The Best Vanessa Redgrave Movies, Ranked
116 credits from 1958 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Georgetown (2019) comes out on top with a score of 71. The biggest box office hit is The Butler (2013) with $177M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Vanessa Redgrave Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Vanessa Redgrave is credited on. Georgetown (2019) leads with 71, followed by Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017) at 70. 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 71 Georgetown 2019 · Crime -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 2017 · Biography -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Finding You 2021 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Cold Storage 2025 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Georgetown 2021 · Biography -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Mrs. Lowry & Son 2019 · Biography -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 The Secret Scripture 2017 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 44 The Aspern Papers 2019 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 18 The Lost Girls 2022 · Drama
Biggest Vanessa Redgrave Box Office Hits
Vanessa Redgrave's films have made $399M worldwide in total. The Butler (2013) is the biggest hit at $177M, ahead of Letters to Juliet (2010) ($79.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Butler 2013 · Drama $177M $117M dom. - 2
Letters to Juliet 2010 · Drama $79.3M $53M dom. - 3
Julia 1977 · Drama $20.7M $20.7M dom. - 4
Evening 2007 · Drama $20M $12.5M dom. - 5
Foxcatcher 2014 · Biography $19.2M $12.1M dom. - 6
Anonymous 2011 · Drama $15.4M $4.46M dom. - 7
Unfinished Song 2013 · Drama $9.17M $1.7M dom. - 8
Agatha 1979 · Mystery $7.5M $7.5M dom. - 9
The House of the Spirits 1993 · Drama $6.27M $6.27M dom. - 10
The Thief Lord 2006 · Fantasy $5.14M
The Best Vanessa Redgrave Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Vanessa Redgrave has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 49 films, and Finding You (2021) is the pick of them.
- Drama 49 films Finding You 2021 · as Cathleen Sweeney Movie Echo Score: 65
- Comedy 9 films Cold Storage 2025 · as Ma Rooney Movie Echo Score: 64
- Biography 9 films Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 2017 · as Jean Movie Echo Score: 70
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Romance 8 films Mrs. Dalloway 1997 · as Mrs. Clarissa Dalloway - Mystery 4 films Agatha 1979 · as Agatha Christie
- Crime 2 films Georgetown 2019 · as Elsa Brecht Movie Echo Score: 71
- Fantasy 1 film The Thief Lord 2006 · as Sister Antonia
The Best Vanessa Redgrave Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Vanessa Redgrave's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 2020s.
- 2020s 6 films Finding You 2021 · as Cathleen Sweeney Movie Echo Score: 65
- 2010s 19 films Georgetown 2019 · as Elsa Brecht Movie Echo Score: 71
- 2000s 16 films Evening 2007
- 1990s 21 films The House of the Spirits 1993 · as Nivea del Valle
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1980s 14 films Prick Up Your Ears 1987 - 1970s 12 films Julia 1977
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1960s 10 films Blow-Up 1966
Most Awarded Vanessa Redgrave Movies
Vanessa Redgrave's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Julia (1977) leads with 9 wins from 29 nominations.
The Latest Vanessa Redgrave Movies
The most recent films Vanessa Redgrave is credited on, newest first — starting with Cold Storage (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Cold Storage 2025 · Ma Rooney
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On Our Way 2023 · Henry's Grandmother - The Lost Girls 2022 · Great Nana
- Georgetown 2021 · Elsa Breht
- Finding You 2021 · Cathleen Sweeney
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Worzel Gummidge: Saucy Nancy 2020 · Peg - Mrs. Lowry & Son 2019 · Elizabeth Lowry
- Georgetown 2019 · Elsa Brecht
- The Aspern Papers 2019 · Juliana Bordereau
- Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 2017 · Jean
- The Secret Scripture 2017 · Lady Rose
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Man in an Orange Shirt 2017 · Flora Berryman
The Best Vanessa Redgrave Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Vanessa Redgrave films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Vanessa Redgrave movie?
Georgetown (2019) is the best-rated Vanessa Redgrave film, with a Movie Echo Score of 71, ahead of Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017) (70) and Finding You (2021) (65). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Georgetown: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Vanessa Redgrave movie?
The Butler (2013) made the most at the box office, with $177M worldwide, followed by Letters to Juliet (2010) with $79.3M. Together, Vanessa Redgrave's films with box office figures have made $399M.
Which Vanessa Redgrave movie won the most awards?
Julia (1977) is the most decorated Vanessa Redgrave film, with 9 wins from 29 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Vanessa Redgrave drama movie?
Finding You (2021) is the best-rated of Vanessa Redgrave's drama films, with a score of 65. In other genres: Cold Storage (comedy), Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (biography) and Mrs. Dalloway (romance).
What is the newest Vanessa Redgrave movie?
The newest film on Vanessa Redgrave's filmography is Cold Storage (2025), with Vanessa Redgrave as Ma Rooney.
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