The Best Elsa Lanchester Movies, Ranked
55 credits from 1928 to 2014, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Les Miserables (1952) with $281K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Elsa Lanchester Box Office Hits
Elsa Lanchester's films have made $440K worldwide in total. Les Miserables (1952) is the biggest hit at $281K, ahead of Lassie Come Home (1943) ($99.2K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Les Miserables 1952 · Adventure $281K - 2
Lassie Come Home 1943 · Adventure $99.2K - 3
Murder by Death 1976 · Mystery $38.2K - 4
The Bride of Frankenstein 1935 · Drama $11.5K - 5
Witness for the Prosecution 1958 · Drama $7.9K - 6
Bell, Book and Candle 1958 · Romance $2.49K - 7
The Bishop's Wife 1948 · Drama $44
The Best Elsa Lanchester Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Elsa Lanchester has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) is the pick of them.
The Best Elsa Lanchester Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Elsa Lanchester's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1930s to 1970s.
The Latest Elsa Lanchester Movies
The most recent films Elsa Lanchester is credited on, newest first — starting with Universal Horror (1998). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Universal Horror 1998 · (archive footage) -
Commercial Entertainment Product 1992 · The Monster's Bride -
Die Laughing 1980 · Sophie - Murder by Death 1976 · Mystery
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Arnold 1973 · Hester -
Terror in the Wax Museum 1973 · Julia Hawthorn -
Willard 1971 · Sci-Fi -
My Dog, the Thief 1969 · Mrs. Formby -
Me, Natalie 1969 · Miss Dennison -
Rascal 1969 · Mrs. Satterfield -
Blackbeard's Ghost 1968 · Fantasy -
Easy Come, Easy Go 1967 · Madame Neherina
The Best Elsa Lanchester Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Elsa Lanchester films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Elsa Lanchester movie?
Les Miserables (1952) made the most at the box office, with $281K worldwide, followed by Lassie Come Home (1943) with $99.2K. Together, Elsa Lanchester's films with box office figures have made $440K.
Which Elsa Lanchester movie won the most awards?
The Bishop's Wife (1948) is the most decorated Elsa Lanchester film, with 2 wins from 2 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Elsa Lanchester drama movie?
The Bride of Frankenstein (1935) is the best-rated of Elsa Lanchester's drama films. In other genres: Bell, Book and Candle (romance), Murder by Death (mystery) and Les Miserables (adventure).
What is the newest Elsa Lanchester movie?
The newest film on Elsa Lanchester's filmography is Monster Madness: The Golden Age of the Horror Film (2014), with Elsa Lanchester as Mary Shelley / The Monster's Mate (archive footage).
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