The Best Dorothy Adams Movies, Ranked
71 credits from 1938 to 2020, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020) comes out on top with a score of 38. The biggest box office hit is The Ten Commandments (1956) with $65.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Dorothy Adams Box Office Hits
Dorothy Adams's films have made $69.4M worldwide in total. The Ten Commandments (1956) is the biggest hit at $65.5M, ahead of An Affair to Remember (1957) ($3.87M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Ten Commandments 1956 · History $65.5M $65.5M dom. - 2
An Affair to Remember 1957 · Drama $3.87M $3.85M dom. - 3
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee 2020 · Comedy $13.8K - 4
There’s No Business Like Show Business 1954 · Comedy $6.34K - 5
Bachelor Mother 1939 · Comedy $4.15K - 6
Ninotchka 1939 · Comedy $2.48K - 7
Laura 1944 · Mystery $1.36K - 8
Tobacco Road 1941 · Drama $534
The Best Dorothy Adams Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Dorothy Adams has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 28 films, and An Affair to Remember (1957) is the pick of them.
- Drama 28 films An Affair to Remember 1957
- Comedy 11 films The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee 2020 · as Sister Mary Murphy Movie Echo Score: 38
- History 2 films The Ten Commandments 1956 · as Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
- Mystery 2 films Laura 1944 · as Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)
The Best Dorothy Adams Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Dorothy Adams's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1930s to 2020s.
- 2020s 1 film The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee 2020 · as Sister Mary Murphy Movie Echo Score: 38
- 1950s 17 films The Ten Commandments 1956 · as Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
- 1940s 41 films Laura 1944 · as Laura's Maid Bessie Clary (uncredited)
- 1930s 7 films Bachelor Mother 1939 · as Secretary (uncredited)
The Latest Dorothy Adams Movies
The most recent films Dorothy Adams is credited on, newest first — starting with The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee 2020 · Sister Mary Murphy
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Peeper 1975 · Mrs. Prendergast -
Virginia Hill 1974 · Drama -
The Good Guys and the Bad Guys 1969 · Mrs. Pierce (uncredited) -
From the Terrace 1960 · Mrs. Benziger -
Unwed Mother 1958 · Martha Pauley -
Gunman’s Walk 1958 · Martha Stotheby - An Affair to Remember 1957 · Drama
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The Buckskin Lady 1957 · Mrs. Adams - The Ten Commandments 1956 · Slave Woman / Hebrew at Golden Calf / Hebrew at Rameses' Gate
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These Wilder Years 1956 · Aunt Martha -
Johnny Concho 1956 · Sarah Dark
The Best Dorothy Adams Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Dorothy Adams films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Dorothy Adams movie?
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020) is the best-rated Dorothy Adams film, with a Movie Echo Score of 38. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Dorothy Adams movie?
The Ten Commandments (1956) made the most at the box office, with $65.5M worldwide, followed by An Affair to Remember (1957) with $3.87M. Together, Dorothy Adams's films with box office figures have made $69.4M.
What is the best Dorothy Adams drama movie?
An Affair to Remember (1957) is the best-rated of Dorothy Adams's drama films. In other genres: The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (comedy), The Ten Commandments (history) and Laura (mystery).
What is the newest Dorothy Adams movie?
The newest film on Dorothy Adams's filmography is The Very Excellent Mr. Dundee (2020), with Dorothy Adams as Sister Mary Murphy.
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