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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


  • Poltergeist on DVD (1982)
    Starring: JoBeth Williams,  Craig T. Nelson,  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 5,448 members
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  • Poltergeist - Blu-ray (1982)
    Starring: JoBeth Williams,  Craig T. Nelson,  Beatrice Straight
    Director: Tobe Hooper,  Steven Spielberg
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    A peaceful suburban home suddenly becomes a gateway for enraged ghosts who kidnap a little girl and take her to their twilight world. Hiring paranormal experts, the girl's family attempts to discover why she was taken and how to get her back. Great performances by all in this superlative ghost story.
    3.5 stars out of 5 72% from 1,358 member
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  • Endless Love on DVD (1981)
    Starring: Brooke Shields,  Martin Hewitt,  Shirley Knight
    Director: Franco Zeffirelli
    Certificate: Certificate: 15
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    A modern variation on the Romeo and Juliet theme, Endless Love features tha Oscar-nominated song performed by Lionel Richie and Diana Ross. Directed by Franco Zeffirelli, this timeless romance stars Brooke Shields as Jade, who becomes the true love and obsession of the boy next door, David. However,..read more »
    3 stars out of 5 56% from 806 members
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  • Bloodline on DVD (1979)
    Starring: Ben Gazzara,  Romy Schneider,  James Mason
    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 45% from 122 members
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  • Network on DVD (1976)
    Starring: Peter Finch,  Faye Dunaway,  William Holden
    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 70% from 8,202 members
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  • Patterns (1956)
    Starring: Van Heflin,  Everett Sloane,  Ed Begley
    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 28 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

Michael McManus - 3 times - show films
Zelda Rubinstein - 3 times - show films
Oliver Robins - 3 times - show films
James Karen - 3 times - show films
JoBeth Williams - 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
Sidney Lumet - 1 times - show films
Fielder Cook - 1 times - show films