The Best Jessica Tandy Movies, Ranked
32 credits from 1944 to 1995, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Driving Miss Daisy (1989) with $146M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Jessica Tandy Box Office Hits
Jessica Tandy's films have made $573M worldwide in total. Driving Miss Daisy (1989) is the biggest hit at $146M, ahead of Fried Green Tomatoes (1992) ($119M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Driving Miss Daisy 1989 · Drama $146M $107M dom. - 2
Fried Green Tomatoes 1992 · Drama $119M $82.4M dom. - 3
Cocoon 1985 · Sci-Fi $85.3M $76.1M dom. - 4
*batteries not included 1987 · Sci-Fi $65.1M $32.9M dom. - 5
Nobody's Fool 1995 · Drama $39.5M $39.5M dom. - 6
Best Friends 1982 · Drama $36.8M $36.8M dom. - 7
The World According to Garp 1982 · Drama $29.7M $29.7M dom. - 8
Cocoon: The Return 1988 · Adventure $25M $18.9M dom. - 9
Used People 1992 · Drama $18M $18M dom. - 10
Still of the Night 1982 · Horror $5.98M $5.98M dom.
The Best Jessica Tandy Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jessica Tandy has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 19 films, and Driving Miss Daisy (1989) is the pick of them.
The Best Jessica Tandy Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jessica Tandy's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1940s to 1990s.
Most Awarded Jessica Tandy Movies
Jessica Tandy's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Cocoon (1985) leads with 3 wins from 10 nominations.
The Latest Jessica Tandy Movies
The most recent films Jessica Tandy is credited on, newest first — starting with Nobody's Fool (1995). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Nobody's Fool 1995 · Drama
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Camilla 1994 · Camilla Cara -
To Dance with the White Dog 1993 · Cora Peek - Used People 1992 · Freida
- Fried Green Tomatoes 1992 · Drama
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The Story Lady 1991 · Grace McQueen - Driving Miss Daisy 1989 · Drama
- Cocoon: The Return 1988 · Adventure
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The House on Carroll Street 1988 · Miss Venable - *batteries not included 1987 · Sci-Fi
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Foxfire 1987 · Annie Nations - Cocoon 1985 · Sci-Fi
The Best Jessica Tandy Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jessica Tandy films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Jessica Tandy movie?
Driving Miss Daisy (1989) made the most at the box office, with $146M worldwide, followed by Fried Green Tomatoes (1992) with $119M. Together, Jessica Tandy's films with box office figures have made $573M.
Which Jessica Tandy movie won the most awards?
Cocoon (1985) is the most decorated Jessica Tandy film, with 3 wins from 10 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Jessica Tandy drama movie?
Driving Miss Daisy (1989) is the best-rated of Jessica Tandy's drama films. In other genres: Cocoon (sci-fi), Cocoon: The Return (adventure) and The House on Carroll Street (thriller).
What is the newest Jessica Tandy movie?
The newest film on Jessica Tandy's filmography is Nobody's Fool (1995).
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