The Best Claire Danes Movies, Ranked
26 credits from 1994 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. A Kid Like Jake (2018) comes out on top with a score of 63. The biggest box office hit is Romeo + Juliet (1996) with $148M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Claire Danes Box Office Hits
Claire Danes's films have made $542M worldwide in total. Romeo + Juliet (1996) is the biggest hit at $148M, ahead of Stardust (2007) ($138M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Romeo + Juliet 1996 · Drama $148M $46.4M dom. - 2
Stardust 2007 · Adventure $138M $38.6M dom. - 3
The Family Stone 2005 · Drama $92.9M $60.1M dom. - 4
Little Women 1994 · Drama $50.1M $50.1M dom. - 5
How to Make an American Quilt 1995 · Drama $41.2M $23.6M dom. - 6
Evening 2007 · Drama $20M $12.5M dom. - 7
The Mod Squad 1999 · Action $13.3M $13.3M dom. - 8
Shopgirl 2005 · Drama $11.7M $10.3M dom. - 9
Brokedown Palace 1999 · Drama $10.1M $10.1M dom. - 10
The Flock 2007 · Crime $7.16M
The Best Claire Danes Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Claire Danes has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 16 films, and A Kid Like Jake (2018) is the pick of them.
The Best Claire Danes Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Claire Danes's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Claire Danes Movies
The most recent films Claire Danes is credited on, newest first — starting with Full Circle (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Full Circle 2023 · Sam Browne -
The Essex Serpent 2022 · Cora Seaborne -
Fleishman Is in Trouble 2022 · Rachel Fleishman -
A Kid Like Jake 2018 · Alex Wheeler -
Temple Grandin 2010 · Temple Grandin -
Me and Orson Welles 2009 · Drama - Stardust 2007 · Adventure
- The Flock 2007 · Allison Lowry
- Evening 2007 · Drama
- The Family Stone 2005 · Drama
- Shopgirl 2005 · Drama
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It's All About Love 2004 · Sci-Fi
The Best Claire Danes Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Claire Danes films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Claire Danes movie?
A Kid Like Jake (2018) is the best-rated Claire Danes film, with a Movie Echo Score of 63. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
A Kid Like Jake: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Claire Danes movie?
Romeo + Juliet (1996) made the most at the box office, with $148M worldwide, followed by Stardust (2007) with $138M. Together, Claire Danes's films with box office figures have made $542M.
Which Claire Danes movie won the most awards?
Romeo + Juliet (1996) is the most decorated Claire Danes film, with 4 wins from 8 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Claire Danes drama movie?
A Kid Like Jake (2018) is the best-rated of Claire Danes's drama films, with a score of 63. In other genres: Stardust (adventure), The Flock (crime) and It's All About Love (sci-fi).
What is the newest Claire Danes movie?
The newest film on Claire Danes's filmography is Georgia O’Keeffe: The Brightness of Light (2024), with Claire Danes as Georgia O'Keeffe (voice).
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