The Best Annette Bening Movies, Ranked
49 credits from 1988 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Captain Marvel (2019) with $1.13B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Annette Bening Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Annette Bening is credited on. Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022) leads with 78, followed by Hope Gap (2020) at 75. 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 78 Jerry & Marge Go Large 2022 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Hope Gap 2020 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Nyad 2023 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Georgetown 2019 · Crime -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 2017 · Biography -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 The Bride! 2026 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 The Report 2019 · Biography -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Jerry and Marge Go Large 2022 · Biography -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Captain Marvel 2019 · Action -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Georgetown 2021 · Biography -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Hope Gap 2019 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Death on the Nile 2022 · Drama
Biggest Annette Bening Box Office Hits
Annette Bening's films have made $2.23B worldwide in total. Captain Marvel (2019) is the biggest hit at $1.13B, ahead of American Beauty (1999) ($356M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Captain Marvel 2019 · Action $1.13B $427M dom.
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American Beauty 1999 · Drama $356M $130M dom. - 3 Death on the Nile 2022 · Drama $137M $45.6M dom.
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The American President 1995 · Drama $108M $60.1M dom. - 5
Mars Attacks! 1996 · Action $101M $37.8M dom. - 6
The Women 2008 · Drama $50M $26.9M dom. - 7
Bugsy 1991 · Biography $49.1M $49.1M dom. - 8
The Great Outdoors 1988 · Comedy $43.5M $41.5M dom. - 9
Regarding Henry 1991 · Drama $43M $43M dom. - 10
The Kids Are All Right 2010 · Drama $34.8M $20.8M dom.
The Best Annette Bening Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Annette Bening has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 25 films, and Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022) is the pick of them.
- Drama 25 films Jerry & Marge Go Large 2022 · as Marge Selbee Movie Echo Score: 78
- Biography 6 films Nyad 2023 · as Diana Nyad Movie Echo Score: 73
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Comedy 3 films Poolman 2024 · as Diane Esplinade Movie Echo Score: 43 - Action 2 films Captain Marvel 2019 · as Supreme Intelligence, Dr. Wendy Lawson Movie Echo Score: 65
- Crime 1 film Georgetown 2019 · as Amanda Brecht Movie Echo Score: 71
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Fantasy 1 film Ruby Sparks 2012 -
Sci-Fi 1 film What Planet Are You From? 2000 -
Thriller 1 film In Dreams 1999 · as Claire Cooper
The Best Annette Bening Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Annette Bening's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Annette Bening Movies
Annette Bening's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. American Beauty (1999) leads with 22 wins from 37 nominations.
- Awards: 22 wins American Beauty 1999 · 37 nominations
- Awards: 3 wins The Kids Are All Right 2010 · 25 nominations
- Awards: 3 wins Bugsy 1991 · 19 nominations
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Awards: 2 wins The Grifters 1990 · 8 nominations -
Awards: 2 wins Richard III 1995 · 8 nominations - Awards: 1 win The American President 1995 · 6 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Being Julia 2004 · 4 nominations - Awards: 1 win Mars Attacks! 1996 · 3 nominations
The Latest Annette Bening Movies
The most recent films Annette Bening is credited on, newest first — starting with The Bride! (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Bride! 2026 · Dr. Euphronius
- Poolman 2024 · Diane Esplinade
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Apples Never Fall 2024 · Joy Delaney - Nyad 2023 · Diana Nyad
- Jerry and Marge Go Large 2022 · Marge
- Jerry & Marge Go Large 2022 · Marge Selbee
- Death on the Nile 2022 · Euphemia Bouc
- Georgetown 2021 · Amanda Breht
- Hope Gap 2020 · Grace
- The Report 2019 · Senator Dianne Feinstein
- Hope Gap 2019 · Grace
- Georgetown 2019 · Amanda Brecht
The Best Annette Bening Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Annette Bening films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Annette Bening movie?
Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022) is the best-rated Annette Bening film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Hope Gap (2020) (75) and Nyad (2023) (73). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Jerry & Marge Go Large: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Annette Bening movie?
Captain Marvel (2019) made the most at the box office, with $1.13B worldwide, followed by American Beauty (1999) with $356M. Together, Annette Bening's films with box office figures have made $2.23B.
Which Annette Bening movie won the most awards?
American Beauty (1999) is the most decorated Annette Bening film, with 22 wins from 37 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Annette Bening drama movie?
Jerry & Marge Go Large (2022) is the best-rated of Annette Bening's drama films, with a score of 78. In other genres: Nyad (biography), Poolman (comedy) and Captain Marvel (action).
What is the newest Annette Bening movie?
The newest film on Annette Bening's filmography is The Bride! (2026), with Annette Bening as Dr. Euphronius.
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