The Best Amy Madigan Movies, Ranked
46 credits from 1982 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Rebuilding (2025) comes out on top with a score of 81. The biggest box office hit is Weapons (2025) with $270M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Amy Madigan Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Amy Madigan is credited on. Rebuilding (2025) leads with 81, followed by Weapons (2025) at 80. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 81 Rebuilding 2025 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Weapons 2025 · Horror -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 A Crooked Somebody 2018 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 American Woman 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 The Hunt 2020 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The Last Full Measure 2019 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 The Last Full Measure 2020 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Antlers 2021 · Action
Biggest Amy Madigan Box Office Hits
Amy Madigan's films have made $368M worldwide in total. Weapons (2025) is the biggest hit at $270M, ahead of Places in the Heart (1984) ($34.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Weapons 2025 · Horror $270M $152M dom.
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Places in the Heart 1984 · Drama $34.9M $34.9M dom. - 3 Antlers 2021 · Action $18.9M $10.6M dom.
- 4 The Hunt 2020 · Action $10.6M $5.81M dom.
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Twice in a Lifetime 1985 · Drama $8.4M $8.4M dom. - 6
Streets of Fire 1984 · Action $8.09M $8.09M dom. - 7
Love Letters 1983 · Drama $5.27M $5.27M dom. - 8 The Last Full Measure 2020 · Drama $3.36M $2.95M dom.
- 9 The Last Full Measure 2019 · Action $3.36M $2.95M dom.
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A Time for Dancing 2002 · Music $2.91M
The Best Amy Madigan Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Amy Madigan has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 21 films, and Rebuilding (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 21 films Rebuilding 2025 · as Bess Movie Echo Score: 81
- Action 5 films The Hunt 2020 · as Ma Movie Echo Score: 66
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History 2 films American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs 2018 -
Thriller 2 films Nowhere to Hide 1987 · as Barbara Cutter - Horror 1 film Weapons 2025 · as Gladys Lilly Movie Echo Score: 80
- Music 1 film A Time for Dancing 2002 · as Jackie Russell
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Comedy 1 film The Prince of Pennsylvania 1988 · as Carla Headlee
The Best Amy Madigan Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Amy Madigan's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Amy Madigan Movies
The most recent films Amy Madigan is credited on, newest first — starting with Rebuilding (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Rebuilding 2025 · Bess
- Weapons 2025 · Gladys Lilly
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Brooklyn, Minnesota 2024 · Gail -
Go For Grandma 2023 · Grandma - Antlers 2021 · Principal Ellen Booth
- The Hunt 2020 · Ma
- The Last Full Measure 2020 · Donna Burr
- The Last Full Measure 2019 · Donna Burr
- American Woman 2019 · Peggy
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Stuck 2019 · Sue - A Crooked Somebody 2018 · Joyce Vaughn
- American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs 2018 · History
The Best Amy Madigan Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Amy Madigan films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Amy Madigan movie?
Rebuilding (2025) is the best-rated Amy Madigan film, with a Movie Echo Score of 81, ahead of Weapons (2025) (80) and A Crooked Somebody (2018) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Rebuilding: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Amy Madigan movie?
Weapons (2025) made the most at the box office, with $270M worldwide, followed by Places in the Heart (1984) with $34.9M. Together, Amy Madigan's films with box office figures have made $368M.
Which Amy Madigan movie won the most awards?
Places in the Heart (1984) is the most decorated Amy Madigan film, with 3 wins from 12 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Amy Madigan drama movie?
Rebuilding (2025) is the best-rated of Amy Madigan's drama films, with a score of 81. In other genres: The Hunt (action), American Socialist: The Life and Times of Eugene Victor Debs (history) and Nowhere to Hide (thriller).
What is the newest Amy Madigan movie?
The newest film on Amy Madigan's filmography is Rebuilding (2025), with Amy Madigan as Bess.
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