The Best Vinessa Shaw Movies, Ranked
19 credits from 1981 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. 12 Mighty Orphans (2021) comes out on top with a score of 72. 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 Vinessa Shaw Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Vinessa Shaw is credited on. 12 Mighty Orphans (2021) leads with 72, followed by The Blazing World (2021) at 38. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Vinessa Shaw Box Office Hits
Vinessa Shaw's films have made $85.4M worldwide in total. Hocus Pocus (1993) is the biggest hit at $48.7M, ahead of Two Lovers (2009) ($16.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Hocus Pocus 1993 · Fantasy $48.7M $46.2M dom. - 2
Two Lovers 2009 · Drama $16.3M $3.15M dom. - 3
Ladybugs 1992 · Sport $14.8M $14.8M dom. - 4
12 Mighty Orphans 2021 · History $3.71M $3.69M dom. - 5
Cold in July 2014 · Drama $1.55M $427K dom. - 6
Come Out and Play 2013 · Horror $272K $2.64K dom. - 7
Garden Party 2008 · Drama $21.9K $21.9K dom. - 8
Coyote Summer 1996 · Adventure $19.5K - 9
We Need to Do Something 2021 · Mystery $15.3K $13.6K dom.
The Best Vinessa Shaw Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Vinessa Shaw has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 6 films, and Two Lovers (2009) is the pick of them.
- Drama 6 films Two Lovers 2009
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Adventure 2 films The Blazing World 2021 · as Alice Winter Movie Echo Score: 38 - Mystery 2 films We Need to Do Something 2021 · as Diane Movie Echo Score: 30
- Horror 2 films Come Out and Play 2013
- History 1 film 12 Mighty Orphans 2021 · as Juanita Russell Movie Echo Score: 72
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Thriller 1 film Family Blood 2018 · as Ellie Movie Echo Score: 30 - Fantasy 1 film Hocus Pocus 1993
- Sport 1 film Ladybugs 1992
The Best Vinessa Shaw Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Vinessa Shaw's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Vinessa Shaw Movies
The most recent films Vinessa Shaw is credited on, newest first — starting with The Wilderness (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Wilderness 2025 · Audrey - The Blazing World 2021 · Alice Winter
- We Need to Do Something 2021 · Diane
- 12 Mighty Orphans 2021 · Juanita Russell
- Family Blood 2018 · Ellie
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Bereave 2015 · Penelope - Cold in July 2014 · Drama
- Come Out and Play 2013 · Horror
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Leave 2011 · Amy -
Birthday Suit 2009 · Comedy - Two Lovers 2009 · Drama
- Garden Party 2008 · Drama
The Best Vinessa Shaw Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Vinessa Shaw films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Vinessa Shaw movie?
12 Mighty Orphans (2021) is the best-rated Vinessa Shaw film, with a Movie Echo Score of 72, ahead of The Blazing World (2021) (38) and We Need to Do Something (2021) (30). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
12 Mighty Orphans: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Vinessa Shaw movie?
Hocus Pocus (1993) made the most at the box office, with $48.7M worldwide, followed by Two Lovers (2009) with $16.3M. Together, Vinessa Shaw's films with box office figures have made $85.4M.
What is the best Vinessa Shaw drama movie?
Two Lovers (2009) is the best-rated of Vinessa Shaw's drama films. In other genres: The Blazing World (adventure), We Need to Do Something (mystery) and Come Out and Play (horror).
What is the newest Vinessa Shaw movie?
The newest film on Vinessa Shaw's filmography is The Wilderness (2025), with Vinessa Shaw as Audrey.
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