The Best Mary Kay Place Movies, Ranked
48 credits from 1977 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Diane (2019) comes out on top with a score of 82. The biggest box office hit is Private Benjamin (1980) with $69.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Mary Kay Place Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Mary Kay Place is credited on. Diane (2019) leads with 82, followed by Music (2021) at 75. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Mary Kay Place Box Office Hits
Mary Kay Place's films have made $210M worldwide in total. Private Benjamin (1980) is the biggest hit at $69.8M, ahead of Starting Over (1979) ($35.6M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Private Benjamin 1980 · Comedy $69.8M $69.8M dom. - 2
Starting Over 1979 · Comedy $35.6M $35.6M dom. - 3
Modern Problems 1981 · Sci-Fi $26.2M $26.2M dom. - 4
Captain Ron 1992 · Adventure $22.5M $22.5M dom. - 5
Youth in Revolt 2009 · Drama $19.7M $15.3M dom. - 6
New York, New York 1977 · Drama $16.4M $16.4M dom. - 7
A New Life 1988 · Romance $7.72M $7.72M dom. - 8
I'll See You in My Dreams 2015 · Drama $7.45M $7.45M dom. - 9
Holidaze 2013 · Family $1.39M $707K dom. - 10
Latter Days 2004 · Drama $865K $835K dom.
The Best Mary Kay Place Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Mary Kay Place has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 21 films, and Diane (2019) is the pick of them.
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Drama 21 films Diane 2019 · as Diane Movie Echo Score: 82 - Comedy 8 films Private Benjamin 1980
- Romance 2 films A New Life 1988 · as Donna
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Thriller 2 films Bright Angel 1990 · as Judy - Family 1 film Holidaze 2013 · as Elaine Gerard
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Horror 1 film Bad Milo! 2013 - Adventure 1 film Captain Ron 1992
- Sci-Fi 1 film Modern Problems 1981
The Best Mary Kay Place Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Mary Kay Place's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
The Latest Mary Kay Place Movies
The most recent films Mary Kay Place is credited on, newest first — starting with Music (2021). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Music 2021 · Millie -
The Prom 2020 · Grandma Bea -
Lip Service 2020 · Mom - Diane 2019 · Diane
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State Like Sleep 2019 · Elaine - I'll See You in My Dreams 2015 · Drama
- Holidaze 2013 · Elaine Gerard
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A Country Christmas Story 2013 · Sarah - Bad Milo! 2013 · Horror
- Youth in Revolt 2009 · Mrs. Saunders
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The Toe Tactic 2009 · Mom -
Mama’s Boy 2007 · Barbara
The Best Mary Kay Place Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Mary Kay Place films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Mary Kay Place movie?
Diane (2019) is the best-rated Mary Kay Place film, with a Movie Echo Score of 82, ahead of Music (2021) (75) and State Like Sleep (2019) (47). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Diane: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Mary Kay Place movie?
Private Benjamin (1980) made the most at the box office, with $69.8M worldwide, followed by Starting Over (1979) with $35.6M. Together, Mary Kay Place's films with box office figures have made $210M.
What is the best Mary Kay Place drama movie?
Diane (2019) is the best-rated of Mary Kay Place's drama films, with a score of 82. In other genres: Private Benjamin (comedy), A New Life (romance) and Bright Angel (thriller).
What is the newest Mary Kay Place movie?
The newest film on Mary Kay Place's filmography is My Father's Dragon (2022), with Mary Kay Place as Narrator.
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