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Kathy Bates (1948-) is an Oscar® winning American actress. Bates’ performance in the 1990 horror film Misery, marked her Hollywood breakthrough. She won a Best Actress Oscar® for her role in Misery. Her IMDb page shows over 125 acting credits since 1970. This page will rank Kathy Bates movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, movies that were not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings. 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.
Kathy Bates 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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| 1997 | Titanic (1997) AA Best Picture Win |
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| 1990 | Misery (1990) AA Best Actress Win |
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| 2009 | The Blind Side (2009) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) | |
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| 1990 | Dick Tracy (1990) | |
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| 2002 | About Schmidt (2002) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
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| 2011 | Midnight in Paris (2011) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2007 | Bee Movie (2007) | |
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| 2006 | Charlotte's Web (2006) | |
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| 1998 | A Civil Action (1998) |  |
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| 1998 | The Waterboy (1998) | |
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| 1998 | Primary Colors (1998) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
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| 2001 | Rat Race (2001) | |
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| 1978 | Straight Time (1978) | |
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| 1995 | Dolores Claiborne (1995) |  |
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| 2006 | Failure to Launch (2006) | |
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| 2007 | The Golden Compass (2007) | |
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| 2023 | Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret (2023) | |
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| 1986 | The Morning After (1986) | |
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| 2019 | Richard Jewell (2019) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
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| 2008 | Revolutionary Road (2008) | |
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| 2007 | P.S. I Love You (2007) | |
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| 2010 | Valentine's Day (2010) | |
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| 2008 | The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) |  |
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| 1971 | Taking Off (1971) | |
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| 2014 | When Marnie Was There (2014) Voice Only |
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| 2018 | On The Basis Of Sex (2018) | |
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| 2007 | Fred Claus (2007) | |
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| 1990 | White Palace (1990) | |
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| 1982 | Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) | |
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| 2014 | Tammy (2014) | |
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| 1992 | Prelude to a Kiss (1992) | |
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| 2008 | The Family That Preys (2008) | |
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| 2016 | The Boss (2016) | |
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| 1993 | A Home of Our Own (1993) | |
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| 1990 | Men Don't Leave (1990) | |
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| 2023 | The Miracle Club (2023) | |
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| 2004 | Around the World in 80 Days (2004) | |
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| 2019 | The Highwaymen (2019) |  |
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| 1996 | The Late Shift (1996) HBO Movie |
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| 1991 | At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) | |
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| 2009 | Chéri (2009) | |
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| 1996 | Diabolique (1996) | |
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| 2015 | The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015) | |
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| 1997 | Swept from the Sea (1998) | |
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| 1992 | Used People (1992) |  |
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| 1996 | The War at Home (1996) | |
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| 2002 | Unconditional Love (2002) | |
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| 2014 | Boychoir (2014) | |
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| 2002 | Love Liza (2002) | |
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| 2020 | Home (2020) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2009 | Personal Effects (2009) | |
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| 2005 | Rumor Has It... (2005) | |
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| 1994 | Curse of the Starving Class (1994) | |
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| 1991 | Shadows and Fog (1991) | |
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| 1987 | My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987) | |
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| 2006 | Bonneville (2006) |  |
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| 2004 | Little Black Book (2004) | |
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| 1995 | Angus (1995) | |
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| 2016 | Complete Unknown (2016) |  |
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| 2016 | Bad Santa 2 (2016) | |
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| 2024 | Summer Camp (2024) | |
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| 1989 | Signs of Life (1989) | |
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| 2018 | The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2018) | |
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| 2002 | Dragonfly (2002) | |
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| 2006 | Relative Strangers (2006) | |
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| 2001 | American Outlaws (2001) | |
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| 1987 | Summer Heat (1987) | |
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| 1983 | Two of a Kind (1983) | |
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| 1988 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) | |
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| 2011 | You May Not Kiss The Bride (2011) | |
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| 2024 | A Family Affair (2024) |  |
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| 2017 | Krystal (2017) | |
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| 1999 | Unconditional Love (1999) Starz! |
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| 2011 | A Little Bit of Heaven (2011) | |
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| 1989 | High Stakes (1989) | |
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| 2004 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004) | |
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| 1994 | North (1994) | |
Kathy Bates 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 Kathy Bates movies by his co-stars
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- Sort Kathy Bates 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 Kathy Bates movie received.
