The Best Spencer Tracy Movies, Ranked
94 credits from 1930 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) with $56.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Spencer Tracy Box Office Hits
Spencer Tracy's films have made $103M worldwide in total. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) is the biggest hit at $56.7M, ahead of It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) ($46.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1967 · Drama $56.7M $56.7M dom. - 2
It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963 · Action $46.3M $46.3M dom. - 3
The Old Man and the Sea 1958 · Adventure $67.7K - 4
Keeper of the Flame 1942 · Drama $15.4K - 5
Judgment at Nuremberg 1961 · Drama $12.2K - 6
Pat and Mike 1952 · Sport $11.9K - 7
Bad Day at Black Rock 1955 · Thriller $10.8K - 8
The Mountain 1956 · Drama $9.27K - 9
Father of the Bride 1950 · Comedy $89
The Best Spencer Tracy Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Spencer Tracy has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 33 films, and Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) is the pick of them.
The Best Spencer Tracy Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Spencer Tracy's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1940s to 1960s.
Most Awarded Spencer Tracy Movies
Spencer Tracy's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) leads with 5 wins from 22 nominations.
- Awards: 5 wins Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1967 · 22 nominations
- Awards: 4 wins Judgment at Nuremberg 1961 · 22 nominations
- Awards: 1 win It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963 · 8 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Woman of the Year 1942 · 2 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Captains Courageous 1937 · 4 nominations - Awards: 1 win The Old Man and the Sea 1958 · 4 nominations
The Latest Spencer Tracy Movies
The most recent films Spencer Tracy is credited on, newest first — starting with La Classe américaine (1993). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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La Classe américaine 1993 · The Professional Witness (archive footage) - Guess Who's Coming to Dinner 1967 · Drama
- It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World 1963 · Action
- Judgment at Nuremberg 1961 · Drama
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The Devil at 4 O’Clock 1961 · Father Matthew Doonan -
Inherit the Wind 1960 · Biography -
The Last Hurrah 1958 · Mayor Frank Skeffington - The Old Man and the Sea 1958 · Adventure
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Desk Set 1957 · Richard Sumner - The Mountain 1956 · Zachary Teller
- Bad Day at Black Rock 1955 · John J. Macreedy
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Broken Lance 1954 · Matt Devereaux
The Best Spencer Tracy Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Spencer Tracy films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Spencer Tracy movie?
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) made the most at the box office, with $56.7M worldwide, followed by It's a Mad, Mad, Mad, Mad World (1963) with $46.3M. Together, Spencer Tracy's films with box office figures have made $103M.
Which Spencer Tracy movie won the most awards?
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) is the most decorated Spencer Tracy film, with 5 wins from 22 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Spencer Tracy drama movie?
Guess Who's Coming to Dinner (1967) is the best-rated of Spencer Tracy's drama films. In other genres: Father of the Bride (comedy), The Old Man and the Sea (adventure) and Bad Day at Black Rock (thriller).
What is the newest Spencer Tracy movie?
The newest film on Spencer Tracy's filmography is Gene Kelly - An American in Hollywood (2025), with Spencer Tracy as Self (archive footage).
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