The Best Ellen Burstyn Movies, Ranked
108 credits from 1964 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Tale (2018) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is Interstellar (2014) with $759M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Ellen Burstyn Movies
The 10 highest-rated films Ellen Burstyn is credited on. The Tale (2018) leads with 86, followed by Pieces of a Woman (2020) at 80. 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 The Tale 2018 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Pieces of a Woman 2020 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Three Months 2022 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The House of Tomorrow 2018 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Mother, Couch 2024 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Nostalgia 2018 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 49 Queen Bees 2021 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 All I Wish 2018 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 The Exorcist: Believer 2023 · Horror -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 Lucy in the Sky 2019 · Sci-Fi
Biggest Ellen Burstyn Box Office Hits
Ellen Burstyn's films have made $1.83B worldwide in total. Interstellar (2014) is the biggest hit at $759M, ahead of The Exorcist (1973) ($431M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Interstellar 2014 · Action $759M $203M dom. - 2
The Exorcist 1973 · Drama $431M $233M dom. - 3 The Exorcist: Believer 2023 · Horror $136M $65.5M dom.
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Dying Young 1991 · Drama $82.3M $33.7M dom. - 5
Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 2002 · Comedy $73.8M $69.6M dom. - 6
The Age of Adaline 2015 · Drama $65.7M $42.6M dom. - 7
When a Man Loves a Woman 1994 · Romance $50M $50M dom. - 8
How to Make an American Quilt 1995 · Drama $41.2M $23.6M dom. - 9
The Wicker Man 2006 · Mystery $38.8M $23.6M dom. - 10
Something in Common 1986 · Romance $32.3M $32.3M dom.
The Best Ellen Burstyn Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ellen Burstyn has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 37 films, and The Tale (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 37 films The Tale 2018 · as Nettie Movie Echo Score: 86
- Romance 8 films When a Man Loves a Woman 1994 · as Emily
- Comedy 6 films Mother, Couch 2024 · as Mother Movie Echo Score: 66
- Action 3 films Interstellar 2014
- Mystery 2 films The Wicker Man 2006
- Horror 1 film The Exorcist: Believer 2023 Movie Echo Score: 40
- Sci-Fi 1 film Lucy in the Sky 2019 · as Nana Holbrook Movie Echo Score: 40
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Thriller 1 film The Calling 2014
The Best Ellen Burstyn Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Ellen Burstyn's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
- 2020s 5 films Pieces of a Woman 2020 · as Elizabeth Movie Echo Score: 80
- 2010s 13 films The Tale 2018 · as Nettie Movie Echo Score: 86
- 2000s 12 films Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood 2002
- 1990s 22 films Dying Young 1991 · as Mrs. O'Neil
- 1980s 12 films Something in Common 1986 · as Lynn Hollander
- 1970s 10 films The Exorcist 1973
Most Awarded Ellen Burstyn Movies
Ellen Burstyn's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Exorcist (1973) leads with 9 wins from 22 nominations.
The Latest Ellen Burstyn Movies
The most recent films Ellen Burstyn is credited on, newest first — starting with Mother, Couch (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Mother, Couch 2024 · Mother
- The Exorcist: Believer 2023 · Horror
- Three Months 2022 · Valerie
- Queen Bees 2021 · Helen Wilson
- Pieces of a Woman 2020 · Elizabeth
- Lucy in the Sky 2019 · Nana Holbrook
- The Tale 2018 · Nettie
- The House of Tomorrow 2018 · Josephine Prendergast
- All I Wish 2018 · Celia
- Nostalgia 2018 · Helen
- The Age of Adaline 2015 · Drama
- Interstellar 2014 · Action
The Best Ellen Burstyn Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ellen Burstyn films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ellen Burstyn movie?
The Tale (2018) is the best-rated Ellen Burstyn film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of Pieces of a Woman (2020) (80) and Three Months (2022) (72). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Tale: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ellen Burstyn movie?
Interstellar (2014) made the most at the box office, with $759M worldwide, followed by The Exorcist (1973) with $431M. Together, Ellen Burstyn's films with box office figures have made $1.83B.
Which Ellen Burstyn movie won the most awards?
The Exorcist (1973) is the most decorated Ellen Burstyn film, with 9 wins from 22 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Ellen Burstyn drama movie?
The Tale (2018) is the best-rated of Ellen Burstyn's drama films, with a score of 86. In other genres: When a Man Loves a Woman (romance), Mother, Couch (comedy) and Interstellar (action).
What is the newest Ellen Burstyn movie?
The newest film on Ellen Burstyn's filmography is Breakdown: 1975 (2025), with Ellen Burstyn as Self - Interviewee.
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