The Best Melinda Dillon Movies, Ranked
29 credits from 1959 to 2012, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) with $47.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Melinda Dillon Box Office Hits
Melinda Dillon's films have made $167M worldwide in total. To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) is the biggest hit at $47.8M, ahead of How to Make an American Quilt (1995) ($41.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar 1995 · Drama $47.8M $36.5M dom. - 2
How to Make an American Quilt 1995 · Drama $41.2M $23.6M dom. - 3
Absence of Malice 1981 · Drama $40.7M $40.7M dom. - 4
F.I.S.T. 1978 · Drama $20.4M $20.4M dom. - 5
Seeking a Friend for the End of the World 2012 · Sci-Fi $11.7M $7.08M dom. - 6
Staying Together 1989 · Comedy $4.35M $4.35M dom. - 7
Songwriter 1984 · Drama $866K $866K dom. - 8
Spontaneous Combustion 1989 · Horror $50.4K $50.4K dom.
The Best Melinda Dillon Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Melinda Dillon has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 14 films, and To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) is the pick of them.
The Best Melinda Dillon Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Melinda Dillon's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2010s.
The Latest Melinda Dillon Movies
The most recent films Melinda Dillon is credited on, newest first — starting with Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Seeking a Friend for the End of the World 2012 · Sci-Fi
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A Painted House 2003 · Gran Chandler -
Cowboy Up 2002 · Rose Braxton -
Entertaining Angels: The Dorothy Day Story 1996 · Sister Aloysius - How to Make an American Quilt 1995 · Mrs. Darling
- To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar 1995 · Drama
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Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge 1995 · Polly Judd -
Sioux City 1994 · Leah Goldman -
State of Emergency 1994 · Betty Anderson -
Confessions: Two Faces of Evil 1994 · Carol Mothershed -
Judgment Day: The John List Story 1993 · Eleanor -
Captain America 1990 · Mrs. Rogers
The Best Melinda Dillon Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Melinda Dillon films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Melinda Dillon movie?
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) made the most at the box office, with $47.8M worldwide, followed by How to Make an American Quilt (1995) with $41.2M. Together, Melinda Dillon's films with box office figures have made $167M.
Which Melinda Dillon movie won the most awards?
Bound for Glory (1976) is the most decorated Melinda Dillon film, with 2 wins from 10 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Melinda Dillon drama movie?
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) is the best-rated of Melinda Dillon's drama films. In other genres: Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (sci-fi), Staying Together (comedy) and Spontaneous Combustion (horror).
What is the newest Melinda Dillon movie?
The newest film on Melinda Dillon's filmography is Seeking a Friend for the End of the World (2012).
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