The Best Bette Midler Movies, Ranked
64 credits from 1966 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Glorias (2020) comes out on top with a score of 74. The biggest box office hit is The Addams Family (2019) with $204M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Bette Midler Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Bette Midler is credited on. The Glorias (2020) leads with 74, followed by Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023) at 73. 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 74 The Glorias 2020 · Biography -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Sitting in Bars with Cake 2023 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Hocus Pocus 2 2022 · Mystery -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 The Addams Family 2019 · Fantasy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Freak Show 2018 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 The Fabulous Four 2024 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Coastal Elites 2020 · Comedy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 The Addams Family 2 2021 · Adventure
Biggest Bette Midler Box Office Hits
Bette Midler's films have made $1.31B worldwide in total. The Addams Family (2019) is the biggest hit at $204M, ahead of The First Wives Club (1996) ($181M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Addams Family 2019 · Fantasy $204M $101M dom.
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The First Wives Club 1996 · Comedy $181M $105M dom. - 3 The Addams Family 2 2021 · Adventure $120M $56.5M dom.
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Parental Guidance 2012 · Comedy $120M $77.3M dom. - 5
Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore 2010 · Action $112M $43.6M dom. - 6
The Stepford Wives 2004 · Thriller $103M $59.5M dom. - 7
Ruthless People 1986 · Comedy $71.6M $71.6M dom. - 8
Down and Out in Beverly Hills 1986 · Comedy $62.1M $62.1M dom. - 9
Beaches 1988 · Drama $57M $57M dom. - 10
Outrageous Fortune 1987 · Comedy $52.9M $52.9M dom.
The Best Bette Midler Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Bette Midler has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 15 films, and Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 15 films Sitting in Bars with Cake 2023 · as Benita Movie Echo Score: 73
- Drama 7 films Freak Show 2018 · as Muv Movie Echo Score: 56
- Mystery 2 films Hocus Pocus 2 2022 · as Winifred Sanderson Movie Echo Score: 59
- Biography 2 films The Glorias 2020 Movie Echo Score: 74
- Fantasy 2 films The Addams Family 2019 · as Grandma Movie Echo Score: 57
- Adventure 1 film The Addams Family 2 2021 · as Grandma Movie Echo Score: 38
- Action 1 film Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore 2010
- Thriller 1 film The Stepford Wives 2004
The Best Bette Midler Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Bette Midler's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
The Latest Bette Midler Movies
The most recent films Bette Midler is credited on, newest first — starting with The Fabulous Four (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Fabulous Four 2024 · Marilyn
- Sitting in Bars with Cake 2023 · Benita
- Hocus Pocus 2 2022 · Winifred Sanderson
- The Addams Family 2 2021 · Grandma
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In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover 2020 · Winifred Sanderson - The Glorias 2020 · Biography
- Coastal Elites 2020 · Miriam Nessler
- The Addams Family 2019 · Grandma
- Freak Show 2018 · Muv
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Six by Sondheim 2013 · Mama Rose (archive footage) - Parental Guidance 2012 · Comedy
- Cats & Dogs: The Revenge of Kitty Galore 2010 · Action
The Best Bette Midler Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Bette Midler films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Bette Midler movie?
The Glorias (2020) is the best-rated Bette Midler film, with a Movie Echo Score of 74, ahead of Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023) (73) and Hocus Pocus 2 (2022) (59). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Glorias: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Bette Midler movie?
The Addams Family (2019) made the most at the box office, with $204M worldwide, followed by The First Wives Club (1996) with $181M. Together, Bette Midler's films with box office figures have made $1.31B.
What is the best Bette Midler comedy movie?
Sitting in Bars with Cake (2023) is the best-rated of Bette Midler's comedy films, with a score of 73. In other genres: Freak Show (drama), Hocus Pocus 2 (mystery) and The Glorias (biography).
What is the newest Bette Midler movie?
The newest film on Bette Midler's filmography is Barbara Walters: Tell Me Everything (2025), with Bette Midler as Self.
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