The Best Marsha Mason Movies

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List of the best Marsha Mason movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Marsha Mason'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 Marsha Mason movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Marsha Mason movies will be at the top of the list. Marsha Mason has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Marsha Mason movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Marsha Mason films to end the squabble once and for all.

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  • The Goodbye Girl
    1
    Richard Dreyfuss, Marsha Mason, Quinn Cummings
    38 votes
    • Released: 1977
    • Directed by: Herbert Ross
    Former Broadway hoofer Paula McFadden (Marsha Mason) and her young daughter, Lucy (Quinn Cummings), are outraged to find that Paula's former lover has fled to Europe and subleased their apartment to ...more

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  • Only When I Laugh
    2
    Marsha Mason, Kristy McNichol, James Coco
    28 votes
    • Released: 1981
    • Directed by: Glenn Jordan
    Actress Georgia (Marsha Mason) gets out of treatment for alcohol addiction, only to be greeted by a host of interpersonal problems. Her two best friends are dragging her down with their ...more

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  • Stella
    3
    Bette Midler, John Goodman, Trini Alvarado
    14 votes
    • Released: 1990
    • Directed by: John Erman
    A working-class woman (Bette Midler) raises her out-of-wedlock daughter (Trini Alvarado) alone, then lets her go to her rich father.
  • Promises in the Dark
    4
    Ned Beatty, Marsha Mason, Donald Moffat
    13 votes
    • Released: 1979
    • Directed by: Jerome Hellman
    Promises in the Dark is a 1979 drama film written by Loring Mandel and directed by Jerome Hellman.
  • Chapter Two
    5
    James Caan, Marsha Mason, Valerie Harper
    17 votes
    • Released: 1979
    • Directed by: Robert Moore
    Leo Schneider (Joseph Bologna) introduces his brother, George (James Caan), to a vivacious, recently divorced actress named Jennie MacLaine (Marsha Mason). Although George was mourning his wife's ...more

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  • Audrey Rose
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    Marsha Mason, Anthony Hopkins, John Beck
    22 votes
    • Released: 1977
    • Directed by: Robert Wise
    Husband and wife Janice (Marsha Mason) and Bill Templeton (John Beck) lead a pleasant life, residing in New York and sending their daughter, Ivy (Susan Swift), to a good school. Things change, ...more

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