The Best Mary McDonnell Movies, Ranked
32 credits from 1982 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Broke (2025) comes out on top with a score of 87. The biggest box office hit is Independence Day (1996) with $817M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Mary McDonnell Box Office Hits
Mary McDonnell's films have made $1.32B worldwide in total. Independence Day (1996) is the biggest hit at $817M, ahead of Dances with Wolves (1990) ($424M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Independence Day 1996 · Action $817M $306M dom. - 2
Dances with Wolves 1990 · Adventure $424M $184M dom. - 3
Grand Canyon 1991 · Drama $41M $33.2M dom. - 4
Blue Chips 1994 · Drama $23.1M $23.1M dom. - 5
Donnie Darko 2001 · Sci-Fi $7.42M $1.48M dom. - 6
Passion Fish 1992 · Drama $4.81M $4.81M dom. - 7
Matewan 1987 · Drama $1.68M $1.68M dom. - 8
Garbo Talks 1984 · Drama $1.49M $1.49M dom. - 9
Tiger Warsaw 1988 · Drama $423K $423K dom.
The Best Mary McDonnell Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Mary McDonnell has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 15 films, and Broke (2025) is the pick of them.
The Best Mary McDonnell Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Mary McDonnell's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Mary McDonnell Movies
Mary McDonnell's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Dances with Wolves (1990) leads with 11 wins from 28 nominations.
The Latest Mary McDonnell Movies
The most recent films Mary McDonnell is credited on, newest first — starting with Broke (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Broke 2025 · Kathy Brandywine -
Hostile Makeover 2009 · Rose Smithsonian -
Battlestar Galactica: Razor 2007 · President Laura Roslin -
Crazy Like a Fox 2006 · Drama -
Mrs. Harris 2006 · Vivian Schulte -
Donnie Darko: The Director's Cut 2004 · Drama -
Battlestar Galactica 2003 · President Laura Roslin - Donnie Darko 2001 · Sci-Fi
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For All Time 2000 · Laura Brown -
A Father’s Choice 2000 · Susan Shaw -
You Can Thank Me Later 1998 · Diane -
Evidence of Blood 1998 · Dora Overton
The Best Mary McDonnell Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Mary McDonnell films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Mary McDonnell movie?
Broke (2025) is the best-rated Mary McDonnell film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Broke: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Mary McDonnell movie?
Independence Day (1996) made the most at the box office, with $817M worldwide, followed by Dances with Wolves (1990) with $424M. Together, Mary McDonnell's films with box office figures have made $1.32B.
Which Mary McDonnell movie won the most awards?
Dances with Wolves (1990) is the most decorated Mary McDonnell film, with 11 wins from 28 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Mary McDonnell drama movie?
Broke (2025) is the best-rated of Mary McDonnell's drama films, with a score of 87. In other genres: Independence Day (action), Donnie Darko (sci-fi) and Dances with Wolves (adventure).
What is the newest Mary McDonnell movie?
The newest film on Mary McDonnell's filmography is Broke (2025), with Mary McDonnell as Kathy Brandywine.
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