The Best Karen Allen Movies, Ranked
39 credits from 1978 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Colewell (2019) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Other Mommy (2026) with $97.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Karen Allen Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Karen Allen is credited on. Colewell (2019) leads with 78, followed by Things Heard & Seen (2021) at 56. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Karen Allen Box Office Hits
Karen Allen's films have made $237M worldwide in total. Other Mommy (2026) is the biggest hit at $97.2M, ahead of Scrooged (1988) ($60.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Other Mommy 2026 · Horror $97.2M $53.9M dom. - 2
Scrooged 1988 · Drama $60.3M $60.3M dom. - 3
Starman 1984 · Adventure $28.7M $28.7M dom. - 4
Cruising 1980 · Drama $19.8M $19.8M dom. - 5
Raiders of the Lost Ark 1981 · Action $11M $11M dom. - 6
Shoot the Moon 1982 · Drama $9.22M $9.22M dom. - 7
Ghost in the Machine 1993 · Horror $5.09M $5.09M dom. - 8
Until September 1984 · Romance $4.24M $4.24M dom. - 9
A Small Circle of Friends 1980 · Romance $767K $767K dom. - 10
Sweet Talker 1991 · Romance $383K $383K dom.
The Best Karen Allen Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Karen Allen has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 17 films, and Colewell (2019) is the pick of them.
The Best Karen Allen Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Karen Allen's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
The Latest Karen Allen Movies
The most recent films Karen Allen is credited on, newest first — starting with Other Mommy (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Other Mommy 2026 · Horror
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A Stage of Twilight 2022 · Cora -
Things Heard & Seen 2021 · Mare Laughton -
Colewell 2019 · Nora -
Year by the Sea 2017 · Joan -
A Tree. A Rock. A Cloud. 2017 · director -
November Christmas 2010 · Claire Sanford -
Poster Boy 2006 · Drama -
Shaka Zulu: The Citadel 2005 · Katherine Farewell -
Plain Dirty 2003 · Butcher Lee -
My Horrible Year! 2001 · Belinda Faulkner -
Wind River 2000 · Martha
The Best Karen Allen Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Karen Allen films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Karen Allen movie?
Colewell (2019) is the best-rated Karen Allen film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Things Heard & Seen (2021) (56) and Year by the Sea (2017) (52). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Colewell: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Karen Allen movie?
Other Mommy (2026) made the most at the box office, with $97.2M worldwide, followed by Scrooged (1988) with $60.3M. Together, Karen Allen's films with box office figures have made $237M.
Which Karen Allen movie won the most awards?
Raiders of the Lost Ark (1981) is the most decorated Karen Allen film, with 10 wins from 24 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Karen Allen drama movie?
Colewell (2019) is the best-rated of Karen Allen's drama films, with a score of 78. In other genres: Until September (romance), Other Mommy (horror) and Raiders of the Lost Ark (action).
What is the newest Karen Allen movie?
The newest film on Karen Allen's filmography is Other Mommy (2026).
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