The Best Shirley MacLaine Movies, Ranked
94 credits from 1955 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. American Dreamer (2024) comes out on top with a score of 63. The biggest box office hit is Bewitched (2005) with $131M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Shirley MacLaine Box Office Hits
Shirley MacLaine's films have made $673M worldwide in total. Bewitched (2005) is the biggest hit at $131M, ahead of Terms of Endearment (1983) ($108M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Bewitched 2005 · Fantasy $131M $63.3M dom. - 2
Terms of Endearment 1983 · Drama $108M $108M dom. - 3
Steel Magnolias 1989 · Drama $96.8M $84.6M dom. - 4
Rumor Has It... 2005 · Comedy $88.9M $43M dom. - 5
Postcards from the Edge 1990 · Drama $39.1M $39.1M dom. - 6
Being There 1979 · Drama $30.2M $30.2M dom. - 7
Cannonball Run II 1984 · Action $28.1M $28.1M dom. - 8
Guarding Tess 1994 · Comedy $27.1M $27.1M dom. - 9
The Turning Point 1977 · Drama $25.9M $25.9M dom. - 10
The Apartment 1960 · Drama $18.8M $18.6M dom.
The Best Shirley MacLaine Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Shirley MacLaine has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 25 films, and Terms of Endearment (1983) is the pick of them.
- Drama 25 films Terms of Endearment 1983
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Comedy 15 films American Dreamer 2024 · as Astrid Movie Echo Score: 63 -
Romance 6 films Closing the Ring 2007 · as Ethel Ann -
Fantasy 3 films Noelle 2019 · as Elf Polly Movie Echo Score: 51 - Action 1 film Cannonball Run II 1984
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Adventure 1 film Two Mules for Sister Sara 1970
The Best Shirley MacLaine Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Shirley MacLaine's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 2020s.
- 2020s 1 film American Dreamer 2024 · as Astrid Movie Echo Score: 63
- 2010s 7 films Noelle 2019 · as Elf Polly Movie Echo Score: 51
- 2000s 9 films Bewitched 2005
- 1990s 9 films Postcards from the Edge 1990
- 1980s 8 films Terms of Endearment 1983
- 1970s 6 films Being There 1979
- 1960s 16 films The Apartment 1960
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1950s 8 films Some Came Running 1958
Most Awarded Shirley MacLaine Movies
Shirley MacLaine's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Apartment (1960) leads with 11 wins from 17 nominations.
- Awards: 11 wins The Apartment 1960 · 17 nominations
- Awards: 6 wins Terms of Endearment 1983 · 19 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins Being There 1979 · 12 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins The Turning Point 1977 · 19 nominations
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Awards: 2 wins Irma la Douce 1963 · 7 nominations -
Awards: 1 win The Trouble with Harry 1955 · 4 nominations - Awards: 1 win Steel Magnolias 1989 · 3 nominations
The Latest Shirley MacLaine Movies
The most recent films Shirley MacLaine is credited on, newest first — starting with American Dreamer (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- American Dreamer 2024 · Astrid
- Noelle 2019 · Elf Polly
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The Little Mermaid 2018 · Eloise -
The Last Word 2017 · Drama -
A Heavenly Christmas 2016 · Pearl -
Downton Abbey: The London Season 2013 · Martha Levinson -
Wide-Awake 2012 · The Pianist -
Bernie 2012 · Drama -
Anne of Green Gables: A New Beginning 2008 · Amelia Thomas -
Coco Chanel 2008 · Coco Chanel - Closing the Ring 2007 · Ethel Ann
- Rumor Has It... 2005 · Comedy
The Best Shirley MacLaine Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Shirley MacLaine films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Shirley MacLaine movie?
American Dreamer (2024) is the best-rated Shirley MacLaine film, with a Movie Echo Score of 63, ahead of Noelle (2019) (51) and The Little Mermaid (2018) (38). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
American Dreamer: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Shirley MacLaine movie?
Bewitched (2005) made the most at the box office, with $131M worldwide, followed by Terms of Endearment (1983) with $108M. Together, Shirley MacLaine's films with box office figures have made $673M.
Which Shirley MacLaine movie won the most awards?
The Apartment (1960) is the most decorated Shirley MacLaine film, with 11 wins from 17 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Shirley MacLaine drama movie?
Terms of Endearment (1983) is the best-rated of Shirley MacLaine's drama films. In other genres: American Dreamer (comedy), Closing the Ring (romance) and Noelle (fantasy).
What is the newest Shirley MacLaine movie?
The newest film on Shirley MacLaine's filmography is My Name Is Alfred Hitchcock (2024), with Shirley MacLaine as Self.
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