71 Shirley MacLaine Movies & TV Shows, Ranked Best to Worst

Timid insurance worker C.C. Baxter attempts to rise up the corporate ladder by lending his apartment to company executives to use for their extramarital affairs. However, he is torn from the inside when he realizes that the personnel director, who recently granted his promotion, brought to his apartment the elevator girl he is attracted to.

Illiterate and slow, gardener Chance worked his entire life for his old master in Washington DC. Not exposed to outer world except via television, he has nowhere to go after his master dies. An accidental meeting takes him to business tycoon Ben Rand who mistakes his gardening talk as some insightful words. Soon, Chance is hailed as Chauncey Gardiner, an upper-class knowledgeable advisor.

Mary is a rebellious student studying at a girl’s school who is known to be a spoiled child, who bullies her classmates. When she loses interest in going back to school, she accuses two of her teachers of being lesbians.  

The multiple Academy Award-winning movie features widowed Aurora Greenway and daughter Emma, who share a deep bond despite their frequent squabbles. Lonely after Emma’s marriage, Aurora finds love with neighbor Garrett. Emma, who is facing marital discord and difficulties in managing children, is diagnosed with terminal cancer. As Garrett breaks up with Aurora, she keeps her pain aside to be with Emma. 

Daydreamer Walter Mitty, the negative assets manager of Life magazine, finds his job at risk when the publication decides to go online. Matters complicate further when the negative 25 which is to be used for the cover of the last edition goes missing. To find Sean, the photographer, Walter steps out of his ordinary life and embarks on a real life adventurous journey around the world.

The story focuses on the bond shared by a group of ladies in a small Louisiana town. At the center is a young beautician, who arrives here after encountering personal tragedy and finds work in a home based salon.  Soon, she is befriended by its patrons and becomes a part of the group, sharing joys and misfortunes with them, starting a new life in the process.     

Nestor Patou is an honest cop who is transferred to a more urban neighborhood in Paris. He finds a street full of prostitutes working at a hotel and proceeds to raid the place. However, soon it becomes apparent that his superior is aware of the happenings at the hotel, but tolerates it due to bribes and services. He frames Nestor for bribery and fires him from the job.  

Dave Hirsh is a former writer and war veteran who returns to his hometown after many years. He is accompanied by Ginnie, a woman who is in love with him. He meets his older brother Frank, who invites him for dinner. Frank introduces him to Gwen, a teacher, to teach him French. Over time, Dave feels attracted to Gwen but unfortunately Gwen doesn’t feel the same way. Things get complicated when Dave gets involved with gangsters.

Defending Your Life is a romantic comedy fantasy film which revolves around an advertising executive in Los Angeles, who dies in a car accident on his 39th birthday. He soon arrives in Judgment City, where he learns that based on the decisions he took in his life, he will be either reincarnated, or sent to the next phase of existence.

The Trouble With Harry is a comedy mystery film, which tells the story of a dead body of a young man which appear in the residence of a small hamlet. Now locals must not only determine why and how he was killed, but what to do with the body.  

Hogan is a gunslinger who discovers a group of men attempting to rape Sara, a young nun. He shoots them dead, and escapes with her to a nearby camp of Mexican revolutionaries. Soon, Hogan feels that Sara might be hiding something from him.

Set in 1884 USA, The Matchmaker is the story about a widow who supports herself primarily by matchmaking. But when a wealthy merchant from New York hires her to find him a wife she decides to marry him. Will she succeed? 

An ambitious actor and World War II veteran, moves to New York City, as he is extremely determined to make a name for himself as a successful Broadway actor. Whether he is able to achieve this or not, forms the rest of the story. 

Alma Duval is a Louisiana housewife who has pulled all stops to keep her husband, John Henry, interested in her and their family. Meanwhile, John is having an affair with a younger woman behind his wife's back.

In a small town in Texas, an undertaker named Bernie befriends a wealthy, recently widowed woman named Marjorie. However, when she gets too controlling and possessive, he goes to extreme lengths in order to separate himself from her grasp. 

Around the World in 80 Days is an Oscar winning adventure comedy film which is based on a novel of the same name by Jules Verne. The story revolves around Phileas Fogg, an English gentleman, living in the 19th century, who makes a bet that he can travel around the world in eighty days.  Along with his French valet Passepartout, he sets out on an adventurous journey.

Suzanne is an actress who is a recovering drug addict. Her production company says that she has to stay with her mother, if she wants to continue working. However, the problem is that her mother, who is a former actress, still treats her like a child. In addition, she is manipulative and self-absorbed.  

The Last Word is a comedy drama film which tells the story of a retired businesswoman named Harriet, who has the tendency to try to control everything around her. She decides to write her own obituary in advance, so that her life is shown the way that she wants. Meanwhile, a journalist named Anne decides to investigate, hoping to learn more about Harriet’s life.  

The only thing common between sisters Rose and Maggie Feller is their shoe-size. Responsible, hard-working attorney Rose throws out reckless, wild, party-girl Maggie when Rose finds her boyfriend Jim in bed with Maggie. Learning about their grandmother Ella Hirsch both sisters didn’t know existed, Maggie moves to Ella’s place in Miami. When both sisters meet there, will they revive their family bond?

