Gena Rowlands Movies

The story of three women who live in a North Carolina town and defy the traditional roles set forth for them by society.

A lesbian mother fights to keep her son when a custody suit is brought by her ex-husband.

When a lonely ex-New Yorker moves into the home of a rural senior to act as a hospice worker, the two initially couldn't seem to be less alike....

Hoyce and Bess Guthrie are long married Montana ranchers who come to a major crossroads in their lives. An oil company has offered to buy them out...

A depressed woman battles with her mother and abuses alcohol following the suicide of her husband.

After the death of her husband, Pat learns that he gambled away all of their savings and that she's now destitute. She may even have to leave their...

This biographical film was based on the book The Times of My Life written by Chris Chase and Betty Ford.

Sarah and Harriet have been best friends since childhood. They married at the same time, had children within the same year and now find themselves...

Three generations of women live on a small island off the coast of Washington state with their men with whom they have no end of problems.

Sheila O'Malley's visual essay "Watching Gena Rowlands" rounds out the set by focusing on Rowlands’ collaborations with Cassavetes.

A 10 minute demo reel for a proposed TV series based on the Tony Rome PI movies. With an original score by Jerry Goldsmith.

A retired woman hires a dance instructor to give her private dance lessons at her home -- one per week for six weeks. What begins as an antagonistic...

Sam Alden is the 17-year-old high school star player in baseball who seems to have it all. However, his family notices that he is often bothered with...

James Benning’s "remake" of John Cassavetes’s Faces (1968) is an unexpected venture into the world of found footage filmmaking. As...

A mysterious child with magical powers and a great secret, invades the lives of three lonely people who learn to embrace life once again.

A documentary featuring interviews with actors Lynn Carlin, Gena Rowlands, and Seymour Cassel, and cinematographer Al Ruban, in which they recall how...