The Best Lily Tomlin Movies, Ranked
61 credits from 1972 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) comes out on top with a score of 92. The biggest box office hit is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) with $394M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Lily Tomlin Box Office Hits
Lily Tomlin's films have made $770M worldwide in total. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) is the biggest hit at $394M, ahead of 9 to 5 (1980) ($103M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018 · Action $394M $190M dom. - 2
9 to 5 1980 · Comedy $103M $103M dom. - 3
The Beverly Hillbillies 1993 · Family $57.4M $44M dom. - 4
80 for Brady 2023 · Drama $40.5M $39.4M dom. - 5
Big Business 1988 · Comedy $40.2M $40.2M dom. - 6
All of Me 1984 · Fantasy $36.4M $36.4M dom. - 7
A Prairie Home Companion 2006 · Drama $26M $20.3M dom. - 8
The Incredible Shrinking Woman 1981 · Sci-Fi $20.3M $20.3M dom. - 9
I Heart Huckabees 2004 · Drama $20.1M $12.8M dom. - 10
Moment by Moment 1978 · Romance $11M $11M dom.
The Best Lily Tomlin Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Lily Tomlin has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 10 films, and Moving On (2023) is the pick of them.
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Comedy 10 films Moving On 2023 · as Evelyn Movie Echo Score: 69 - Drama 5 films 80 for Brady 2023 · as Lou Movie Echo Score: 54
- Action 1 film Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018 · as Aunt May Movie Echo Score: 92
- Family 1 film The Beverly Hillbillies 1993 · as Miss Jane Hathaway
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Crime 1 film Shadows and Fog 1991 · as Prostitute - Fantasy 1 film All of Me 1984
- Sci-Fi 1 film The Incredible Shrinking Woman 1981 · as Pat Kramer / Judith Beasley / Telephone Operator
- Romance 1 film Moment by Moment 1978 · as Trisha Rawlings
The Best Lily Tomlin Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Lily Tomlin's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
- 2020s 2 films Moving On 2023 · as Evelyn Movie Echo Score: 69
- 2010s 2 films Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018 · as Aunt May Movie Echo Score: 92
- 2000s 3 films A Prairie Home Companion 2006
- 1990s 6 films The Beverly Hillbillies 1993 · as Miss Jane Hathaway
- 1980s 6 films 9 to 5 1980
- 1970s 5 films Moment by Moment 1978 · as Trisha Rawlings
The Latest Lily Tomlin Movies
The most recent films Lily Tomlin is credited on, newest first — starting with Moving On (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Moving On 2023 · Evelyn
- 80 for Brady 2023 · Lou
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018 · Aunt May
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Grandma 2015 · Comedy - A Prairie Home Companion 2006 · Drama
- I Heart Huckabees 2004 · Drama
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I ♥ Huckabees 2004 · Vivian Jaffe -
Krippendorf’s Tribe 1998 · Ruth Allen -
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Edith Ann’s Christmas (Just Say Noël) 1996 · Edith Ann (voice) - The Beverly Hillbillies 1993 · Miss Jane Hathaway
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And the Band Played On 1993 · Dr. Selma Dritz - Shadows and Fog 1991 · Prostitute
The Best Lily Tomlin Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Lily Tomlin films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Lily Tomlin movie?
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) is the best-rated Lily Tomlin film, with a Movie Echo Score of 92, ahead of Moving On (2023) (69) and 80 for Brady (2023) (54). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Lily Tomlin movie?
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) made the most at the box office, with $394M worldwide, followed by 9 to 5 (1980) with $103M. Together, Lily Tomlin's films with box office figures have made $770M.
Which Lily Tomlin movie won the most awards?
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) is the most decorated Lily Tomlin film, with 6 wins from 7 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Lily Tomlin comedy movie?
Moving On (2023) is the best-rated of Lily Tomlin's comedy films, with a score of 69. In other genres: 80 for Brady (drama), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (action) and The Beverly Hillbillies (family).
What is the newest Lily Tomlin movie?
The newest film on Lily Tomlin's filmography is Janis Ian: Breaking Silence (2025).
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