The Best Dakota Fanning Movies, Ranked
42 credits from 2003 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) with $712M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Dakota Fanning Movies
The 10 highest-rated films Dakota Fanning is credited on. Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) leads with 75, followed by Ocean's 8 (2018) at 65. 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 75 Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Ocean's 8 2018 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The Equalizer 3 2023 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Please Stand By 2018 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Vicious 2025 · Horror -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Sweetness in the Belly 2020 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 54 The Watchers 2024 · Fantasy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 Sweetness in the Belly 2019 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 Ocean’s Eight 2018 · Crime -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 35 Viena and the Fantomes 2020 · Drama
Biggest Dakota Fanning Box Office Hits
Dakota Fanning's films have made $3.44B worldwide in total. The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) is the biggest hit at $712M, ahead of War of the Worlds (2005) ($604M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 2011 · Drama $712M $281M dom. - 2
War of the Worlds 2005 · Action $604M $234M dom. - 3 Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood 2019 · Drama $392M $143M dom.
- 4 Ocean's 8 2018 · Action $298M $140M dom.
- 5 Ocean’s Eight 2018 · Crime $298M $140M dom.
- 6 The Equalizer 3 2023 · Action $191M $92.4M dom.
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Coraline 2009 · Adventure $186M $117M dom. - 8
Charlotte's Web 2006 · Fantasy $149M $83M dom. - 9
The Cat in the Hat 2003 · Adventure $134M $101M dom. - 10
Man on Fire 2004 · Action $131M $77.9M dom.
The Best Dakota Fanning Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Dakota Fanning has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 20 films, and Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 20 films Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood 2019 · as Squeaky Fromme Movie Echo Score: 75
- Action 5 films Ocean's 8 2018 Movie Echo Score: 65
- Horror 3 films Vicious 2025 Movie Echo Score: 61
- Fantasy 2 films The Watchers 2024 · as Mina, Lucy Movie Echo Score: 54
- Adventure 2 films Coraline 2009
- Crime 1 film Ocean’s Eight 2018 · as Penelope Stern Movie Echo Score: 51
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Romance 1 film Now Is Good 2012 · as Tessa Scott -
Biography 1 film In the Realms of the Unreal 2004
The Best Dakota Fanning Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Dakota Fanning's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Dakota Fanning Movies
Dakota Fanning's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) leads with 15 wins from 63 nominations.
The Latest Dakota Fanning Movies
The most recent films Dakota Fanning is credited on, newest first — starting with The Sun Never Sets (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Sun Never Sets 2026 · Wendy - Vicious 2025 · Horror
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All Her Fault 2025 · Jenny Kaminski - The Watchers 2024 · Mina, Lucy
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Ripley 2024 · Marge Sherwood -
The Perfect Couple 2024 · Abby Winbury - The Equalizer 3 2023 · Emma Collins
- Viena and the Fantomes 2020 · Viena
- Sweetness in the Belly 2020 · Lily Mitchell Abdal
- Sweetness in the Belly 2019 · Lilly Mitchell Abdal
- Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood 2019 · Squeaky Fromme
- Ocean's 8 2018 · Action
The Best Dakota Fanning Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Dakota Fanning films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Dakota Fanning movie?
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) is the best-rated Dakota Fanning film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of Ocean's 8 (2018) (65) and The Equalizer 3 (2023) (65). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Dakota Fanning movie?
The Twilight Saga: Breaking Dawn - Part 1 (2011) made the most at the box office, with $712M worldwide, followed by War of the Worlds (2005) with $604M. Together, Dakota Fanning's films with box office figures have made $3.44B.
Which Dakota Fanning movie won the most awards?
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) is the most decorated Dakota Fanning film, with 15 wins from 63 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Dakota Fanning drama movie?
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) is the best-rated of Dakota Fanning's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Ocean's 8 (action), Vicious (horror) and The Watchers (fantasy).
What is the newest Dakota Fanning movie?
The newest film on Dakota Fanning's filmography is The Sun Never Sets (2026), with Dakota Fanning as Wendy.
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