Movies by Michelle Pfeiffer
As part of the cast:
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People Like us (2012)
Cast: Olivia Wilde, Elizabeth Banks, Chris Pine …
Directed by: Alex Kurtzman
When Sam flies home for his estranged father's funeral, the reading of the will reveals a sister he never knew he had -- and an order that Sam must bring his alcoholic sibling and her…
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Dark Shadows (2012)
Cast: Johnny Depp, Michelle Pfeiffer, Helena Bonham Carter …
Directed by: Tim Burton
Tim Burton's take on the cult gothic soap follows a centuries-old vampire as he returns to his now-crumbling estate to meet his modern descendants. But what he finds is a house full of…
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New Year's Eve (2011)
Cast: Halle Berry, Jessica Biel, Jon Bon Jovi …
Directed by: Garry Marshall
In this star-studded romantic comedy, the fates of a diverse group of New Yorkers are wound together on New Year's Eve -- including one expectant couple hoping their baby will be the…
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Chéri (2009)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Rupert Friend, Kathy Bates …
Directed by: Stephen Frears
When French courtesan Madame Peloux (Kathy Bates) sets her pampered son, Chéri (Rupert Friend), up with middle-aged fellow courtesan Lea de Lonval (Michelle Pfeiffer), she wants to…
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Personal Effects (2009)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Ashton Kutcher, Kathy Bates …
Directed by: David Hollander
When his sister is senselessly murdered, Walter (Ashton Kutcher) walks away from a spot on the national wrestling team to help his grieving mother (Kathy Bates) pick up the pieces. But true…
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Stardust (2007)
Cast: Claire Danes, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robert De Niro …
Directed by: Matthew Vaughn
To win his true love's heart, wide-eyed Tristan Thorn journeys to a forbidden realm to retrieve a fallen star, which has taken human form -- and is being pursued by an evil witch and…
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Hairspray (2007)
Cast: John Travolta, Amanda Bynes, Christopher Walken …
Directed by: Adam Shankman
Set in 1962, this colorful adaptation of the Tony-winning musical (spawned by director John Waters's cult classic of the same name) follows ambitious teen Tracy Turnblad (Nikki Blonsky),…
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I Could Never Be Your Woman (2006)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Paul Rudd, Sarah Alexander …
Directed by: Amy Heckerling
Just as Rosie (Michelle Pfeiffer) strikes up a passionate romance with a handsome younger man (Paul Rudd), her daughter, Izzie (Saoirse Ronan), falls in love for the first time -- and Mother…
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Sinbad: Legend of the Seven Seas (2003)
Cast: Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Michelle Pfeiffer …
Directed by: Tim Johnson, Patrick Gilmore
This animated adventure from Dreamworks boasts what could be one of the most impressive casts -- Brad Pitt, Catherine Zeta-Jones, Joseph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer and Dennis Haysbert -- ever…
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White Oleander (2002)
Cast: Alison Lohman, Michelle Pfeiffer, Robin Wright …
Directed by: Peter Kosminsky
When volatile artist Ingrid Magnussen (Michelle Pfeiffer) poisons her boyfriend in a fit of jealousy and is sentenced to life in prison, her daughter, Astrid (Alison Lohman), is sent to live…
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I Am Sam (2001)
Cast: Sean Penn, Michelle Pfeiffer, Dakota Fanning …
Directed by: Jessie Nelson
After fathering a child with a homeless woman, Sam (Sean Penn) -- a grown man with the mental capacity of a 7-year-old -- raises the baby himself until an incident at a birthday party finds…
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What Lies Beneath (2000)
Cast: Harrison Ford, Michelle Pfeiffer, Diana Scarwid …
Directed by: Robert Zemeckis
When Claire Spencer (Michelle Pfeiffer) starts hearing ghostly voices and seeing spooky images, she wonders if an otherworldly spirit is trying to contact her. All the while, her husband…
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The Deep End of the Ocean (1999)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Treat Williams, Whoopi Goldberg …
Directed by: Ulu Grosbard
Michelle Pfeiffer is ferocious in the role of Beth Cappadora, a desperate mother whose 3-year-old son disappears during her high school reunion. Nine years later, he turns up by chance in the…
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A Midsummer Night's Dream (1999)
Cast: Kevin Kline, Michelle Pfeiffer, Stanley Tucci …
Directed by: Michael Hoffman
Four star-crossed lovers -- Hermia (Anna Friel), Lysander (Dominic West), Demetrius (Christian Bale) and Helena (Calista Flockhart) -- run into the forest in pursuit of one another in…
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The Story of Us (1999)
