The Best Elle Fanning Movies, Ranked
45 credits from 2005 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Sentimental Value (2025) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is Maleficent (2014) with $760M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Elle Fanning Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Elle Fanning is credited on. Sentimental Value (2025) leads with 86, followed by The Beguiled (2017) at 75. 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 86 Sentimental Value 2025 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 The Beguiled 2017 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 A Complete Unknown 2024 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 All the Bright Places 2020 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2019 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 A Rainy Day in New York 2019 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Predator: Badlands 2025 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Galveston 2018 · Action -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Leap! 2017 · Adventure -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 How to Talk to Girls at Parties 2018 · Sci-Fi -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 The Vanishing Of Sidney Hall 2018 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 A Rainy Day in New York 2020 · Comedy
Biggest Elle Fanning Box Office Hits
Elle Fanning's films have made $2.1B worldwide in total. Maleficent (2014) is the biggest hit at $760M, ahead of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) ($492M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Maleficent 2014 · Action $760M $241M dom. - 2 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2019 · Action $492M $114M dom.
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Super 8 2011 · Sci-Fi $260M $127M dom. - 4 Predator: Badlands 2025 · Action $185M $91.1M dom.
- 5 A Complete Unknown 2024 · Biography $141M $75M dom.
- 6 Leap! 2017 · Adventure $110M $24.7M dom.
- 7 The Beguiled 2017 · Drama $27.9M $10.7M dom.
- 8 Sentimental Value 2025 · Drama $23.9M $5.34M dom.
- 9 A Rainy Day in New York 2020 · Comedy $23.8M
- 10 A Rainy Day in New York 2019 · Comedy $23.8M
The Best Elle Fanning Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Elle Fanning has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 16 films, and Sentimental Value (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 16 films Sentimental Value 2025 · as Rachel Kemp Movie Echo Score: 86
- Action 5 films Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2019 · as Aurora Movie Echo Score: 69
- Sci-Fi 4 films How to Talk to Girls at Parties 2018 · as Zan Movie Echo Score: 56
- Biography 3 films A Complete Unknown 2024 · as Sylvie Russo Movie Echo Score: 72
- Comedy 3 films A Rainy Day in New York 2019 · as Ashleigh Enright Movie Echo Score: 65
- Adventure 3 films Leap! 2017 Movie Echo Score: 61
Most Awarded Elle Fanning Movies
Elle Fanning's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Sentimental Value (2025) leads with 4 wins from 43 nominations.
The Latest Elle Fanning Movies
The most recent films Elle Fanning is credited on, newest first — starting with Rosebush Pruning (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Rosebush Pruning 2026 · Martha - Sentimental Value 2025 · Rachel Kemp
- Predator: Badlands 2025 · Thia
- A Complete Unknown 2024 · Sylvie Russo
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The Girl from Plainville 2022 · Michelle Carter - A Rainy Day in New York 2020 · Ashleigh
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The Roads Not Taken 2020 · Molly - All the Bright Places 2020 · Violet
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2019 · Aurora
- A Rainy Day in New York 2019 · Ashleigh Enright
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Teen Spirit 2019 · Violet - Galveston 2018 · Rocky
The Best Elle Fanning Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Elle Fanning films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Elle Fanning movie?
Sentimental Value (2025) is the best-rated Elle Fanning film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of The Beguiled (2017) (75) and A Complete Unknown (2024) (72). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Sentimental Value: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Elle Fanning movie?
Maleficent (2014) made the most at the box office, with $760M worldwide, followed by Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) with $492M. Together, Elle Fanning's films with box office figures have made $2.1B.
Which Elle Fanning movie won the most awards?
Sentimental Value (2025) is the most decorated Elle Fanning film, with 4 wins from 43 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Elle Fanning drama movie?
Sentimental Value (2025) is the best-rated of Elle Fanning's drama films, with a score of 86. In other genres: Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (action), How to Talk to Girls at Parties (sci-fi) and A Complete Unknown (biography).
What is the newest Elle Fanning movie?
The newest film on Elle Fanning's filmography is Rosebush Pruning (2026), with Elle Fanning as Martha.
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