The Best Cloris Leachman Movies

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List of the best Cloris Leachman movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Cloris Leachman's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Cloris Leachman movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Cloris Leachman movies will be at the top of the list. Cloris Leachman has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Cloris Leachman movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Cloris Leachman films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Cloris Leachman role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Cloris Leachman performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

This list is made up of films like The Oogieloves in the Big Balloon Adventure and Music of the Heart.

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Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid
Paul Newman, Robert Redford
Released: 1969
Directed by: George Roy Hill
Butch Cassidy and the Sundance Kid is a 1969 American Western film directed by George Roy Hill and written by William Goldman. Based loosely on fact, the film tells the story of Wild West outlaws... more
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High Anxiety
Cloris Leachman, Madeline Kahn
Released: 1977
Directed by: Mel Brooks
High Anxiety is a 1977 comedy film produced and directed by Mel Brooks, who also plays the lead. This is Brooks' first film as a producer and first speaking lead role. Veteran Brooks ensemble members... more
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The Muppet Movie
Steve Martin, Mel Brooks
Released: 1979
Directed by: James Frawley
The Muppet Movie is a 1979 American-British musical road comedy film and the first of a series of live-action feature films starring Jim Henson's Muppets. Directed by James Frawley, the film's... more
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History of the World, Part I
Mel Brooks, Orson Welles
Released: 1981
Directed by: Mel Brooks
History of the World, Part I is a 1981 comedy film written, produced, and directed by Mel Brooks. Brooks also stars in the film, playing five roles: Moses, Comicus the stand-up philosopher, Tomás de... more
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Sky High
Kurt Russell, Mary Elizabeth Winstead
Released: 2005
Directed by: Mike Mitchell
Sky High is a 2005 American superhero family comedy film about an airborne school for teenage superheroes. It was directed by Mike Mitchell and written by Paul Hernandez, Robert Schooley, and Mark... more
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Prancer
Cloris Leachman, Sam Elliott
Released: 1989
Directed by: John D. Hancock
Prancer is a 1989 family film starring Sam Elliott, Cloris Leachman and Rebecca Harrell and was directed by John D. Hancock. It is set in Three Oaks, Michigan, where town exteriors were filmed.... more
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Young Frankenstein
Gene Hackman, Mel Brooks
Released: 1974
Directed by: Mel Brooks
Young Frankenstein is a 1974 American comedy film directed by Mel Brooks and starring Gene Wilder as the title character, a descendant of the infamous Dr. Victor Frankenstein. The supporting cast... more
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The Iron Giant
Jennifer Aniston, Vin Diesel
Released: 1999
Directed by: Brad Bird
The Iron Giant is a 1999 American animated science fiction comedy-drama film using both traditional animation and computer animation, produced by Warner Bros. Animation, and based on the 1968 novel... more
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Beavis and Butt-head Do America
Demi Moore, Bruce Willis
Released: 1996
Directed by: Mike deSeve, Mike Judge, Brian Mulroney, Yvette Kaplan
Beavis and Butt-head Do America is a 1996 American animated road comedy film, based on the TV series Beavis and Butt-head. It was produced by Paramount Pictures in association with Geffen Pictures... more
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Beerfest
Donald Sutherland, Cloris Leachman
Released: 2006
Directed by: Jay Chandrasekhar
Beerfest is a 2006 beer-themed comedy film by the comedy group Broken Lizard. Along with the regular members of Broken Lizard, other actors who appear in the movie include Will Forte, M. C. Gainey,... more
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The Longest Yard
Adam Sandler, Courteney Cox
Released: 2005
Directed by: Peter Segal
The Longest Yard is a 2005 American sports comedy film, a remake of the 1974 film of the same name. Adam Sandler plays the protagonist, Paul Crewe, a disgraced former professional quarterback for the... more
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The Beverly Hillbillies
Rob Schneider, Lea Thompson
Released: 1993
Directed by: Penelope Spheeris
The Beverly Hillbillies is a 1993 20th Century Fox comedy motion picture starring Jim Varney, Diedrich Bader, Erika Eleniak, Cloris Leachman, Lily Tomlin, Dabney Coleman, Lea Thompson, Rob Schneider... more
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Alex & Emma
Kate Hudson, Sophie Marceau
Released: 2003
Directed by: Rob Reiner
Alex & Emma is a 2003 American romantic comedy directed by Rob Reiner and starring Kate Hudson and Luke Wilson. Written by Jeremy Leven, the film is about a writer who must turn out a novel in thirty... more
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New York, I Love You
Natalie Portman, Blake Lively
Released: 2008
Directed by: Brett Ratner, Shekhar Kapur, Shunji Twai, Natalie Portman, Randall Balsmeyer
New York, I Love You is a 2008 American romantic comedy-drama anthology consisting of eleven short films, each by a different director. The short films all relate in some way to the subject of love,... more
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Bad Santa
Lauren Graham, Billy Bob Thornton
Released: 2003
Directed by: Terry Zwigoff
Bad Santa is a 2003 American Christmas black comedy film directed by Terry Zwigoff, and starring Billy Bob Thornton, Bernie Mac, and Lauren Graham, with Tony Cox, Brett Kelly, Lauren Tom, and John... more
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Music of the Heart
Meryl Streep, Angela Bassett
Released: 1999
Directed by: Wes Craven
Music of the Heart is a 1999 drama film, directed by Wes Craven and written by Pamela Gray. It was produced by Craven-Maddalena Films and Miramax Films, and distributed by Buena Vista Distribution.... more
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The Chapman Report
Jane Fonda, Cloris Leachman
Released: 1962
Directed by: George Cukor
The Chapman Report is a 1962 Technicolor film made by DFZ Productions and distributed by Warner Bros. Pictures. It was directed by George Cukor and produced by Darryl F. Zanuck and Richard D. Zanuck,... more
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Texasville
Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd
Released: 1990
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Texasville is a 1990 American drama film directed by Peter Bogdanovich. It is a sequel to The Last Picture Show, and based on the novel Texasville by Larry McMurtry. Jeff Bridges, Cybill Shepherd,... more
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Never Too Late
Corey Haim, Cloris Leachman
Released: 1997
Directed by: Giles Walker
Never Too Late is a 1997 Canadian comedy-drama film, starring Olympia Dukakis, Jean Lapointe and Corey Haim. It was filmed in Montreal, Quebec.... more
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Herbie Goes Bananas
Cloris Leachman, Harvey Korman
Released: 1980
Directed by: Vincent McEveety
Herbie Goes Bananas is the fourth of a series of films made by Walt Disney Productions starring Herbie – the white Volkswagen racing Beetle with a mind of its own. The film stars former Mel Brooks... more

