The Best Frances McDormand Movies, Ranked
46 credits from 1985 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is The Good Dinosaur (2015) with $332M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Frances McDormand Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Frances McDormand is credited on. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) leads with 90, followed by Isle of Dogs (2018) at 86. 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 90 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 86 Isle of Dogs 2018 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Nomadland 2020 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 The Tragedy of Macbeth 2021 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 The French Dispatch 2021 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Women Talking 2022 · Drama
Biggest Frances McDormand Box Office Hits
Frances McDormand's films have made $1.58B worldwide in total. The Good Dinosaur (2015) is the biggest hit at $332M, ahead of Something's Gotta Give (2003) ($265M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Good Dinosaur 2015 · Adventure $332M $123M dom. - 2
Something's Gotta Give 2003 · Comedy $265M $125M dom. - 3
Burn After Reading 2008 · Drama $164M $60.4M dom. - 4 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017 · Drama $163M $54.5M dom.
- 5 Isle of Dogs 2018 · Adventure $72.7M $32M dom.
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Moonrise Kingdom 2012 · Drama $68.3M $45.5M dom. - 7
Hail, Caesar! 2016 · Drama $63.9M $30.5M dom. - 8
Fargo 1996 · Drama $60.6M $24.6M dom. - 9
Æon Flux 2005 · Action $53.3M $25.9M dom. - 10
Darkman 1990 · Action $48.9M $33.9M dom.
The Best Frances McDormand Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Frances McDormand has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 21 films, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) is the pick of them.
- Drama 21 films Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017 · as Mildred Movie Echo Score: 90
- Comedy 5 films Something's Gotta Give 2003
- Adventure 3 films Isle of Dogs 2018 · as Interpreter Nelson Movie Echo Score: 86
- Action 2 films Æon Flux 2005
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Family 1 film Madeline 1998 · as Miss Clavel -
Thriller 1 film Beyond Rangoon 1995 · as Andy Bowman -
Romance 1 film The Butcher’s Wife 1991 · as Grace
The Best Frances McDormand Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Frances McDormand's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Frances McDormand Movies
Frances McDormand's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) leads with 22 wins from 39 nominations.
- Awards: 22 wins Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017 · 39 nominations
- Awards: 19 wins Nomadland 2020 · 31 nominations
- Awards: 12 wins Fargo 1996 · 30 nominations
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Awards: 2 wins Blood Simple 1985 · 5 nominations - Awards: 2 wins Women Talking 2022 · 25 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Moonrise Kingdom 2012 · 14 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Isle of Dogs 2018 · 10 nominations
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Awards: 1 win The Man Who Wasn't There 2001 · 7 nominations - Awards: 1 win Something's Gotta Give 2003 · 5 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Friends with Money 2006 · 2 nominations
The Latest Frances McDormand Movies
The most recent films Frances McDormand is credited on, newest first — starting with Women Talking (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Women Talking 2022 · Scarface Janz
- The Tragedy of Macbeth 2021 · Lady Macbeth
- The French Dispatch 2021 · Lucinda Krementz
- Nomadland 2020 · Fern
- Isle of Dogs 2018 · Interpreter Nelson
- Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017 · Mildred
- Hail, Caesar! 2016 · Drama
- The Good Dinosaur 2015 · Adventure
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Olive Kitteridge 2014 · Olive Kitteridge -
Promised Land 2012 · Drama -
This Must Be the Place 2012 · Drama - Moonrise Kingdom 2012 · Drama
The Best Frances McDormand Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Frances McDormand films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Frances McDormand movie?
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) is the best-rated Frances McDormand film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of Isle of Dogs (2018) (86) and Nomadland (2020) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Frances McDormand movie?
The Good Dinosaur (2015) made the most at the box office, with $332M worldwide, followed by Something's Gotta Give (2003) with $265M. Together, Frances McDormand's films with box office figures have made $1.58B.
Which Frances McDormand movie won the most awards?
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) is the most decorated Frances McDormand film, with 22 wins from 39 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Frances McDormand drama movie?
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) is the best-rated of Frances McDormand's drama films, with a score of 90. In other genres: Something's Gotta Give (comedy), Isle of Dogs (adventure) and Æon Flux (action).
What is the newest Frances McDormand movie?
The newest film on Frances McDormand's filmography is Women Talking (2022), with Frances McDormand as Scarface Janz.
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