The Best Eileen Brennan Movies, Ranked
54 credits from 1967 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Private Benjamin (1980) with $69.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Eileen Brennan Box Office Hits
Eileen Brennan's films have made $157M worldwide in total. Private Benjamin (1980) is the biggest hit at $69.8M, ahead of The Last Picture Show (1971) ($29.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Private Benjamin 1980 · Comedy $69.8M $69.8M dom. - 2
The Last Picture Show 1971 · Drama $29.1M $29.1M dom. - 3
Stella 1990 · Drama $20.2M $20.2M dom. - 4
White Palace 1990 · Drama $17.5M $17.5M dom. - 5
Clue 1985 · Mystery $14.6M $14.6M dom. - 6
The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking 1988 · Family $3.57M $3.57M dom. - 7
At Long Last Love 1975 · Comedy $1.5M $1.5M dom. - 8
Boys Life 2 1997 · Drama $533K $533K dom. - 9
Hustle 1975 · Drama $466K - 10
Murder by Death 1976 · Mystery $38.2K
The Best Eileen Brennan Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Eileen Brennan has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 18 films, and The Last Picture Show (1971) is the pick of them.
The Best Eileen Brennan Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Eileen Brennan's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 1990s.
The Latest Eileen Brennan Movies
The most recent films Eileen Brennan is credited on, newest first — starting with The Hollow (2004). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Hollow 2004 · Joan Van Etten -
Comic Book Villains 2002 · Mrs. Cresswell -
The Last Great Ride 1999 · Pamela 'Mimi' Applegate -
Toothless 1997 · Joe #1 -
Changing Habits 1997 · Mother Superior - Boys Life 2 1997 · Mrs. Randozza
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If These Walls Could Talk 1996 · Tessie -
Reckless 1995 · Sister Margaret -
Freaky Friday 1995 · Principal Handel -
In Search of Dr. Seuss 1994 · The Who-Villain -
Nunzio’s Second Cousin 1994 · Mrs. Randazzo -
My Name Is Kate 1994 · Barbara Mannix
The Best Eileen Brennan Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Eileen Brennan films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Eileen Brennan movie?
Private Benjamin (1980) made the most at the box office, with $69.8M worldwide, followed by The Last Picture Show (1971) with $29.1M. Together, Eileen Brennan's films with box office figures have made $157M.
Which Eileen Brennan movie won the most awards?
The Last Picture Show (1971) is the most decorated Eileen Brennan film, with 5 wins from 21 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Eileen Brennan drama movie?
The Last Picture Show (1971) is the best-rated of Eileen Brennan's drama films. In other genres: Private Benjamin (comedy), Clue (mystery) and The New Adventures of Pippi Longstocking (family).
What is the newest Eileen Brennan movie?
The newest film on Eileen Brennan's filmography is Who Done It: The Clue Documentary (2022), with Eileen Brennan as Self (archive footage) (uncredited).
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