Want to know the best Cicely Tyson movies? How about the worst Cicely Tyson movies? Curious about Cicely Tyson box office grosses or which Cicely Tyson movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Cicely Tyson movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.
Cicely Tyson (1924-2021) was an Oscar® nominated American actress. In a career spanning more than seven decades, Tyson became known for her portrayal of strong African-American women. In 2019, Cicely Tyson received an Honorary Oscar®. Her IMDb page shows over 95 acting credits from 1951 to 2020. This page will rank Cicely Tyson 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.
Cicely Tyson 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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| 1972 | Sounder (1972) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actress Nom |
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| 2011 | The Help (2011) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 1991 | Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) | |
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| 1981 | Bustin' Loose (1981) |  |
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| 1959 | The Last Angry Man (1959) | |
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| 1959 | Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) |  |
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| 2006 | Madea's Family Reunion (2006) | |
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| 1968 | The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968) | |
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| 2005 | Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) |  |
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| 1997 | Hoodlum (1997) | |
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| 2005 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) | |
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| 2010 | Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010) | |
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| 2017 | Last Flag Flying (2017) | |
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| 2006 | Idlewild (2006) |  |
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| 1967 | The Comedians (1967) | |
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| 1976 | The Blue Bird (1976) | |
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| 1957 | Carib Gold (1957) Limited Release |
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| 1976 | The River Niger (1976) |  |
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| 1979 | The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) |  |
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| 2020 | A Fall From Grace (2020) Netflix |
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| 2012 | Alex Cross (2012) | |
Cicely Tyson 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.
- Sort Cicely Tyson movies by her co-stars
- Sort Cicely Tyson movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Cicely Tyson movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Cicely Tyson 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 Cicely Tyson movie received.
- Sort Cicely Tyson 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 |
| 2 | Sounder (1972) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Actress Nom |
Paul Winfield | 26.50 | 194.5 | 194.50 | 12 | 79 | 04 / 00 | 98.4 | |
| 1 | The Help (2011) AA Best Picture Nom |
Emma Stone & Viola Davis |
169.70 | 267.5 | 341.40 | 13 | 74 | 04 / 01 | 97.9 | |
| 3 | Fried Green Tomatoes (1991) | Kathy Bates & Jessica Tandy |
82.40 | 244.7 | 354.60 | 11 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 4 | Bustin' Loose (1981) | Richard Pryor & Cicely Tyson |
31.30 | 140.6 | 140.60 | 23 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 85.0 | |
| 5 | The Last Angry Man (1959) | Paul Muni & Billy Dee Williams |
4.80 | 99.7 | 99.70 | 53 | 65 | 02 / 00 | 81.2 | |
| 6 | Odds Against Tomorrow (1959) | Harry Belafonte & Robert Ryan |
1.80 | 37.2 | 37.20 | 121 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 75.2 | |
| 8 | Madea's Family Reunion (2006) | Tyler Perry & Blair Underwood |
63.30 | 120.2 | 120.20 | 44 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 75.0 | |
| 7 | The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter (1968) | Alan Arkin & Sondra Locke |
3.10 | 30.0 | 30.00 | 92 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 9 | Because of Winn-Dixie (2005) | Jeff Daniels & Eva Marie Saint |
32.60 | 63.8 | 65.60 | 86 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 68.6 | |
| 10 | Hoodlum (1997) | Laurence Fishburne & Tim Roth |
23.50 | 64.0 | 64.00 | 82 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 66.3 | |
| 11 | Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) | Kimberly Elise & Steve Harris |
50.60 | 98.9 | 98.90 | 57 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 65.7 | |
| 13 | Why Did I Get Married Too? (2010) | Janet Jackson & Tyler Perry |
60.10 | 95.2 | 95.20 | 56 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 61.6 | |
| 12 | Last Flag Flying (2017) | Bryan Cranston & Laurence Fishburne |
1.00 | 1.3 | 1.40 | 185 | 71 | 00 / 00 | 53.2 | |
| 14 | Idlewild (2006) | Ving Rhames | 12.60 | 23.9 | 23.90 | 146 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 48.8 | |
| 15 | The Comedians (1967) | Richard Burton & Elizabeth Taylor |
7.00 | 72.3 | 72.30 | 41 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 46.5 | |
| 16 | The Blue Bird (1976) | Elizabeth Taylor & Jane Fonda |
10.60 | 62.2 | 62.20 | 59 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 42.3 | |
| 17 | Carib Gold (1957) Limited Release |
Ethel Waters | 0.10 | 1.1 | 1.10 | 214 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 30.5 | |
| 17 | The River Niger (1976) | James Earl Jones & Louis Gossett Jr. |
0.20 | 0.9 | 0.90 | 162 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.8 | |
| 18 | The Concorde... Airport '79 (1979) | Robert Wagner & George Kennedy |
13.00 | 64.8 | 92.20 | 57 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 19.0 | |
| 19 | A Fall From Grace (2020) Netflix |
Directed by Tyler Perry | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 158 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.4 | |
| 20 | Alex Cross (2012) | Tyler Perry & Matthew Fox |
25.90 | 40.7 | 47.70 | 100 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 7.8 |
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The Queen is gone, great life lived. RIP.
Hey G. Vandross…..I agree she had a great life. Rest in Peace Cicely Tyson.
R.I.P. Cicely
Great Actress
Hey Mike….sad day.
Great UMR Page
Thank you Mike.
I have seen 4 Cicely Tyson movies.
As the ranking isn’t working yet, I will just say that my favourite Tyson movies are:
Sounder
Odds Against Tomorrow
Fried Green Tomatoes
I have also seen The Heart is a Lonely Hunter.
Rest in Peace
Hey Flora. Thanks again for the heads up on her passing. And thanks for checking out our brand new Tyson page. I have seen 9 of her movies. Some how I have not seen her most famous role in Sounder….but I have been aware of that movie for as long as I can remember. I have seen 3 of the four you have seen. The rankings are working again. Rest in Peace Ms. Cicely Tyson.