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Estelle Parsons (1927-) is an Oscar® winning American actress. Parsons made her stage debut in 1961. During the 1960s, Parsons established her career on Broadway before progressing to film. She won the Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actress for 1967’s Bonnie and Clyde. Her IMDb page shows over 50 acting credits since 1963. This page will rank Estelle Parsons movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.
Estelle Parsons Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 1967 | Bonnie and Clyde (1967) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Win |
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| 1990 | Dick Tracy (1990) |  |
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| 1974 | For Pete's Sake (1974) | |
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| 1968 | Rachel, Rachel (1968) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
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| 1970 | I Never Sang for My Father (1970) |  |
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| 1995 | Boys on the Side (1995) | |
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| 1970 | Watermelon Man (1970) |  |
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| 1963 | Ladybug Ladybug (1963) | |
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| 2018 | Diane (2018) |  |
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| 1999 | Freak City (1999) Showtime Movies |
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| 1973 | Two People (1973) |  |
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| 1992 | A Private Matter (1992) HBO Movie |
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| 1997 | That Darn Cat (1997) |  |
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| 1969 | Don't Drink The Water (1969) | |
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| 1970 | I Walk The Line (1970) |  |
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| 1989 | The Lemon Sisters (1989) |  |
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| 1975 | Foreplay (1975) | |
Estelle Parsons Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.
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- Sort Estelle Parsons movies by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Estelle Parsons movie received.
- Sort Estelle Parsons movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 1 | Bonnie and Clyde (1967) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Win |
Warren Beatty & Faye Dunaway |
57.00 | 507.8 | 507.80 | 3 | 87 | 10 / 02 | 99.6 | |
| 2 | Dick Tracy (1990) | Warren Beatty & Al Pacino |
103.70 | 264.4 | 414.70 | 10 | 62 | 07 / 03 | 95.5 | |
| 4 | For Pete's Sake (1974) | Barbra Streisand & Michael Sarrazin |
32.30 | 186.3 | 186.30 | 15 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 91.0 | |
| 3 | Rachel, Rachel (1968) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Joanne Woodward & Paul Newman |
8.60 | 70.5 | 70.50 | 43 | 81 | 04 / 00 | 88.7 | |
| 5 | I Never Sang for My Father (1970) | Melvyn Douglas & Gene Hackman |
3.80 | 26.3 | 26.30 | 70 | 81 | 03 / 00 | 79.0 | |
| 6 | Boys on the Side (1995) | Matthew McConaughey & Drew Barrymore |
23.40 | 58.1 | 58.10 | 74 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 7 | Watermelon Man (1970) | Godfrey Cambridge & Estelle Parsons |
3.30 | 23.2 | 23.20 | 77 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 59.3 | |
| 8 | Ladybug Ladybug (1963) | William Daniels | 0.60 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 126 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 50.7 | |
| 9 | Diane (2018) | Mary Kay Place | 0.30 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 227 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 42.5 | |
| 10 | Freak City (1999) Showtime Movies |
Marlee Matlin | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 346 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 40.1 | |
| 11 | Two People (1973) | Peter Fonda | 1.70 | 10.3 | 10.30 | 133 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 38.3 | |
| 12 | A Private Matter (1992) HBO Movie |
Sissy Spacek | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 255 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.7 | |
| 13 | That Darn Cat (1997) | Christina Ricci & Doug E. Doug |
18.30 | 43.0 | 43.00 | 90 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 28.1 | |
| 14 | Don't Drink The Water (1969) | Jackie Gleason & Written by Woody Allen |
0.40 | 3.3 | 3.30 | 165 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 24.3 | |
| 15 | I Walk The Line (1970) | Gregory Peck & Tuesday Weld |
1.00 | 7.0 | 7.00 | 145 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 15.4 | |
| 16 | The Lemon Sisters (1989) | Diane Keaton & Elliott Gould |
3.50 | 9.4 | 9.40 | 126 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 3.8 | |
| 17 | Foreplay (1975) | Zero Mostel | 0.20 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 152 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.9 |
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I saw Watermelon Man as a kid back in 1970.
The immortal Foreplay aka All the President’s Women, I saw at the Thalia theater, a revival house circa 1980. The Thalia changed bills every day with Friday films staying on Saturdays. Back then they would premiere oddball films for 2 days that no other cinema in the city showed. I also remember seeing The Great American Success Company from 1979 there as a premiere. That film starred Jeff Bridges.
Estelle as the others written about today never appeared on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000. These are the actors on the 2020 list she appeared wtih.
