Madonna Movies

Want to know the best Madonna movies?  How about the worst Madonna movies?  Curious about Madonna box office grosses or which Madonna movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Madonna movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well, you have come to the right place….because we have all of that information.

Madonna (1958-) is an American singer, songwriter, and actress. Madonna is referred to as the “Queen of Pop”, she is regarded as one of the most significant figures in popular culture.  She appeared in movies from the 1980s through the late 1990s.  Her most recent movies are ones in which she directed.  Her IMDb page shows over 113 acting credits since 1972.  This page will rank Madonna 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.

1985’s Desperately Seeking Susan

Madonna Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.

1996’s Evita

Madonna 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 Madonna movies by her co-stars
  • Sort Madonna movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Madonna movies by adjusted worldwide box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
  • Sort Madonna 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 Madonna movie received.
  • Sort Madonna movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score.  UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.

Possibly Interesting Facts About Madonna

1. Madonna Louise Ciccone was born in Bay City, Michigan in 1958.  

2. Madonna’s first film, A Certain Sacrifice (1979), was released in 1985, after she became a star, but was actually shot in two parts, the first in 1979, and the other, in 1981.

3. Madonna has sold over 300 million records worldwide. The Guinness World Records acknowledged her as the best-selling female music artist of all time.

4. Along with Pia Zadora, Sylvester Stallone, Pauly Shore and Demi Moore, Madonna is one of the few people who have “won” back to back awards at the Razzies® in successive years. She “won” Worst Actress of 1987 for her performance in the film Shanghai Surprise (1986) and, then again, the next year she “won” Worst Actress of 1988 for her performance in the film Who’s That Girl (1987). In total, she has won five Razzie® awards, more than any other “actress”, and been nominated for six.

5. Madonna’s favorite movie stars such are Carole Lombard, Judy Garland, Jean Harlow, Judy Holliday, Marilyn Monroe, Marlene Dietrich, Bette Davis, Clara Bow, Louise Brooks, Rita Hayworth, and Dita Parlo.

Check out Madonna‘s career compared to current and classic actors.  Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.

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16 thoughts on “Madonna Movies

  1. Body of Evidence and Dangerous Game, ah memories of Times Square grindhouses where I saw those 2 epics.I’ve even seen her first film on video, A Certain Sacrifice. This got a 0 star rating in the New York Daily News when it was released in a brave NYC cinema when she became a big recording star. I knew she had a lot of connections from Dick Tracy but she did a lot better than I thought with so few films to her name. Yes she has never ever been on the Oracle of Bacon top 1000. These are the the actors on the 2020 Oracle list Miss Ciccone has appeared with.

