Ellen Burstyn
Actor · 108 credits · 61 in highly-rated films
Best known for Interstellar (2014)
Frequent collaborators: James Caan, Jane Fonda, Bruce Dern, Cloris Leachman, Bob Rafelson
Best Ellen Burstyn movies by genre
- Ellen Burstyn Drama Movies 68
- Ellen Burstyn Documentary Movies 24
- Ellen Burstyn TV Movie Movies 24
- Ellen Burstyn Romance Movies 20
- Ellen Burstyn Comedy Movies 18
- Ellen Burstyn Thriller Movies 11
- Ellen Burstyn Crime Movies 7
- Ellen Burstyn Family Movies 6
- Ellen Burstyn Horror Movies 6
- Ellen Burstyn Fantasy Movies 5
- Ellen Burstyn Mystery Movies 5
Movies (107 total, ranked by score)
1Interstellar
2014 · ★ 8.5 (40,911 votes)
Adventure, Drama, Science Fiction
2The Exorcist
1973 · ★ 7.7 (8,810 votes)
Horror
3Requiem for a Dream
2000 · ★ 8.0 (11,219 votes)
Crime, Drama
4The Age of Adaline
2015 · ★ 7.5 (7,169 votes)
Romance, Fantasy, Drama
5The Last Picture Show
1971 · ★ 7.6 (782 votes)
Drama, Romance
6The Fear of God: 25 Years of The Exorcist
1998 · ★ 7.3 (21 votes)
Documentary, TV Movie, Horror
7The Fountain
2006 · ★ 6.9 (3,181 votes)
Drama, Adventure, Science Fiction
8The Five People You Meet In Heaven
2004 · ★ 7.0 (102 votes)
Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
9The Tale
2018 · ★ 7.1 (479 votes)
Drama, Mystery
10Alice Doesn't Live Here Anymore
1974 · ★ 7.0 (550 votes)
Romance, Drama
11Pieces of a Woman
2020 · ★ 7.0 (1,328 votes)
Drama
12When a Man Loves a Woman
1994 · ★ 6.6 (394 votes)
Drama, Romance
13Harry and Tonto
1974 · ★ 7.1 (99 votes)
Adventure, Comedy, Drama
14Playing by Heart
1998 · ★ 6.6 (256 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
15Dying Young
1991 · ★ 6.7 (496 votes)
Drama, Romance
16The Yards
2000 · ★ 6.2 (537 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
17Flowers in the Attic
2014 · ★ 6.7 (412 votes)
Drama, Mystery, Thriller
18How to Make an American Quilt
1995 · ★ 6.4 (202 votes)
Drama, Romance
19Resurrection
1980 · ★ 6.5 (49 votes)
Drama, Fantasy
20Custody
2016 · ★ 6.9 (53 votes)
Drama
21W.
2008 · ★ 6.2 (681 votes)
Drama, History
22Petals on the Wind
2014 · ★ 6.6 (225 votes)
TV Movie, Romance, Thriller
23Breakdown: 1975
2025 · ★ 6.8 (29 votes)
Documentary
24Lovely, Still
2009 · ★ 6.6 (41 votes)
Drama, Romance
25The Exorcist: Believer
2023 · ★ 5.8 (1,320 votes)
Horror
26Dear America: Letters Home from Vietnam
1987 · ★ 7.1 (28 votes)
Documentary, War
27And the Oscar Goes To...
2014 · ★ 6.8 (60 votes)
Documentary, TV Movie
28Same Time, Next Year
1978 · ★ 6.5 (85 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
29Providence
1977 · ★ 6.6 (70 votes)
Drama, Comedy
30Timepiece
1996 · ★ 7.0 (6 votes)
Drama, TV Movie
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.