35 ELLIOTT GOULD The Lemon Sisters (1989)
78 GENE HACKMAN Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
78 GENE HACKMAN I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
121 WHOOPI GOLDBERG Boys on the Side (1995)
138 FAYE DUNAWAY Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
177 KATHY BATES Dick Tracy (1990)
191 PETER FONDA Two People (1973)
194 CHARLES DURNING Dick Tracy (1990)
194 CHARLES DURNING I Walk the Line (1970)
221 SEYMOUR CASSEL Dick Tracy (1990)
228 JOHN RATZENBERGER That Darn Cat (1997)
231 DUSTIN HOFFMAN Dick Tracy (1990)
236 PAUL SORVINO Dick Tracy (1990)
265 HENRY SILVA Dick Tracy (1990)
275 CAROL KANE The Lemon Sisters (1989)
287 JAMES REMAR Boys on the Side (1995)
290 GREGORY PECK I Walk the Line (1970)
300 JOE PANTOLIANO For Pete’s Sake (1974)
343 PETER BOYLE That Darn Cat (1997)
417 VINCENT SCHIAVELLI For Pete’s Sake (1974)
430 AL PACINO Dick Tracy (1990)
449 MICHAEL MCKEAN That Darn Cat (1997)
500 WILLIAM FORSYTHE Dick Tracy (1990)
532 DUB TAYLOR Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
615 CHRISTINA RICCI That Darn Cat (1997)
631 DIANE KEATON The Lemon Sisters (1989)
640 DREW BARRYMORE Boys on the Side (1995)
654 MICHAEL CONSTANTINE Don’t Drink the Water (1969)
683 ALLEN GARFIELD Dick Tracy (1990)
702 PAUL DOOLEY FOREPLAY (1975)
734 MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY Boys on the Side (1995)
799 COLM MEANEY Dick Tracy (1990)
811 MICHAEL J. POLLARD Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
811 MICHAEL J. POLLARD Dick Tracy (1990)
860 MIKE MAZURKI Dick Tracy (1990)
919 AIDAN QUINN The Lemon Sisters (1989)
943 BERT REMSEN Dick Tracy (1990)
945 MANDY PATINKIN Dick Tracy (1990)
946 MARSHALL BELL Dick Tracy (1990)
949 RAY WINSTONE LADYBIRD LADYBIRD (1994)
962 NATHAN LANE THE LEMON SISTERS (1989)
985 DONALD MOFFAT Rachel, Rachel (1968)
987 MARY KAY PLACE DIANE (2018)
Estelle appeared with 12 Oscar winners in films.
AL PACINO Dick Tracy (1990)
BARBRA STREISAND For Pete’s Sake (1974)
DIANE KEATON The Lemon Sisters (1989)
DUSTIN HOFFMAN Dick Tracy (1990)
FAYE DUNAWAY Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
GENE HACKMAN Bonnie and Clyde (1967)
GENE HACKMAN I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
GREGORY PECK I Walk the Line (1970)
JOANNE WOODWARD Rachel, Rachel (1968)
KATHY BATES Dick Tracy (1990)
MATTHEW MCCONAUGHEY Boys on the Side (1995)
MELVYN DOUGLAS I Never Sang for My Father (1970)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG Boys on the Side (1995)
Hey Dan.
1. Thanks for the lists on Estelle Parsons.
2. Not surprised she is not on the Oracle 1000. I figured of the 5 new pages today, Maureen Stapleton would have had the best chance to be in the Top 1000.
3. I have seen parts of The Watermelon Man….but not from start to finish. I would think that would be a movie that might get remade.
4. Good information on the Thalia theater…..that had to be cool seeing unusual movies like that. We had and still have a movie theater called The Naro that did that….or at least it was still open before Co-Vid 19.
5. A tie for the honor of most frequent Oracle co-star with 2 movies.
6. 12 Oscar winning co-stars is on the low end.
Good stuff as always.
I have seen 7 Estelle Parsons movies.
The HIGHEST rated movie I have seen is Bonnie and Clyde.
The highest rated movie I have NOT seen is is Boys on the Side.
The LOWEST rated movie I have seen is I Walk the Line.
Favourite Estelle Parsons Movies:
Bonnie and Clyde
Rachel, Rachel
I Never Sang For My Father
Other Estelle Parsons Movies I Have Seen:
Dick Tracy
For Pete’s Sake
Watermelon Man
I Walk the Line
Hey Flora….thanks for checking out our Estelle Parsons page. I have only seen 4 of her movies. #1, #2, #4 and #5. Only missing Rachel, Rachel from her Top 5. I see that made your favorites list….it is one of the few Paul Newman projects that I have not seen. So strange seeing a Gregory Peck movie not on your favorites list. Good stuff as always.
Great UMR Page
Thank you Mike.