The Best Maureen Stapleton Movies, Ranked
44 credits from 1958 to 1998, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Airport (1970) with $100M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Maureen Stapleton Box Office Hits
Maureen Stapleton's films have made $274M worldwide in total. Airport (1970) is the biggest hit at $100M, ahead of Cocoon (1985) ($85.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Airport 1970 · Action $100M $100M dom. - 2
Cocoon 1985 · Sci-Fi $85.3M $76.1M dom. - 3
Nuts 1987 · Drama $31M $31M dom. - 4
Cocoon: The Return 1988 · Adventure $25M $18.9M dom. - 5
Johnny Dangerously 1984 · Action $17.1M $17.1M dom. - 6
Made in Heaven 1987 · Romance $4.57M $4.57M dom. - 7
Passed Away 1992 · Comedy $4.03M $4.03M dom. - 8
Lost and Found 1979 · Comedy $3.22M $3.22M dom. - 9
The Fan 1981 · Drama $3.08M $3.08M dom. - 10
Trading Mom 1994 · Fantasy $319K $319K dom.
The Best Maureen Stapleton Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Maureen Stapleton has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 15 films, and Nuts (1987) is the pick of them.
- Drama 15 films Nuts 1987 · as Rose Kirk
- Comedy 5 films Passed Away 1992 · as Mary Scanlan
- Romance 2 films Made in Heaven 1987 · as Aunt Lisa
- Action 2 films Airport 1970
- Fantasy 1 film Trading Mom 1994 · as Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener
- Adventure 1 film Cocoon: The Return 1988
- Sci-Fi 1 film Cocoon 1985
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Music 1 film Bye Bye Birdie 1963 · as Mama Mae Peterson
The Best Maureen Stapleton Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Maureen Stapleton's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 1990s.
Most Awarded Maureen Stapleton Movies
Maureen Stapleton's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Cocoon (1985) leads with 3 wins from 10 nominations.
The Latest Maureen Stapleton Movies
The most recent films Maureen Stapleton is credited on, newest first — starting with Snow Cat (1998). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Snow Cat 1998 · Grandma (voice) -
The Last Good Time 1994 · Ida Cutler - Trading Mom 1994 · Mrs. Cavour, the Gardener
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Miss Rose White 1992 · Tanta Perla - Passed Away 1992 · Mary Scanlan
- Cocoon: The Return 1988 · Adventure
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Liberace: Behind the Music 1988 · Frances Liberace -
Doin’ Time on Planet Earth 1988 · Helium Balloon Saleslady - Nuts 1987 · Rose Kirk
- Made in Heaven 1987 · Aunt Lisa
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Sweet Lorraine 1987 · Lillian Garber -
The Cosmic Eye 1986 · Mother Earth (voice)
The Best Maureen Stapleton Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Maureen Stapleton films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Maureen Stapleton movie?
Airport (1970) made the most at the box office, with $100M worldwide, followed by Cocoon (1985) with $85.3M. Together, Maureen Stapleton's films with box office figures have made $274M.
Which Maureen Stapleton movie won the most awards?
Cocoon (1985) is the most decorated Maureen Stapleton film, with 3 wins from 10 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Maureen Stapleton drama movie?
Nuts (1987) is the best-rated of Maureen Stapleton's drama films. In other genres: Passed Away (comedy), Made in Heaven (romance) and Airport (action).
What is the newest Maureen Stapleton movie?
The newest film on Maureen Stapleton's filmography is Snow Cat (1998), with Maureen Stapleton as Grandma (voice).
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