- Sort Kathy Bates movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
- Worldwide Box Office Numbers Were Not Available For All The Movies
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
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| CreditRank | 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 | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | Titanic (1997) AA Best Picture Win |
Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet |
621.80 | 1,591.7 | 5,192.1 | 1 | 78 | 14 / 11 | 99.8 | |
| 2 | Misery (1990) AA Best Actress Win |
James Caan & Lauren Bacall |
61.30 | 170.2 | 170.2 | 19 | 84 | 01 / 01 | 96.3 | |
| 2 | The Blind Side (2009) AA Best Picture Nom |
Sandra Bullock & Tim McGraw |
256.00 | 401.0 | 484.4 | 8 | 67 | 02 / 01 | 96.1 | |
| 4 | Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) | Jessica Tandy | 82.40 | 230.0 | 333.3 | 11 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 3 | Dick Tracy (1990) | Warren Beatty & Dustin Hoffman |
103.70 | 288.2 | 452.1 | 10 | 62 | 07 / 03 | 95.2 | |
| 7 | About Schmidt (2002) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Jack Nicholson | 65.00 | 131.7 | 216.9 | 41 | 85 | 02 / 00 | 92.8 | |
| 6 | Midnight in Paris (2011) AA Best Picture Nom |
Owen Wilson & Rachel McAdams |
56.80 | 84.2 | 240.8 | 59 | 88 | 04 / 01 | 92.1 | |
| 8 | Bee Movie (2007) | Jerry Seinfeld & Renée Zellweger |
126.60 | 216.3 | 491.2 | 20 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 90.5 | |
| 9 | Charlotte's Web (2006) | Julia Roberts & Robert Redford |
83.00 | 148.2 | 258.7 | 26 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 90.4 | |
| 11 | A Civil Action (1998) | John Travolta & Robert Duvall |
56.70 | 142.1 | 142.1 | 37 | 67 | 02 / 00 | 88.3 | |
| 10 | The Waterboy (1998) | Adam Sandler & Dan Patrick |
161.50 | 404.6 | 466.0 | 4 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 86.1 | |
| 12 | Primary Colors (1998) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
John Travolta & Emma Thompson |
39.00 | 97.7 | 130.5 | 52 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 85.3 | |
| 15 | Rat Race (2001) | Amy Smart & Whoopi Goldberg |
56.60 | 117.7 | 180.1 | 44 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 81.5 | |
| 13 | Straight Time (1978) | Dustin Hoffman | 9.30 | 46.9 | 46.9 | 62 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 80.6 | |
| 16 | Dolores Claiborne (1995) | Jennifer Jason Leigh & Christopher Plummer |
24.40 | 65.8 | 65.8 | 69 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 79.5 | |
| 18 | Failure to Launch (2006) | Matthew McConaughey & Sarah Jessica Parker |
88.70 | 158.4 | 229.3 | 22 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 79.4 | |
| 18 | The Golden Compass (2007) | Nicole Kidman & Daniel Craig |
70.10 | 119.7 | 635.7 | 39 | 54 | 02 / 01 | 79.4 | |
| 18 | Are You There God? It’s Me Margaret (2023) | Rachel McAdams | 20.40 | 22.2 | 23.4 | 72 | 87 | 00 / 00 | 79.2 | |
| 20 | The Morning After (1986) | Jane Fonda & Jeff Bridges |
25.10 | 79.6 | 79.6 | 39 | 64 | 01 / 00 | 75.8 | |
| 20 | Richard Jewell (2019) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Sam Rockwell & Directed by Clint Eastwood |
22.30 | 28.7 | 45.0 | 94 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 75.6 | |
| 19 | Revolutionary Road (2008) | Leonardo DiCaprio & Kate Winslet |
22.90 | 37.5 | 123.1 | 112 | 73 | 03 / 00 | 74.0 | |
| 23 | P.S. I Love You (2007) | Hilary Swank & Gerard Butler |
53.70 | 91.7 | 267.9 | 47 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 72.9 | |
| 24 | Valentine's Day (2010) | Bradley Cooper & Anne Hathaway |
110.50 | 164.5 | 322.4 | 24 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 71.6 | |
| 26 | The Day the Earth Stood Still (2008) | Keanu Reeves & Jennifer Connelly |
79.40 | 129.9 | 381.5 | 41 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 68.1 | |
| 25 | Taking Off (1971) | Directed by Milos Forman | 2.30 | 16.3 | 16.3 | 110 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 68.0 | |
| 25 | When Marnie Was There (2014) Voice Only |
John C. Reilly & Geena Davis |
0.60 | 0.8 | 51.2 | 193 | 79 | 01 / 00 | 65.4 | |
| 25 | On The Basis Of Sex (2018) | Felecity Jones | 24.60 | 31.6 | 49.8 | 95 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 64.9 | |
