The Best Mary Steenburgen Movies

Updated September 23, 2019 2.0k votes 224 voters 23.3k views

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

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Elf
Zooey Deschanel, Will Ferrell
Elf is a 2003 American Christmas comedy film directed by Jon Favreau and written by David... more
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The Help
Emma Stone, Jessica Chastain
The Help is a 2011 American period drama film directed and written by Tate Taylor, and adapted... more
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Parenthood
Keanu Reeves, Steve Martin
Parenthood is a 1989 comedy-drama film with an ensemble cast that includes Steve Martin, Tom... more
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I Am Sam
Sean Penn, Dakota Fanning
I Am Sam is a 2001 American drama film directed by Jessie Nelson. A mentally handicapped man... more
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What's Eating Gilbert Grape
Johnny Depp, Leonardo DiCaprio
What's Eating Gilbert Grape is a 1993 American drama film directed by Lasse Hallström and... more
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Step Brothers
Will Ferrell, Seth Rogen
Step Brothers is a 2008 American buddy slapstick comedy film starring Will Ferrell and John C.... more
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The Proposal
Sandra Bullock, Ryan Reynolds
The Proposal is a 2009 American romantic comedy film set in Sitka, Alaska. Directed by Anne... more
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Four Christmases
Reese Witherspoon, Robert Duvall
Four Christmases is a Christmas-themed romantic comedy film about a couple visiting all four... more
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Powder
Jeff Goldblum, Mary Steenburgen
Powder is a 1995 American fantasy drama film written and directed by Victor Salva and starring... more
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A Midsummer Night's Sex Comedy
Woody Allen, Mia Farrow
This film is a 1982 comedy film written, directed by and starring Woody Allen. The plot is... more
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Melvin and Howard
Mary Steenburgen, Jason Robards Jr.
Melvin and Howard is a 1980 American comedy-drama film directed by Jonathan Demme. The... more
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Ragtime
Jack Nicholson, Samuel L. Jackson
Ragtime is a 1981 American drama film, directed by Milo Forman, based on 1975 historical... more
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The Long Walk Home
Whoopi Goldberg, Sissy Spacek
The Long Walk Home is a 1990 film starring Sissy Spacek and Whoopi Goldberg, and directed by... more
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Nixon
Anthony Hopkins, James Woods
Nixon is a 1995 American biographical film directed by Oliver Stone for Cinergi Pictures that... more
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The Brave One
Jodie Foster, Zoë Kravitz
The Brave One is a 2007 American psychological thriller film directed by Neil Jordan, produced... more
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The Butcher's Wife
Demi Moore, Jeff Daniels
The Butcher's Wife is a 1991 romantic comedy film, in which a clairvoyant woman thinks that... more
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Cross Creek
Malcolm McDowell, Mary Steenburgen
Cross Creek is a 1983 film starring Mary Steenburgen as The Yearling author Marjorie Kinnan... more
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The Grass Harp
Edward Furlong, Jack Lemmon
The Grass Harp is a 1995 American comedy-drama film. It is based on the novella by Truman... more
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Gulliver's Travels
Omar Sharif, Ted Danson
Gulliver's Travels is a U.S. TV miniseries based on Jonathan Swift's novel of the same name,... more
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Clifford
Martin Short, Mary Steenburgen
Clifford is a 1994 comedy film starring Martin Short, Charles Grodin, Mary Steenburgen, and... more

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Life as a House
Ian Somerhalder, Hayden Christensen
Life as a House is a 2001 American drama film produced and directed by Irwin Winkler. The... more
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Back to the Future Part III
Michael J. Fox, Elisabeth Shue
Back to the Future Part III is a 1990 American science fiction Western film. It is the third... more
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Goin' South
Jack Nicholson, Danny DeVito
Goin' South is an American western-comedy film, directed by and starring Jack Nicholson, Mary... more
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The Trumpet of the Swan
Reese Witherspoon, Carol Burnett
The Trumpet of the Swan is a 2001 animated film produced by Nest Family Entertainment and... more
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The Dead Girl
James Franco, Kerry Washington
This film is a 2006 American film written and directed by Karen Moncrieff, starring Brittany... more

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