The Best Molly Shannon Movies, Ranked
50 credits from 1989 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Promising Young Woman (2020) comes out on top with a score of 89. The biggest box office hit is Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) with $542M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Molly Shannon Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Molly Shannon is credited on. Promising Young Woman (2020) leads with 89, followed by Private Life (2018) at 86. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 89 Promising Young Woman 2020 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 86 Private Life 2018 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018 · Adventure -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Wild Nights with Emily 2019 · History -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Horse Girl 2020 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 The Little Hours 2017 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 A Good Person 2023 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 People We Meet on Vacation 2026 · Romance -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Miles 2017 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Driver's Ed 2026 · Action -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Spin Me Round 2022 · Comedy -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Half Magic 2018 · Comedy
Biggest Molly Shannon Box Office Hits
Molly Shannon's films have made $763M worldwide in total. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) is the biggest hit at $542M, ahead of Miles (2017) ($66.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018 · Adventure $542M $168M dom.
- 2 Miles 2017 · Drama $66.3M $36.1M dom.
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Good Boy! 2003 · Drama $45.5M $37.7M dom. - 4
Igor 2008 · Fantasy $30.9M $19.5M dom. - 5
Superstar 1999 · Comedy $30.6M $30.6M dom. - 6 Promising Young Woman 2020 · Drama $18.9M $6.46M dom.
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My Boss's Daughter 2003 · Comedy $18.2M $15.6M dom. - 8
The Phantom of the Opera 1989 · Romance $3.95M $3.95M dom. - 9 A Good Person 2023 · Drama $2.69M $2.21M dom.
- 10 The Little Hours 2017 · Comedy $1.65M $1.65M dom.
The Best Molly Shannon Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Molly Shannon has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 13 films, and The Little Hours (2017) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 13 films The Little Hours 2017 Movie Echo Score: 60
- Drama 11 films Promising Young Woman 2020 Movie Echo Score: 89
- Romance 3 films People We Meet on Vacation 2026 · as Wanda Movie Echo Score: 59
- Adventure 3 films Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018 · as Wanda Movie Echo Score: 75
- Action 2 films Driver's Ed 2026 · as Principal Fisher Movie Echo Score: 57
- Fantasy 2 films Igor 2008
- History 1 film Wild Nights with Emily 2019 · as Emily Dickinson Movie Echo Score: 69
The Best Molly Shannon Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Molly Shannon's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Molly Shannon Movies
The most recent films Molly Shannon is credited on, newest first — starting with Driver's Ed (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Driver's Ed 2026 · Principal Fisher
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Balls Up 2026 · Action - People We Meet on Vacation 2026 · Wanda
- A Good Person 2023 · Diane
- Spin Me Round 2022 · Deb
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Hotel Transylvania: Transformania 2022 · Wanda - Promising Young Woman 2020 · Drama
- Horse Girl 2020 · Joan
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Sextuplets 2019 · Linda -
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh 2019 · Tv movie - Wild Nights with Emily 2019 · Emily Dickinson
- Private Life 2018 · Cynthia Grimes
The Best Molly Shannon Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Molly Shannon films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Molly Shannon movie?
Promising Young Woman (2020) is the best-rated Molly Shannon film, with a Movie Echo Score of 89, ahead of Private Life (2018) (86) and Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Promising Young Woman: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Molly Shannon movie?
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) made the most at the box office, with $542M worldwide, followed by Miles (2017) with $66.3M. Together, Molly Shannon's films with box office figures have made $763M.
Which Molly Shannon movie won the most awards?
Promising Young Woman (2020) is the most decorated Molly Shannon film, with 7 wins from 27 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Molly Shannon comedy movie?
The Little Hours (2017) is the best-rated of Molly Shannon's comedy films, with a score of 60. In other genres: Promising Young Woman (drama), People We Meet on Vacation (romance) and Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (adventure).
What is the newest Molly Shannon movie?
The newest film on Molly Shannon's filmography is Driver's Ed (2026), with Molly Shannon as Principal Fisher.
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