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  • The Exorcist
  • The Exorcist review by A customer from United Kingdom
    Rated - 5.0 stars The Excorcist - Directors cut 22 November 2004
    ...) is a friendy 12-year-old girl who lives with her famous mother Chris MacNeil (Ellen Burstyn) in a small house. One day Chris realises strange changes on her daughter. She ...   Read customer review
  • Requiem for a Dream
  • Requiem for a Dream review by from CHELTENHAM
    Rated - 3.0 stars 27 November 2003
    ...ared Leto as drug addict Harry, Jennifer Connelly as his girlfriend Marion, and Ellen Burstyn as his mother who only wants to get thin. -The film's message is that it's not ...   Read customer review
  • Walking Across Egypt
  • Walking Across Egypt review by crispin40 from Stirling, Scotland
    Rated - 5.0 stars A wee gem of a film 1 June 2005
    ...eel good' film. Simple, gentle, not a blockbuster, well acted and directed with Ellen Burstyn playing a part which - in other films and other times - might have been played...   Read customer review

Ellen Burstyn - filmography


  • W. - Blu-ray (2008)
    Starring: Josh Brolin,  James Cromwell,  Ellen Burstyn
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone is bringing the life of our 43rd president to the big screen as only he can. W takes viewers ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 3,204 members
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  • W. on DVD (2008)
    Starring: Josh Brolin,  James Cromwell,  Ellen Burstyn
    Director: Oliver Stone
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Whether you love him or hate him, there is no question that George W. Bush is one of the most controversial public figures in recent memory. In an unprecedented undertaking, acclaimed director Oliver Stone is bringing the life of our 43rd president to the big screen as only he can. W takes viewers ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 17,111 members
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  • The Wicker Man - Blu-ray (2006)
    Starring: Ellen Burstyn,  Molly Parker,  Leelee Sobieski
    Director: Neil LaBute
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Neil LaBute's THE WICKER MAN stars Nicholas Cage as Edward Malus, a policeman thrust into some dangerous detective work by a series of strange events that begin with a horrific car crash. This incident leaves the cop haunted, with images of the accident replaying in his heavily medicated mind. ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 39% from 123 members
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  • The Fountain - Blu-ray (2006)
    Starring: Ethan Suplee,  Cliff Curtis,  Sean Gullette
    Director: Darren Aronofsky
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Darren Aronofsky's THE FOUNTAIN is sure to enchant, beguile, and inspire intense debate among his fans. During the gap since 2000's REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, Aronofsky had struggled to bring THE FOUNTAIN to the screen, principally because leading man Brad Pitt dropped out of the project. The complex ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 60% from 2,406 members
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  • The Wicker Man on DVD (2006)
    Starring: Nicolas Cage,  Ellen Burstyn,  Molly Parker
    Director: Neil LaBute
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Neil LaBute's THE WICKER MAN stars Nicholas Cage as Edward Malus, a policeman thrust into some dangerous detective work by a series of strange events that begin with a horrific car crash. This incident leaves the cop haunted, with images of the accident replaying in his heavily medicated mind. ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 27,526 members
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  • The Elephant King (2006)
    Starring: Tate Ellington,  Jonno Roberts,  Florence Faivre
    Director: Seth Grossman
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    "The Elephant King" is a provocative and stirring story of two American brothers, Oliver and Jake Hunt, adrift in an exotic world they don't fully understand. When a domineering mother dispatches her young, introverted son Oliver off to Thailand to do everything he can to lure his reckless, older ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 4 members
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  • The Fountain on DVD (2005)
    Starring: Ethan Suplee,  Cliff Curtis,  Sean Gullette
    Director: Darren Aronofsky
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    "The Fountain" is an odyssey about one man's eternal struggle to save the woman he loves. His epic journey begins in 16th-century Spain, where conquistador Tomas (Hugh Jackman) commences his search for the Fountain of Youth, the legendary entity believed to grant immortality. As modern-day ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 20,811 members
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  • Brush With Fate on DVD (2003)
    Starring: Glenn Close,  Ellen Burstyn,  Thomas Gibson
    Director: Brent Shields
