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Cicely Tyson

Actor · 43 credits · 20 in highly-rated films

Best known for Fried Green Tomatoes (1991)

Frequent collaborators: Tyler Perry, Stan Shaw, Louis Gossett Jr.

Best Cicely Tyson movies by genre

Movies (43 total, ranked by score)

  1. Fried Green Tomatoes

    1991 · ★ 7.7 (1,509 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    1

  2. Last Flag Flying

    2017 · ★ 6.7 (502 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    2

  3. Hoodlum

    1997 · ★ 6.5 (260 votes)

    Crime, Drama

    3

  4. A Fall from Grace

    2020 · ★ 7.0 (993 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Mystery

    4

  5. Because of Winn-Dixie

    2005 · ★ 6.5 (257 votes)

    Family, Comedy, Drama

    5

  6. The Heart Is a Lonely Hunter

    1968 · ★ 7.5 (50 votes)

    Drama

    6

  7. Maya Angelou: And Still I Rise

    2016 · ★ 8.0 (16 votes)

    Documentary

    7

  8. Madea's Family Reunion

    2006 · ★ 6.3 (222 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    8

  9. The Rosa Parks Story

    2002 · ★ 7.1 (41 votes)

    Drama, History, TV Movie

    9

  10. The Last Angry Man

    1959 · ★ 6.8 (13 votes)

    Drama

    10

  11. The Autobiography of Miss Jane Pittman

    1974 · ★ 6.6 (29 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    11

  12. The Women of Brewster Place

    1989 · ★ 6.9 (17 votes)

    Drama, History

    12

  13. Samaritan: The Mitch Snyder Story

    1986

    Drama, TV Movie

    13

  14. Free to Be… You and Me

    1974 · ★ 6.7 (9 votes)

    Animation, Family, TV Movie

    14

  15. Diary of a Mad Black Woman

    2005 · ★ 6.5 (241 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Comedy

    15

  16. Moments of Discovery: The Making of Fried Green Tomatoes

    1998

    Documentary

    16

  17. The Kid Who Loved Christmas

    1990 · ★ 6.6 (4 votes)

    Drama, Family

    17

  18. Bustin' Loose

    1981 · ★ 6.2 (55 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    18

  19. The Blue Bird

    1976 · ★ 5.5 (30 votes)

    Adventure, Family, Fantasy

    19

  20. Just an Old Sweet Song

    1976 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    20

  21. Idlewild

    2006 · ★ 5.6 (69 votes)

    Crime, Drama, Music

    21

  22. Everybody Rides the Carousel

    1976 · ★ 5.8 (5 votes)

    Animation, Drama

    22

  23. When No One Would Listen

    1992

    TV Movie, Drama

    23

  24. House of Secrets

    1993 · ★ 3.0 (2 votes)

    TV Movie, Thriller, Mystery

    24

  25. The Other Boys of Summer

    2019

    25

  26. Neighbors

    1971

    Drama

    26

  27. How It Feels to Be Free

    2021

    Documentary

    27

  28. Alex Cross

    2012 · ★ 5.1 (781 votes)

    Action, Thriller, Crime

    28

  29. A Hero Ain't Nothin' But a Sandwich

    1977 · ★ 5.9 (10 votes)

    Drama

    29

  30. Ms. Scrooge

    1997 · ★ 5.8 (12 votes)

    Drama, Fantasy, TV Movie

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.