The Best Melanie Griffith Movies, Ranked
53 credits from 1969 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Pirates of Somalia (2017) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is Working Girl (1988) with $103M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Melanie Griffith Box Office Hits
Melanie Griffith's films have made $462M worldwide in total. Working Girl (1988) is the biggest hit at $103M, ahead of A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures (2010) ($70.6M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Working Girl 1988 · Drama $103M $63.8M dom. - 2
A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures 2010 · Animation $70.6M - 3
Pacific Heights 1990 · Thriller $44.9M $29.4M dom. - 4
Shining Through 1992 · War $43.8M $21.6M dom. - 5
Nobody's Fool 1995 · Drama $39.5M $39.5M dom. - 6
Now and Then 1995 · Drama $37.6M $27.1M dom. - 7
Paradise 1991 · Drama $18.6M $18.6M dom. - 8
Milk Money 1994 · Comedy $18.1M $18.1M dom. - 9
Born Yesterday 1993 · Comedy $18M $18M dom. - 10
The Bonfire of the Vanities 1990 · Drama $15.7M $15.7M dom.
The Best Melanie Griffith Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Melanie Griffith has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 20 films, and Working Girl (1988) is the pick of them.
- Drama 20 films Working Girl 1988
- Comedy 7 films Milk Money 1994 · as V
- Thriller 4 films Pacific Heights 1990
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Action 3 films Cecil B. DeMented 2000 -
Mystery 2 films Body Double 1984 -
Biography 1 film The Pirates of Somalia 2017 · as Maria Bahadur Movie Echo Score: 75 - Animation 1 film A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures 2010 · as Snow (voice)
- War 1 film Shining Through 1992 · as Linda Voss
The Best Melanie Griffith Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Melanie Griffith's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2010s.
The Latest Melanie Griffith Movies
The most recent films Melanie Griffith is credited on, newest first — starting with Howard (2018). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Howard 2018 · Karen (archive footage) - The Pirates of Somalia 2017 · Maria Bahadur
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J.L. Family Ranch 2016 · Laura Lee -
Day Out of Days 2015 · Kathy -
Autómata 2014 · Sci-Fi -
The Grief Tourist 2013 · Betsy -
Call Me Crazy: A Five Film 2013 · Kristin -
Yellow 2012 · Patsy - A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures 2010 · Snow (voice)
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Lethal Seduction 2005 · Miranda Wells -
The Night We Called It a Day 2003 · Barbara Marx -
Tempo 2003 · Sarah
The Best Melanie Griffith Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Melanie Griffith films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Melanie Griffith movie?
The Pirates of Somalia (2017) is the best-rated Melanie Griffith film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Pirates of Somalia: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Melanie Griffith movie?
Working Girl (1988) made the most at the box office, with $103M worldwide, followed by A Turtle’s Tale: Sammy’s Adventures (2010) with $70.6M. Together, Melanie Griffith's films with box office figures have made $462M.
Which Melanie Griffith movie won the most awards?
Working Girl (1988) is the most decorated Melanie Griffith film, with 1 win from 15 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Melanie Griffith drama movie?
Working Girl (1988) is the best-rated of Melanie Griffith's drama films. In other genres: Milk Money (comedy), Pacific Heights (thriller) and Cecil B. DeMented (action).
What is the newest Melanie Griffith movie?
The newest film on Melanie Griffith's filmography is By Design (2025), with Melanie Griffith as Narrator (voice).
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