The film tells the story of Meg Wheeler, who arrives in New York, and takes up a job in market research. She eventually falls for one of her clients, Evan Doughton. Though his elder brother falls for her, he decides to help her win his brother’s attention.    

Santa’s daughter Noelle is eagerly looking forward to Christmas, but she also wishes that she could do something important like her brother Nick, as he would be taking over for their father this Christmas. Things take a turn when Nick disappears right before Christmas, and Noelle sets out to find her brother.   

Tony Ryder inherits his uncle’s media empire after his uncle dies while on  avacation. Tony learns that his uncle was with a mysterious woman on the night he died. She is identified as Katie Robbins, a researcher working for their publication. Tony tries to get to know her and find out what she wants. But complications ensue as one thing leads to another.

Guarding Tess is a comedy drama film which revolves around Doug, who is a secret service agent, assigned to protect Tess, a former First Lady. Although she is well-known for her diplomatic and philanthropic work, she seems to regard Tess as less of a security officer and more of a domestic servant. When she gets kidnapped, Doug puts his best effort to save her.

Connie is an unmarried pregnant woman who is heading to Boston by train. She meets Hugh and Patricia, two newlyweds. Unfortunately, the train crashes and the two are killed. Connie however wakes up in the hospital, where she is mistaken to be Patricia. Circumstances eventually force her to assume the identity of Patricia.

An Italian-French-American co-production, this comedy film by director Vittorio De Sica comprises seven mini series featuring seven different types of women in different situations. The seven episodes include Funeral Procession, Amateur Night, Two Against One, Super Simone, At the Opera, Suicides and Snow.

A Valentine’s Day witnesses remarkable ups and downs in some intersecting relationships in Los Angeles. Married-for-many-years grandparents wither a crisis, a lady army officer chats for hours with a businessman co-passenger, a florist plans to propose to his school-teacher girlfriend who has inadvertently fallen for a married man, whereas a sports-reporter is assigned to cover ‘Valentine’s Day’ ……which holds many more twists. 

The wife of a workaholic bra manufacturer seduces one of his employees after which she is forced to hide him in the attic. Though his plan was to sneak out at night, the employee is enchanted by his boss’s wife, and plans to settle in permanently.  

Recently engaged journalist, Sarah Huttinger, visits her Pasadena family with her fiancé, Jeff Daly, for her sister’s wedding. She learns that probably the book and film The Graduate were based on her family and her father may not be her biological parent. For an answer, she must meet the man concerned, Beau Burroughs, now an internet tycoon, who could be her real father.

Middle-aged professor, Adam Evans, is having an affair with his student, Lindsey Rutledge. When his wife, Karyn, finds out she retaliates by having an affair with young carpenter, Pete Lachappelle. The four then decide to share a Vermont ski house where things are further complicated by the arrival of Adam and Karyn’s daughter. 

When Greg crashes his sports car, he is saved by a doctor Evelyn. Though both of them are married, they soon start an affair. When their partners learn about it, they begin an affair of their own. However, things get funny and complicated when the both of the couples plan a vacation at the same resort.   

When his spy plane crashes in Kingdom Fawzia during cold war, John Goldfarb is captured by King Fawz. Once Fawz realizes that Goldfarb is an ex-college football star, Goldfarb receives an ultimatum to coach Fawzia’s football team or else, Goldfarb will be handed over to the Russians. Jenny Erickson, an undercover reporter trying to escape, joins forces with Goldfarb to plot an escape-plan.

Anna Vorontosov, an American teaching in New Zealand, feels that Western teaching methods are not suitable for her largely Maori students, so she uses unconventional techniques, winning appreciation of students. Her fellow-teacher, Paul Lathrope, and senior inspector of primary schools, unhappily-married Englishman William Abercrombie, both fall in love with Anna. Frightened of love, sexually inhibited Anna learns to come to terms with herself.

Cannonball Run II is an action comedy film which revolves around an illegal cross-country race, where the participants race on various vehicles, hoping to win a million dollar prize.

Narcissistic actor, Jack Wyatt ,is asked to play the role of Darrin in the movie version of the 1960s sitcom Bewitched. He convinces a completely unknown and inexperienced Isabel to play the other lead, Samantha. Little does he know Isabel is an actual witch and he is about to be bewitched into love.  

The Little Mermaid is a fantasy romantic comedy adventure film which tells the story of Xuan, a business tycoon, whose project causes lot of aquatic people to fall sick and even die. The remaining survivors decide to send Shan, a beautiful young mermaid, to seduce and assassinate him. She pretends to be a dancer and eventually meets Xuan, and after spending some time with him, they both fall for each other. Things get even more complicated when Xuan learns about Shan’s real identity.   

Recently paroled con artist dapper Danny Ocean, the man who believes in action, rolls out another plan. Following three rules: Not to steal from the ones who don't deserve it, play the game like you have nothing to lose and not to hurt anyone, he orchestrates the most avant-garde heist in history. Will he succeed?