Best movies with Kathy Bates

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Best movies with Kathy Bates

Discover the best movies with Kathy Bates, ranked from best to worst.

Based on 0 votes, the movie A Family Affair, starring Nicole Kidman and Zac Efron, came in first as the best Kathy Bates movie, followed by About Schmidt and Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. from 2023. Scroll down for the top 7 movies with Kathy Bates, recommended by movie fans in 2026.

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A Family Affair
2024 - Nicole Kidman, Zac Efron, Joey King, Kathy Bates, Liza Koshy, Wes Jetton, Ian Gregg...
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What could be worse than being the assistant to a demanding movie star who doesn't take you seriously? Finding out he's in a relationship with your mother.
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About Schmidt
2002 - Jack Nicholson, Kathy Bates, Hope DavisDrama, Comedy
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Newly retired, a man sets off for the wedding of the daughter he has grown apart from, and along the way learns more about himself and about life than he ever expected. Jack Nicholson •••
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Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
2023 - Abby Ryder Fortson, Rachel McAdams, Kathy Bates, Elle Graham, Benny Safdie, Amari Alexis...
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When her family moves from New York City to New Jersey, an 11-year-old girl navigates new friends, feelings, and the beginning of adolescence.
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Fred Claus
2007 - Vince Vaughn, Paul Giamatti, John Michael Higgins, Miranda Richardson, Rachel Weisz...
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Fred, Santa's quarrelsome older brother, arrives at the North Pole to work for him and pay off his debts. Just before Christmas, his job puts everything in jeopardy. Vince Vaughn and Paul •••
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On the Basis of Sex
2018 - Felicity Jones, Armie Hammer, Justin Theroux, Sam Waterston, Kathy Bates, Cailee Spaeny...
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Young lawyer Ruth Bader Ginsburg takes on, with her husband, a case that may change the laws on equality between women and men. Felicity Jones stars in the biopic about the future US •••
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The Highwaymen
2019 - Kevin Costner, Woody Harrelson, Kathy BatesCrime, Drama, Thriller
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In 1934, two former Texas Rangers, Frank Hamer and Manny Gault, are tasked with ending the crime spree of Bonnie Parker and Clyde Barrow, a robber couple many people admire. Kevin Costner •••
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The Waterboy
1998 - Adam Sandler, Kathy Bates, Henry WinklerComedy
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Bobby Boucher is the water boy for a struggling Louisiana college football team. The coach discovers that Bobby's hidden rage makes him a nearly unstoppable tackler who could carry the •••
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Among the titles with a known release year, the most recent are: A Family Affair (2024), Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret. (2023), The Highwaymen (2019).

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