    2 HARVEY KEITEL Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
    2 HARVEY KEITEL Blue in the Face (1995)
    2 HARVEY KEITEL Dangerous Game (1993)
    7 ROBERT DE NIRO Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
    17 MICHAEL MADSEN Die Another Day (2002)
    19 WILLEM DAFOE Body of Evidence (1993)
    28 RUTGER HAUER Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
    37 JOHN CLEESE Die Another Day (2002)
    41 DONALD PLEASENCE Shadows and Fog (1991)
    51 BRUCE WILLIS Four Rooms (1995)
    55 JOHN MILLS Who’s That Girl (1987)
    64 JOHN MALKOVICH Shadows and Fog (1991)
    69 PIERCE BROSNAN Die Another Day (2002)
    74 ANTONIO BANDERAS Evita (1996)
    74 ANTONIO BANDERAS Four Rooms (1995)
    129 SEAN PENN Shanghai Surprise (1986)
    130 STEVE BUSCEMI Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
    140 MICKEY ROURKE GIRL (2020)
    150 KEITH DAVID Blue in the Face (1995)
    154 MARC LAWRENCE Four Rooms (1995)
    162 JOHN TURTURRO Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
    162 JOHN TURTURRO Girl 6 (1996)
    166 TOM HANKS A League of Their Own (1992)
    177 KATHY BATES Dick Tracy (1990)
    177 KATHY BATES Shadows and Fog (1991)
    178 JUDI DENCH Die Another Day (2002)
    179 RICHARD GRIFFITHS Shanghai Surprise (1986)
    186 DAVID STRAITHAIRN A League of Their Own (1992)
    188 FRANK LANGELLA Body of Evidence (1993)
    192 STANLEY TUCCI Who’s That Girl (1987)
    194 CHARLES DURNING Dick Tracy (1990)
    198 JOHN CUSACK Shadows and Fog (1991)
    202 FOREST WHITAKER Vision Quest (1985)
    204 MIKE STARR Who’s That Girl (1987)
    209 ROSANNA ARQUETTE Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
    217 WALLACE SHAWN Shadows and Fog (1991)
    218 JONATHAN PRYCE Evita (1996)
    221 SEYMOUR CASSEL Dick Tracy (1990)
    230 WOODY ALLEN Shadows and Fog (1991)
    231 DUSTIN HOFFMAN Dick Tracy (1990)
    234 RANDY QUAID Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
    236 PAUL SORVINO Dick Tracy (1990)
    259 MIA FARROW Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
    259 MIA FARROW Shadows and Fog (1991)
    265 HENRY SILVA Dick Tracy (1990)
    269 TIM ROTH Four Rooms (1995)
    282 BILL PULLMAN A League of Their Own (1992)
    324 WILLIAM H. MACY Shadows and Fog (1991)
    348 WILL PATTON Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
    349 JULIANNE MOORE Body of Evidence (1993)
    364 BRUCE GREENWOOD Swept Away (2002)
    412 RICHARD RIEHLE Body of Evidence (1993)
    412 RICHARD RIEHLE Shadows and Fog (1991)
    414 JOE MANTEGNA Body of Evidence (1993)
    426 JODIE FOSTER Shadows and Fog (1991)
    430 AL PACINO Dick Tracy (1990)
    435 MATTHEW MODINE Vision Quest (1985)
    438 RUPERT EVERETT THE NEXT BEST THING (2000)
    440 SALMA HAYEK Four Rooms (1995)
    445 JAMES GAMMON Vision Quest (1985)
    454 VALERIA GOLINO Four Rooms (1995)
    463 JURGEN PROCHNOW Body of Evidence (1993)
    471 MATT DILLON Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
    490 LYNN REDGRAVE The Next Best Thing (2000)
    500 WILLIAM FORSYTHE Dick Tracy (1990)
    558 MICHAEL WINCOTT Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
    578 DEBI MAZAR Girl 6 (1996)
    582 JOHN C. REILLY Shadows and Fog (1991)
    594 PAUL FREEMAN SHANGHAI SURPRISE (1986)
    602 MARISA TOMEI Four Rooms (1995)
    622 CHAZZ PALMINTERI ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES (2006)
    625 JAMES REBHORN Shadows and Fog (1991)
    641 SNOOP DOGG ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES (2006)
    650 CLYDE KUSATSU Shanghai Surprise (1986)
    658 JOSEF SOMMER Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
    658 JOSEF SOMMER Shadows and Fog (1991)
    658 JOSEF SOMMER The Next Best Thing (2000)
    674 MIRA SORVINO Blue in the Face (1995)
    683 ALLEN GARFIELD Dick Tracy (1990)
    687 STEPHEN MCHATTIE BLOODHOUNDS OF BROADWAY (1989)
    711 JARED HARRIS Blue in the Face (1995)
    714 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO Blue in the Face (1995)
    714 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
    730 VICTOR ARGO Blue in the Face (1995)
    730 VICTOR ARGO Dangerous Game (1993)
    730 VICTOR ARGO Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
    730 VICTOR ARGO Shadows and Fog (1991)
    731 LILI TAYLOR Four Rooms (1995)
    732 RICHARD EDSON Bloodhounds of Broadway (1989)
    732 RICHARD EDSON Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
    737 LILY TOMLIN Blue in the Face (1995)
    737 LILY TOMLIN Shadows and Fog (1991)
    744 ANNE ARCHER Body of Evidence (1993)
    767 HARRY SHEARER A League of Their Own (1992)
    799 COLM MEANEY Dick Tracy (1990)
    804 CLIVE OWEN Star (2001/I)
    811 MICHAEL J. POLLARD Dick Tracy (1990)
    827 DAVID SUCHET ARTHUR AND THE INVISIBLES (2006)
    832 GRIFFIN DUNNE WHO’S THAT GIRL (1987)
    833 HALLE BERRY Die Another Day (2002)
    836 JAMES RUSSO Dangerous Game (1993)
    857 KURTWOOD SMITH Shadows and Fog (1991)
    860 MIKE MAZURKI Dick Tracy (1990)
    865 PHILIP BOSCO Shadows and Fog (1991)
    866 JON LOVITZ A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992)
    878 RICHARD PORTNOW Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
    880 KATE NELLIGAN SHADOWS AND FOG (1991)
    919 AIDAN QUINN Desperately Seeking Susan (1985)
    924 MICHAEL J. FOX (I) BLUE IN THE FACE (1995)
    943 BERT REMSEN Dick Tracy (1990)
    945 MANDY PATINKIN Dick Tracy (1990)
    946 MARSHALL BELL Dick Tracy (1990)
    950 DAVID OGDEN-STEIRS SHADOWS AND FOG (1991)
    970 RON SILVER (I) GIRL 6 (1996)

