When an oversized, undereducated African-American quarterback (Quinton Aaron), is recruited for a college team, he is adopted by Anne (Sandra Bullock), a tough-talking mom. She helps him make his way on campus and off. Tim McGraw plays her husband and Kathy Bates is a well-meaning neighbor who helps the young player. Directed by John Lee Hancock. Categories: Drama, Sport. Year: 2009.
Kathy Bates in The Blind Side
Based on a Colette novel, Cheri stars Michelle Pfeiffer as a sophisticated courtesan in Belle-Epoque Paris. She has a six-year affair with Fred (Rupert Friend), a young man whose mother (Kathy Bates), a former courtesan, wants him to marry a rich woman. He marries an innocent young girl but can't forget Lea and the two are drawn together no matter how hard they try to move on. Directed by Stephen Frears. Categories: Romance. Year: 2009.
Kathy Bates in Chéri
When the alien Klaatu (Keanu Reeves) lands on earth, he brings a message to the human race. All the world's people must learn to live in peace or they will be destroyed. Dr. Granier (Jon Hamm), a NASA official, recruits microbiologist Helen Benson (Jennifer Connelly) to join a scientific team investigating Klaatu. But, soon, Benson and her young stepson (Jaden Smith) get caught up in Klaatu's mission, and begin to understand the importance of his arrival. Directed by Scott Derrickson. With John Cleese, Kathy Bates, Brandon T. Jackson and James Hong. Categories: Drama, Sci-Fi, Thriller, Remake. Year: 2008.
Kathy Bates in The Day the Earth Stood Still
After years of friendship, wealthy socialite Charlotte Cartwright (Kathy Bates) and Alice Pratt (Alfre Woodard), a hardworking woman with strong ideals, find their relationship strained by their children's extramarital affairs and suspect business practices. While Alice's self-centered, newly married daughter Andrea (Sanaa Lathan) cheats on her husband (Rockmond Dunbar) with Charlotte's married son William (Cole Hauser), the ambitious William's true aim is to extend his control over his mother's construction company. With greed and infidelity threatening to tear their families apart, Charlotte and Alice take a cross-country roadtrip to clear their minds and find a way to save their families. Directed by Tyler Perry. With KaDee Strickland, Taraji P. Henson, Robin Givens and Tyler Perry. Categories: Comedy, Drama. Year: 2008.
Kathy Bates in The Family That Preys
Settling in a quaint Connecticut suburb, Frank (Leonardo DiCaprio) and April Wheeler (Kate Winslet), a young, self-assured married couple, struggle to keep their dreams alive and create a distinction between themselves and their ordinary neighbors. While April raises their children, all the while maintaining aspirations of becoming an actress and moving to Paris, Frank is forced to work a corporate job in New York City that he hates. As Frank turns to alcohol to distract himself from the tedium, the couple's marriage begins to dissolve into a cycle of bitter, jealous arguments. Directed by Sam Mendes. With Kathy Bates, Kathryn Hahn, Michael Shannon and David Harbour. Categories: Drama, Romance, Based on a Novel. Year: 2008.
Kathy Bates in Revolutionary Road
Barry B. Benson (Jerry Seinfeld) is a college educated bee who wants more out of life than just making honey. After venturing outside the hive and traveling to New York City, Barry nearly dies before being saved by a florist named Vanessa (Renée Zellweger). As Barry's relationship with Vanessa grows, he comes to learn that humans eat honey and decides to sue the human race as a result. Directed by Steve Hickner and Simon J. Smith. With Matthew Broderick, John Goodman, Chris Rock and Kathy Bates. Categories: Animation, Comedy, Family. Year: 2007.
Kathy Bates in Bee Movie
After living his whole life in his younger brother's shadow, Fred (Vince Vaughn), a repo man who steals what he reposses, is forced to move to the North Pole and make amends with his perfect, generous brother, Santa (Paul Giamatti). Directed by David Dobkin. With Kevin Spacey, Kathy Bates, Elizabeth Banks, Ludacris, Rachel Weisz and John Michael Higgins. Categories: Comedy. Year: 2007.
Kathy Bates in Fred Claus
Young widow Holly Kennedy (Hilary Swank) discovers that before her husband (Gerard Butler) died he left her a list of tasks revealed in ten anonymous messages, intended to ease her pain and help her build a new life. Directed by Richard LaGravenese. With James Marsters, Gina Gershon, Lisa Kudrow, Kathy Bates and Harry Connick Jr.. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Based on a Novel. Year: 2007.
Kathy Bates in P.S., I Love You
Wilbur the pig is afraid of ending up on the dinner table. To make sure that it doesn't happen, he teams up with a farm girl named Fern (Dakota Fanning) and a spider named Charlotte (Julia Roberts) to hatch a plan to save his life. Directed by Gary Winick. With Oprah Winfrey, Steve Buscemi, Kathy Bates, John Cleese, Robert Redford and Cedric the Entertainer. Categories: Comedy, Drama, Family, Fantasy, Based on a Novel. Year: 2006.
Kathy Bates in Charlotte's Web
Tripp (Matthew McConaughey) has a good job, a nice car and a passion for sailing, but there is just one problem. At 35, he still lives with his parents (Terry Bradshaw and Kathy Bates). Eager to see Tripp leave their nest, his parents set him up with Paula (Sarah Jessica Parker), a woman with a proven track record of getting reluctant men to grow up. What starts out as a business arrangement turns into something more when Paula begins to have real feelings for the immature charmer. Directed by Tom Dey. With Zooey Deschanel, Justin Bartha, Bradley Cooper and Rob Corddry. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2006.
Kathy Bates in Failure to Launch
Dr. Richard Clayton (Ron Livingston), an uptight self-help author, sets out on a mission to find his birth parents after discovering that he is adopted. When he finally finds his mother (Kathy Bates) and father (Danny DeVito), Clayton is surprised to learn that they are crude, unsophisticaed carnies. Directed by Greg Glienna. With Neve Campbell, Beverly D'Angelo and Bob Odenkirk. Categories: Comedy, Independent Film. Year: 2006.
Kathy Bates in Relative Strangers
After becoming engaged to her boyfriend Jeff (Mark Ruffalo), Sarah Huttington (Jennifer Aniston) travels home to Pasadena for her sister Annie's (Mena Suvari) wedding. Unsure about her new engagement and the direction of her career, Sarah's life is further complicated when she learns that her mother (Jennifer Bini Taylor) and grandmother (Shirley MacLaine) may have been the inspiration for the novel The Graduate. To learn the truth, Sarah tracks down Beau Burroughs (Kevin Costner), who she believes might be her father. But, when she learns that isn't the case, she ends up falling in love with him, adding another chapter to this timeless love story. Directed by Rob Reiner. With Richard Jenkins, Christopher McDonald, Mike Vogel and Kathy Bates. Categories: Comedy, Romance. Year: 2005.
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