Cast: Bruce Willis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Colleen Rennison …
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Mired in marital conflict, Ben (Bruce Willis) and Katie Jordan (Michelle Pfeiffer) separate for the summer to independently evaluate their 15-year union. During the separation, they reflect…
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The Prince of Egypt (1998)
Cast: Val Kilmer, Ralph Fiennes, Michelle Pfeiffer …
Directed by: Brenda Chapman, Steve Hickner, Simon Wells …
Born into slavery and cast adrift on the Nile to escape mass genocide, Moses (voiced by Val Kilmer) is reared as the son of Pharaoh Seti (Patrick Stewart) and stepbrother of Ramses (Ralph…
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A Thousand Acres (1997)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Jessica Lange, Jennifer Jason Leigh …
Directed by: Jocelyn Moorhouse
William Shakespeare's King Lear gets an update when Larry Cook (Jason Robards) -- a cranky, aging farmer who owns 1,000 acres of land -- decides to divide his property among his three…
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One Fine Day (1996)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Clooney, Mae Whitman …
Directed by: Michael Hoffman
When Maggie and Sammy miss their school field trip, Maggie's divorced dad and Sammy's divorced mom are forced to work together in this charming romantic comedy. At first, the…
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Up Close & Personal (1996)
Cast: Robert Redford, Stockard Channing, Glenn Plummer …
Directed by: Jon Avnet
Michelle Pfeiffer stars as ambitious reporter Tally Atwater, who aspires to make it to the top in television news. Along the way, she meets veteran newsman Warren Justice (Robert Redford),…
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To Gillian on her 37th Birthday (1996)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Kathy Baker, Claire Danes …
Directed by: Michael Pressman
Two years after his wife, Gillian (Michelle Pfeiffer), died in a boating accident, David (Peter Gallagher) still fantasizes his wife is alive and talks with her "ghost" on the beach every…
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Dangerous Minds (1995)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, George Dzundza
Directed by: John N. Smith
In this blackboard-jungle drama based on a true story, Michelle Pfeiffer stars as LouAnne Johnson, a Marine turned teacher who squares off against a classroom of impudent, inner-city teens,…
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Wolf (1994)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Michelle Pfeiffer, James Spader …
Directed by: Mike Nichols
Nebbish magazine executive Will Randall (Jack Nicholson) is fighting for his job. After he's bitten by a wolf, he becomes more competitive and energetic -- good news for his career, but…
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The Age of Innocence (1993)
Cast: Daniel Day-Lewis, Michelle Pfeiffer, Winona Ryder …
Directed by: Martin Scorsese
Daniel Day-Lewis stars as Newland Archer, a well-bred New Yorker engaged to an appropriate match: cultured May Welland (Winona Ryder). But when her alluring cousin, Ellen Olenska (Michelle…
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Batman Returns (1992)
Cast: Michael Keaton, Michelle Pfeiffer, Danny DeVito …
Directed by: Tim Burton
Trouble returns to Gotham in director Tim Burton's sequel as Batman (Michael Keaton) battles three new villains plotting to take over the city, including corrupt businessman Max Shreck…
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Love Field (1991)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Dennis Haysbert, Stephanie McFadden …
Directed by: Jonathan Kaplan
Dallas housewife Lurene (Michelle Pfeiffer) identifies so much with her idol, Jacqueline Kennedy, that when JFK is killed, she takes a bus to the funeral. While traveling, she meets a young…
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Frankie and Johnny (1991)
Cast: Al Pacino, Michelle Pfeiffer, Hector Elizondo …
Directed by: Garry Marshall
Divorced ex-con Johnny (Al Pacino) becomes a cook at a Manhattan café, where he falls in love with Frankie (Michelle Pfeiffer), a beautiful waitress with a painful past. Despite the fact…
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The Russia House (1990)
Cast: Sean Connery, Michelle Pfeiffer, Roy Scheider …
Directed by: Fred Schepisi
After intercepting a Russian manuscript meant for small-time publisher Barley Blair (Sean Connery), CIA agents urge Blair to follow up on the deal. He wants nothing to do with it -- until he…
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The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989)
Cast: Jeff Bridges, Michelle Pfeiffer, Beau Bridges …
Directed by: Steve Kloves
Sibling jazz musicians Frank (Beau Bridges) and Jack Baker (Jeff Bridges) decide they need a chanteuse to spice up their piano act and take them beyond seedy nightclubs. They choose beautiful…
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Dangerous Liaisons (1988)
Cast: Glenn Close, John Malkovich, Michelle Pfeiffer …
Directed by: Stephen Frears
