The Best Barbara Hershey Movies, Ranked
65 credits from 1969 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Strange Darling (2024) comes out on top with a score of 82. The biggest box office hit is Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) with $162M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Barbara Hershey Box Office Hits
Barbara Hershey's films have made $512M worldwide in total. Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) is the biggest hit at $162M, ahead of Beaches (1988) ($57M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Insidious: Chapter 2 2013 · Thriller $162M $83.6M dom. - 2
Beaches 1988 · Drama $57M $57M dom. - 3
The Natural 1984 · Drama $48M $48M dom. - 4
Falling Down 1993 · Drama $40.9M $40.9M dom. - 5
Hannah and Her Sisters 1986 · Drama $40.1M $40.1M dom. - 6
Hoosiers 1986 · Drama $28.6M $28.6M dom. - 7
Tin Men 1987 · Drama $25.4M $25.4M dom. - 8
The Right Stuff 1983 · Adventure $21.2M $21.2M dom. - 9
Take This Job and Shove It 1981 · Romance $17.6M $17.6M dom. - 10
The Entity 1983 · Biography $13.3M $13.3M dom.
The Best Barbara Hershey Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Barbara Hershey has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 24 films, and Beaches (1988) is the pick of them.
- Drama 24 films Beaches 1988
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Comedy 8 films The Pallbearer 1996 · as Ruth Abernathy -
Thriller 5 films 9 Bullets 2022 · as Lacy Movie Echo Score: 35 -
Horror 3 films Strange Darling 2024 · as Genevieve Movie Echo Score: 82 - Romance 2 films Take This Job and Shove It 1981 · as Jane Margaret ("J.M.") Halstead
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Action 2 films The Stunt Man 1980 -
Mystery 1 film Defenseless 1991 · as Thelma 'T.K.' Knudsen Katwuller - Adventure 1 film The Right Stuff 1983
- Biography 1 film The Entity 1983
The Best Barbara Hershey Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Barbara Hershey's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Barbara Hershey Movies
Barbara Hershey's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) leads with 5 wins from 21 nominations.
The Latest Barbara Hershey Movies
The most recent films Barbara Hershey is credited on, newest first — starting with Strange Darling (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Strange Darling 2024 · Genevieve
- 9 Bullets 2022 · Lacy
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The Manor 2021 · Judith - Insidious: Chapter 2 2013 · Thriller
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Left to Die 2012 · Sandra Chase -
Albert Schweitzer 2009 · Helene Schweitzer -
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning 2008 · Older Anne Shirley -
The Bird Can’t Fly 2008 · Melody -
Uncross the Stars 2008 · Hilda -
Love Comes Lately 2007 · Rosalie -
11:14 2005 · Thriller -
Riding the Bullet 2004 · Thriller
The Best Barbara Hershey Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Barbara Hershey films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Barbara Hershey movie?
Strange Darling (2024) is the best-rated Barbara Hershey film, with a Movie Echo Score of 82, ahead of 9 Bullets (2022) (35) and The Manor (2021) (33). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Strange Darling: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Barbara Hershey movie?
Insidious: Chapter 2 (2013) made the most at the box office, with $162M worldwide, followed by Beaches (1988) with $57M. Together, Barbara Hershey's films with box office figures have made $512M.
Which Barbara Hershey movie won the most awards?
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) is the most decorated Barbara Hershey film, with 5 wins from 21 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Barbara Hershey drama movie?
Beaches (1988) is the best-rated of Barbara Hershey's drama films. In other genres: The Pallbearer (comedy), 9 Bullets (thriller) and Strange Darling (horror).
What is the newest Barbara Hershey movie?
The newest film on Barbara Hershey's filmography is Strange Darling (2024), with Barbara Hershey as Genevieve.
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