The Best Glenda Jackson Movies, Ranked
47 credits from 1956 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Great Escaper (2023) comes out on top with a score of 83. The biggest box office hit is House Calls (1978) with $28.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Glenda Jackson Box Office Hits
Glenda Jackson's films have made $47.8M worldwide in total. House Calls (1978) is the biggest hit at $28.5M, ahead of The Great Escaper (2023) ($10.4M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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House Calls 1978 · Romance $28.5M $28.5M dom. - 2
The Great Escaper 2023 · History $10.4M - 3
Lost and Found 1979 · Comedy $3.22M $3.22M dom. - 4
Mothering Sunday 2021 · Drama $2.26M $275K dom. - 5
Turtle Diary 1985 · Drama $2.16M $2.16M dom. - 6
Beyond Therapy 1987 · Comedy $790K $790K dom. - 7
The Rainbow 1989 · Drama $444K $444K dom. - 8
Women in Love 1969 · Romance $2.1K - 9
The Music Lovers 1971 · Drama $1.6K - 10
This Sporting Life 1963 · Drama $813
The Best Glenda Jackson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Glenda Jackson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 24 films, and Mothering Sunday (2021) is the pick of them.
- Drama 24 films Mothering Sunday 2021 · as Jane (Older) Movie Echo Score: 68
- Comedy 7 films Lost and Found 1979 · as Tricia
- Romance 4 films House Calls 1978 · as Ann Atkinson
- History 1 film The Great Escaper 2023 · as Irene Jordan Movie Echo Score: 83
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Mystery 1 film Elizabeth Is Missing 2019 · as Maud Palmer Horsham Movie Echo Score: 83
The Best Glenda Jackson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Glenda Jackson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 2020s.
- 2020s 3 films The Great Escaper 2023 · as Irene Jordan Movie Echo Score: 83
- 2010s 1 film Elizabeth Is Missing 2019 · as Maud Palmer Horsham Movie Echo Score: 83
- 1980s 11 films Turtle Diary 1985 · as Neaera Duncan
- 1970s 17 films House Calls 1978 · as Ann Atkinson
- 1960s 6 films Women in Love 1969 · as Gudrun Brangwen
The Latest Glenda Jackson Movies
The most recent films Glenda Jackson is credited on, newest first — starting with The Great Escaper (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Great Escaper 2025 · Irene Jordan - The Great Escaper 2023 · Irene Jordan
- Mothering Sunday 2021 · Jane (Older)
- Elizabeth Is Missing 2019 · Maud Palmer Horsham
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The Secret Life of Arnold Bax 1992 · Harriet Cohen -
The House of Bernarda Alba 1991 · Bernarda -
A Murder of Quality 1991 · Alisa Brimley -
King of the Wind 1990 · Queen Caroline - The Rainbow 1989 · Anna Brangwen
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Salome’s Last Dance 1988 · Herodias / Lady Alice - Beyond Therapy 1987 · Charlotte
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Business as Usual 1987 · Babs Flynn
The Best Glenda Jackson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Glenda Jackson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Glenda Jackson movie?
The Great Escaper (2023) is the best-rated Glenda Jackson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83, ahead of Elizabeth Is Missing (2019) (83) and Mothering Sunday (2021) (68). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Great Escaper: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Glenda Jackson movie?
House Calls (1978) made the most at the box office, with $28.5M worldwide, followed by The Great Escaper (2023) with $10.4M. Together, Glenda Jackson's films with box office figures have made $47.8M.
What is the best Glenda Jackson drama movie?
Mothering Sunday (2021) is the best-rated of Glenda Jackson's drama films, with a score of 68. In other genres: Lost and Found (comedy), House Calls (romance) and The Great Escaper (history).
What is the newest Glenda Jackson movie?
The newest film on Glenda Jackson's filmography is The Great Escaper (2025), with Glenda Jackson as Irene Jordan.
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