A Streetcar Named Desire

A Streetcar Named Desire

1995 · 156 min · ★ 6.9 · Drama, TV Movie

A fading Southern Belle moves in with her sister in New Orleans where her ferocious brother-in-law takes stabs at her sanity.

Directed by Glenn Jordan · Written by Tennessee Williams

Your Rating

Cast

Make it a double feature

4h 16m together

A Streetcar Named Desire

To Dance with the White Dog

Both from Glenn Jordan.

More from Glenn JordanSee all →

Paradise LostParadise Lost · 1971
Paradise Lost
9.01971
MovieDramaTV Movie
Playwright Clifford Odets' portrait of the Great Depression unfolds in the modest two-family home of Leo and Clara Gordon as misfortune strikes them and the people running with them. Opened on Broadway in 1935, it became one of the Group Theatre's most controversial plays and Odets' favorite.
The Lives of Benjamin FranklinThe Lives of Benjamin Franklin · 1974
The Lives of Benjamin Franklin
9.01974
SeriesDrama
Benjamin Franklin is a 1974 American television miniseries that chronicles the life of Benjamin Franklin. It was broadcast by CBS. It won the Emmy Award for Outstanding Limited Series.
Hallmark Hall of FameHallmark Hall of Fame · 1951
Hallmark Hall of Fame
8.81951
SeriesDrama
Long-running anthology program sponsored by Hallmark Cards. Beginning in 1951 and continuing into 2019, the series received 80 Emmy Awards, 24 Christopher Awards, 11 Peabody Awards, 9 Golden Globes, and 4 Humanitas Prizes. Early seasons were a weekly live drama, eventually transitioning to videotaped and then filmed productions broadcast as occasional specials.
Sunshine ChristmasSunshine Christmas · 1977
Sunshine Christmas
8.01977
MovieDramaTV Movie
A musician, brooding over the marriage of his sometime girlfriend, decides to take his adopted daughter to his home in Texas to celebrate Christmas with his family. While there, he begins to rekindle the relationship he once had with his childhood girlfriend.
The TypistsThe Typists · 1971
The Typists
8.01971
MovieComedyDrama
Real-life couple Eli Wallach and Anne Jackson star in this 1971 television adaptation of Murray Schisgal's moving play, in which married law student Paul Cunningham takes a job as a typist for an ad agency, where he meets lonely spinster Sylvia. Through a series of flashbacks and flash-forwards, the story of their relationship and developing romance unfolds. Emmy Award winner Glenn Jordan directs this volume from the Broadway Theater Archive.
Particular MenParticular Men · 1972
Particular Men
8.01972
MovieTV MovieDrama
A fictitious but powerful look at the dawn of the nuclear age, this stage performance follows several government scientists as they develop the atomic bomb, grapple with the morality of their work, and confront major problems with their superiors. Written by award-winning playwright Loring Mandel, this riveting production stars Stacy Keach, Alice Drummond, Lois Smith, Clifton James and Verna Bloom.
To Dance with the White DogTo Dance with the White Dog · 1993
To Dance with the White Dog
7.21993
MovieDramaTV Movie
When Sam Peek's beloved wife, Cora, dies, a white dog suddenly materializes as his new companion and confidant.
FamilyFamily · 1976
Family
7.21976
SeriesDrama
The lives of the middle-class Lawrence family in Pasadena, California.
Les MisérablesLes Misérables · 1978
Les Misérables
7.11978
MovieDramaHistory
In 19th century France, Jean Valjean, a man imprisoned for stealing bread, must flee a relentless policeman named Javert. The pursuit consumes both men's lives, and soon Valjean finds himself in the midst of the student revolutions in France.
The BoysThe Boys · 1991
The Boys
7.01991
MovieComedyDrama
When Walter is diagnosed with lung cancer, despite his squeaky clean lifestyle, he has to tell his screenwriter partner, a chain-smoker. As Walter fights cancer he tries to put his affairs in order by teaching writing to prison inmates, talking to his son and ex-wife, and getting his partner to quit smoking.
The Displaced PersonThe Displaced Person · 1977
The Displaced Person
7.01977
MovieDramaTV Movie
A conscientious but driven Polish refugee disrupts the hierarchy of power on a Georgia farm in the 1940s.
FriendsFriends · 1979
Friends
7.01979
SeriesDrama
Friends is a short-lived kids-oriented drama that aired in the spring of 1979. The series, which was produced by Aaron Spelling and aired on ABC, starred Charlie Aiken, Jill Whelan, and Jarrod Johnson as three Southern Californian 11-year-olds. Karen Morrow also appeared. Only five one-hour episodes were produced before the series was cancelled.
Barbarians at the GateBarbarians at the Gate · 1993
Barbarians at the Gate
6.91993
MovieComedyDrama
F. Ross Johnson decides to buyout his own tobacco firm RJR Nabisco after the plans of the launch of his new product, a smokeless cigarette Premier, fail on account of market rumours.
Mary & TimMary & Tim · 1996
Mary & Tim
6.81996
MovieDramaRomance
Another adaptation of the novel "Tim", about the love that develops between a mentally challenged young man and the older, lonely widow who takes him under her wing.
ChallengerChallenger · 1990
Challenger
6.51990
MovieDramaTV Movie
A profile of the astronauts, crew, and civilians who were involved in the January 28, 1986 flight of the spaceship, Challenger, that resulted in its explosion upon takeoff. The center point of the film is the safety inspections and arguments surrounding the use of the o-rings that ultimately were blamed for the explosion.
Jake's WomenJake's Women · 1996
Jake's Women
6.51996
MovieComedyDrama
Jake is a writer. He is married to Maggie, but his marriage is in trouble. He cannot stop thinking about other women in his life, characters he invents conversations with. He is constantly talking to: his deceased wife Julie, his daughter Molly, his sister Karen, and his psychiatrist Edith. All he does is have imaginary conversations with real people that are at the moment out of his life. Maggie cannot stand his mind wandering off all the time and decides to separate for six months and at the end of six months they will decide whether or not to remain together. Jake has a few girl friends, but spends the six months, while waiting for Maggie, only talking to these imaginary people, and a few times to real people.