    Madonna has appeared with 16 Oscar winners.

    AL PACINO Dick Tracy (1990)
    DUSTIN HOFFMAN Dick Tracy (1990)
    ESTELLE PARSONS DICK TRACY (1990)
    FOREST WHITAKER Vision Quest (1985)
    GEENA DAVIS A LEAGUE OF THEIR OWN (1992)
    HALLE BERRY Die Another Day (2002)
    JODIE FOSTER Shadows and Fog (1991)
    JOHN MILLS Who’s That Girl (1987)
    JUDI DENCH Die Another Day (2002)
    JULIANNE MOORE Body of Evidence (1993)
    KATHY BATES Dick Tracy (1990)
    KATHY BATES Shadows and Fog (1991)
    MARISA TOMEI Four Rooms (1995)
    MIRA SORVINO Blue in the Face (1995)
    ROBERT DE NIRO Arthur and the Invisibles (2006)
    SEAN PENN Shanghai Surprise (1986)
    TOM HANKS A League of Their Own (1992)

    1. Hey Dan. Thanks for the information on Madonna. Wow….you saw Body of Evidence, Dangerous Game and A Certain Sacrifice in theaters. That is a true movie fan…seeing that trilogy. Hmmmm so A Certain Sacrifice played in at least one theater in NYC. I will probably give that the lowest amount possible in box office and get that movie added to the table.

      I agree….that is a ton of Dick Tracy connections….I saw that movie when it first came out on VHS….I have not seen it since. Probably time for a re-visit. Not surprised she is not on the Oracle Top 1000. Although I was surprised she had so many movies. Most frequent Oracle co-star goes to Victor Argo. Not really aware of Victor…but being in four of her movies, represents a good percentage of her movies. As for the second list….16 Oscar winning co-stars is more than I would have thought. Good stuff as always.

      1. While A Certain Sacrifice played 1 theater, I saw it on VHS before it was out in the theater. It came out on video first then played a theater, years late. Found it probably in an old RKO Video store in their discount bin..

        I couldn’t pick Victor Argo out of a lineup if you paid me.

  2. Mad Donna gets her place in the UMR Hall of Fame… or infamy?

    21 movies? More than I expected. I’ve seen 6 of them.

    Favorites are – Die Another Day and Dick Tracy. I’ve also seen – Body of Evidence, Truth or Dare, Arthur and the Invisibles and A League of Their Own.

    Looking at the trivia – Stallone and Madonna were all time champ Razzie winners, whoa! 🙂

    Good stuff Bruce. Vote Up!

    1. Hey Steve…thanks for checking out our Material Girl page. Tally count: 16 for Cogerson. 6 for you. 5 for Flora. I was surprised by her movie total as well….I am even more surprised by the amount of movies I have seen with her. I have seen all of your favorites. With a perfect 6 for 6…6 seen…6 on your favorites list….I think you should watch more of her movies….lol. I think all of the Razzie wins caused her to stop making movies. Good stuff as always.

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