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Best Kathy Baker movies

Today we present the best Kathy Baker movies. If you are a great movie fan, you will surely know most of them, but we hope to discover a movie that you have not yet seen ... and that you love! Let's go there with the best movies from Kathy Baker:

TOP 25: Paterno

Kathy Baker as: Sue Paterno
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Release: 2018
After becoming the winningest coach in college football history, Joe Paterno is embroiled in Penn State's Jerry Sandusky sexual abuse scandal, challenging his legacy and forcing him to face questions of institutional failure regarding the victims.


TOP 24: Street Smart

Kathy Baker as: Punchy
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller
Release: 1987
A New York journalist lies when his fake story about a pimp describes a real pimp up for murder.

TOP 23: Mister Frost

Kathy Baker as: Dr. Sarah Day
Genre: Horror, Thriller
Release: 1990
Frost is arrested and committed for murder after he is apprehended burying his victims in the garden. However, even while under psychiatric care and tight hospital security, it becomes obvious that Mr. Frost is not all he seems to be, but he is dangerous nonetheless


TOP 22: Clean and Sober

Kathy Baker as: Charlie Standers
Genre: Drama
Release: 1988
Hotshot real estate salesman Daryl has a bad cocaine habit. After embezzling his company's money, he wakes up next to a girl who overdosed. To hide from the police, he checks into a rehabilitation program guaranteeing anonymity. Under the mentorship of counselor Craig, Daryl accepts that he has a substance abuse problem. As he falls in love with fellow patient Charlie, Daryl begins committing to a newly sober life.


TOP 21: Big Miracle

Kathy Baker as: Ruth McGraw
Genre: Adventure, Drama, Romance
Release: 2012
Based on an inspiring true story, a small-town news reporter (Krasinski) and a Greenpeace volunteer (Barrymore) enlist the help of rival superpowers to save three majestic gray whales trapped under the ice of the Arctic Circle. ‘Big Miracle’ is adapted from the nonfiction book ‘Freeing the Whales: How the Media Created the World’s Greatest Non-Event’ by Tom Rose.

TOP 20: Jesse Stone: Innocents Lost

Kathy Baker as: Rose Gammon
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery, TV Movie
Release: 2011
Jesse investigates the suspicious death of a young friend while the police force deals with the arrogant new police chief who is the son-in-law of a town councilman.


TOP 19: Jacknife

Kathy Baker as: Martha Flannigan
Genre: Drama
Release: 1989
A conflict develops between a troubled Vietnam veteran and the sister he lives with when she becomes involved romantically with the army buddy who reminds him of the tragic battle they both survived.


TOP 18: The Jane Austen Book Club

Kathy Baker as: Bernadette
Genre: Comedy, Romance
Release: 2007
Six Californians start a club to discuss the works of Jane Austen. As they delve into Austen's literature, the club members find themselves dealing with life experiences that parallel the themes of the books they are reading.

TOP 17: Machine Gun Preacher

Kathy Baker as: Daisy
Genre: Action, Crime, Thriller
Release: 2011
The true story of Sam Childers, a former drug-dealing biker who finds God and became a crusader for hundreds of Sudanese children who've been kidnapped and pressed into duty as soldiers.


TOP 16: 13 Going on 30

Kathy Baker as: Beverly Rink
Genre: Comedy, Fantasy, Romance
Release: 2004
After total humiliation at her thirteenth birthday party, Jenna Rink wants to just hide until she's thirty. With a little magic, her wish is granted, but it turns out that being thirty isn't as always as awesome as she thought it would be!


TOP 15: Cold Mountain

Kathy Baker as: Sally Swanger
Genre: Adventure, Drama, History, Romance
Release: 2003
In this classic story of love and devotion set against the backdrop of the American Civil War, a wounded Confederate soldier named W.P. Inman deserts his unit and travels across the South, aiming to return to his young wife, Ada, who he left behind to tend their farm. As Inman makes his perilous journey home, Ada struggles to keep their home intact with the assistance of Ruby, a mysterious drifter sent to help her by a kindly neighbor.

TOP 14: Jesse Stone: No Remorse

Kathy Baker as: Rose Gammon
Genre: Drama, Thriller, Crime, Mystery
Release: 2010
Police Chief Jesse Stone, who was suspended by the Paradise, Mass. Town Council, begins moonlighting for his friend, State Homicide Commander Healy, by investigating a series of murders in Boston, leaving Rose and Suitcase to handle a crime spree in Paradise on their own. Jesse pours his energy into his work in an effort to push away his twin demons: booze and women. When his investigation leads to notorious mob boss Gino Fish, Jesse's pursuit becomes hazardous.


