The Best Rooney Mara Movies, Ranked
29 credits from 2005 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. A Ghost Story (2017) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) with $233M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Rooney Mara Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Rooney Mara is credited on. A Ghost Story (2017) leads with 75, followed by La Cocina (2024) at 74. 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 75 A Ghost Story 2017 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 La Cocina 2024 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot 2018 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Nightmare Alley 2021 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 The Secret Scripture 2017 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Una 2017 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Mary Magdalene 2019 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Women Talking 2022 · Drama
Biggest Rooney Mara Box Office Hits
Rooney Mara's films have made $803M worldwide in total. The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) is the biggest hit at $233M, ahead of Pan (2015) ($129M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo 2011 · Drama $233M $103M dom. - 2
Pan 2015 · Adventure $129M $35.1M dom. - 3
A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010 · Mystery $116M $63.1M dom. - 4
Kubo and the Two Strings 2016 · Adventure $76.2M $48M dom. - 5
Side Effects 2013 · Drama $63.4M $32.2M dom. - 6
Her 2013 · Sci-Fi $48.3M $25.6M dom. - 7
Carol 2015 · Drama $44.4M $12.7M dom. - 8 Nightmare Alley 2021 · Action $39.6M $11.3M dom.
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Youth in Revolt 2009 · Drama $19.7M $15.3M dom. - 10 Mary Magdalene 2019 · Drama $11.7M $125K dom.
The Best Rooney Mara Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Rooney Mara has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 13 films, and A Ghost Story (2017) is the pick of them.
- Drama 13 films A Ghost Story 2017 Movie Echo Score: 75
- Adventure 3 films Pan 2015
- Action 1 film Nightmare Alley 2021 · as Molly Cahill Movie Echo Score: 68
- Biography 1 film Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot 2018 · as Annu Movie Echo Score: 73
- Sci-Fi 1 film Her 2013
- Mystery 1 film A Nightmare on Elm Street 2010
The Best Rooney Mara Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Rooney Mara's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Rooney Mara Movies
Rooney Mara's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Carol (2015) leads with 3 wins from 37 nominations.
The Latest Rooney Mara Movies
The most recent films Rooney Mara is credited on, newest first — starting with La Cocina (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- La Cocina 2024 · Julia
- Women Talking 2022 · Ona
- Nightmare Alley 2021 · Molly Cahill
- Mary Magdalene 2019 · Mary Magdalene
- Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot 2018 · Annu
- The Secret Scripture 2017 · Rose
- Una 2017 · Una
- A Ghost Story 2017 · Drama
- Kubo and the Two Strings 2016 · Adventure
- Carol 2015 · Drama
- Pan 2015 · Adventure
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Trash 2015 · Adventure
The Best Rooney Mara Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Rooney Mara films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Rooney Mara movie?
A Ghost Story (2017) is the best-rated Rooney Mara film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of La Cocina (2024) (74) and Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (2018) (73). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
A Ghost Story: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Rooney Mara movie?
The Girl with the Dragon Tattoo (2011) made the most at the box office, with $233M worldwide, followed by Pan (2015) with $129M. Together, Rooney Mara's films with box office figures have made $803M.
Which Rooney Mara movie won the most awards?
Carol (2015) is the most decorated Rooney Mara film, with 3 wins from 37 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Rooney Mara drama movie?
A Ghost Story (2017) is the best-rated of Rooney Mara's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Pan (adventure), Nightmare Alley (action) and Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot (biography).
What is the newest Rooney Mara movie?
The newest film on Rooney Mara's filmography is La Cocina (2024), with Rooney Mara as Julia.
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