The Best Katharine Hepburn Movies, Ranked
81 credits from 1933 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is On Golden Pond (1981) with $119M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Katharine Hepburn Box Office Hits
Katharine Hepburn's films have made $195M worldwide in total. On Golden Pond (1981) is the biggest hit at $119M, ahead of Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) ($56.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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On Golden Pond 1981 · Drama $119M $119M dom. - 2
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1967 · Drama $56.7M $56.7M dom. - 3
Love Affair 1994 · Drama $18.3M $18.3M dom. - 4
The Philadelphia Story 1940 · Comedy $415K $405K dom. - 5
The African Queen 1952 · Adventure $46.3K - 6
The Lion in Winter 1968 · History $20.1K $18.2K dom. - 7
Keeper of the Flame 1942 · Drama $15.4K - 8
Bringing Up Baby 1938 · Comedy $13.1K - 9
Pat and Mike 1952 · Sport $11.9K - 10
Suddenly, Last Summer 1960 · Drama $9.83K
The Best Katharine Hepburn Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Katharine Hepburn has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 23 films, and On Golden Pond (1981) is the pick of them.
The Best Katharine Hepburn Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Katharine Hepburn's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1930s to 1990s.
Most Awarded Katharine Hepburn Movies
Katharine Hepburn's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) leads with 5 wins from 22 nominations.
- Awards: 5 wins Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1967 · 22 nominations
- Awards: 4 wins On Golden Pond 1981 · 23 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins The Philadelphia Story 1940 · 6 nominations
- Awards: 1 win The African Queen 1952 · 6 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Little Women 1933 · 3 nominations - Awards: 1 win Suddenly, Last Summer 1960 · 5 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Woman of the Year 1942 · 2 nominations
The Latest Katharine Hepburn Movies
The most recent films Katharine Hepburn is credited on, newest first — starting with Love Affair (1994). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Love Affair 1994 · Drama
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This Can’t Be Love 1994 · Marion Bennett -
The Man Upstairs 1992 · Victoria Brown -
Laura Lansing Slept Here 1988 · Laura Lansing -
Mrs. Delafield Wants to Marry 1986 · Margaret Delafield -
Grace Quigley 1984 · Grace Quigley - On Golden Pond 1981 · Drama
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The Corn Is Green 1979 · Miss Lilly Moffat -
Olly Olly Oxen Free 1978 · Miss Pudd -
Rooster Cogburn 1975 · Eula Goodnight -
Love Among the Ruins 1975 · Jessica Medlicott -
The Glass Menagerie 1973 · Amanda Wingfield
The Best Katharine Hepburn Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Katharine Hepburn films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Katharine Hepburn movie?
On Golden Pond (1981) made the most at the box office, with $119M worldwide, followed by Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) with $56.7M. Together, Katharine Hepburn's films with box office figures have made $195M.
Which Katharine Hepburn movie won the most awards?
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) is the most decorated Katharine Hepburn film, with 5 wins from 22 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Katharine Hepburn drama movie?
On Golden Pond (1981) is the best-rated of Katharine Hepburn's drama films. In other genres: The Philadelphia Story (comedy), The Lion in Winter (history) and Pat and Mike (sport).
What is the newest Katharine Hepburn movie?
The newest film on Katharine Hepburn's filmography is Call Me Kate (2023), with Katharine Hepburn as Self (archive footage).
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