The Best Warren Beatty Movies, Ranked
46 credits from 1961 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Dick Tracy (1990) with $163M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Warren Beatty Box Office Hits
Warren Beatty's films have made $456M worldwide in total. Dick Tracy (1990) is the biggest hit at $163M, ahead of Heaven Can Wait (1978) ($81.6M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Dick Tracy 1990 · Action $163M $104M dom. - 2
Heaven Can Wait 1978 · Sport $81.6M $81.6M dom. - 3
Shampoo 1975 · Drama $49.4M $49.4M dom. - 4
Bugsy 1991 · Biography $49.1M $49.1M dom. - 5
Reds 1981 · Biography $40.4M $40.4M dom. - 6
Bulworth 1998 · Drama $29.2M $26.5M dom. - 7
Love Affair 1994 · Drama $18.3M $18.3M dom. - 8
Ishtar 1987 · Adventure $14.4M $14.4M dom. - 9
Town & Country 2001 · Comedy $10.4M $6.72M dom. - 10
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971 · Drama $34.3K
The Best Warren Beatty Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Warren Beatty has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 11 films, and Shampoo (1975) is the pick of them.
The Best Warren Beatty Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Warren Beatty's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 2000s.
Most Awarded Warren Beatty Movies
Warren Beatty's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Reds (1981) leads with 6 wins from 27 nominations.
The Latest Warren Beatty Movies
The most recent films Warren Beatty is credited on, newest first — starting with Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Dick Tracy Special: Tracy Zooms In 2023 · Dick Tracy / Self - Town & Country 2001 · Comedy
- Bulworth 1998 · Drama
- Love Affair 1994 · Drama
- Bugsy 1991 · Biography
- Dick Tracy 1990 · Action
- Ishtar 1987 · Adventure
- Reds 1981 · Biography
- Heaven Can Wait 1978 · Sport
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The Fortune 1975 · Comedy - Shampoo 1975 · Drama
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The Parallax View 1974 · Drama
The Best Warren Beatty Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Warren Beatty films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Warren Beatty movie?
Dick Tracy (1990) made the most at the box office, with $163M worldwide, followed by Heaven Can Wait (1978) with $81.6M. Together, Warren Beatty's films with box office figures have made $456M.
Which Warren Beatty movie won the most awards?
Reds (1981) is the most decorated Warren Beatty film, with 6 wins from 27 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Warren Beatty drama movie?
Shampoo (1975) is the best-rated of Warren Beatty's drama films. In other genres: Town & Country (comedy), Bugsy (biography) and Dick Tracy (action).
What is the newest Warren Beatty movie?
The newest film on Warren Beatty's filmography is CHAOS: The Manson Murders (2025), with Warren Beatty as Self.
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