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Mary Steenburgen (1953-) is an Oscar® winning American actress. Steenburgen is also known for her singing and songwriting talents. She has been appearing in movies for 6 decades. Her IMDb page shows over 110 acting credits since 1978. This page will rank Mary Steenburgen movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences and get some award recognition.
Mary Steenburgen Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1989 | Parenthood (1989) |  |
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| 2011 | The Help (2011) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1993 | Philadelphia (1993) |  |
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| 2003 | Elf (2003) | |
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| 1990 | Back to the Future Part III (1990) | |
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| 2009 | The Proposal (2009) | |
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| 1981 | Ragtime (1981) |  |
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| 2008 | Step Brothers (2008) | |
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| 2008 | Four Christmases (2008) | |
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| 1979 | Time After Time (1979) |  |
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| 1993 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) | |
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| 1995 | Powder (1995) | |
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| 2021 | Nightmare Alley (2021) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1995 | Nixon (1995) | |
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| 2018 | Book Club (2018) | |
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| 2001 | I Am Sam (2001) | |
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| 1995 | My Family (1995) | |
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| 2013 | The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) Voice Only |
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| 1980 | Melvin and Howard (1980) AA Best Supp Actress Win |
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| 1990 | The Long Walk Home (1990) | |
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| 1978 | Goin' South (1978) | |
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| 2013 | Last Vegas (2013) | |
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| 1985 | One Magic Christmas (1985) | |
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| 2007 | The Brave One (2007) | |
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| 1982 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982) | |
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| 2020 | Happiest Season (2020) Hulu |
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| 2006 | Inland Empire (2006) | |
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| 2002 | Sunshine State (2002) | |
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| 2007 | Elvis and Anabelle (2007) | |
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| 1983 | Cross Creek (1983) | |
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| 2001 | Life as a House (2001) | |
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| 2006 | The Dead Girl (2006) | |
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| 1987 | The Whales of August (1987) | |
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| 2007 | Honeydripper (2007) | |
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| 2014 | The One I Love (2014) |  |
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| 2015 | A Walk in The Woods (2015) | |
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| 2023 | Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023) | |
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| 1987 | Dead of Winter (1987) | |
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| 2016 | Dean (2016) | |
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| 2013 | Brahmin Bulls (2013) |  |
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| 1995 | The Grass Harp (1995) | |
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| 2018 | Antiquities (2018) | |
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| 2003 | Casa de Los Babys (2003) | |
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| 2001 | Nobody's Baby (2001) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2016 | Katie Says Goodbye (2016) | |
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| 1989 | Miss Firecracker (1989) | |
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| 2017 | The Discovery (2017) Netflix |
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| 1983 | Romantic Comedy (1983) |  |
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| 2016 | The Book of Love (2016) | |
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| 1994 | Clifford (1994) | |
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| 1987 | End of the Line (1987) | |
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| 1994 | Pontiac Moon (1994) | |
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| 2003 | Hope Springs (2003) |  |
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| 2005 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005) | |
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| 2009 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) | |
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| 2014 | Song One (2014) | |
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| 2007 | Nobel Son (2007) | |
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| 2009 | The Open Road (2009) |  |
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| 2010 | Dirty Girl (2010) | |
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| 1991 | The Butcher's Wife (1991) | |
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| 2017 | I Do... Until I Don't (2017) | |
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| 1994 | It Runs in the Family/My Summer Story (1994) | |
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| 2001 | The Trumpet of the Swan (2001) | |
Mary Steenburgen Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies anyway you want.
- Sort Mary Steenburgen movies by her co-stars
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- Sort Mary Steenburgen movies by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Mary Steenburgen movie received.
