The Best Thora Birch Movies, Ranked
36 credits from 1988 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Chronology of Water (2025) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is Hocus Pocus (1993) with $48.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Thora Birch Movies
The 11 highest-rated films Thora Birch is credited on. The Chronology of Water (2025) leads with 86, followed by The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) at 83. 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 86 The Chronology of Water 2025 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 The Last Black Man in San Francisco 2019 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 The Etruscan Smile 2019 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The Chronology of Water 2025 · Biography -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Kindred Spirits 2019 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 13 Minutes 2021 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 Above Suspicion 2019 · Crime -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Above Suspicion 2021 · Action -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 32 The Gabby Petito Story 2022 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 32 Affairs of State 2018 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 25 The Competition 2018 · Comedy
Biggest Thora Birch Box Office Hits
Thora Birch's films have made $170M worldwide in total. Hocus Pocus (1993) is the biggest hit at $48.7M, ahead of Now and Then (1995) ($37.6M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Hocus Pocus 1993 · Fantasy $48.7M $46.2M dom. - 2
Now and Then 1995 · Drama $37.6M $27.1M dom. - 3
Paradise 1991 · Drama $18.6M $18.6M dom. - 4
Monkey Trouble 1994 · Comedy $16.5M $16.5M dom. - 5
All I Want For Christmas 1991 · Comedy $14.8M $14.8M dom. - 6
Alaska 1996 · Family $11.8M $11.8M dom. - 7
Ghost World 2001 · Drama $8.76M $6.22M dom. - 8
The Hole 2001 · Crime $7.82M - 9 The Last Black Man in San Francisco 2019 · Drama $4.64M $4.52M dom.
- 10 The Chronology of Water 2025 · Biography $501K $303K dom.
The Best Thora Birch Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Thora Birch has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 13 films, and The Chronology of Water (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 13 films The Chronology of Water 2025 · as Claudia Movie Echo Score: 86
- Comedy 6 films The Competition 2018 · as Lauren Movie Echo Score: 25
- Action 2 films 13 Minutes 2021 · as Jess Movie Echo Score: 53
- Crime 2 films Above Suspicion 2019 · as Jolene Movie Echo Score: 52
- Biography 1 film The Chronology of Water 2025 · as Claudia Movie Echo Score: 65
- Family 1 film Alaska 1996 · as Jessie Barnes
- Fantasy 1 film Hocus Pocus 1993
The Best Thora Birch Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Thora Birch's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Thora Birch Movies
The most recent films Thora Birch is credited on, newest first — starting with The Chronology of Water (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Chronology of Water 2025 · Claudia
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Thirsty 2025 · Sonia Allen - The Chronology of Water 2025 · Claudia
- The Gabby Petito Story 2022 · Nichole Schmidt
- 13 Minutes 2021 · Jess
- Above Suspicion 2021 · Jolene
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In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover 2020 · Dani - The Etruscan Smile 2019 · Emily
- Above Suspicion 2019 · Jolene
- Kindred Spirits 2019 · Chloe
- The Last Black Man in San Francisco 2019 · Drama
- Affairs of State 2018 · Callie
The Best Thora Birch Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Thora Birch films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Thora Birch movie?
The Chronology of Water (2025) is the best-rated Thora Birch film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) (83) and The Etruscan Smile (2019) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Chronology of Water: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Thora Birch movie?
Hocus Pocus (1993) made the most at the box office, with $48.7M worldwide, followed by Now and Then (1995) with $37.6M. Together, Thora Birch's films with box office figures have made $170M.
Which Thora Birch movie won the most awards?
Ghost World (2001) is the most decorated Thora Birch film, with 1 win from 6 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Thora Birch drama movie?
The Chronology of Water (2025) is the best-rated of Thora Birch's drama films, with a score of 86. In other genres: The Competition (comedy), 13 Minutes (action) and Above Suspicion (crime).
What is the newest Thora Birch movie?
The newest film on Thora Birch's filmography is The Chronology of Water (2025), with Thora Birch as Claudia.
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