Privileged and bored 18th-century French aristocrats Marquise de Merteuil and Vicomte de Valmont entertain themselves by making a bet focusing on the virginal Cécile de Volanges and the…
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Tequila Sunrise (1988)
Cast: Mel Gibson, Michelle Pfeiffer, Kurt Russell …
Directed by: Robert Towne
Veteran screenwriter Robert Towne (Chinatown, Swing Shift) wrote and directed this complex thriller with a superb cast. When two unlikely friends, Lt. Nick Frescia (Kurt Russell) and drug…
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Married to the Mob (1988)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Matthew Modine, Dean Stockwell …
Directed by: Jonathan Demme
Fed up Mafia wife Angela de Marco (Michelle Pfeiffer) wants out of "the life" and gets her chance when mob boss Tony Russo (Dean Stockwell) ices her hit-man hubby (Alec Baldwin), who's…
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The Witches of Eastwick (1987)
Cast: Jack Nicholson, Cher, Susan Sarandon …
Directed by: George Miller
In this scandalously sexy, eye-popping feast, three bored friends (Cher, Michelle Pfeiffer and Susan Sarandon) can't resist the devilish charms of the new man in town (Jack Nicholson).…
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Power, Passion & Murder (1987)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Hector Elizondo, George Murdock …
Directed by: Leon Ichaso
Beautiful 1930s Hollywood starlet Natica Jackson (Michelle Pfeiffer) is in love with a married man. Although her career is on the line, she chooses to ignore Hollywood's gossip and the…
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Amazon Women on the Moon (1987)
Cast: Rosanna Arquette, Ralph Bellamy, Carrie Fisher …
Directed by: Peter Horton, John Landis, Robert K. Weiss …
Everything from tabloid vignettes, 1950s sci-fi films, late-night porn and infomercials is spoofed in this star-studded collection of skits that's a sequel (of sorts) to the granddaddy…
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Sweet Liberty (1986)
Cast: Alan Alda, Michael Caine, Michelle Pfeiffer …
Directed by: Alan Alda
In this lighthearted comedy, the life of history professor Michael Burgess gets upended when a film crew invades his town to turn his scholarly bestseller about the American Revolution into a…
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Ladyhawke (1985)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Rutger Hauer, Matthew Broderick …
Directed by: Richard Donner
On the run from a villainous bishop (John Wood), Philippe Gaston (Matthew Broderick), a medieval thief also known as the Mouse, befriends the gallant Captain Navarre (Rutger Hauer),…
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Into the Night (1985)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Jeff Goldblum, Richard Farnsworth …
Directed by: John Landis
&NFb;&NFb_;For Ed Okin (Jeff Goldblum), life is miserable day after day. He's headed nowhere with his job as an aerospace engineer, and his wife is cheating on him. But his prospects…
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Scarface (1983)
Cast: Al Pacino, Steven Bauer, Michelle Pfeiffer …
Directed by: Brian De Palma
Brian De Palma's crime drama stars Al Pacino as Cuban refugee Tony Montana, who becomes a drug kingpin in 1980s Miami but makes the fatal mistake of getting high on his own cocaine supply.
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Grease 2 (1982)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Maxwell Caulfield, Lorna Luft …
Directed by: Patricia Birch
Michelle Pfeiffer stars as Stephanie Zinone, the leader of Rydell High's sexy and sassy Pink Ladies who catches the eye of Michael Carrington (Maxwell Caulfield), the nerdy new kid on…
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Falling in Love Again (1981)
Cast: Michelle Pfeiffer, Elliott Gould, Stuart Paul …
Directed by: Steven Paul
Businessman Harry Lewis (Elliott Gould) likes to live in times past -- especially the halcyon days of 1944 New York City. After receiving an invitation to his high school reunion, the…
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Callie & Son (1981)
Cast: Lindsay Wagner, Jameson Parker, Dabney Coleman …
Directed by: Waris Hussein
"Bionic Woman" Lindsay Wagner stars as Callie Bordeaux, the anguished heroine of this made-for-TV melodrama. After becoming pregnant, teenage Callie gives up her baby for adoption. Years…
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Charlie Chan and the Curse of the Dragon Queen (1981)
Cast: Peter Ustinov, Lee Grant, Angie Dickinson …
Directed by: Clive Donner
The iconic and enigmatic gumshoe Charlie Chan (played by the legendary Peter Ustinov) takes on a most perplexing case and heads to the City by the Bay, San Francisco, to solve it. Victims are…
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The Hollywood Knights (1980)
Cast: Robert Wuhl, Tony Danza, Fran Drescher …
Directed by: Floyd Mutrux
In this 1980 cult comedy, a group of rebellious teens tear up Beverly Hills on Halloween night 1965 to protest the demise of their favorite hangout, a drive-in marked for destruction by the…