- Sort Mary Steenburgen movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 2 | Parenthood (1989) | Steve Martin & Dianne Wiest |
100.00 | 271.7 | 342.90 | 10 | 85 | 02 / 00 | 98.5 | |
| 1 | The Help (2011) AA Best Picture Nom |
Jessica Chastain & Emma Stone |
169.70 | 230.7 | 294.40 | 13 | 74 | 04 / 01 | 98.1 | |
| 4 | Philadelphia (1993) | Tom Hanks & Denzel Washington |
77.40 | 201.7 | 538.20 | 12 | 75 | 05 / 02 | 97.7 | |
| 3 | Elf (2003) | Will Ferrell & James Caan |
173.40 | 310.0 | 394.10 | 7 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 5 | Back to the Future Part III (1990) | Michael J. Fox & Christopher Lloyd |
108.00 | 275.1 | 674.70 | 9 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 94.7 | |
| 6 | The Proposal (2009) | Sandra Bullock & Ryan Reynolds |
164.00 | 235.7 | 456.20 | 16 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 90.8 | |
| 7 | Ragtime (1981) | James Cagney & Pat O'Brien |
25.60 | 99.4 | 99.40 | 32 | 75 | 08 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 8 | Step Brothers (2008) | Will Ferrell & John C. Reilly |
100.50 | 150.8 | 192.30 | 29 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 9 | Four Christmases (2008) | Reese Witherspoon & Vince Vaughn |
120.10 | 180.4 | 245.80 | 22 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 83.8 | |
| 10 | Time After Time (1979) | Malcolm McDowell | 13.20 | 56.5 | 56.50 | 56 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 79.8 | |
| 11 | What's Eating Gilbert Grape (1993) | Johnny Depp & Leonardo DiCaprio |
10.00 | 26.1 | 26.10 | 109 | 83 | 01 / 00 | 78.9 | |
| 12 | Powder (1995) | Jeff Goldblum & Lance Henriksen |
30.90 | 76.5 | 76.50 | 59 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 76.8 | |
| 12 | Nightmare Alley (2021) AA Best Picture Nom |
Bradley Cooper | 11.10 | 11.8 | 33.80 | 60 | 74 | 04 / 00 | 75.4 | |
| 13 | Nixon (1995) | Anthony Hopkins & Directed by Oliver Stone |
13.70 | 33.9 | 33.90 | 98 | 73 | 04 / 00 | 75.2 | |
| 15 | Book Club (2018) | Jane Fonda & Diane Keaton |
68.60 | 81.1 | 94.60 | 42 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 74.7 | |
| 16 | I Am Sam (2001) | Sean Penn & Michelle Pfeiffer |
40.30 | 76.9 | 186.60 | 61 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 72.3 | |
| 19 | My Family (1995) | Jennifer Lopez | 11.10 | 27.5 | 27.50 | 109 | 73 | 01 / 00 | 70.1 | |
| 16 | The Tale of the Princess Kaguya (2013) Voice Only |
Chloë Grace Moretz & James Caan |
0.70 | 0.9 | 32.10 | 188 | 81 | 01 / 00 | 69.5 | |
| 18 | Melvin and Howard (1980) AA Best Supp Actress Win |
Jason Robards | 4.30 | 17.9 | 17.90 | 108 | 71 | 03 / 02 | 69.4 | |
| 18 | The Long Walk Home (1990) | Whoopi Goldberg & Sissy Spacek |
4.90 | 12.4 | 12.40 | 122 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 69.2 | |
| 20 | Goin' South (1978) | Jack Nicholson & Christopher Lloyd |
7.40 | 34.3 | 34.30 | 68 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 68.2 | |
| 23 | Last Vegas (2013) | Robert DeNiro & Morgan Freeman |
63.90 | 84.7 | 178.20 | 56 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 21 | One Magic Christmas (1985) | Gary Basaraba | 13.70 | 41.5 | 41.50 | 65 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 66.8 | |
| 26 | The Brave One (2007) | Jodie Foster & Terrence Howard |
36.80 | 57.7 | 57.70 | 72 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 64.2 | |
| 25 | A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy (1982) | Woody Allen & José Ferrer |
9.10 | 33.3 | 33.30 | 64 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 63.4 | |
| 26 | Happiest Season (2020) Hulu |
Kristen Stewart & Mackenzie Davis |
0.10 | 0.1 | 2.50 | 129 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 62.0 | |
| 27 | Inland Empire (2006) | Laura Dern & Jeremy Irons |
0.90 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 236 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 60.4 | |
| 28 | Sunshine State (2002) | Angela Bassett & Edie Falco |
3.10 | 5.7 | 6.10 | 177 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 60.0 | |
| 29 | Elvis and Anabelle (2007) | Blake Lively | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 357 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 58.7 | |
| 28 | Cross Creek (1983) | Rip Torn | 0.20 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 149 | 70 | 04 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 29 | Life as a House (2001) | Kevin Kline & Kristin Scott Thomas |
15.70 | 29.9 | 29.90 | 112 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 55.3 | |
| 32 | The Dead Girl (2006) | Toni Collette & Brittany Murphy |
0.00 | 0.0 | 1.50 | 443 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 51.2 | |
| 33 | The Whales of August (1987) | Bette Davis & Vincent Price |
1.30 | 3.7 | 3.70 | 158 | 68 | 01 / 00 | 50.1 | |
