The Best Madonna Movies, Ranked
79 credits from 1974 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Evita (1996) with $141M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Madonna Box Office Hits
Madonna's films have made $254M worldwide in total. Evita (1996) is the biggest hit at $141M, ahead of Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) ($29M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Evita 1996 · Biography $141M $50M dom. - 2
Madonna: Truth or Dare 1991 · Music $29M $15M dom. - 3
Desperately Seeking Susan 1985 · Drama $27.4M $27.4M dom. - 4
The Next Best Thing 2000 · Comedy $24.4M $15M dom. - 5
Body of Evidence 1993 · Drama $13.3M $13.3M dom. - 6
Who's That Girl 1987 · Comedy $7.31M $7.31M dom. - 7
Four Rooms 1995 · Comedy $4.26M $4.26M dom. - 8
Shadows and Fog 1991 · Crime $2.74M $2.74M dom. - 9
Shanghai Surprise 1986 · Adventure $2.32M $2.32M dom. - 10
Dangerous Game 1993 · Drama $1.26M $23.7K dom.
The Best Madonna Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Madonna has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 5 films, and Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) is the pick of them.
- Drama 5 films Desperately Seeking Susan 1985
- Comedy 4 films The Next Best Thing 2000
- Biography 1 film Evita 1996
- Crime 1 film Shadows and Fog 1991 · as Marie
- Music 1 film Madonna: Truth or Dare 1991
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Romance 1 film Bloodhounds of Broadway 1989 · as Hortense Hathaway - Adventure 1 film Shanghai Surprise 1986
The Best Madonna Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Madonna's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2000s.
The Latest Madonna Movies
The most recent films Madonna is credited on, newest first — starting with Swept Away (2002). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Swept Away 2002 · Comedy -
Star 2001 · Star - The Next Best Thing 2000 · Comedy
- Evita 1996 · Biography
- Four Rooms 1995 · Elspeth
- Dangerous Game 1993 · Sarah Jennings
- Body of Evidence 1993 · Drama
- Shadows and Fog 1991 · Marie
- Madonna: Truth or Dare 1991 · Music
- Bloodhounds of Broadway 1989 · Hortense Hathaway
- Who's That Girl 1987 · Comedy
- Shanghai Surprise 1986 · Adventure
The Best Madonna Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Madonna films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Madonna movie?
Evita (1996) made the most at the box office, with $141M worldwide, followed by Madonna: Truth or Dare (1991) with $29M. Together, Madonna's films with box office figures have made $254M.
Which Madonna movie won the most awards?
Evita (1996) is the most decorated Madonna film, with 4 wins from 18 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Madonna drama movie?
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) is the best-rated of Madonna's drama films. In other genres: The Next Best Thing (comedy), Evita (biography) and Shadows and Fog (crime).
What is the newest Madonna movie?
The newest film on Madonna's filmography is Funeral Rites (2025), with Madonna as Self.
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