The Best Maggie Smith Movies, Ranked
67 credits from 1956 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) comes out on top with a score of 76. The biggest box office hit is Sister Act (1992) with $232M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Maggie Smith Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Maggie Smith is credited on. Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) leads with 76, followed by Downton Abbey (2019) at 75. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Downton Abbey 2019 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 A Boy Called Christmas 2021 · Adventure -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 The Miracle Club 2023 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 39 Sherlock Gnomes 2018 · Adventure
Biggest Maggie Smith Box Office Hits
Maggie Smith's films have made $1.45B worldwide in total. Sister Act (1992) is the biggest hit at $232M, ahead of Downton Abbey (2019) ($195M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Sister Act 1992 · Comedy $232M $140M dom. - 2 Downton Abbey 2019 · Drama $195M $96.9M dom.
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Gnomeo and Juliet 2011 · Fantasy $194M $100M dom. - 4
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2012 · Drama $151M $46.4M dom. - 5 Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Drama $92.7M $44.1M dom.
- 6 Sherlock Gnomes 2018 · Adventure $90.5M $43.2M dom.
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Gosford Park 2001 · Drama $87.8M $41.3M dom. - 8
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2015 · Drama $86M $33.1M dom. - 9
Quartet 2012 · Drama $59.5M $18.4M dom. - 10
Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit 1993 · Comedy $57.3M $57.3M dom.
The Best Maggie Smith Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Maggie Smith has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 27 films, and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) is the pick of them.
- Drama 27 films Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 Movie Echo Score: 76
- Comedy 13 films The Miracle Club 2023 · as Lily Fox Movie Echo Score: 59
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Romance 6 films Washington Square 1997 · as Aunt Lavinia Penniman - Adventure 2 films A Boy Called Christmas 2021 · as Aunt Ruth Movie Echo Score: 69
- Fantasy 2 films Gnomeo and Juliet 2011
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Biography 1 film The Lady in the Van 2015 -
Action 1 film Clash of the Titans 1981 -
Mystery 1 film Murder by Death 1976
The Best Maggie Smith Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Maggie Smith's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 2020s.
- 2020s 4 films Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 Movie Echo Score: 76
- 2010s 14 films Downton Abbey 2019 · as Violet Crawley Movie Echo Score: 75
- 2000s 5 films Gosford Park 2001
- 1990s 11 films Sister Act 1992
- 1980s 8 films Clash of the Titans 1981
- 1970s 4 films Murder by Death 1976
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1960s 9 films The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie 1969 · as Jean Brodie
Most Awarded Maggie Smith Movies
Maggie Smith's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. A Room with a View (1986) leads with 8 wins from 26 nominations.
The Latest Maggie Smith Movies
The most recent films Maggie Smith is credited on, newest first — starting with Tripping (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Tripping 2024 · Student - The Miracle Club 2023 · Lily Fox
- Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Drama
- A Boy Called Christmas 2021 · Aunt Ruth
- Downton Abbey 2019 · Violet Crawley
- Sherlock Gnomes 2018 · Adventure
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Woolf Works 2017 · Reading (voice) -
Downton Abbey: The Finale 2015 · Violet Crawley - The Lady in the Van 2015 · Biography
- The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2015 · Drama
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My Old Lady 2014 · Drama -
Downton Abbey: A Moorland Holiday 2014 · Drama
The Best Maggie Smith Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Maggie Smith films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Maggie Smith movie?
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) is the best-rated Maggie Smith film, with a Movie Echo Score of 76, ahead of Downton Abbey (2019) (75) and A Boy Called Christmas (2021) (69). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Downton Abbey: A New Era: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Maggie Smith movie?
Sister Act (1992) made the most at the box office, with $232M worldwide, followed by Downton Abbey (2019) with $195M. Together, Maggie Smith's films with box office figures have made $1.45B.
Which Maggie Smith movie won the most awards?
A Room with a View (1986) is the most decorated Maggie Smith film, with 8 wins from 26 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Maggie Smith drama movie?
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) is the best-rated of Maggie Smith's drama films, with a score of 76. In other genres: The Miracle Club (comedy), Washington Square (romance) and A Boy Called Christmas (adventure).
What is the newest Maggie Smith movie?
The newest film on Maggie Smith's filmography is Mad About the Boy: The Noel Coward Story (2024), with Maggie Smith as Self.
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