The best Anne Bancroft’s drama movies on YouTube

Anne Bancroft

Anne Bancroft

17/09/1931- 06/06/2005
Anne Bancroft (born Anna Maria Louisa Italiano; September 17, 1931 – June 6, 2005) was an American actress, director, screenwriter, and singer associated with the method acting school, having studied under Lee Strasberg. Respected for her acting prowess and versatility, Bancroft was acknowledged for her work in film, theatre, and television. She won one Academy Award, three BAFTA Awards, two Golden Globes, two Tony Awards, and two Emmy Awards, and several other awards and nominations. Description above from the Wikipedia article Anne Bancroft, licensed under CC-BY-SA, full list of contributors on Wikipedia.

The Graduate

The Graduate
8/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 21/12/1967
  • Character: Mrs. Robinson
Benjamin, a recent college graduate very worried about his future, finds himself in a love triangle with an older woman and her daughter.

G.I. Jane

G.I. Jane
6/10
  • Genre: ActionDrama
  • Release: 19/08/1997
  • Character: Senator Lillian DeHaven
A female Senator succeeds in enrolling a woman into Combined Reconnaissance Team training where everyone expects her to fail.

The Elephant Man

The Elephant Man
8.2/10
  • Genre: DramaHistory
  • Release: 02/10/1980
  • Character: Mrs. Kendal
A Victorian surgeon rescues a heavily disfigured man being mistreated by his "owner" as a side-show freak. Behind his monstrous façade, there is revealed a person of great intelligence and sensitivity. Based on the true story of Joseph Merrick (called John Merrick in the film), a severely deformed man in 19th century London.

Great Expectations

Great Expectations
6.8/10
Loosely based on the Charles Dickens' classic novel, "Great Expectations" is a sensual tale of a young man's unforgettable passage into manhood, and the three individuals who will undeniably change his life forever. Through the surprising interactions of these vivid characters, "Great Expectations" takes a unique and contemporary look at life's great coincidences.

Agnes of God

Agnes of God
6.6/10
  • Genre: DramaMystery
  • Release: 13/09/1985
  • Character: Mother Miriam Ruth
When a dead newborn is found, wrapped in bloody sheets, in the bedroom wastebasket of a young novice, psychiatrist Martha Livingston is called in to determine if the seemingly innocent novice, who knows nothing of sex or birth, is competent enough to stand trial for the murder of the baby.

How to Make an American Quilt

How to Make an American Quilt
6.3/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 06/10/1995
  • Character: Glady Joe Cleary
Soon-to-be-wed graduate student Finn Dodd develops cold feet when she suspects her fiancé is cheating on her. In order to clear her head, Finn visits her grandmother, Hy, and great aunt, Glady Joe Cleary, in Grasse, Calif. There, Finn learns that Hy and Glady Joe are members of a group of passionate quilters, and over the course of her visit she is regaled with tales of love and life by women who have collected rich experiences and much wisdom.

Mr. Jones

Mr. Jones
5.8/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 08/10/1993
  • Character: Dr. Catherine Holland
The story about the relationship between a manic depressive man, Mr Jones, and the female doctor who takes more than a professional interest in his treatment.

84 Charing Cross Road

84 Charing Cross Road
7.4/10
  • Genre: DramaRomance
  • Release: 13/02/1987
  • Character: Helene Hanff
When a humorous script-reader in her New York apartment sees an ad in the Saturday Review of Literature for a bookstore in London that does mail order, she begins a very special correspondence and friendship with Frank Doel, the bookseller who works at Marks & Co., 84 Charing Cross Road.

Home for the Holidays

Home for the Holidays
6.6/10
After losing her job, making out with her soon to be ex-boss, and finding out that her daughter plans to spend Thanksgiving with her boyfriend, Claudia Larson has to face spending the holiday with her family. She wonders if she can survive their crazy antics.

Lipstick

Lipstick
5.6/10
  • Genre: DramaThriller
  • Release: 02/04/1976
  • Character: Carla Bondi
An aspiring avant-garde composer rapes a fashion model. When she takes him to court, she's slut-shamed by the defense and the man is exonerated. But justice will be served.

The Miracle Worker

The Miracle Worker
8.1/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 23/05/1962
  • Character: Annie Sullivan
The true story of the frightening, lonely world of silence and darkness of 7-year-old Helen Keller who, since infancy, has never seen the sky, heard her mother's voice or expressed her innermost feelings. Then Annie Sullivan, a 20-year-old teacher from Boston, arrives. Having just recently regained her own sight, the no-nonsense Annie reaches out to Helen through the power of touch, the only tool they have in common, and leads her bold pupil on a miraculous journey from fear and isolation to happiness and light.

Don't Bother to Knock

Don't Bother to Knock
6.9/10
Jed, an airline pilot, is resting in a hotel when he notices Nell, a young woman babysitting for a wealthy couple. As Jed gets to know Nell better he realises that the woman is not as stable as perhaps she should be.

The Sunchaser

The Sunchaser
6.1/10
  • Genre: CrimeDrama
  • Release: 29/05/1996
  • Character: Dr. Renata Baumbauer
A young half-Navajo convict dying of cancer forces a yuppie doctor to drive him to a magic healing lake.

Critical Care

Critical Care
5.9/10
  • Genre: ComedyDrama
  • Release: 31/10/1997
  • Character: Nun
Werner Ernst is a young hospital resident who becomes embroiled in a legal battle between two half-sisters who are fighting over the care of their comatose father. But are they really fighting over their father's care, or over his $10 million estate? Meanwhile, Werner must contend with his nutty supervisor, who insists that he only care for patients with full insurance. Can Werner sidestep the hospital's legal team and do what's best for the patient?

'night, Mother

'night, Mother
7.6/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 12/09/1986
  • Character: Thelma Cates
What would you do if someone you loved sat down with you one night and calmly told you that they were going to end their life before morning?

7 Women

7 Women
6.7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 05/01/1966
  • Character: Dr. D.R. Cartwright
In a mission in China in 1935, a group of women are preyed on by Mongolian bandits, led by Warlord chief Tunga Khan.

Young Winston

Young Winston
6.7/10
This historical drama is an account of the early life of British politician Winston Churchill, including his childhood years, his time as a war correspondent in Africa, and culminating with his first election to Parliament.

The Pumpkin Eater

The Pumpkin Eater
7.2/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 14/07/1964
  • Character: Jo Armitage
Jo, the mother of seven children, divorces her second husband in order to marry Jake, a successful but promiscuous screenwriter. Though they are physically and emotionally compatible, they are slowly torn apart.

The Slender Thread

The Slender Thread
7/10
  • Genre: Drama
  • Release: 15/12/1965
  • Character: Inga Dyson
Alan is a Seattle college student volunteering at a crisis center. One night when at the clinic alone, a woman calls up the number and tells Alan that she needs to talk to someone. She informs Alan she took a load of pills, and he secretly tries to get help. During this time, he learns more about the woman, her family life, and why she wants to die. Can Alan get the cavalry to save her in time before it's too late?

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