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Joanne Woodward - what members say

A Kiss Before Dying review by from Caerphilly,Wales

A kiss before dying 1 September 2005
... enjoyable and interesting. Fine performances from Mary Astor as the mother and Joanne Woodward as the girlfriend complete an enjoyable viewing.Jeff Hunter over plays his ecce... Read customer review

The Long Hot Summer review by roolie from Aylesbury

One of my faves 3 October 2008
...I love the chemistry between Paul and Joanne Woodward in this movie. It's so sparky you can just feel that it goes on 'off screen' as well. A real runner up to 'Cat on a hot t... Read customer review

Joanne Woodward - filmography

Empire Falls (2005)
Starring: Ed Harris, Philip Seymour Hoffman, Helen Hunt
Director: Fred Schepisi
Certificate:
A decaying New England town is the backdrop for its unique citizens, lead by unassuming restaurant manager Miles Roby.

48% from 25 members
Currently unavailable

Philadelphia (1993)
Starring: Tom Hanks, Denzel Washington, Jason Robards
Director: Jonathan Demme
Certificate:
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At the time of its release, Jonathan Demme's Philadelphia was the first big-budget Hollywood film to tackle the medical, political, and social issues of AIDS. Tom Hanks, in his first Academy Award-winning performance, plays Andrew Beckett, a talented lawyer at a stodgy Philadelphia law firm. The ..read more »

73% from 19,765 members
Not currently released

Mr And Mrs Bridge (1990)
Starring: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Kyra Sedgwick
Director: James Ivory
Certificate:
Set in Kansas City in the late 1930s, MR & MRS BRIDGE tells the story of an upper class couple from the mid-west whose marriage is strained when their three grown-up children leave home. The Bridges are an affluent, conservative family whose lily-white lives revolve around the local country club. ..read more »

60% from 160 members
Not currently released

The Glass Menagerie (1987)
Starring: Joanne Woodward, Karen Allen, John Malkovich
Director: Paul Newman
Certificate:
A son longs to escape from his stifling home, where his genteel mother worries about the future prospects of his lame, shy sister.

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The Shadow Box on DVD (1980)
Starring: Joanne Woodward, Christopher Plummer
Director: Paul Newman
Certificate:
A moving story of three families emotionally drawn together by a common factor ... a member of each family is suffering from a terminal illness.

37% from 37 members

Sybil (1976)
Starring: Sally Field, Joanne Woodward, Brad Davis
Director: Daniel Petrie
Certificate:
The true story of a young woman named Sybil, whose childhood was so harrowing to her that she developed at least 16 different personalities.

77% from 73 members
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Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams (1973)
Starring: Joanne Woodward, Martin Balsam, Sylvia Sidney
Director: Gilbert Cates
Certificate:
American GI Harry Walden (Martin Balsam) emerged from a harrowing experience in WWII to find himself living an outwardly-happy but inwardly-empty and tedious existence in the post-war U.S. He is an eye doctor, successful in his work, but unfulfilled spiritually and emotionally. He and his wife Rita ..read more »

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King: A Filmed Record From Montgomery to... (1970)
Starring: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Ruby Dee
Director: Sidney Lumet, Joseph L. Mankiewicz
Certificate:
Having tackled every known film subject in his long career, from musicals to murder mysteries, Sidney Lumet tries his hand at documentary in King: A Filmed Record...Montgomery to Memphis. Lumet co-directed and co-produced the film with another Hollywood luminary, Joseph L. Mankiewicz. Beyond ..read more »

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Winning on DVD (1969)
Starring: Paul Newman, Robert Wagner, Barry Ford
Director: James Goldstone
Certificate:
The story of a racing driver whose career has begun to hit the skids. As his life deteriorates, so also does his marriage...

54% from 75 members

A New Kind Of Love (1963)
Starring: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Maurice Chevalier
Director: Melville Shavelson
Certificate:
A fashion designer and a newspaperman meet on their way to Paris and fall under the fabled city's spell. Paris. The perfect romantic setting for a funny, charming "opposites attract" comedy romp. Especially when the attracting opposites are Paul Newman and Joanne Woodward. The Oscar-winning stars (..read more »

41% from 7 members
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Paris Blues on DVD (1961)
Starring: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Sidney Poitier
Director: Martin Ritt, Martin Ritt
Certificate:
The second film of director Martin Ritt with both Paul Newmanand Sidney Poitier, it's set in a city that has long been a haven for black musicians eager to escape the racism of the U.S. Newman is Ram Bowen, a trombone player who makes his living in a jazz group, which also includes tenor man Eddie ..read more »

67% from 161 members

Rally 'round the Flag, Boys! (1958)
Starring: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Joan Collins
Director: Leo McCarey
Certificate:
Harry Bannerman, a Connecticut suburbanite who becomes involved in various shenanigans with his wife Grace Oglethorpe, leads a protest movement against a secret army plan to set up a missile base in their community.

80% from 1 member
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The Long Hot Summer on DVD (1958)
Starring: Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa
Director: Martin Ritt, Martin Ritt
Certificate:
Accused barn burner and con man Ben Quick arrives in a small Mississippi town and quickly ingratiates himself with its richest family, the Varners.

70% from 125 members

The Three Faces of Eve (1957)
Starring: Joanne Woodward
Director: Nunnally Johnson
Certificate:
This engrossing drama written, directed, and produced by Nunnally Johnson (THE MAN IN THE GRAY FLANNEL SUIT) is the true story of a Georgia housewife with three personalities; it is based on the book of the same title written by her doctors. Narrator Alistair Cooke introduces "Eve White" (Joanne ..read more »

61% from 13 members
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A Kiss Before Dying on DVD (1956)
Starring: Robert Quarry, Virginia Leith, Mollie McCart
Director: Gerd Oswald
Certificate:
Bud Corliss (Robert Wagner) is having trouble being accepted by the family of his comparatively-rich girlfriend, Dorothy Kingship (Joanne Woodward). Dorothy's pregnancy is only going to make matters worse. Instead of working their problems out, however, Bud coldly murders Dorothy and leaves false ..read more »

55% from 158 members

The Paul Newman Collection (5 discs) on DVD
Starring: Paul Newman, Lauren Bacall, Janet Leigh
Director: John Huston, Arthur Penn
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Includes HARPER (1966), THE DROWNING POOL (1975), THE LEFT HANDED GUN (1958), THE MACKINTOSH MAN (1973) and SOMEBODY UP THERE LIKES ME (1956).

70% from 448 members

Joanne Woodward facts

5 most recent films

Empire Falls - 2.5 stars
Philadelphia - 3.5 stars
Mr And Mrs Bridge - 3.0 stars
The Glass Menagerie - 3 stars
The Shadow Box - 2.0 stars

5 highest-rated films

Sybil - 4.0 stars
Philadelphia - 3.5 stars
The Paul Newman Collection - 3.5 stars
The Long Hot Summer - 3.5 stars
Paris Blues - 3.5 stars

5 lowest-rated films

The Glass Menagerie - 3 stars
King: A Filmed Record From Montgomery to Memphis - 3 stars
Summer Wishes, Winter Dreams - 3 stars
The Shadow Box - 2.0 stars
A New Kind Of Love - 2.5 stars

Most frequent co-stars

Paul Newman - 14 times - show films
Alan King - 5 times - show films
Pier Angeli - 5 times - show films
Estelle Parsons - 5 times - show films
Gene Evans - 5 times - show films

Most frequent directors

Michael Curtiz - 6 times - show films
Victor Saville - 6 times - show films
Martin Ritt - 4 times - show films
Jonathan Demme - 4 times - show films
Paul Newman - 3 times - show films