7 Best Shirley MacLaine Movies

By Vlad Zakh · April 21, 2027

Drama feel goodthought provoking

Shirley MacLaine has spent seven decades moving between sharp comedy and genuine heartbreak, often finding both within the same performance.

Steel Magnolias (1989) 01

Steel Magnolias (1989)

IMDb ★ 7.3

A close-knit group of Southern women support each other through both everyday life and profound loss.

Terms of Endearment (1983) 02

Terms of Endearment (1983)

IMDb ★ 7.4

A mother and daughter's complicated relationship spans decades of love, conflict, and loss.

Sweet Charity (1969) 03

Sweet Charity (1969)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A hopelessly romantic taxi dancer keeps searching for genuine love despite repeated heartbreak.

Irma la Douce (1963) 04

Irma la Douce (1963)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A disgraced former policeman falls for a Parisian prostitute and schemes to become her only client.

The Apartment (1960) 05

The Apartment (1960)

IMDb ★ 8.3

A lonely office worker lends his apartment to executives for their affairs, complicating his own quiet romance.

Some Came Running (1958) 06

Some Came Running (1958)

IMDb ★ 7.1

A disillusioned war veteran and aspiring writer returns to his small hometown and reconnects with old flames.

The Trouble with Harry (1955) 07

The Trouble with Harry (1955)

IMDb ★ 7.0

The residents of a small Vermont town keep discovering, burying, and reburying the same inconvenient corpse.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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