| 30 | Fred Claus (2007) | Vince Vaughn & Paul Giamatti |
72.00 | 123.0 | 167.1 | 37 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 64.8 | |
| 27 | White Palace (1990) | Susan Sarandon & James Spader |
17.50 | 48.6 | 48.6 | 67 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 64.7 | |
| 29 | Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean (1982) | Cher & Directed by Robert Altman |
0.80 | 3.4 | 3.4 | 136 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 62.3 | |
| 32 | Tammy (2014) | Susan Sarandon & Melissa McCarthy |
84.50 | 121.6 | 144.6 | 42 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 60.8 | |
| 32 | Prelude to a Kiss (1992) | Meg Ryan & Alec Baldwin |
20.00 | 56.6 | 64.3 | 66 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 59.6 | |
| 35 | The Family That Preys (2008) | Alfre Woodard | 37.10 | 60.7 | 60.7 | 78 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 57.1 | |
| 34 | The Boss (2016) | Melissa McCarthy & Peter Dinklage |
63.30 | 86.0 | 107.1 | 51 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 55.4 | |
| 34 | A Home of Our Own (1993) | Edward Furlong & Clarissa Lassig |
1.70 | 4.8 | 4.8 | 172 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 54.2 | |
| 34 | Men Don't Leave (1990) | Jessica Lange | 6.10 | 16.9 | 16.9 | 110 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 53.7 | |
| 35 | The Miracle Club (2023) | Maggie Smith | 0.70 | 0.7 | 0.7 | 162 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 53.6 | |
| 40 | Around the World in 80 Days (2004) | Jackie Chan & Steve Coogan |
24.00 | 45.4 | 136.2 | 96 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 39 | The Highwaymen (2019) | Kevin Costner & Woody Harrelson |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 321 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 49.3 | |
| 40 | The Late Shift (1996) HBO Movie |
Treat Williams | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 289 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 41 | At Play in the Fields of the Lord (1991) | Tom Berenger & John Lithgow |
1.30 | 3.8 | 3.8 | 157 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 47.9 | |
| 41 | Chéri (2009) | Michelle Pfeiffer & Rupert Friend |
2.70 | 4.3 | 14.7 | 172 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 45.9 | |
| 44 | Diabolique (1996) | Sharon Stone & Isabelle Adjani |
17.10 | 45.5 | 45.5 | 93 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 44.3 | |
| 43 | The Great Gilly Hopkins (2015) | Glenn Close & Octavia Spencer |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 347 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 43.4 | |
| 44 | Swept from the Sea (1998) | Rachel Weisz | 0.40 | 1.0 | 1.0 | 214 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 41.9 | |
| 46 | Used People (1992) | Shirley MacLaine | 18.00 | 50.8 | 50.8 | 69 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 39.6 | |
| 45 | The War at Home (1996) | Emilio Estevez | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 279 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 39.4 | |
| 46 | Unconditional Love (2002) | Dan Aykroyd | 0.10 | 0.1 | 9.0 | 302 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 38.9 | |
| 48 | Boychoir (2014) | Dustin Hoffman | 0.40 | 0.5 | 5.4 | 199 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 37.5 | |
| 49 | Love Liza (2002) | Philip Seymour Hoffman & Annie Morgan |
0.20 | 0.4 | 0.4 | 246 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 36.4 | |
| 50 | Home (2020) Film Festival Circuit Only |
Lil Rel Howery | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 131 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.9 | |
| 51 | Personal Effects (2009) | Michelle Pfeiffer & Ashton Kutcher |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.8 | 361 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 35.9 | |
| 53 | Rumor Has It... (2005) | Kevin Costner & Jennifer Aniston |
43.00 | 78.9 | 163.3 | 70 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 35.2 | |
| 52 | Curse of the Starving Class (1994) | James Woods | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 250 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 34.9 | |
| 53 | Shadows and Fog (1991) | John Malkovich & Directed by Woody Allen |
2.70 | 7.6 | 7.6 | 141 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 33.1 | |
