The Best Debbie Allen Movies, Ranked
25 credits from 1979 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Dolly Parton’s Christmas On the Square (2020) comes out on top with a score of 79. The biggest box office hit is Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) with $18M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
The Latest Debbie Allen Movies
The most recent films Debbie Allen is credited on, newest first — starting with Dolly Parton’s Christmas On the Square (2020). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Dolly Parton’s Christmas On the Square 2020 · Director -
Life Is Not a Fairytale: The Fantasia Barrino Story 2006 · American Idol Auditionee in Sunglasses -
All About You 2001 · Comedy -
Michael Jordan: An American Hero 1999 · Deloris Jordan -
Mariah Carey: Butterfly World Tour - Live at Tokyo Dome 1998 · Director -
Out-of-Sync 1995 · Manicurist -
Sinbad: Afros and Bellbottoms 1993 · Director -
Stompin’ at the Savoy 1992 · Estelle -
Polly: Comin’ Home! 1990 · Director -
Polly 1989 · Director -
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling 1986 · Michelle -
Alice at the Palace 1982 · Red Queen
The Best Debbie Allen Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Debbie Allen films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Debbie Allen movie?
Dolly Parton’s Christmas On the Square (2020) is the best-rated Debbie Allen film, with a Movie Echo Score of 79. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Dolly Parton’s Christmas On the Square: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Debbie Allen movie?
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) made the most at the box office, with $18M worldwide. Together, Debbie Allen's films with box office figures have made $18M.
What is the best Debbie Allen drama movie?
Jo Jo Dancer, Your Life Is Calling (1986) is the best-rated of Debbie Allen's drama films. In other genres: Dolly Parton’s Christmas On the Square (family).
What is the newest Debbie Allen movie?
The newest film on Debbie Allen's filmography is Soul of a Nation Presents: Screen Queens Rising (2022), with Debbie Allen as Self.
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