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Beatrice Straight - what members say


  • Poltergeist
  • Poltergeist review by danieljparsons from Ashford
    Rated - 5.0 stars "They're here..." 2 January 2010
    ...well written and Zelda Rubinstein has a great deal of presence in a small part. Beatrice Straight and JoBeth Williams are also impressive and special mention should also be give...   Read customer review

Beatrice Straight - filmography


  • Chiller on DVD (1985)
    Starring: Beatrice Straight,  Laura Johnson,  Michael Beck
    Director: Wes Craven
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A young man has been cryogenically frozen for the ten years since his apparent death. When a leak is discovered at the plant, his wealthy mother insists he be revived so he can run the family business. However, the course of life after death never does run smoothly, and it becomes apparent that he ..read more »
    2 stars out of 5 43% from 71 members
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  • Poltergeist on DVD (1982)
    Starring: Craig T. Nelson,  JoBeth Williams,  Beatrice Straight
    Director: Tobe Hooper,  Steven Spielberg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Life is very pleasant for the close-knit Freeling family until a host of otherworldly forces invades their peaceful suburban home. It starts with just an odd occurrence or two, but soon their house is transformed into a swirling supernatural sideshow. The forces at work are anything but friendly, ..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 73% from 6,380 members
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  • Endless Love on DVD (1981)
    Starring: Don Murray,  Martin Hewitt,  Brooke Shields
    Director: Franco Zeffirelli
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    Franco Zeffirelli directs this contemporary variation on the Romeo and Juliet story. When 17-year-old David (Martin Hewitt) falls in love with 15-year-old Jade (Brooke Shields), their parents intervene and put a stop to the relationship. But their forced separation only makes David grow more ..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 894 members
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  • Bloodline on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Romy Schneider,  Ben Gazzara,  Michelle Phillips
    Director: Terence Young
    Certificate: Certificate: 18
    Suspense thriller based on the best-selling novel by Sidney Sheldon. When Sam Roffe, president of a multinational pharmaceutical company, is killed while mountain-climbing, his beautiful daughter Elizabeth (Audrey Hepburn) inherits the controlling interest of his empire - and almost immediately ..read more »
    2.5 stars out of 5 46% from 135 members
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  • Network on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Ned Beatty,  William Holden,  Faye Dunaway
    Director: Sidney Lumet
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
    A trenchant satire of trash TV, Network seems to grow only more relevant with each passing year. Howard Beale (Peter Finch), the dean of newscasters at the United Broadcasting System, is put out to pasture because he skews old. Network executive Max Schumacher (William Holden), Howard's best friend,..read more »
    3.5 stars out of 5 71% from 8,762 members
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  • Patterns (1956)
    Starring: Van Heflin,  Van Heflin,  Everett Sloane
    Director: Fielder Cook
    Certificate: Certificate: U
    "The Twilight Zone" was still three years away when Rod Serling wrote "Patterns", the prescient tale of Machiavellian goings-on at a large corporation. Serling's later masterpieces harken back to many of these plot elements, including a well placed twist at the end.
    3 stars out of 5 57% from 29 members
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Beatrice Straight facts

5 most recent films

Chiller - 2.0 stars
Poltergeist - 3.5 stars
Poltergeist - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Endless Love - 3.0 stars
Bloodline - 2.5 stars

5 highest-rated films

Poltergeist - 3.5 stars
Poltergeist - Blu-ray - 3.5 stars
Network - 3.5 stars
Endless Love - 3.0 stars
Bloodline - 2.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

Patterns - 3.0 stars
Chiller - 2.0 stars
Bloodline - 2.5 stars
Endless Love - 3.0 stars
Network - 3.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Heather O'Rourke - 3 times - show films
Dirk Blocker - 3 times - show films
Zelda Rubinstein - 3 times - show films
Michael McManus - 3 times - show films
James Karen - 3 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Steven Spielberg - 3 times - show films
Tobe Hooper - 3 times - show films
Franco Zeffirelli - 2 times - show films
Fielder Cook - 1 times - show films
Sidney Lumet - 1 times - show films