The Best Barbara Stanwyck Movies, Ranked
108 credits from 1929 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) with $18.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Barbara Stanwyck Box Office Hits
Barbara Stanwyck's films have made $18.2M worldwide in total. Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) is the biggest hit at $18.2M, ahead of Double Indemnity (1944) ($21K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Barbara Stanwyck Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Barbara Stanwyck has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 28 films, and Double Indemnity (1944) is the pick of them.
The Best Barbara Stanwyck Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Barbara Stanwyck's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1940s to 1980s.
The Latest Barbara Stanwyck Movies
The most recent films Barbara Stanwyck is credited on, newest first — starting with Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood (2008). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood 2008 · Various Roles (archive footage) -
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller 2002 · Jessica Drummond (archive footage) -
The Thorn Birds 1983 · Mary Carson -
Showbiz Goes to War 1982 · (archive footage) -
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid 1982 · Mystery -
The Letters 1973 · Geraldine Parkington -
A Taste of Evil 1971 · Miriam Jennings -
The House That Would Not Die 1970 · Ruth Bennett -
The Night Walker 1964 · Irene Trent -
Roustabout 1964 · Drama -
Walk on the Wild Side 1962 · Jo Courtney -
Forty Guns 1957 · Jessica Drummond
The Best Barbara Stanwyck Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Barbara Stanwyck films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Barbara Stanwyck movie?
Dead Men Don't Wear Plaid (1982) made the most at the box office, with $18.2M worldwide, followed by Double Indemnity (1944) with $21K. Together, Barbara Stanwyck's films with box office figures have made $18.2M.
What is the best Barbara Stanwyck drama movie?
Double Indemnity (1944) is the best-rated of Barbara Stanwyck's drama films. In other genres: The Lady Eve (comedy), Forty Guns (western) and The File on Thelma Jordon (thriller).
What is the newest Barbara Stanwyck movie?
The newest film on Barbara Stanwyck's filmography is AFI Life Achievement Award: 50th Anniversary Special (2023), with Barbara Stanwyck as Self (archive footage).
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