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    There are only thirty-five original paintings in the world by 17th century artist Johannes Vermeer - but could there be a thirty-sixth? Cornelia Englebrecht, an eccentric school teacher, possesses that priceless work of art and decides to share its history with a fellow teacher whom she introduces ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 48% from 93 members
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  • Requiem for a Dream on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Jared Leto,  Ellen Burstyn,  Jennifer Connelly
    Director: Darren Aronofsky
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    For his follow-up to his darkly brilliant debut, PI, director Darren Aronofsky chose to adapt a tough and meaty piece of work: Hubert Selby's 1968 novel REQUIEM FOR A DREAM, a dark spiral into the abyss of barren fantasies doomed to extinction. However, in Aronofsky's frenetic, visionary, unique, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 27,813 members
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  • The Yards on DVD (2000)
    Starring: Mark Wahlberg,  Charlize Theron,  Joaquin Phoenix
    Director: James Gray
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Director James Gray's second film is a dark and atmospheric exploration of the corruption that lies underneath both the surface of a New York City railway manufacturing company and the family that runs it. Mark Wahlberg turns in an impressive and quietly intense performance as Leo, a 24-year-old ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 2,108 members
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  • Playing By Heart on DVD (1998)
    Starring: Sean Connery,  Gillian Anderson,  Madeline Stowe
    Director: Willard Carroll
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A sprawling cast come together to tell this tale of romance and love in the 90's. The ensemble players discuss love and relationships throughout the film, and by the end of the picture, everyone has learned a valuable lesson: never give up on love. A touching romantic drama with several ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 1,888 member
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  • Liar on DVD (1997)
    Starring: Tim Roth,  Christopher Penn,  Michael Rooker
    Director: Jonas Pate
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    A man pulled in for questioning by the police, because his phone number was discovered in the pocket of a murdered woman, does his best to outwit the lie detector test...
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 434 members
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  • Room Mates on DVD (1996)
    Starring: Peter Falk,  D.B. Sweeney,  Julianne Moore
    Director: Peter Yates
    Certificate: Certificate: 12
    Rocky, a loveable, wisecracking old man sets up home with his yuppie grandson Michael and all goes well until the youngster falls in love. A heart-warming comedy which bridges the generation gap.
    3 stars out of 5 55% from 104 members
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  • The Babysitter's Club (1995)
    Starring: Brooke Adams,  Ellen Burstyn,  Colleen Camp
    Director: Melanie Mayron
    Certificate: Certificate: TBC
    The film adaptation of Ann Martin's popular series of children's books -- which also became a TV show on HBO. The eponymous clique is comprised of seven pre-teen girls who are the best of friends. Together, they started an enterprise: a club where parents could reach 7 babysitters with just one ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 61% from 17 members
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  • When A Man Loves A Woman on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Andy Garcia,  Meg Ryan,  Ellen Burstyn
    Director: Luis Mandoki
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A dramatic treatment of a family torn apart by alcoholism and recovering from it, this was a star vehicle for popular actress Meg Ryan, who plays Alice Green, a school counselor who has a serious drinking problem. Her husband is Michael (Andy Garcia), an airline pilot. Though she's lighthearted and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 65% from 2,775 members
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  • Getting Gotti on DVD (1994)
    Starring: Lorraine Bracco,  Anthony John Denison,  Ellen Burstyn
    Director: Roger Young
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Smooth-talking Mafia boss John Gotti became known as 'The Teflon Don' because no charges could ever be made to stick. But he eventually commits one murder too many and must face a female attorney who grew up on the same New York streets. Based on a true story.
    2.5 stars out of 5 47% from 48 members
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  • Shattered Trust on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Melissa Gilbert,  Kate Nelligan,  Shirley Douglas
    Director: Bill Corcoran
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Promising young attorney Shari Karney is breaking up under the stress of running her practice. She is neglecting her appearance and her boyfriend, and quarrels with her mother. When she becomes emotionally involved in a child abuse case and physically attacks a witness in court, it appears that she ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 53% from 6 members
