Sheila McCarthy
19 titles
Filmography
19 results

I've Heard the Mermaids Singing
(1987)A whimsical tale of a daydreaming artist unfolds through a video-recorded confession, revealing her charming aspirations and creative journey.

Anything for Jackson
(2020)An elderly couple abducts a pregnant woman for a "reverse exorcism," but their ritual ends up summoning an entity they did not expect.

Cardinals
(2017)Years after killing her neighbor in a car accident, a woman comes home from prison and tries to move on, until the deceased’s son appears at her door.

Brace for Impact
(2016)When disgraced Flight Crash Investigator Sofia Gilchrist's brother dies in a plane accident that she was supposed to be on, she breaks protocol and secretly begins investigating the crash. As she painfully tries to piece together everything that happened, she is led to a potential trap left by a killer who himself perished on the plane that ended her brother's life.

Algonquin
(2014)Jake, an unhappy school teacher, has his life upended when his shifty, travel writing father insists that they write a book about Algonquin Park together. Their trek to a long-neglected family cabin is cut short by tragedy. Laying his father to rest, Jake decides to pay tribute to him by finishing the book. Returning to the cabin, he's interrupted by unexpected visitors: a mother and son who are his Dad's secret family. This deception is the final straw. However, something stops him. The young boy has an uncanny amount of information about a pivotal event from his childhood. Can these two brothers, having just met, come together on an unlikely quest that may help them find what they're looking for and so badly need?

Christmas in Rockwell
(2022)A former child star escapes Hollywood for Christmas in her hometown, where holiday magic and a handsome local might give her a second act at love.
Happy Place
(2020)Happy Place explores the time a group of women spend together in an in-patient care facility. The women have only one thing in common: they have all attempted suicide. Samira’s (Backo) attempt stems from PTSD after a violent sexual assault several years earlier, and her fellow residents - sophisticated Celine (Perron), ribald Mildred (Walsh), guarded Rosemary (Sinha), vulnerable Nina (Repo-Martell), and competitive Joyce (McCarthy) - have personal stories that intersect with her own. Trying to lead them all to some form of healing is psychiatrist Louise (Rosling), who holds the centre of this diverse and kinetic group. Some of the women will leave the safety of the clinic, for better or worse, and others will stay, hopefully learning to find a way to exist alongside their pain. Happy Place is a film about community, survival and most of all love.

White Room
(1990)A directionless voyeur plagued with guilt after spying a rock star’s murder walks into a mystery involving two women that inspires his first novel.

Christmas 9 to 5
(2019)Crime beat reporter Jennifer is reassigned to the features desk for the holidays and gets the assignment of a lifetime: to find the true meaning of Christmas! Jennifer's new assignment gets a rocky start working undercover at a department store.

Cow Belles
(2006)Two ultra-spoiled sisters are put to work in their father's dairy.
Considering Love and Other Magic
(2017)Paradise
(1991)This extraordinary film is the touching story of the lost love between a young married couple and how a visiting youngster rekindles that love one memorable summer.

Antiviral
(2012)A pitchman at a clinic that harvests viruses from famous people to inject into their fans must unravel a celebrity mystery to save his own life.

Still/Born
(2018)After Mary loses one of her twins during child birth, she suffers from a psychotic breakdown that leads her to believe that a supernatural entity is inside her home to take her remaining child.

Women Talking
(2022)Director Sarah Polley enlists a mighty ensemble cast led by Jessie Buckley, Claire Foy, and Rooney Mara for this electrifying MeToo allegory set in a closeted religious community. Nominated for two Oscars®—including Best Picture—Women Talking is a fiery study in female solidarity and empowerment.

A Fighting Man
(2014)Haunted by a tragic past, undefeated washed up boxer Sailor O’Connor (Dominic Purcell) is a broken man. When a fluke opportunity arises to step back in the ring, he takes it. Not knowing when to throw in the towel, Sailor must face his personal demons or die trying to stay on his feet throughout a bloody, brutal beating in the ring.

All the Lost Ones
(2025)In a war-torn future America, a group hiding in a remote cabin is hunted by rebel militia and forced into a brutal fight for survival.

Stepping Out
(1991)A frustrated professional singer and dancer prepares her dance class to give a tap dance benefit; she sees this event as her great opportunity to return to the stage.
Like a House on Fire
(2021)Dara returns home to reconnect with her husband and her young daughter, whom she left two years earlier. When she arrives, she discovers that a woman who is seven months pregnant has taken her place and that her daughter no longer recognizes her. LIKE A HOUSE ON FIRE tells the story of a woman's struggle to regain the life she left behind.