Kathy Bates
Actor · 88 credits · 61 in highly-rated films
Best known for Titanic (1997)
Frequent collaborators: Kate Winslet, Leonardo DiCaprio, James Cameron, Shirley MacLaine, Jessica Lange
Best Kathy Bates movies by genre
Movies (84 total, ranked by score)
1Titanic
1997 · ★ 7.9 (27,619 votes)
Drama, Romance
2Misery
1990 · ★ 7.8 (5,352 votes)
Drama, Thriller
3The Blind Side
2009 · ★ 7.7 (6,928 votes)
Drama
4Fried Green Tomatoes
1991 · ★ 7.7 (1,509 votes)
Drama, Comedy
5Midnight in Paris
2011 · ★ 7.5 (7,833 votes)
Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
6Richard Jewell
2019 · ★ 7.4 (2,770 votes)
Drama, History, Crime
7Revolutionary Road
2008 · ★ 7.0 (4,171 votes)
Drama, Romance
8Dolores Claiborne
1995 · ★ 7.3 (902 votes)
Crime, Drama, Mystery
9P.S. I Love You
2007 · ★ 7.2 (3,527 votes)
Drama, Romance
10Are You There God? It's Me, Margaret.
2023 · ★ 7.1 (532 votes)
Comedy, Drama
11On the Basis of Sex
2018 · ★ 7.3 (1,136 votes)
Drama, History
12The Highwaymen
2019 · ★ 6.8 (2,262 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
13About Schmidt
2002 · ★ 6.9 (1,387 votes)
Drama, Comedy
14Straight Time
1978 · ★ 7.1 (213 votes)
Crime, Drama
15Bee Movie
2007 · ★ 6.0 (5,365 votes)
Family, Animation, Adventure
16Charlotte's Web
2006 · ★ 6.2 (1,476 votes)
Comedy, Family, Fantasy
17Dragonfly
2002 · ★ 6.6 (955 votes)
Drama, Thriller, Fantasy
18A Home of Our Own
1993 · ★ 7.0 (99 votes)
Drama
19White Palace
1990 · ★ 6.6 (204 votes)
Drama, Romance
20The Great Lillian Hall
2024 · ★ 7.0 (30 votes)
Drama, Adventure, Mystery
21Boychoir
2015 · ★ 6.8 (296 votes)
Music, Drama
22The Death & Life of John F. Donovan
2019 · ★ 6.9 (728 votes)
Drama
23A Little Bit of Heaven
2011 · ★ 6.3 (601 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Romance
24Valentine's Day
2010 · ★ 5.9 (3,197 votes)
Comedy, Romance
25The Cutting Edge: The Magic of Movie Editing
2004 · ★ 7.0 (113 votes)
Documentary, History
26Failure to Launch
2006 · ★ 5.8 (1,844 votes)
Romance, Comedy
27The Miracle Club
2023 · ★ 6.3 (151 votes)
Comedy, Drama
28Angus
1995 · ★ 6.6 (97 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Family
29The Waterboy
1998 · ★ 6.1 (2,056 votes)
Comedy
30Primary Colors
1998 · ★ 6.3 (351 votes)
Drama, Comedy
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.