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  • Shattered Trust on DVD (1993)
    Starring: Melissa Gilbert,  Kate Nelligan,  Ellen Burstyn
    Director: Bill Corcoran
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Melissa Gilbert stars in this made-for-TV movie, which is based on the true story of Shari Karney, a victims' rights lawyer who was abused by her own father. This drama also features Kate Nelligan and Ellen Burstyn.
    3 stars out of 5 59% from 113 members
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  • Twice in a Lifetime (1985)
    Starring: Gene Hackman,  Ann-Margret,  Ellen Burstyn
    Director: Bud Yorkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A middle-aged steelworker is content with his job and his family, but feels that something is missing in his life. On his 50th birthday, he stops in at a local bar for a drink to celebrate. He finds himself attracted to the young, very sexy barmaid-and, to his surprise, he finds that she is also ..read more »
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  • Same Time, Next Year on DVD (1978)
    Starring: Ellen Burstyn,  Alan Alda,  Ivan Bonar
    Director: Robert Mulligan
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Alan Alda and Ellen Burstyn glow on screen as two people who find long, enduring love with each other despite being married to other people. A fateful meeting at a California inn leads the seemingly mismatched pair into 26-year-long affair in which they meet for only one weekend every year. Altered ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 381 members
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  • The Exorcist on DVD (1973)
    Starring: Ellen Burstyn,  Linda Blair,  Jason Miller
    Director: William Friedkin
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
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    With THE EXORCIST, William Friedkin (THE FRENCH CONNECTION, THE BOYS IN THE BAND) rivals Hitchcock for heart-stopping terror in this deeply horrifyingmasterpiece that led to religious boycotts, fainting and nauseous audiences, and a commercial success that forever changed Hollywood. Linda Blair ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 68% from 24,663 members
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  • The King Of Marvin Gardens on DVD (1972)
    Starring: Jack Nicholson,  Bruce Dern,  Ellen Burstyn
    Director: Bob Rafelson
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Dreams die hard in wintry Atlantic City in Bob Rafelson's downbeat character drama. Depressive deejay David Staebler (Jack Nicholson) tends to his grandfather as he philosophizes on late-night Philadelphia talk radio. When his huckster older brother Jason (Bruce Dern) calls out of the blue one day, ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 58% from 482 members
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  • The Last Picture Show on DVD (1971)
    Starring: Cybill Shepherd,  Jeff Bridges,  Timothy Bottoms
    Director: Peter Bogdanovich
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    Produced by Hollywood iconoclast BBS Productions, film critic-turned-director Peter Bogdanovich's 1971 film pays homage to Hollywood's classical age as it chronicles generational rites of passage in Anarene, a fictional one-horse Texas town. In 1951, high school seniors Sonny (Timothy Bottoms) and ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 70% from 4,483 members
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  • The Stone Angel on DVD
    Starring: Ellen Burstyn,  Christine Horne,  Cole Hauser
    Director: Kari Skogland
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Based on the best-selling novel by Margaret Laurence, "The Stone Angel" is the story of feisty firecracker Hagar Shipley. Her passionate heart has always ruled her head and her choices have put her at odds with family and friends. With her life nearly behind her, she sets out in search of a way to ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 54% from 189 members
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Ellen Burstyn facts

5 most recent films

The Loss of a Teardrop Diamond - 3.5 stars
The Velveteen Rabbit - 3.0 stars
Surviving Summer - 3.0 stars
W. - Blu-ray - 3.0 stars
Lovely, Still - 3.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Requiem for a Dream - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
The Exorcist - The Version You've Never Seen - Blu-ray - 4.0 stars
Same Time, Next Year - 3.5 stars
The Last Picture Show - 3.5 stars
Requiem for a Dream - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Ambassador - 3 stars
Twice in a Lifetime - 3 stars
Getting Gotti - 2.5 stars
Shattered Trust - 2.5 stars
The Velveteen Rabbit - 3.0 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Jason Miller - 6 times - show films
Linda Blair - 6 times - show films
Max von Sydow - 6 times - show films
Kitty Winn - 5 times - show films
Jack MacGowran - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

William Friedkin - 6 times - show films
Darren Aronofsky - 5 times - show films
Oliver Stone - 3 times - show films
Neil LaBute - 3 times - show films
Kari Skogland - 2 times - show films