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Joan Plowright

Actor · 52 credits · 34 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Spiderwick Chronicles (2008)

Frequent collaborators: Laurence Olivier, Robert Lang

Best Joan Plowright movies by genre

Movies (52 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Spiderwick Chronicles

    2008 · ★ 6.7 (2,930 votes)

    Family, Adventure, Fantasy

    1

  2. Jane Eyre

    1996 · ★ 6.9 (248 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    2

  3. Dinosaur

    2000 · ★ 6.6 (2,778 votes)

    Adventure, Animation, Drama

    3

  4. Avalon

    1990 · ★ 6.7 (89 votes)

    Drama

    4

  5. Equus

    1977 · ★ 7.0 (144 votes)

    Drama, Mystery, Thriller

    5

  6. Enchanted April

    1991 · ★ 6.8 (77 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    6

  7. Drowning by Numbers

    1988 · ★ 7.0 (195 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Drama

    7

  8. 101 Dalmatians

    1996 · ★ 5.9 (3,687 votes)

    Family, Comedy

    8

  9. Curious George

    2006 · ★ 6.5 (564 votes)

    Adventure, Animation, Comedy

    9

  10. Dennis the Menace

    1993 · ★ 5.9 (1,631 votes)

    Family, Comedy

    10

  11. Tea with Mussolini

    1999 · ★ 6.4 (161 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, War

    11

  12. I Love You to Death

    1990 · ★ 6.4 (294 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Romance

    12

  13. Mrs Palfrey at The Claremont

    2005 · ★ 6.7 (46 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    13

  14. Dance with Me

    1998 · ★ 6.9 (216 votes)

    Drama, Music, Romance

    14

  15. The Scarlet Letter

    1995 · ★ 6.1 (536 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    15

  16. Widows' Peak

    1994 · ★ 6.5 (20 votes)

    Comedy, Thriller, Mystery

    16

  17. Nothing Like a Dame

    2018 · ★ 6.8 (58 votes)

    Documentary

    17

  18. Britannia Hospital

    1982 · ★ 6.2 (74 votes)

    Comedy, Science Fiction

    18

  19. Frankie & Hazel

    2000 · ★ 4.5 (4 votes)

    Drama, Family, TV Movie

    19

  20. Twelfth Night

    1970 · ★ 6.5 (5 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    20

  21. The Return of the Native

    1994 · ★ 6.3 (19 votes)

    Drama, Romance, TV Movie

    21

  22. The Entertainer

    1960 · ★ 6.2 (57 votes)

    Drama

    22

  23. Callas Forever

    2002 · ★ 6.5 (38 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    23

  24. Saturday, Sunday, Monday

    1978

    Drama, TV Movie

    24

  25. Back to the Secret Garden

    2000 · ★ 6.4 (38 votes)

    Fantasy, Drama, Family

    25

  26. Laurence Olivier: A Life

    1982 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    26

  27. The House of Bernarda Alba

    1991

    Drama

    27

  28. Bringing Down the House

    2003 · ★ 6.0 (747 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    28

  29. The Birthday Party

    1987 · ★ 6.8 (5 votes)

    TV Movie, Drama, Mystery

    29

  30. A Dedicated Man

    1982

    Drama, TV Movie

    30

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