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Dianne Wiest (1948-) is an Oscar® winning American actress. She has twice won the Academy Award for Best Supporting Actress, for the Woody Allen films Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Bullets over Broadway (1994). Dianne Wiest’s IMDb page shows over 60 acting credits since 1975. This page will rank Dianne Wiest 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.
Dianne Wiest Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
1989
Parenthood (1989)
AA Best Supp Actress Nom
1986
Hannah and Her Sisters (1986)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Supp Actress Win
1996
The Birdcage (1996)
1990
Edward Scissorhands (1990)
1998
The Horse Whisperer (1998)
2005
Robots (2005)
Voice Only
1984
Footloose (1984)
2018
The Mule (2018)
1994
Bullets over Broadway (1994)
AA Best Supp Actress Win
1987
The Lost Boys (1987)
2015
Sisters (2015)
1987
Radio Days (1987)
1991
Little Man Tate (1991)
1985
The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985)
2007
Dan in Real Life (2007)
2001
I Am Sam (2001)
1998
Practical Magic (1998)
1980
It's My Turn (1980)
2010
Rabbit Hole (2010)
2012
The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012)
2008
Synecdoche, New York (2008)
1984
Falling in Love (1984)
2006
A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006)
1996
The Associate (1996)
1988
Bright Lights, Big City (1988)
2022
My Father's Dragon (2022)
Netflix
Voice Only
2020
Let Them All Talk (2020)
HBO Movie
1983
Independence Day (1983)
1982
I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982)
2024
Apartment 7A (2024)
Paramount Plus
1987
September (1987)
2007
Dedication (2007)
2002
Merci Docteur Rey (2004)
1995
Drunks (1995)
2011
The Big Year (2011)
2014
The Humbling (2014)
1994
Cops and Robbersons (1994)
1989
Cookie (1989)
2009
Rage (2009)
2012
Darling Companion (2012)
2015
Five Nights In Maine (2015)
2008
Passengers (2008)
1994
The Scout (1994)
Dianne Wiest 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 Dianne Wiest movies by co-stars of her movies
- Sort Dianne Wiest movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Dianne Wiest movies by yearly domestic box office grosses rank
- Sort Dianne Wiest movies by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort Dianne Wiest movies by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each movie received.
- Sort Dianne Wiest movies by Ultimate Movie Ranking (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
- Blue link in Co-star column takes you to that star’s UMR movie page
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 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 | Parenthood (1989) AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Steve Martin & Mary Steenburgen |
100.00 | 315.0 | 397.70 | 10 | 85 | 02 / 00 | 98.3 | |
| 2 | Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Win |
Michael Caine & Mia Farrow |
35.40 | 119.2 | 119.20 | 30 | 90 | 07 / 03 | 96.9 | |
| 3 | The Birdcage (1996) | Gene Hackman & Robin Williams |
124.10 | 350.8 | 523.90 | 9 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 96.1 | |
| 5 | Edward Scissorhands (1990) | Johnny Depp & Winona Ryder |
56.40 | 166.6 | 254.20 | 20 | 85 | 01 / 00 | 95.7 | |
| 6 | The Horse Whisperer (1998) | Robert Redford & Kristin Scott Thomas |
75.40 | 200.9 | 498.10 | 25 | 70 | 01 / 00 | 94.5 | |
| 4 | Robots (2005) Voice Only |
Ewan McGregor & Robin Williams |
128.20 | 250.4 | 509.20 | 15 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 93.5 | |
| 7 | Footloose (1984) | Kevin Bacon & John Lithgow |
80.00 | 297.8 | 297.80 | 7 | 55 | 02 / 00 | 89.9 | |
| 8 | The Mule (2018) | Clint Eastwood & Bradley Cooper |
103.80 | 141.7 | 227.40 | 30 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 88.2 | |
| 9 | Bullets over Broadway (1994) AA Best Supp Actress Win |
John Cusack & Jennifer Tilly |
13.40 | 41.0 | 41.00 | 98 | 85 | 07 / 01 | 84.4 | |
| 10 | The Lost Boys (1987) | Jason Patric & Corey Haim |
32.20 | 103.0 | 103.00 | 36 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 84.3 | |
| 13 | Sisters (2015) | Amy Poehler & Tina Fey |
87.00 | 129.1 | 155.70 | 32 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 83.2 | |
| 11 | Radio Days (1987) | Diane Keaton & Directed by Woody Allen |
14.80 | 47.3 | 47.30 | 67 | 82 | 02 / 00 | 81.2 | |
| 14 | Little Man Tate (1991) | Jodie Foster & Harry Connick Jr. |
25.00 | 74.3 | 74.30 | 53 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 80.6 | |
| 12 | The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985) | Mia Farrow & Van Johnson |
10.60 | 37.4 | 37.40 | 79 | 84 | 01 / 00 | 80.3 | |
| 15 | Dan in Real Life (2007) | Emily Blunt & Steve Carell |
47.60 | 86.6 | 124.20 | 57 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 80.3 | |
| 16 | I Am Sam (2001) | Sean Penn & Michelle Pfeiffer |
40.30 | 89.2 | 216.40 | 61 | 59 | 01 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 17 | Practical Magic (1998) | Sandra Bullock & Nicole Kidman |
46.70 | 124.4 | 181.70 | 44 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 68.8 | |
| 19 | It's My Turn (1980) | Jill Clayburgh & Michael Douglas |
13.60 | 65.4 | 65.40 | 58 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 65.7 | |
