The Best Lena Horne Movies, Ranked
31 credits from 1938 to 2021, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Wiz (1978) with $21M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
The Latest Lena Horne Movies
The most recent films Lena Horne is credited on, newest first — starting with That's Entertainment! III (1994). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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That's Entertainment! III 1994 · Family -
The Wiz 1978 · Adventure -
Death of a Gunfighter 1969 · Claire Quintana -
Meet Me in Las Vegas 1956 · Lena Horne -
Duchess of Idaho 1950 · Lena Horne -
Words and Music 1948 · Lena Horne -
Till the Clouds Roll By 1946 · Julie LaVerne / Lena Horne -
Ziegfeld Follies 1945 · Lena Horne (segment "Love") -
Broadway Rhythm 1944 · Fernway de la Fer -
Boogie-Woogie Dream 1944 · Music -
Thousands Cheer 1943 · Lena Horne -
Stormy Weather 1943 · Selina Rogers
The Best Lena Horne Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Lena Horne films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Lena Horne movie?
The Wiz (1978) made the most at the box office, with $21M worldwide, followed by That's Entertainment! III (1994) with $280K. Together, Lena Horne's films with box office figures have made $21.3M.
What is the best Lena Horne family movie?
That's Entertainment! III (1994) is the best-rated of Lena Horne's family films. In other genres: The Wiz (adventure).
What is the newest Lena Horne movie?
The newest film on Lena Horne's filmography is How It Feels to Be Free (2021), with Lena Horne as Self (archival footage).
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