The Best Vanessa Williams Movies, Ranked
54 credits from 1987 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018) comes out on top with a score of 76. The biggest box office hit is Eraser (1996) with $242M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Vanessa Williams Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Vanessa Williams is credited on. Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018) leads with 76, followed by Bad Hair (2020) at 73. 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 76 Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay 2018 · Fantasy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Bad Hair 2020 · Horror -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Mid-Century 2022 · Thriller -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Batman: Hush 2019 · Crime -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Candyman 2021 · Thriller -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Miss Virginia 2019 · Drama
Biggest Vanessa Williams Box Office Hits
Vanessa Williams's films have made $633M worldwide in total. Eraser (1996) is the biggest hit at $242M, ahead of Shaft (2000) ($108M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Eraser 1996 · Action $242M $101M dom. - 2
Shaft 2000 · Action $108M $70.3M dom. - 3 Candyman 2021 · Thriller $77.4M $61.2M dom.
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Temptation: Confessions of a Marriage Counselor 2013 · Drama $53.1M $52M dom. - 5
Soul Food 1997 · Drama $43.7M $43.7M dom. - 6
Candyman 1992 · Thriller $25.8M $25.8M dom. - 7
Hoodlum 1997 · Drama $23.5M $23.5M dom. - 8
Mother 1997 · Drama $19.1M $19.1M dom. - 9
Dance with Me 1998 · Drama $15.9M $15.9M dom. - 10
The Pick-up Artist 1987 · Drama $13.3M $13.3M dom.
The Best Vanessa Williams Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Vanessa Williams has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 18 films, and Miss Virginia (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 18 films Miss Virginia 2019 · as Sally Ray Movie Echo Score: 55
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Comedy 6 films Another You 1991 · as Gloria - Thriller 5 films Mid-Century 2022 · as Beverly Gordon Movie Echo Score: 68
- Action 4 films Eraser 1996
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Family 3 films The Legend of Hallowaiian 2018 · as Fire Goddess (voice) -
Romance 2 films And Then Came Love 2007 · as Julie - Horror 1 film Bad Hair 2020 · as Zora Movie Echo Score: 73
- Crime 1 film Batman: Hush 2019 · as Amanda Waller (voice) Movie Echo Score: 64
- Fantasy 1 film Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay 2018 · as Amanda Waller (voice) Movie Echo Score: 76
The Best Vanessa Williams Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Vanessa Williams's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Vanessa Williams Movies
The most recent films Vanessa Williams is credited on, newest first — starting with Tripped Up (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Tripped Up 2023 · Patty, Alpaca Lady - Mid-Century 2022 · Beverly Gordon
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Welcome to the Christmas Family Reunion 2021 · Eve Christmas -
A Rich Christmas 2021 · Aggie Maggy / Madison - Candyman 2021 · Anne-Marie McCoy
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Show of Titles 2021 · "Dear World" Performer - Bad Hair 2020 · Zora
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One Fine Christmas 2019 · Susan - Miss Virginia 2019 · Sally Ray
- Batman: Hush 2019 · Amanda Waller (voice)
- The Legend of Hallowaiian 2018 · Fire Goddess (voice)
- Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay 2018 · Amanda Waller (voice)
The Best Vanessa Williams Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Vanessa Williams films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Vanessa Williams movie?
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay (2018) is the best-rated Vanessa Williams film, with a Movie Echo Score of 76, ahead of Bad Hair (2020) (73) and Mid-Century (2022) (68). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Suicide Squad: Hell to Pay: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Vanessa Williams movie?
Eraser (1996) made the most at the box office, with $242M worldwide, followed by Shaft (2000) with $108M. Together, Vanessa Williams's films with box office figures have made $633M.
What is the best Vanessa Williams drama movie?
Miss Virginia (2019) is the best-rated of Vanessa Williams's drama films, with a score of 55. In other genres: Another You (comedy), Mid-Century (thriller) and Eraser (action).
What is the newest Vanessa Williams movie?
The newest film on Vanessa Williams's filmography is The Little Pageant That Could (2024), with Vanessa Williams as Self (archive footage).
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