| 17 | Rabbit Hole (2010) | Nicole Kidman & Giancarlo Esposito |
2.20 | 3.5 | 8.10 | 161 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 64.3 | |
| 23 | The Odd Life of Timothy Green (2012) | Jennifer Garner & Joel Edgerton |
51.90 | 81.4 | 81.40 | 64 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 60.3 | |
| 18 | Synecdoche, New York (2008) | Philip Seymour Hoffman | 3.10 | 5.4 | 7.60 | 177 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 60.0 | |
| 22 | Falling in Love (1984) | Meryl Streep & Robert DeNiro |
11.10 | 41.4 | 41.40 | 72 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 58.9 | |
| 21 | A Guide to Recognizing Your Saints (2006) | Robert Downey Jr. & Channing Tatum |
0.50 | 1.0 | 3.90 | 247 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 56.8 | |
| 24 | The Associate (1996) | Whoopi Goldberg | 12.80 | 36.3 | 36.30 | 108 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 54.4 | |
| 27 | Bright Lights, Big City (1988) | Michael J. Fox & Kiefer Sutherland |
16.10 | 49.0 | 49.00 | 61 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 49.2 | |
| 25 | My Father's Dragon (2022) Netflix Voice Only |
Judy Greer | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 221 | 68 | 00 / 00 | 46.4 | |
| 25 | Let Them All Talk (2020) HBO Movie |
Meryl Streep & Candice Bergen |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 301 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 45.6 | |
| 26 | Independence Day (1983) | Kathleen Quinlan | 0.20 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 153 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 43.3 | |
| 27 | I'm Dancing as Fast as I Can (1982) | Jill Clayburgh & Nicol Williamson |
0.30 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 152 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.3 | |
| 32 | Apartment 7A (2024) Paramount Plus |
Julia Garner | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 292 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 34.2 | |
| 30 | September (1987) | Mia Farrow & Directed by Woody Allen |
0.50 | 1.6 | 1.60 | 201 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.9 | |
| 30 | Dedication (2007) | Billy Crudup & Mandy Moore |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 296 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 33.9 | |
| 33 | Merci Docteur Rey (2004) | Jane Birkin | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 332 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 25.1 | |
| 32 | Drunks (1995) | Faye Dunaway & Sam Rockwell |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 274 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.4 | |
| 34 | The Big Year (2011) | Steve Martin & Jack Black |
7.20 | 11.4 | 12.10 | 150 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 18.6 | |
| 33 | The Humbling (2014) | Al Pacino | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 304 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 18.1 | |
| 36 | Cops and Robbersons (1994) | Chevy Chase & Jack Palance |
11.40 | 34.9 | 34.90 | 105 | 39 | 00 / 00 | 13.2 | |
| 38 | Cookie (1989) | Peter Falk | 1.90 | 5.9 | 5.90 | 142 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 12.0 | |
| 37 | Rage (2009) | Judi Dench | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 335 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 8.4 | |
| 38 | Darling Companion (2012) | Diane Keaton & Kevin Kline |
0.80 | 1.2 | 1.20 | 200 | 45 | 00 / 00 | 7.8 | |
| 39 | Five Nights In Maine (2015) | David Oyelowo | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 407 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 5.2 | |
| 40 | Passengers (2008) | Anne Hathaway & Patrick Wilson |
0.30 | 0.5 | 10.10 | 249 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 4.3 | |
| 41 | The Scout (1994) | Albert Brooks & Brendan Fraser |
2.70 | 8.3 | 8.30 | 164 | 34 | 00 / 00 | 2.6 |
The Best of IMDb Trivia on Dianne Wiest
1. Dianne Wiest was born in Kansas City, Missouri in 1948.
2. Along with Shelley Winters, Dianne Wiest is one of only two actresses to have won the Academy Award® for Best Supporting Actress on two occasions: Winters won for The Diary of Anne Frank (1959) and A Patch of Blue (1965) and Wiest won for Hannah and Her Sisters (1986) and Bullets Over Broadway (1994).
3. Dianne Wiest appeared in five films directed by Woody Allen: The Purple Rose of Cairo (1985), Hannah and Her Sisters (1986), Radio Days (1987), September (1987) and Bullets Over Broadway (1994).
4. Dianne Wiest is just 9ye ars older than Lori Singer, who played her daughter in Footloose (1984)
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I saw eleven including 9 of top 10. 10s and favorites: parenthood , the birdcage. 9 and favorite : lost boys. 9 not favorite : I am sam. hidden gem dan in real life an 8.
Hey bob cox…thanks for sharing your thoughts on Dianne Wiest. I am right there with you on Parenthood…..love that movie…and I watch it pretty regularly. Not a huge fan of The Birdcage. But love Lost Boys….and think Dan In Real Life is indeed a hidden gem. So I agree with 80% of your comment….but I 100% appreciate you stopping by and commenting.
She had good mom roles in The Lost Boys and Parenthood.