The Best Joan Crawford Movies, Ranked
110 credits from 1925 to 2014, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Possessed (2010) with $1.36M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Joan Crawford Box Office Hits
Joan Crawford's films have made $1.42M worldwide in total. Possessed (2010) is the biggest hit at $1.36M, ahead of Sudden Fear (1952) ($24.8K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Possessed 2010 $1.36M - 2
Sudden Fear 1952 · Thriller $24.8K $24.5K dom. - 3
Johnny Guitar 1954 · Western $19.8K - 4
Mildred Pierce 1945 · Drama $11.8K - 5
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962 · Drama $4.45K - 6
Today We Live 1933 · Drama $267 - 7
Possessed 1947 · Romance $171 - 8
The Damned Don’t Cry 1950 · Drama $66 - 9
Grand Hotel 1932 · Drama $32 - 10
Humoresque 1946 · Romance $24
The Best Joan Crawford Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Joan Crawford has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 30 films, and Mildred Pierce (1945) is the pick of them.
The Best Joan Crawford Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Joan Crawford's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1930s to 2010s.
Most Awarded Joan Crawford Movies
Joan Crawford's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) leads with 1 win from 10 nominations.
The Latest Joan Crawford Movies
The most recent films Joan Crawford is credited on, newest first — starting with Possessed (2010). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Possessed 2010 · (archive footage)
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Thou Shalt Not: Sex, Sin and Censorship in Pre-Code Hollywood 2008 · Various Roles (archive footage) -
Johnny Guitar (re-release) 2003 · Western -
Trog 1970 · Dr. Brockton -
Night Gallery 1969 · Miss Menlo -
Berserk! 1967 · Monica Rivers -
The Karate Killers 1967 · Amanda True -
The Oscar 1966 · Joan Crawford -
I Saw What You Did 1965 · Amy Nelson -
Della 1964 · Della Chappell -
The Caretakers 1963 · Lucretia Terry - What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? 1962 · Drama
The Best Joan Crawford Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Joan Crawford films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Joan Crawford movie?
Possessed (2010) made the most at the box office, with $1.36M worldwide, followed by Sudden Fear (1952) with $24.8K. Together, Joan Crawford's films with box office figures have made $1.42M.
Which Joan Crawford movie won the most awards?
What Ever Happened to Baby Jane? (1962) is the most decorated Joan Crawford film, with 1 win from 10 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Joan Crawford drama movie?
Mildred Pierce (1945) is the best-rated of Joan Crawford's drama films. In other genres: Possessed (romance), Sudden Fear (thriller) and Johnny Guitar (western).
What is the newest Joan Crawford movie?
The newest film on Joan Crawford's filmography is And the Oscar Goes To… (2014), with Joan Crawford as Self (archive footage).
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