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Joan Plowright (1929-2025) was an Oscar®-nominated English actress. Plowright is considered to be one of the greatest English actresses to ever appear on stage. Her IMDb page shows 76 acting credits from 1951 to 2009. This page will rank Joan Plowright movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in the rankings, a movie needed to do well at the box office, be liked by both critics and audiences and earn some award recognition.
Joan Plowright 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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| 2000 | Dinosaur (2000) |  |
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| 1996 | 101 Dalmatians (1996) |  |
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| 2003 | Bringing Down the House (2003) | |
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| 2008 | The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) | |
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| 2006 | Curious George (2006) | |
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| 1960 | The Entertainer (1960) | |
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| 1993 | Last Action Hero (1993) |  |
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| 1990 | Avalon (1990) | |
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| 1991 | Enchanted April (1991) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
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| 1993 | Dennis the Menace (1993) | |
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| 1977 | Equus (1977) |  |
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| 2005 | Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005) | |
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| 1988 | Drowning by Numbers (1988) | |
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| 1999 | Tea with Mussolini (1999) | |
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| 1994 | Widows' Peak (1994) | |
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| 1996 | Jane Eyre (1996) | |
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| 1992 | Stalin (1992) HBO Movie |
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| 1990 | I Love You to Death (1990) | |
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| 1963 | Uncle Vanya (1963) Limited Release |
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| 1998 | Dance with Me (1998) | |
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| 1995 | Hotel Sorrento (1995) |  |
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| 1999 | Tom's Midnight Garden (1999) Limited Release |
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| 1957 | Time Without Pity (1957) | |
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| 1970 | Three Sisters (1970) | |
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| 1982 | Brimstone & Treacle (1982) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2003 | I Am David (2003) | |
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| 1982 | Britannia Hospital (1982) | |
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| 2002 | Callas Forever (2004) |  |
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| 1988 | The Dressmaker (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2002 | Rock My World (2002) Video On Demand |
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| 1995 | A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995) |  |
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| 1997 | The Assistant (1997) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1996 | Surviving Picasso (1996) | |
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| 1996 | Mr. Wrong (1996) | |
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| 2004 | George and the Dragon (2004) | |
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| 2009 | Knife Edge (2009) Video On Demand |
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| 1995 | The Scarlet Letter (1995) | |
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| 2006 | Goose On The Loose (2006) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 1985 | Revolution (1985) | |
Joan Plowright 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 anyway you want.
- Sort Joan Plowright movies by co-stars of her movies.
- Sort Joan Plowright movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Joan Plowright movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Joan Plowright movies how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations each Joan Plowright movie received and how many Oscar® wins each Joan Plowright movie won.
- Sort Joan Plowright movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score 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 | Dinosaur (2000) | D.B. Sweeney & Alfre Woodard |
137.70 | 300.3 | 762.60 | 11 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 92.7 | |
| 2 | 101 Dalmatians (1996) | Glenn Close & Jeff Daniels |
136.20 | 362.0 | 852.50 | 6 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 89.0 | |
| 3 | Bringing Down the House (2003) | Steve Martin & Queen Latifah |
132.70 | 258.6 | 321.00 | 13 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 85.7 | |
| 4 | The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008) | Martin Short & Seth Rogen |
71.20 | 116.5 | 266.50 | 45 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 85.2 | |
| 5 | Curious George (2006) | Will Ferrell & Drew Barrymore |
58.40 | 104.2 | 124.70 | 54 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 82.8 | |
| 6 | The Entertainer (1960) | Laurence Olivier & Albert Finney |
2.80 | 47.1 | 47.10 | 82 | 80 | 01 / 00 | 80.2 | |
| 7 | Last Action Hero (1993) | Arnold Schwarzenegger & Anthony Quinn |
50.00 | 142.0 | 389.70 | 26 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 78.6 | |
| 8 | Avalon (1990) | Elijah Wood & Directed by Barry Levinson |
15.70 | 43.7 | 43.70 | 76 | 73 | 04 / 00 | 76.2 | |
| 9 | Enchanted April (1991) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Alfred Molina | 13.20 | 36.8 | 36.80 | 85 | 74 | 03 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 10 | Dennis the Menace (1993) | Walter Matthau & Christopher Lloyd |
