The Best Reese Witherspoon Movies, Ranked
50 credits from 1991 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Sing 2 (2021) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is Sing (2016) with $634M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Reese Witherspoon Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Reese Witherspoon is credited on. Sing 2 (2021) leads with 80, followed by Home Again (2017) at 65. 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 80 Sing 2 2021 · Adventure -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Home Again 2017 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 You're Cordially Invited 2025 · Comedy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 A Wrinkle in Time 2018 · Adventure -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 41 Your Place or Mine 2023 · Comedy
Biggest Reese Witherspoon Box Office Hits
Reese Witherspoon's films have made $3.15B worldwide in total. Sing (2016) is the biggest hit at $634M, ahead of Sing 2 (2021) ($408M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Sing 2016 · Drama $634M $271M dom. - 2 Sing 2 2021 · Adventure $408M $163M dom.
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Monsters vs Aliens 2009 · Action $382M $198M dom. - 4
Walk the Line 2005 · Biography $187M $120M dom. - 5
Sweet Home Alabama 2002 · Comedy $181M $127M dom. - 6
Four Christmases 2008 · Drama $164M $120M dom. - 7
This Means War 2012 · Action $156M $54.8M dom. - 8
Legally Blonde 2001 · Comedy $142M $96.5M dom. - 9 A Wrinkle in Time 2018 · Adventure $133M $100M dom.
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Legally Blonde 2: Red, White & Blonde 2003 · Comedy $125M $90.2M dom.
The Best Reese Witherspoon Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Reese Witherspoon has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 21 films, and Home Again (2017) is the pick of them.
- Drama 21 films Home Again 2017 · as Alice Movie Echo Score: 65
- Comedy 7 films You're Cordially Invited 2025 · as Margot Movie Echo Score: 55
- Action 3 films Monsters vs Aliens 2009
- Biography 3 films Walk the Line 2005
- Adventure 2 films Sing 2 2021 · as Rosita Movie Echo Score: 80
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Fantasy 1 film Just Like Heaven 2005 -
Thriller 1 film Fear 1996
The Best Reese Witherspoon Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Reese Witherspoon's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Reese Witherspoon Movies
Reese Witherspoon's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Walk the Line (2005) leads with 9 wins from 18 nominations.
The Latest Reese Witherspoon Movies
The most recent films Reese Witherspoon is credited on, newest first — starting with You're Cordially Invited (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- You're Cordially Invited 2025 · Margot
- Your Place or Mine 2023 · Debbie Dunn
- Sing 2 2021 · Rosita
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Little Fires Everywhere 2020 · Elena Richardson -
Little Fires Everywhere 2020 · Elena Richardson - A Wrinkle in Time 2018 · Mrs. Whatsit
- Home Again 2017 · Alice
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Gunter Babysits 2017 · Rosita (voice) -
Big Little Lies 2017 · Madeline Mackenzie - Sing 2016 · Drama
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Hot Pursuit 2015 · Action -
Inherent Vice 2014 · Drama
The Best Reese Witherspoon Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Reese Witherspoon films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Reese Witherspoon movie?
Sing 2 (2021) is the best-rated Reese Witherspoon film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of Home Again (2017) (65) and You're Cordially Invited (2025) (55). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Sing 2: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Reese Witherspoon movie?
Sing (2016) made the most at the box office, with $634M worldwide, followed by Sing 2 (2021) with $408M. Together, Reese Witherspoon's films with box office figures have made $3.15B.
Which Reese Witherspoon movie won the most awards?
Walk the Line (2005) is the most decorated Reese Witherspoon film, with 9 wins from 18 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Reese Witherspoon drama movie?
Home Again (2017) is the best-rated of Reese Witherspoon's drama films, with a score of 65. In other genres: You're Cordially Invited (comedy), Monsters vs Aliens (action) and Walk the Line (biography).
What is the newest Reese Witherspoon movie?
The newest film on Reese Witherspoon's filmography is You're Cordially Invited (2025), with Reese Witherspoon as Margot.
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