| 55 | My Best Friend Is a Vampire (1987) | Robert Sean Leonard & Evan Mirand |
0.20 | 0.5 | 0.5 | 229 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 30.8 | |
| 56 | Bonneville (2006) | Jessica Lange | 0.50 | 0.9 | 0.9 | 248 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 28.9 | |
| 58 | Little Black Book (2004) | Brittany Murphy & Holly Hunter |
20.70 | 39.2 | 41.7 | 104 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 27.3 | |
| 58 | Angus (1995) | Charlie Talbert & George C. Scott |
4.80 | 13.0 | 13.0 | 144 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 24.1 | |
| 60 | Complete Unknown (2016) | Michael Shannon & Rachel Weisz |
0.20 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 232 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.1 | |
| 63 | Bad Santa 2 (2016) | Billy Bob Thornton & Tony Cox |
17.80 | 24.2 | 31.7 | 117 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 17.6 | |
| 62 | Summer Camp (2024) | Diane Keaton | 2.40 | 2.4 | 2.4 | 127 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.5 | |
| 61 | Signs of Life (1989) | Vincent D'Onofrio | 0.10 | 0.3 | 0.3 | 204 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.2 | |
| 62 | The Death & Life of John F. Donovan (2018) | Natalie Portman & Susan Sarandon |
0.10 | 0.1 | 4.1 | 368 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 16.2 | |
| 65 | Dragonfly (2002) | Kevin Costner | 30.30 | 61.4 | 106.0 | 87 | 31 | 00 / 00 | 13.7 | |
| 64 | Relative Strangers (2006) | Danny DeVito | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 376 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 13.3 | |
| 66 | American Outlaws (2001) | Colin Farrell & Scott Caan |
13.30 | 27.7 | 28.4 | 121 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 13.1 | |
| 68 | Summer Heat (1987) | Lori Singer & Anthony Edwards |
0.40 | 1.1 | 1.1 | 206 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 12.5 | |
| 71 | Two of a Kind (1983) | John Travolta & Scatman Crothers |
23.60 | 88.2 | 88.2 | 29 | 22 | 00 / 00 | 12.0 | |
| 70 | Arthur 2: On the Rocks (1988) | Dudley Moore & Liza Minnelli |
14.70 | 42.0 | 42.0 | 65 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 11.0 | |
| 71 | You May Not Kiss The Bride (2011) | Dave Annable | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 287 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.2 | |
| 70 | A Family Affair (2024) | Nicole Kidman | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 222 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.8 | |
| 72 | Krystal (2017) | Rosario Dawson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 356 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.6 | |
| 74 | Unconditional Love (1999) Starz! |
Julie Andrews & Kathy Bates |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 294 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 4.7 | |
| 75 | A Little Bit of Heaven (2011) | Kate Hudson & Gael García Bernal |
0.00 | 0.1 | 1.7 | 360 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 3.6 | |
| 76 | High Stakes (1989) | Sallly Kirkland | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 238 | 37 | 00 / 00 | 2.5 | |
| 77 | The Bridge of San Luis Rey (2004) | Robert DeNiro & Harvey Keitel |
0.00 | 0.1 | 3.4 | 324 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 1.8 | |
| 78 | North (1994) | Bruce Willis & Directed by Rob Reiner |
7.20 | 20.7 | 30.9 | 131 | 28 | 00 / 00 | 1.7 |
Best IMDb Trivia On Kathy Bates
1. Kathleen Doyle Bates was born in Memphis, Tennessee in 1948.
2. After moving to New York City, Kathy Bates worked several odd jobs as well as minor stage roles while struggling to find work as an actress. At one point, she worked as a cashier at the Museum of Modern Art.
3. Kathy Bates was the first woman to win an Academy Award® for Best Actress in a horror/thriller for her role as Annie Wilkes in Misery (1990). Overall she has received 3 acting Oscar® nominations. Her performance in 2019’s Richard Jewell is getting some serious awards buzz.
4. Dolores Claiborne (1995) is Kathy Bates’ favorite film role.
5. Check out Kathy Bates’ career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
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Kathy Bates is the # 35 most connectible actor of the 2000’s.