The Best Barbara Niven Movies, Ranked
60 credits from 1986 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. North to Home (2022) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Heat Wave (2010) with $596K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Barbara Niven Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Barbara Niven is credited on. North to Home (2022) leads with 85, followed by Love Takes Flight (2019) at 78. 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 85 North to Home 2022 · Romance -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Love Takes Flight 2019 · Romance -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 Love on the Menu 2019 · Romance -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 USS Christmas 2020 · Tv movie -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Crossword Mysteries: Proposing Murder 2019 · Tv movie -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Christmas at the Golden Dragon 2022 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Christmas in Evergreen: Letters to Santa 2018 · Romance -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Christmas In Evergreen: Tidings of Joy 2019 · Romance -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery 2024 · Mystery -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Christmas in Evergreen 2017 · Romance -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Christmas in Evergreen: Bells Are Ringing 2020 · Tv movie -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Crossword Mysteries: Abracadaver 2020 · Mystery
The Best Barbara Niven Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Barbara Niven has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Thriller leads with 11 films, and Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019) is the pick of them.
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Thriller 11 films Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For 2019 · as Aunt Candace Movie Echo Score: 64 - Romance 9 films North to Home 2022 · as Suzanne Movie Echo Score: 85
- Tv movie 9 films USS Christmas 2020 · as Elizabeth Movie Echo Score: 74
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Drama 8 films Foxfire 1996 · as Goldie's Stepmother - Mystery 7 films A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery 2024 · as Delores Swensen Movie Echo Score: 67
- Comedy 4 films Christmas at the Golden Dragon 2022 · as Jane Movie Echo Score: 69
The Best Barbara Niven Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Barbara Niven's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Barbara Niven Movies
The most recent films Barbara Niven is credited on, newest first — starting with Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery 2025 · Delores Swensen -
Reality Bites: A Hannah Swensen Mystery 2025 · Delores Swensen -
Leah’s Perfect Gift 2024 · Barbara - A Sprinkle of Deceit: A Hannah Swensen Mystery 2024 · Delores Swensen
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One Bad Apple: A Hannah Swensen Mystery 2024 · Delores Swensen -
Ms. Christmas Comes to Town 2023 · Gayle -
A Zest For Death: A Hannah Swensen Mystery 2023 · Delores Swensen - Christmas at the Golden Dragon 2022 · Jane
- North to Home 2022 · Suzanne
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Sweet Revenge: A Hannah Swensen Mystery 2021 · Delores Swensen -
Crossword Mysteries: Riddle Me Dead 2021 · Candace -
Crossword Mysteries: Terminal Descent 2021 · Aunt Candace
The Best Barbara Niven Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Barbara Niven films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Barbara Niven movie?
North to Home (2022) is the best-rated Barbara Niven film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Love Takes Flight (2019) (78) and Love on the Menu (2019) (77). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
North to Home: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Barbara Niven movie?
Heat Wave (2010) made the most at the box office, with $596K worldwide, followed by Foxfire (1996) with $269K. Together, Barbara Niven's films with box office figures have made $865K.
What is the best Barbara Niven thriller movie?
Crossword Mysteries: A Puzzle to Die For (2019) is the best-rated of Barbara Niven's thriller films, with a score of 64. In other genres: North to Home (romance), USS Christmas (tv movie) and Foxfire (drama).
What is the newest Barbara Niven movie?
The newest film on Barbara Niven's filmography is Pie To Die For: A Hannah Swensen Mystery (2025), with Barbara Niven as Delores Swensen.
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