The Best Sophia Loren Movies, Ranked
99 credits from 1950 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Life Ahead (2020) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is Grumpier Old Men (1995) with $71.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Sophia Loren Box Office Hits
Sophia Loren's films have made $88M worldwide in total. Grumpier Old Men (1995) is the biggest hit at $71.5M, ahead of Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) (1994) ($11.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Grumpier Old Men 1995 · Comedy $71.5M $71.5M dom. - 2
Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) 1994 · Drama $11.3M $11.3M dom. - 3
Brass Target 1978 · Action $5.01M $5.01M dom. - 4
Two Women 1960 · War $14.1K - 5
Boccaccio ’70 1962 · Romance $10.6K - 6
Francesca and Nunziata 2001 · Comedy $7.87K - 7
The Gold of Naples 1954 · Comedy $5.05K - 8
Boy on a Dolphin 1957 · Romance $3.87K
The Best Sophia Loren Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Sophia Loren has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 26 films, and Grumpier Old Men (1995) is the pick of them.
The Best Sophia Loren Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Sophia Loren's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 2020s.
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2020s 1 film The Life Ahead 2020 Movie Echo Score: 80 - 2000s 2 films Francesca and Nunziata 2001 · as Francesca Montorsi
- 1990s 5 films Grumpier Old Men 1995
- 1970s 13 films Brass Target 1978 · as Mara
- 1960s 18 films Two Women 1960 · as Cesira
- 1950s 28 films The Gold of Naples 1954 · as Sofia (segment Pizza on Credit)
The Latest Sophia Loren Movies
The most recent films Sophia Loren is credited on, newest first — starting with The Life Ahead (2020). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Life Ahead 2020 · Drama
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Human Voice 2014 · Angela -
Girlfriend in a Coma 2012 · Mara (archive footage) (uncredited) -
My House Is Full of Mirrors 2010 · Romilda Villani -
Lives of the Saints 2004 · Teresa Innocente - Francesca and Nunziata 2001 · Francesca Montorsi
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Soleil 1997 · Madame Levy - Grumpier Old Men 1995 · Comedy
- Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) 1994 · Drama
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Prêt-à-Porter 1994 · Isabella de la Fontaine -
Saturday, Sunday and Monday 1990 · Rosa Priore -
Running Away 1989 · Cesira
The Best Sophia Loren Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Sophia Loren films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Sophia Loren movie?
The Life Ahead (2020) is the best-rated Sophia Loren film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Life Ahead: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Sophia Loren movie?
Grumpier Old Men (1995) made the most at the box office, with $71.5M worldwide, followed by Ready to Wear (Prêt-à-Porter) (1994) with $11.3M. Together, Sophia Loren's films with box office figures have made $88M.
Which Sophia Loren movie won the most awards?
The Life Ahead (2020) is the most decorated Sophia Loren film, with 1 win from 3 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Sophia Loren comedy movie?
Grumpier Old Men (1995) is the best-rated of Sophia Loren's comedy films. In other genres: The Life Ahead (drama), Boccaccio ’70 (romance) and Two Women (war).
What is the newest Sophia Loren movie?
The newest film on Sophia Loren's filmography is L’Âge d’or de la pub (2023), with Sophia Loren as Self (archive footage).
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