The Best Glenn Close Movies, Ranked
86 credits from 1979 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is 101 Dalmatians (1996) with $321M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Glenn Close Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Glenn Close is credited on. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) leads with 90, followed by Wake Up Dead Man (2025) at 84. 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 Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 2025 · Comedy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 84 Wake Up Dead Man 2025 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Swan Song 2021 · Sci-Fi -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 The Wife 2018 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 The Summer Book 2025 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Four Good Days 2021 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Father Figures 2017 · Comedy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 What Happened to Monday 2017 · Action -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Crooked House 2017 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Hillbilly Elegy 2020 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Brothers 2024 · Action -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 The Deliverance 2024 · Horror
Biggest Glenn Close Box Office Hits
Glenn Close's films have made $1.37B worldwide in total. 101 Dalmatians (1996) is the biggest hit at $321M, ahead of Fatal Attraction (1987) ($320M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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101 Dalmatians 1996 · Adventure $321M $136M dom. - 2
Fatal Attraction 1987 · Drama $320M $157M dom. - 3
102 Dalmatians 2000 · Comedy $184M $67M dom. - 4
Hoodwinked! 2005 · Mystery $110M $51.4M dom. - 5
The Big Chill 1983 · Drama $56.4M $56.4M dom. - 6
The Paper 1994 · Drama $48.4M $38.8M dom. - 7
The Natural 1984 · Drama $48M $48M dom. - 8
Jagged Edge 1985 · Drama $40.5M $40.5M dom. - 9
Dangerous Liaisons 1988 · Drama $34.7M $34.7M dom. - 10
The World According to Garp 1982 · Drama $29.7M $29.7M dom.
The Best Glenn Close Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Glenn Close has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 38 films, and The Wife (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 38 films The Wife 2018 · as Joan Castleman Movie Echo Score: 76
- Comedy 8 films Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 2025 · as Martha Delacroix Movie Echo Score: 90
- Action 3 films What Happened to Monday 2017 Movie Echo Score: 60
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Animation 2 films Animal Farm 2026 · as Freida Pilkington Movie Echo Score: 6 -
Fantasy 2 films Maxie 1985 · as Jan / Maxie - Adventure 2 films 101 Dalmatians 1996
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Family 2 films Skylark 1993 · as Sarah Witting - Horror 1 film The Deliverance 2024 · as Alberta Movie Echo Score: 45
- Sci-Fi 1 film Swan Song 2021 · as Dr. Jo Scott Movie Echo Score: 78
The Best Glenn Close Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Glenn Close's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Glenn Close Movies
Glenn Close's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Wife (2018) leads with 4 wins from 6 nominations.
The Latest Glenn Close Movies
The most recent films Glenn Close is credited on, newest first — starting with Animal Farm (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Animal Farm 2026 · Freida Pilkington
- Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery 2025 · Martha Delacroix
- The Summer Book 2025 · Grandmother
- Wake Up Dead Man 2025 · Martha Delacroix
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Animal Farm 2025 · Frieda Pilkington (voice) -
Back in Action 2025 · Ginny -
The Summer Book 2024 · Grandmother - Brothers 2024 · Cath Munger
- The Deliverance 2024 · Alberta
- Swan Song 2021 · Dr. Jo Scott
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Show of Titles 2021 · "Dance a Little Closer" Performer - Four Good Days 2021 · Deb
The Best Glenn Close Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Glenn Close films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Glenn Close movie?
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) is the best-rated Glenn Close film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of Wake Up Dead Man (2025) (84) and Swan Song (2021) (78). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Glenn Close movie?
101 Dalmatians (1996) made the most at the box office, with $321M worldwide, followed by Fatal Attraction (1987) with $320M. Together, Glenn Close's films with box office figures have made $1.37B.
Which Glenn Close movie won the most awards?
The Wife (2018) is the most decorated Glenn Close film, with 4 wins from 6 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Glenn Close drama movie?
The Wife (2018) is the best-rated of Glenn Close's drama films, with a score of 76. In other genres: Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (comedy), What Happened to Monday (action) and Animal Farm (animation).
What is the newest Glenn Close movie?
The newest film on Glenn Close's filmography is Animal Farm (2026), with Glenn Close as Freida Pilkington.
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