More Like This

A Time to KillA Time to Kill · 1996
A Time to Kill
7.41996
MovieCrimeDrama
A young lawyer defends a black man accused of murdering two white men who raped his 10-year-old daughter, sparking a rebirth of the KKK.
West Side StoryWest Side Story · 1961
West Side Story
7.21961
MovieCrimeDrama
In Manhattan’s Upper West Side, rival gangs of Polish-Americans and newly arrived Puerto Ricans clash for control of the neighborhood, even as two young members from opposite sides fall dangerously in love.
SaviorSavior · 1998
Savior
7.11998
MovieHistoryDrama
A hardened mercenary in the Foreign Legion begins to find his own humanity when confronted with atrocities during the fighting in Bosnia.
The GiftThe Gift · 2000
The Gift
6.52000
MovieHorrorDrama
Annie Wilson, young widow and mother of three, makes her living foretelling others' futures⁠—though her own has become cloudier than even she can see. Threatened by a client's violent husband and plagued by visions of a missing local woman, Annie finds herself pulled into a thicket of lies and deception in which her extraordinary gift may ultimately get her killed.
EnoughEnough · 2002
Enough
6.62002
MovieDramaThriller
Working-class waitress Slim thought she was entering a life of domestic bliss when she married Mitch, the man of her dreams. After the arrival of their first child, her picture perfect life is shattered when she discovers Mitch's hidden possessive dark side, a controlling and abusive alter ego that can turn trust, love and tranquility into terror. Terrified for her child's safety, Slim flees with her daughter. Relentless in his pursuit and enlisting the aid of lethal henchmen, Mitch continually stalks the prey that was once his family.
JezebelJezebel · 1938
Jezebel
7.01938
MovieDramaRomance
In 1850s Louisiana, the willfulness of a tempestuous Southern belle threatens to destroy all who care for her.
Home TeamHome Team · 2022
Home Team
6.62022
MovieFamilyComedy
Two years after a Super Bowl win when NFL head coach Sean Payton is suspended, he goes back to his hometown and finds himself reconnecting with his 12-year-old son by coaching his Pop Warner football team.
The Rules of AttractionThe Rules of Attraction · 2002
The Rules of Attraction
6.22002
MovieDramaRomance
The incredibly spoiled and overprivileged students of Camden College are a backdrop for an unusual love triangle between a drug dealer, a virgin and a bisexual classmate.
NowhereNowhere · 1997
Nowhere
6.71997
MovieComedyDrama
In Los Angeles, a colorful assortment of bohemians try to make sense of their intersecting lives. The moody Dark Smith, his bisexual girlfriend, her lesbian lover and their shy gay friend plan on attending the wildest party of the year. But they'll only make it if they can survive the drug trips, suicides, trysts, mutilations and alien abductions that occur as one surreal day unfolds.
RentRent · 2005
Rent
6.82005
MovieDramaRomance
In New York City's gritty East Village, a group of bohemians strive for success and acceptance while enduring the obstacles of poverty, illness and the AIDS epidemic.
Before We VanishBefore We Vanish · 2017
Before We Vanish
6.52017
MovieScience FictionDrama
Narumi is on bad terms with her husband, Shinji, when, one day, Shinji goes missing. He comes back a couple of days later, but he seems like a totally different person, and he is now gentle and tender. He goes for a walk every day. Meanwhile, journalist Sakurai covers the story of a family that was brutally murdered, when an unexplained phenomenon takes place.
Wild Mountain ThymeWild Mountain Thyme · 2020
Wild Mountain Thyme
5.32020
MovieRomanceDrama
Headstrong farmer Rosemary Muldoon has her heart set on winning her neighbour Anthony Reilly's love. The problem is, Anthony seems to have inherited a family curse, and remains oblivious to his beautiful admirer. Stung by his father's plans to sell the family farm to his American nephew, Anthony is jolted into pursuing his dreams.
Open Your EyesOpen Your Eyes · 1997
Open Your Eyes
7.51997
MovieDramaThriller
Handsome 25-year-old Cesar had it all -- a successful career, expensive cars, a swank bachelor's pad, and an endless string of beautiful and willing women -- until he is thrown into a strange psychological mystery after a car accident scars his face and lands him in prison.
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days · 2007
4 Months, 3 Weeks and 2 Days
7.52007
MovieDrama
Two college roommates have 24 hours to make the ultimate choice as they finalize arrangements for a black market abortion.

Rate this film

Your ratings make Midnight smarter