The Best Lauren Bacall Movies, Ranked
93 credits from 1944 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) with $41.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Lauren Bacall Box Office Hits
Lauren Bacall's films have made $161M worldwide in total. The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) is the biggest hit at $41.1M, ahead of Murder on the Orient Express (1974) ($27.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Mirror Has Two Faces 1996 · Romance $41.1M $41.1M dom. - 2
Murder on the Orient Express 1974 · Drama $27.7M $27.6M dom. - 3
Birth 2004 · Drama $23.9M $5.1M dom. - 4
My Fellow Americans 1996 · Adventure $22.3M $22.3M dom. - 5
Dogville 2004 · Drama $16.7M $1.54M dom. - 6
All I Want For Christmas 1991 · Comedy $14.8M $14.8M dom. - 7
The Shootist 1976 · Drama $8.09M $8.09M dom. - 8
The Fan 1981 · Drama $3.08M $3.08M dom. - 9
Mr. North 1988 · Drama $1.22M $1.22M dom. - 10
Appointment with Death 1988 · Drama $960K $960K dom.
The Best Lauren Bacall Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Lauren Bacall has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 21 films, and Murder on the Orient Express (1974) is the pick of them.
The Best Lauren Bacall Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Lauren Bacall's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1940s to 2000s.
- 2000s 7 films Birth 2004
- 1990s 18 films The Mirror Has Two Faces 1996 · as Hannah Morgan
- 1980s 5 films The Fan 1981 · as Sally Ross
- 1970s 4 films Murder on the Orient Express 1974
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1960s 3 films Sex and the Single Girl 1964 · as Sylvia Broderick -
1950s 11 films Written on the Wind 1956 -
1940s 5 films The Big Sleep 1946
Most Awarded Lauren Bacall Movies
Lauren Bacall's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Murder on the Orient Express (1974) leads with 4 wins from 17 nominations.
The Latest Lauren Bacall Movies
The most recent films Lauren Bacall is credited on, newest first — starting with Wide Blue Yonder (2010). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Wide Blue Yonder 2010 · May -
Scooby-Doo! and the Goblin King 2008 · The Grand Witch (voice) -
Eve 2008 · Grandma -
The Walker 2007 · Drama -
These Foolish Things 2006 · Dame Lydia -
The Limit 2004 · May Markham - Birth 2004 · Drama
- Dogville 2004 · Drama
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Diamonds 1999 · Sin-Dee -
Diamonds 1999 · Sin-Dee -
Diamonds 1999 · Sin-Dee -
Diamonds 1999 · Sin-Dee
The Best Lauren Bacall Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Lauren Bacall films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Lauren Bacall movie?
The Mirror Has Two Faces (1996) made the most at the box office, with $41.1M worldwide, followed by Murder on the Orient Express (1974) with $27.7M. Together, Lauren Bacall's films with box office figures have made $161M.
Which Lauren Bacall movie won the most awards?
Murder on the Orient Express (1974) is the most decorated Lauren Bacall film, with 4 wins from 17 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Lauren Bacall drama movie?
Murder on the Orient Express (1974) is the best-rated of Lauren Bacall's drama films. In other genres: All I Want For Christmas (comedy), Dark Passage (thriller) and The Mirror Has Two Faces (romance).
What is the newest Lauren Bacall movie?
The newest film on Lauren Bacall's filmography is Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood (2025), with Lauren Bacall as Self (archive footage).
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