51.30 | 145.5 | 145.50 | 24 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 70.0 | |
| 11 | Equus (1977) | Richard Burton & Peter Firth |
2.70 | 14.2 | 14.20 | 103 | 73 | 03 / 00 | 65.9 | |
| 12 | Mrs. Palfrey at the Claremont (2005) | Rupert Friend | 1.70 | 3.2 | 3.20 | 190 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 61.2 | |
| 13 | Drowning by Numbers (1988) | Bernard Hill | 0.40 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 217 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 59.0 | |
| 14 | Tea with Mussolini (1999) | Maggie Smith & Judi Dench |
14.40 | 33.4 | 33.40 | 102 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 58.3 | |
| 15 | Widows' Peak (1994) | Mia Farrow | 6.20 | 18.0 | 18.00 | 136 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 56.0 | |
| 16 | Jane Eyre (1996) | William Hurt & Charlotte Gainsbourg |
5.20 | 13.8 | 13.80 | 148 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 55.5 | |
| 17 | Stalin (1992) HBO Movie |
Robert Duvall | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 247 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 55.0 | |
| 18 | I Love You to Death (1990) | William Hurt & Kevin Kline |
16.20 | 45.0 | 45.00 | 74 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 51.4 | |
| 19 | Uncle Vanya (1963) Limited Release |
Laurence Olivier & Michael Redgrave |
0.10 | 2.0 | 2.00 | 136 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 50.6 | |
| 20 | Dance with Me (1998) | Vanessa Williams & Chayanne |
15.90 | 39.9 | 39.90 | 95 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 50.5 | |
| 21 | Hotel Sorrento (1995) | Caroline Goodall | 0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 239 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.7 | |
| 22 | Tom's Midnight Garden (1999) Limited Release |
Greta Scacchi | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 279 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 44.6 | |
| 23 | Time Without Pity (1957) | Michael Redgrave | 0.30 | 6.1 | 6.10 | 199 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 41.6 | |
| 24 | Three Sisters (1970) | Laurence Olivier & Alan Bates |
0.30 | 2.6 | 2.60 | 170 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 40.1 | |
| 25 | Brimstone & Treacle (1982) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Sting | 0.10 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 155 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.6 | |
| 26 | I Am David (2003) | Ben Tibber & Jim Caviezel |
0.30 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 225 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.3 | |
| 27 | Britannia Hospital (1982) | Malcolm McDowell | 0.40 | 1.5 | 1.50 | 147 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.4 | |
| 28 | Callas Forever (2004) | Jeremy Irons | 0.40 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 225 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 29.7 | |
| 29 | The Dressmaker (1988) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Pete Postlethwaite | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 280 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 26.6 | |
| 30 | Rock My World (2002) Video On Demand |
Peter O'Toole | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 334 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 22.7 | |
| 31 | A Pyromaniac's Love Story (1995) | William Baldwin & John Leguizamo |
0.30 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 221 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.3 | |
| 32 | The Assistant (1997) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Gil Bellows | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 311 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 17.8 | |
| 33 | Surviving Picasso (1996) | Anthony Hopkins & Julianne Moore |
2.00 | 5.4 | 5.40 | 182 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 15.2 | |
| 34 | Mr. Wrong (1996) | Ellen DeGeneres & Bill Pullman |
12.80 | 34.1 | 34.10 | 109 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 15.2 | |
| 35 | George and the Dragon (2004) | Patrick Swayze | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.20 | 306 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 14.8 | |
| 36 | Knife Edge (2009) Video On Demand |
Hugh Bonneville | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 311 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.0 | |
| 37 | The Scarlet Letter (1995) | Demi Moore & Gary Oldman |
10.40 | 28.0 | 28.00 | 113 | 30 | 00 / 00 | 3.5 | |
| 38 | Goose On The Loose (2006) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Chevy Chase | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 437 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 3.4 | |
| 39 | Revolution (1985) | Al Pacino & Donald Sutherland |
3.00 | 9.8 | 9.80 | 128 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 0.8 |
Joan Plowright Adjusted World Wide Box Office Grosses
Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil)
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Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) S
The Nun's Story (1959)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actress Nom
Audrey Hepburn &
Directed by Fred Zinnemann
642.60
| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
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| Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | World-Wide Box Office Adjusted (mil) | S |
| The Nun's Story (1959) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Audrey Hepburn & Directed by Fred Zinnemann |
642.60 |
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I have not seen a lot of Joan Plowright movies. I have seen The Entertainer and Tea with Mussolini on this list and enjoyed both. I have also seen a documentary interview with her, Judi Dench, Maggie smith and more called Tea with the Dames where they discussed their careers and private lives. There were film clips. Loved it. rest in peace.