| 34 | Honeydripper (2007) | Danny Glover & LisaGay Hamilton |
0.30 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 265 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 50.1 | |
| 33 | The One I Love (2014) | Ted Danson | 0.50 | 0.7 | 0.80 | 195 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.9 | |
| 36 | A Walk in The Woods (2015) | Robert Redford & Nick Nolte |
29.50 | 37.7 | 47.90 | 80 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 48.2 | |
| 37 | Book Club: The Next Chapter (2023) | Jane Fonda & Diane Keaton |
17.50 | 17.5 | 27.50 | 77 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 43.3 | |
| 37 | Dead of Winter (1987) | Roddy McDowall | 2.40 | 6.7 | 6.70 | 134 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 42.7 | |
| 39 | Dean (2016) | Kevin Kline | 0.30 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 227 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 41.5 | |
| 40 | Brahmin Bulls (2013) | Sendhil Ramamurthy | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 296 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.8 | |
| 40 | The Grass Harp (1995) | Jack Lemmon & Walter Matthau |
0.60 | 1.4 | 1.40 | 203 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 39.7 | |
| 42 | Antiquities (2018) | Ashley Greene | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 342 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.9 | |
| 41 | Casa de Los Babys (2003) | Daryl Hannah & Maggie Gyllenhaal |
0.50 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 212 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 37.0 | |
| 44 | Nobody's Baby (2001) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Gary Oldman | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 364 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.5 | |
| 44 | Katie Says Goodbye (2016) | Olivia Cooke | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 340 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.6 | |
| 45 | Miss Firecracker (1989) | Holly Hunter | 1.90 | 5.0 | 5.00 | 143 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 34.4 | |
| 45 | The Discovery (2017) Netflix |
Robert Redford | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 394 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 30.7 | |
| 47 | Romantic Comedy (1983) | Dudley Moore | 6.90 | 23.5 | 23.50 | 73 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 29.9 | |
| 47 | The Book of Love (2016) | Jason Sudeikis | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 334 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 28.9 | |
| 49 | Clifford (1994) | Martin Short & Charles Grodin |
7.40 | 19.6 | 19.60 | 127 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 27.8 | |
| 49 | End of the Line (1987) | Kevin Bacon & Holly Hunter |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 279 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.4 | |
| 50 | Pontiac Moon (1994) | Ted Danson | 0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 288 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.1 | |
| 51 | Hope Springs (2003) | Colin Firth & Minnie Driver |
0.10 | 0.1 | 2.90 | 286 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.3 | |
| 52 | Marilyn Hotchkiss' Ballroom Dancing & Charm School (2005) | Robert Carlyle & Marisa Tomei |
0.30 | 0.6 | 0.70 | 251 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.9 | |
| 53 | Did You Hear About the Morgans? (2009) | Hugh Grant & Sarah Jessica Parker |
29.60 | 42.5 | 42.50 | 90 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 16.3 | |
| 54 | Song One (2014) | Anne Hathaway & Johnny Flynn |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 267 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.7 | |
| 55 | Nobel Son (2007) | Danny DeVito & Alan Rickman |
0.50 | 0.8 | 0.80 | 242 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.7 | |
| 56 | The Open Road (2009) | Jeff Bridges & Justin Timberlake |
0.00 | 0.0 | 0.00 | 450 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.7 | |
| 57 | Dirty Girl (2010) | Milla Jovovich & William H. Macy |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 277 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 7.1 | |
| 58 | The Butcher's Wife (1991) | Demi Moore | 9.70 | 24.8 | 24.80 | 96 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 6.3 | |
| 59 | I Do... Until I Don't (2017) | Lake Bell & Ed Helms |
0.30 | 0.3 | 0.30 | 210 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.5 | |
| 61 | It Runs in the Family/My Summer Story (1994) | Charles Grodin & Kieran Culkin |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 233 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.7 | |
| 61 | The Trumpet of the Swan (2001) | Jason Alexander | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 276 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.8 |
