not forgiven him for the crime he committed.

Relative Strangers
(2006)An uptight professor who sets out to locate his biological parents is befuddled to find that his original mother and father are not quite upper-class.

Summer Camp
(2024)Ginny (Kathy Bates), Nora (Diane Keaton) and Mary (Alfre Woodard) have been best friends since childhood, spending their summers inseparably at sleepaway camp. 50 years later, their lives might not be where they'd imagined, but one thing is for sure--Ginny, Nora and Mary need each other, and a summer camp reunion reminds them why.

Midnight in Paris
(2011)The film follows a family travelling to Paris for business, including a young engaged couple that has their lives transformed throughout the journey.

Richard Jewell
(2019)The initial suspect in 1996’s Centennial Park bombing fights to maintain his innocence against the FBI and media in this film based on true events.