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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

Movies (84 total, ranked by score)

  1. Warm Springs

    2005 · ★ 6.6 (25 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    31

  2. The Great Gilly Hopkins

    2015 · ★ 6.6 (249 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Family

    32

  3. At Play in the Fields of the Lord

    1991 · ★ 6.6 (57 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    33

  4. The Day the Earth Stood Still

    2008 · ★ 5.7 (3,845 votes)

    Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller

    34

  5. Home

    2021 · ★ 6.7 (65 votes)

    Drama

    35

  6. The War at Home

    1996 · ★ 7.0 (29 votes)

    Drama

    36

  7. Men Don't Leave

    1990 · ★ 6.3 (34 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    37

  8. Come Back to the 5 & Dime, Jimmy Dean, Jimmy Dean

    1982 · ★ 6.0 (78 votes)

    Drama

    38

  9. The Morning After

    1986 · ★ 5.9 (132 votes)

    Thriller, Mystery, Romance

    39

  10. A Family Affair

    2024 · ★ 5.7 (745 votes)

    Romance, Comedy

    40

  11. American Outlaws

    2001 · ★ 5.9 (290 votes)

    Western, Action

    41

  12. The Boss

    2016 · ★ 5.8 (1,407 votes)

    Comedy

    42

  13. Hannibal Hopkins & Sir Anthony

    2021 · ★ 4.3 (23 votes)

    Documentary

    43

  14. Without Lying Down: Frances Marion and the Power of Women in Hollywood

    2000 · ★ 7.7 (6 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    44

  15. My Sister's Keeper

    2002 · ★ 7.2 (15 votes)

    Drama

    45

  16. Chéri

    2009 · ★ 6.1 (228 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    46

  17. Used People

    1992 · ★ 5.8 (38 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    47

  18. Talking With

    1995

    Comedy, Drama, TV Movie

    48

  19. Popeye's Voyage: The Quest for Pappy

    2004 · ★ 6.7 (38 votes)

    Family, Animation

    49

  20. The Good, The Bad, and the Beautiful

    1996 · ★ 10.0 (3 votes)

    Documentary, History, TV Movie

    50

  21. Cadaver

    2012 · ★ 5.0 (1 votes)

    Animation

    51

  22. Krystal

    2018 · ★ 5.1 (65 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    52

  23. You May Not Kiss the Bride

    2011 · ★ 5.6 (211 votes)

    Action, Crime, Comedy

    53

  24. Bruno

    2000 · ★ 6.5 (34 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    54

  25. Little Black Book

    2004 · ★ 5.3 (371 votes)

    Comedy, Romance, Drama

    55

  26. Bonneville

    2006 · ★ 5.6 (60 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    56

  27. Baby Steps

    1999

    Drama, Comedy

    57

  28. Diabolique

    1996 · ★ 5.5 (329 votes)

    Mystery, Thriller, Horror

    58

  29. Six Feet Under: In Memoriam

    2005 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    59

  30. The Effects of Magic

    1998 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)

    Fantasy, Adventure, Family

    60

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.