The Best Thelma Ritter Movies, Ranked
32 credits from 1948 to 2013, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Rear Window (1954) with $37.9M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Thelma Ritter Box Office Hits
Thelma Ritter's films have made $38.1M worldwide in total. Rear Window (1954) is the biggest hit at $37.9M, ahead of All About Eve (1950) ($155K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Thelma Ritter Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Thelma Ritter has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 9 films, and Pillow Talk (1959) is the pick of them.
The Best Thelma Ritter Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Thelma Ritter's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1940s to 1960s.
Most Awarded Thelma Ritter Movies
Thelma Ritter's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. All About Eve (1950) leads with 8 wins from 21 nominations.
The Latest Thelma Ritter Movies
The most recent films Thelma Ritter is credited on, newest first — starting with Footsteps on the Ceiling (2013). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Footsteps on the Ceiling 2013 · Birdie Coonan (archive footage) -
The Men Who Made the Movies: Samuel Fuller 2002 · Moe Williams (archive footage) -
What’s So Bad About Feeling Good? 1968 · Mrs. Schwartz -
The Incident 1967 · Bertha Beckerman -
Boeing, Boeing 1965 · Bertha -
Move Over, Darling 1963 · Grace Arden -
A New Kind of Love 1963 · Lena O'Connor -
For Love or Money 1963 · Chloe Brasher -
Birdman of Alcatraz 1962 · Biography -
The Second Time Around 1961 · Aggie Gates -
The Misfits 1961 · Drama -
Pillow Talk 1959 · Comedy
The Best Thelma Ritter Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Thelma Ritter films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Thelma Ritter movie?
Rear Window (1954) made the most at the box office, with $37.9M worldwide, followed by All About Eve (1950) with $155K. Together, Thelma Ritter's films with box office figures have made $38.1M.
Which Thelma Ritter movie won the most awards?
All About Eve (1950) is the most decorated Thelma Ritter film, with 8 wins from 21 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Thelma Ritter comedy movie?
Pillow Talk (1959) is the best-rated of Thelma Ritter's comedy films. In other genres: A Letter to Three Wives (romance), All About Eve (drama) and Rear Window (mystery).
What is the newest Thelma Ritter movie?
The newest film on Thelma Ritter's filmography is Footsteps on the Ceiling (2013), with Thelma Ritter as Birdie Coonan (archive footage).
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