Best IMDb Trivia On Mary Steenburgen
1. Mary Nell Steenburgen was born on February 8, 1953, in Newport, Arkansas, USA.
2. Mary Steenburgen was discovered by Jack Nicholson in the reception room of Paramount’s New York office. Nicholson cast her as his leading lady in Goin’ South (1978), Steenburgen’s feature debut.
3. In both Time After Time (1979) and Back to the Future Part III (1990),Mary Steenburgen played the love interest of a time traveller who later became one herself. In the former, she was from the time traveller’s future and in the latter, she was from his past.
4. Mary Steenburgen was married to actor and Time After Time co-star Malcolm McDowell from 1980 to 1990. They had two kids. She has been married to actor Ted Danson since 1995.
5. Mary Steenburgen was the third of four consecutive winners of the Best Supporting Actress Oscar to have the initials “M.S.”. The others are: Maggie Smith for California Suite (1978), Meryl Streep for Kramer vs. Kramer (1979), and Maureen Stapleton for Reds (1981).
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I saw 15 including 7 of top 8. 10 and favorite parenthood. 10 not favorite Philadelphia. nines not favorites: the help, I am sam, miss firecracker, nixon. hidden gems: whats eating gilbert grape 8 , goin south 8, miss firecracker 9, life as a house 8, in the electric mist(non UMR) 8
wow , she worked with youngsters: joaquin phoenix(parenthood), Keanu reeves(parenthood, johnny depp(gilbert grape), Leonardo dicapprio(gilbert grape). acted with Nicholson and hanks and Hopkins, redford, deniro. I love her acting.
Hey bob cox. Thanks for the feedback on Mary Steenburgen.. I am right there with you on the greatness of Parenthood. I am right there with you on Philadelphia. I good movie…but has no re-watchablity (in my eyes). Good point on the wide variety of actors she has worked with. Her first movie was with the great Jack Nicholson…who personally picked her for her role in Goin’ South…which is underrated by most….but not by us. Good feedback.
Hey Steve. Thanks for the thoughts on Mary Steenburgen. Good catch on the Oscar issue with Melvin and Howard. I have since fixed that issue. I am right there with you on Time After Time. A great movie that gets rewatched often in my house. It is Mary’s ex’s most likable role. Back to the Future seems to get a bad rap…but I like it too. Thanks for the tally count and the visit. Good stuff as always.
One of my favorite Mary Steenburgen films is ‘Time After Time’ – HG Wells (played by Malcolm McDowall) chasing after Jack the Ripper (David Warner) via his time machine, great fun, great actors and a great music score by Miklos Rozsa.
The other big favorite is another time travel story – Back to the Future III.
I’ve seen 9 of the 58 films on the chart, not an impressive tally.
Bruce you don’t mention which film she won her Oscar for so I had to do some digging… it was for Melvin and Howard (1980). I haven’t seen it.
Good stuff! Vote Up!
Speaking of Back To The Future…have you seen this Back To The Future clip starring Robert Downey Jr. as Doc Brown and Tom Holland as Marty McFly….creepy and interesting all at the same time.
https://www.yahoo.com/entertainment/deepfake-back-to-the-future-tom-holland-robert-downey-jr-120237859.html