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Daisy Miller
Cybill Shepherd, Cloris Leachman
Released: 1974
Directed by: Peter Bogdanovich
Daisy Miller is a 1974 American drama film produced & directed by Peter Bogdanovich, and starring then-girlfriend Cybill Shepherd in the title role. The screenplay by Frederic Raphael is based on the... more
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Walk Like a Man
Christopher Lloyd, Cloris Leachman
Released: 1987
Directed by: Melvin Frank
Walk Like a Man is a 1987 comedy film about a young man who finally returns to his high-society family after having been raised by wolves. The film is the last one to be directed by Melvin Frank. It... more
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Lake Placid 2
Cloris Leachman, John Schneider
Released: 2007
Directed by: David Flores
Lake Placid 2 is a 2007 television horror film starring John Schneider and produced by Sony Pictures and the Sci Fi Channel. This sequel to the 1999 film, Lake Placid, aired as a Syfy original movie... more
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Charley and the Angel
Kurt Russell, Cloris Leachman
Released: 1973
Directed by: Vincent McEveety
Charley and the Angel is a 1973 Disney family/comedy film set in an unidentified small city in the 1930s Depression-era Midwestern United States and starring Fred MacMurray in one of his final film... more
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It Happened One Christmas
Orson Welles, Cloris Leachman
Released: 1977
Directed by: Donald Wrye
It Happened One Christmas is a 1977 made-for-television film starring Marlo Thomas and Wayne Rogers.... more