The Best Jessica Lange Movies, Ranked
42 credits from 1976 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Great Lillian Hall (2024) comes out on top with a score of 77. The biggest box office hit is Cape Fear (1991) with $182M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Jessica Lange Box Office Hits
Jessica Lange's films have made $474M worldwide in total. Cape Fear (1991) is the biggest hit at $182M, ahead of King Kong (1976) ($52.6M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Cape Fear 1991 · Thriller $182M $79.1M dom. - 2
King Kong 1976 · Adventure $52.6M $52.6M dom. - 3
The Gambler 2014 · Drama $39.3M $33.7M dom. - 4
All That Jazz 1979 · Drama $37.8M $37.8M dom. - 5
Rob Roy 1995 · Action $31.6M $31.6M dom. - 6
Crimes of the Heart 1987 · Drama $22.9M $22.9M dom. - 7
Hush 1998 · Mystery $13.6M $13.6M dom. - 8
Everybody’s All-American 1988 · Drama $12.6M $12.6M dom. - 9
The Postman Always Rings Twice 1981 · Drama $12.4M $12.4M dom. - 10
Country 1984 · Drama $9.64M $9.64M dom.
The Best Jessica Lange Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jessica Lange has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 24 films, and The Great Lillian Hall (2024) is the pick of them.
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Drama 24 films The Great Lillian Hall 2024 · as Lillian Hall Movie Echo Score: 77 -
Comedy 4 films How to Beat the High Cost of Living 1980 -
Mystery 2 films Marlowe 2023 · as Dorothy Quincannon Movie Echo Score: 53 - Thriller 2 films Cape Fear 1991
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Biography 2 films Sweet Dreams 1985 - Action 1 film Rob Roy 1995
- Adventure 1 film King Kong 1976
The Best Jessica Lange Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jessica Lange's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Jessica Lange Movies
Jessica Lange's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. All That Jazz (1979) leads with 6 wins from 16 nominations.
The Latest Jessica Lange Movies
The most recent films Jessica Lange is credited on, newest first — starting with Long Day’s Journey into Night (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Long Day’s Journey into Night 2025 · Mary Tyrone - The Great Lillian Hall 2024 · Lillian Hall
- Marlowe 2023 · Dorothy Quincannon
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Horace and Pete 2016 · Marsha - The Gambler 2014 · Drama
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In Secret 2014 · Drama -
Grey Gardens 2009 · Big Edie -
Bonneville 2008 · Drama -
Sybil 2007 · Dr. Cornelia Wilbur -
Neverwas 2005 · Katherine Pierson -
Masked and Anonymous 2003 · Drama -
Normal 2003 · Irma Applewood
The Best Jessica Lange Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jessica Lange films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Jessica Lange movie?
The Great Lillian Hall (2024) is the best-rated Jessica Lange film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77, ahead of Marlowe (2023) (53). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Great Lillian Hall: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Jessica Lange movie?
Cape Fear (1991) made the most at the box office, with $182M worldwide, followed by King Kong (1976) with $52.6M. Together, Jessica Lange's films with box office figures have made $474M.
Which Jessica Lange movie won the most awards?
All That Jazz (1979) is the most decorated Jessica Lange film, with 6 wins from 16 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Jessica Lange drama movie?
The Great Lillian Hall (2024) is the best-rated of Jessica Lange's drama films, with a score of 77. In other genres: How to Beat the High Cost of Living (comedy), Marlowe (mystery) and Cape Fear (thriller).
What is the newest Jessica Lange movie?
The newest film on Jessica Lange's filmography is Long Day’s Journey into Night (2025), with Jessica Lange as Mary Tyrone.
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