The Best Courtney Love Movies, Ranked
31 credits from 1987 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. J.T. Leroy (2019) comes out on top with a score of 56. The biggest box office hit is The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) with $20.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Courtney Love Box Office Hits
Courtney Love's films have made $22.4M worldwide in total. The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) is the biggest hit at $20.3M, ahead of Tapeheads (1988) ($344K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Courtney Love Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Courtney Love has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 3 films, and Tapeheads (1988) is the pick of them.
The Best Courtney Love Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Courtney Love's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2010s.
The Latest Courtney Love Movies
The most recent films Courtney Love is credited on, newest first — starting with J.T. Leroy (2019). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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J.T. Leroy 2019 · Sasha -
Menendez: Blood Brothers 2017 · Kitty Menendez -
The Young Blood Chronicles 2014 · The Head Bitch In Charge -
The Dark Night of the Soul 2010 · Music -
Trailer for a Remake of Gore Vidal’s Caligula 2005 · Caligula -
Julie Johnson 2001 · Claire -
Beat 2000 · Joan Vollmer Burroughs -
The People vs. Larry Flynt 1996 · Biography -
Hole: MTV Unplugged 1995 · Lead Vocals, Guitar -
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Hole: Live at The Metro (Chicago, 1994) 1995 · Music -
Hole - Live Through This 1994 -
Tapeheads 1988 · Norman's Spanker (uncredited)
The Best Courtney Love Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Courtney Love films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Courtney Love movie?
J.T. Leroy (2019) is the best-rated Courtney Love film, with a Movie Echo Score of 56. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
J.T. Leroy: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Courtney Love movie?
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) made the most at the box office, with $20.3M worldwide, followed by Tapeheads (1988) with $344K. Together, Courtney Love's films with box office figures have made $22.4M.
Which Courtney Love movie won the most awards?
The People vs. Larry Flynt (1996) is the most decorated Courtney Love film, with 2 wins from 8 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Courtney Love drama movie?
Tapeheads (1988) is the best-rated of Courtney Love's drama films. In other genres: J.T. Leroy (biography) and Straight to Hell (action).
What is the newest Courtney Love movie?
The newest film on Courtney Love's filmography is The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2025), with Courtney Love as Self.
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