Lois Smith films, ranked by your taste

Actor · 20 films on Boxlist

Known for Lady Bird, Minority Report and The Nice Guys.

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Starring Lois Smith

Lady Bird
2017 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Lady Bird McPherson, a strong willed, deeply opinionated, artistic 17 year old comes of age in Sacramento. Her relationship with her mother and her upbringing are questioned and tested as she plans to head off to college.
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Minority Report
2002 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
John Anderton is a top 'Precrime' cop in the late-21st century, when technology can predict crimes before they're committed. But Anderton becomes the quarry when another investigator targets him for a murder charge.
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The Nice Guys
2016 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
A private eye investigates the apparent suicide of a fading porn star in 1970s Los Angeles and uncovers a conspiracy.
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The French Dispatch
2021 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
The staff of a European publication decides to publish a memorial edition highlighting the three best stories from the last decade: an artist sentenced to life imprisonment, student riots, and a kidnapping resolved by a chef.
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Fried Green Tomatoes
1991 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
Amidst her own personality crisis, southern housewife Evelyn Couch meets Ninny, an outgoing old woman who tells her the story of Idgie Threadgoode and Ruth Jamison, two young women who experienced hardships and love in Whistle Stop...
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Dead Man Walking
1995 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
A justice drama based on a true story about a man on death row who, in his last days, forms a strong relationship with a nun who teaches him forgiveness and gives him spirituality, as she accompanies him to his execution.
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East of Eden
1955 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
In the Salinas Valley in and around World War I, Cal Trask feels he must compete against overwhelming odds with his brother for the love of their father. Cal is frustrated at every turn, from his reaction to the war, how to get ahead in...
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Falling Down
1993 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
On the day of his daughter's birthday, William "D-Fens" Foster is trying to get to the home of his estranged ex-wife to see his daughter. His car breaks down, so he leaves his car in a traffic jam in Los Angeles and decides to walk. He...
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Twister
1996 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
An unprecedented series of violent tornadoes is sweeping across Oklahoma. Tornado chasers, headed by Dr. Jo Harding, attempt to release a groundbreaking device that will allow them to track them and create a more advanced warning system...
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Marjorie Prime
2017 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
A service which creates holographic projections of late family members allows an elderly woman to spend time with a younger version of her deceased husband.
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Please Give
2010 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
In New York City, a husband and wife butt heads with the granddaughters of the elderly woman who lives in the apartment the couple owns.
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The Pledge
2001 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A police chief about to retire pledges to help a woman find her daughter's killer.
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Uncle Frank
2020 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
In 1973, when Frank Bledsoe and his 18-year-old niece Beth take a road trip from Manhattan to Creekville, South Carolina for the family patriarch's funeral, they're unexpectedly joined by Frank's lover Walid.
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Fatal Attraction
1987 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A married man's one night stand comes back to haunt him when that lover begins to stalk him and his family.
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The Uninvited
2025 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
Rose and Sammy enjoy an idyllic life with love, a Hollywood Hills home, and a curious son. During a party, Sammy assigns unusual significance to it, while Rose juggles preparations amid distractions. The unexpected arrival of Helen, who...
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Run All Night
2015 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
Brooklyn mobster and prolific hit man Jimmy Conlon has seen better days. Longtime best friend of a mob boss, Jimmy is haunted by the sins of his past—as well as a dogged police detective who’s been one step behind Jimmy for 30 years. But...
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Tesla
2020 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
The story of the Promethean struggles of Nikola Tesla, as he attempts to transcend entrenched technology—including his own previous work—by pioneering a system of wireless energy that would change the world.
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The Odd Life of Timothy Green
2012 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
A childless couple bury a box in their backyard, containing all of their wishes for an infant. Soon, a child is born, though Timothy Green is not all that he appears.
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Mack & Rita
2022 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
A 30-year-old spends a wild weekend in Palm Springs and wakes up to find she has magically transformed into her 70-year-old self.
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The Comedian
2016 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
An aging comic icon, Jackie Burke, has seen better days. Despite his efforts to reinvent himself and his comic genius, the audience only wants to know him as the former television character he once played. Already a strain on his younger...
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