The Best Elizabeth McGovern Movies, Ranked
44 credits from 1981 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) comes out on top with a score of 76. The biggest box office hit is Downton Abbey (2019) with $195M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Elizabeth McGovern Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Elizabeth McGovern is credited on. Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) leads with 76, followed by The Wife (2018) at 76. 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 76 Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 The Wife 2018 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Downton Abbey 2019 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 2025 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 The Chaperone 2019 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 The Commuter 2018 · Action
Biggest Elizabeth McGovern Box Office Hits
Elizabeth McGovern's films have made $701M worldwide in total. Downton Abbey (2019) is the biggest hit at $195M, ahead of The Commuter (2018) ($120M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Downton Abbey 2019 · Drama $195M $96.9M dom.
- 2 The Commuter 2018 · Action $120M $36.3M dom.
- 3 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 2025 · Drama $108M $45M dom.
- 4 Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Drama $92.7M $44.1M dom.
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Woman in Gold 2015 · Drama $61.6M $33.3M dom. - 6 The Wife 2018 · Drama $20M $9.6M dom.
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She's Having a Baby 1988 · Drama $16M $16M dom. - 8
Wings of Courage 1995 · Adventure $15.1M $15.1M dom. - 9
Ragtime 1981 · Drama $14.9M $14.9M dom. - 10
The Bedroom Window 1987 · Mystery $12.6M $12.6M dom.
The Best Elizabeth McGovern Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Elizabeth McGovern has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 24 films, and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) is the pick of them.
- Drama 24 films Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · as Cora Grantham Movie Echo Score: 76
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Comedy 4 films The Favor 1994 - Action 1 film The Commuter 2018 · as Karen MacCauley Movie Echo Score: 57
- Adventure 1 film Wings of Courage 1995 · as Noëlle Guillaumet
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Thriller 1 film A Shock to the System 1990 -
Sci-Fi 1 film The Handmaid's Tale 1990 - Mystery 1 film The Bedroom Window 1987
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Fantasy 1 film Lovesick 1983 · as Chloe Allen
The Best Elizabeth McGovern Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Elizabeth McGovern's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Elizabeth McGovern Movies
The most recent films Elizabeth McGovern is credited on, newest first — starting with Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 2025 · Lady Grantham
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And Mrs. 2024 · Margaret - Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Cora Grantham
- Downton Abbey 2019 · Cora Crawley
- The Chaperone 2019 · Norma
- The Wife 2018 · Elaine Mozell
- The Commuter 2018 · Karen MacCauley
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Showing Roots 2016 · Shirley -
Downton Abbey: The Finale 2015 · Cora Crawley -
Unexpected 2015 · Drama -
Swung 2015 · Dolly Adams - Woman in Gold 2015 · Drama
The Best Elizabeth McGovern Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Elizabeth McGovern films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Elizabeth McGovern movie?
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) is the best-rated Elizabeth McGovern film, with a Movie Echo Score of 76, ahead of The Wife (2018) (76) and Downton Abbey (2019) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Downton Abbey: A New Era: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Elizabeth McGovern movie?
Downton Abbey (2019) made the most at the box office, with $195M worldwide, followed by The Commuter (2018) with $120M. Together, Elizabeth McGovern's films with box office figures have made $701M.
Which Elizabeth McGovern movie won the most awards?
The Wife (2018) is the most decorated Elizabeth McGovern film, with 4 wins from 6 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Elizabeth McGovern drama movie?
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) is the best-rated of Elizabeth McGovern's drama films, with a score of 76. In other genres: The Favor (comedy), The Commuter (action) and Wings of Courage (adventure).
What is the newest Elizabeth McGovern movie?
The newest film on Elizabeth McGovern's filmography is Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025), with Elizabeth McGovern as Lady Grantham.
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