The Best Cicely Tyson Movies, Ranked
43 credits from 1959 to 2021, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Last Flag Flying (2017) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is Fried Green Tomatoes (1992) with $119M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Cicely Tyson Box Office Hits
Cicely Tyson's films have made $337M worldwide in total. Fried Green Tomatoes (1992) is the biggest hit at $119M, ahead of Madea’s Family Reunion (2006) ($63.4M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Fried Green Tomatoes 1992 · Drama $119M $82.4M dom. - 2
Madea’s Family Reunion 2006 · Comedy $63.4M $63.3M dom. - 3
Diary of a Mad Black Woman 2005 · Drama $50.7M $50.6M dom. - 4
Because of Winn-Dixie 2005 · Drama $33.6M $32.6M dom. - 5
Bustin’ Loose 1981 · Drama $31.3M $31.3M dom. - 6
Hoodlum 1997 · Drama $23.5M $23.5M dom. - 7
The Concorde… Airport ’79 1979 · Thriller $13M $13M dom. - 8
Last Flag Flying 2017 · Drama $1.87M $965K dom.
The Best Cicely Tyson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Cicely Tyson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 27 films, and Last Flag Flying (2017) is the pick of them.
The Best Cicely Tyson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Cicely Tyson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
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2020s 1 film A Fall from Grace 2020 · as Alice Movie Echo Score: 39 - 2010s 3 films Last Flag Flying 2017 · as Mrs. Hightower Movie Echo Score: 75
- 2000s 4 films Madea’s Family Reunion 2006 · as Myrtle
- 1990s 11 films Fried Green Tomatoes 1992
- 1980s 5 films Bustin’ Loose 1981 · as Vivian Perry
- 1970s 9 films The Concorde… Airport ’79 1979 · as Elaine
The Latest Cicely Tyson Movies
The most recent films Cicely Tyson is credited on, newest first — starting with A Fall from Grace (2020). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- A Fall from Grace 2020 · Alice
- Last Flag Flying 2017 · Mrs. Hightower
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Showing Roots 2016 · Hattie -
The Trip to Bountiful 2014 · Mrs. Watts - Madea’s Family Reunion 2006 · Myrtle
- Diary of a Mad Black Woman 2005 · Drama
- Because of Winn-Dixie 2005 · Drama
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Jewel 2001 · Cathedral -
Aftershock: Earthquake in New York 1999 · Emily Lincoln -
Always Outnumbered 1998 · Luvia -
Mama Flora’s Family 1998 · Mama Flora -
Ms. Scrooge 1997 · Ms. Ebenita Scrooge
The Best Cicely Tyson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Cicely Tyson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Cicely Tyson movie?
Last Flag Flying (2017) is the best-rated Cicely Tyson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of A Fall from Grace (2020) (39). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Last Flag Flying: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Cicely Tyson movie?
Fried Green Tomatoes (1992) made the most at the box office, with $119M worldwide, followed by Madea’s Family Reunion (2006) with $63.4M. Together, Cicely Tyson's films with box office figures have made $337M.
What is the best Cicely Tyson drama movie?
Last Flag Flying (2017) is the best-rated of Cicely Tyson's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: A Fall from Grace (thriller) and Madea’s Family Reunion (comedy).
What is the newest Cicely Tyson movie?
The newest film on Cicely Tyson's filmography is How It Feels to Be Free (2021), with Cicely Tyson as Self (archival footage).
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