The Best Sheila McCarthy Movies, Ranked
49 credits from 1986 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Anything for Jackson (2020) comes out on top with a score of 79. The biggest box office hit is Paradise (1991) with $18.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Sheila McCarthy Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Sheila McCarthy is credited on. Anything for Jackson (2020) leads with 79, followed by The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020) at 77. 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 79 Anything for Jackson 2020 · Horror -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 The Broken Hearts Gallery 2020 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Still/Born 2018 · Thriller -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 The Middle Man 2021 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Women Talking 2022 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 35 Isabelle 2019 · Thriller
Biggest Sheila McCarthy Box Office Hits
Sheila McCarthy's films have made $43.7M worldwide in total. Paradise (1991) is the biggest hit at $18.6M, ahead of Women Talking (2022) ($9.28M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Paradise 1991 · Drama $18.6M $18.6M dom. - 2 Women Talking 2022 · Drama $9.28M $5.46M dom.
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House Arrest 1996 · Family $7.03M $7.03M dom. - 4 The Broken Hearts Gallery 2020 · Comedy $4.78M $4.07M dom.
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I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing 1987 · Comedy $1.42M $1.42M dom. - 6 Still/Born 2018 · Thriller $1.15M
- 7 Anything for Jackson 2020 · Horror $496K
- 8 Isabelle 2019 · Thriller $386K
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Stepping Out 1991 · Drama $246K $246K dom. - 10
Bright Angel 1990 · Thriller $158K $158K dom.
The Best Sheila McCarthy Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Sheila McCarthy has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 14 films, and Women Talking (2022) is the pick of them.
- Drama 14 films Women Talking 2022 · as Greta Movie Echo Score: 50
- Comedy 11 films The Broken Hearts Gallery 2020 · as Cheryl Gulliver Movie Echo Score: 77
- Family 7 films House Arrest 1996 · as Gwenna Krupp
- Thriller 5 films Still/Born 2018 · as Sheila Movie Echo Score: 65
- Horror 3 films Anything for Jackson 2020 · as Audrey Movie Echo Score: 79
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Sci-Fi 2 films Antiviral 2013
The Best Sheila McCarthy Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Sheila McCarthy's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 7 films Anything for Jackson 2020 · as Audrey Movie Echo Score: 79
- 2010s 9 films Still/Born 2018 · as Sheila Movie Echo Score: 65
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2000s 10 films Bailey’s Billion$ 2005 · as Peggy Delaney - 1990s 17 films Paradise 1991 · as Sally Pike
- 1980s 4 films I’ve Heard the Mermaids Singing 1987 · as Polly Vandersma
The Latest Sheila McCarthy Movies
The most recent films Sheila McCarthy is credited on, newest first — starting with All the Lost Ones (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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All the Lost Ones 2025 · Dawn - Women Talking 2022 · Greta
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Christmas in Rockwell 2022 · Juniper - The Middle Man 2021 · Mrs. Stout
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Like a House on Fire 2021 · Katherine - Anything for Jackson 2020 · Audrey
- The Broken Hearts Gallery 2020 · Cheryl Gulliver
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Christmas 9 to 5 2019 · Rose Stark - Isabelle 2019 · Ann Pelway
- Still/Born 2018 · Sheila
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Cardinals 2017 · Valerie Walker -
Brace for Impact 2016 · Faradee Gilchrist
The Best Sheila McCarthy Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Sheila McCarthy films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Sheila McCarthy movie?
Anything for Jackson (2020) is the best-rated Sheila McCarthy film, with a Movie Echo Score of 79, ahead of The Broken Hearts Gallery (2020) (77) and Still/Born (2018) (65). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Anything for Jackson: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Sheila McCarthy movie?
Paradise (1991) made the most at the box office, with $18.6M worldwide, followed by Women Talking (2022) with $9.28M. Together, Sheila McCarthy's films with box office figures have made $43.7M.
Which Sheila McCarthy movie won the most awards?
Women Talking (2022) is the most decorated Sheila McCarthy film, with 2 wins from 25 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Sheila McCarthy drama movie?
Women Talking (2022) is the best-rated of Sheila McCarthy's drama films, with a score of 50. In other genres: The Broken Hearts Gallery (comedy), House Arrest (family) and Still/Born (thriller).
What is the newest Sheila McCarthy movie?
The newest film on Sheila McCarthy's filmography is All the Lost Ones (2025), with Sheila McCarthy as Dawn.
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