TOP 13: Sister Cities

Kathy Baker as: Janis
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Release: 2016
Based on the internationally-acclaimed play by Colette Freedman, the story of 4 estranged sisters who reunite for their mother’s alleged suicide.


TOP 12: Too Big to Fail

Kathy Baker as: Wendy Paulson
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Release: 2011
An intimate look at the epochal financial crisis of 2008 and the powerful men and women who decided the fate of the world's economy in a matter of a few weeks.


TOP 11: The Cider House Rules

Kathy Baker as: Nurse Angela
Genre: Drama
Release: 1999
Homer is an orphan who was never adopted, becoming the favorite of orphanage director Dr. Larch. Dr. Larch imparts his full medical knowledge on Homer, who becomes a skilled, albeit unlicensed, physician. But Homer yearns for a self-chosen life outside the orphanage. What will Homer learn about life and love in the cider house? What of the destiny that Dr. Larch has planned for him?

TOP 10: Take Shelter

Kathy Baker as: Sarah
Genre: Thriller, Drama, Horror
Release: 2011
Plagued by a series of apocalyptic visions, a young husband and father questions whether to shelter his family from a coming storm, or from himself.


TOP 9: Jesse Stone: Sea Change

Kathy Baker as: Rose Gammon
Genre: Crime, Drama, Thriller, TV Movie
Release: 2007
When Police Chief Jesse Stone's relationship with his ex-wife worsens, he fears he will relapse into alcoholism. To get his mind off his problems, Jesse begins working on the unsolved murder of a bank teller shot during a robbery. Meanwhile, Stone's investigation of an alleged rape draws him into conflict with the town council, which hopes to preserve Paradise's reputation as an ideal seaside resort.


TOP 8: Jesse Stone: Benefit of the Doubt

Kathy Baker as: Rose Gammon
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller
Release: 2012
Jesse finds himself struggling to get his job back as the Paradise police chief, and he is forced to rely on his cop intuition to sort through a maze of misleading clues and hidden meanings as he attempts to solve a shocking and horrifying mob-related double homicide.


TOP 7: Jesse Stone: Thin Ice

Kathy Baker as: Rose Gammon
Genre: Crime, Drama, Mystery, Thriller, TV Movie
Release: 2009
Jesse Stone and Captain Healy are shot during an unauthorized stake-out in Boston. Meanwhile, a cryptic letter sent from Paradise leads the mother of a kidnapped child to Stone. Though her son was declared dead, she hopes he will reopen the case.


TOP 6: Saving Mr. Banks

Kathy Baker as: Tommie
Genre: Comedy, Drama, History
Release: 2013
Author P.L. Travers travels from London to Hollywood as Walt Disney Pictures adapts her novel Mary Poppins for the big screen.

TOP 5: The Age of Adaline

Kathy Baker as: Kathy Jones
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Release: 2015
After 29-year-old Adaline recovers from a nearly lethal accident, she inexplicably stops growing older. As the years stretch on and on, Adaline keeps her secret to herself until she meets a man who changes her life.


TOP 4: The Right Stuff

Kathy Baker as: Louise Shepard
Genre: Drama, History
Release: 1983
A chronicle of the original Mercury astronauts in the formation of America's space program: Alan Shepherd, the first American in space; Gus Grissom, the benighted astronaut for whom nothing works out as planned; John Glenn, the straight-arrow 'boy scout' of the bunch who was the first American to orbit the earth; and the remaining pilots: Deke Slayton, Scott Carpenter and Wally Schirra.


TOP 3: Edward Scissorhands

Kathy Baker as: Joyce
Genre: Drama, Fantasy, Romance
Release: 1990
A small suburban town receives a visit from a castaway unfinished science experiment named Edward.


TOP 2: Door to Door

Kathy Baker as: Gladys Sullivan
Genre: Drama, TV Movie
Release: 2002
Sometimes the true heroes in our lives are those people who inspire us not with their superhuman accomplishments but simply by their refusal to give up in the face of seemingly insurmountable odds and the dignity in which they go about their lives. Bill Porter is one of those heroes. Born with cerebral palsy, he was told for many years that he was unemployable. But with the unwavering support of a dedicated mother and an indomitable spirit that has become his trademark, Porter did support himself as a door-to-door salesman in Portland, Ore.


TOP 1: The Art of Racing in the Rain

Kathy Baker as: Trish
Genre: Comedy, Drama, Romance
Release: 2019
A family dog—with a near-human soul and a philosopher's mind—evaluates his life through the lessons learned by his human owner, a race-car driver.

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