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Melinda Dillon

Actor · 28 credits · 19 in highly-rated films

Best known for Magnolia (1999)

Frequent collaborators: Ronny Cox, Darren McGavin

Best Melinda Dillon movies by genre

Movies (28 total, ranked by score)

  1. Magnolia

    1999 · ★ 7.7 (4,119 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. Close Encounters of the Third Kind

    1977 · ★ 7.4 (4,811 votes)

    Science Fiction, Drama

    2

  3. Reign Over Me

    2007 · ★ 7.2 (1,230 votes)

    Drama

    3

  4. To Wong Foo, Thanks for Everything! Julie Newmar

    1995 · ★ 7.5 (838 votes)

    Comedy, Drama

    4

  5. A Christmas Story

    1983 · ★ 7.2 (1,438 votes)

    Comedy, Family

    5

  6. The Prince of Tides

    1991 · ★ 6.6 (312 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    6

  7. F.I.S.T.

    1978 · ★ 6.5 (236 votes)

    Drama, Action, Crime

    7

  8. Bound for Glory

    1976 · ★ 6.9 (86 votes)

    Music, Drama

    8

  9. Absence of Malice

    1981 · ★ 6.6 (252 votes)

    Drama, Romance, Crime

    9

  10. Harry and the Hendersons

    1987 · ★ 6.1 (752 votes)

    Comedy, Family, Fantasy

    10

  11. The Cry of Jazz

    1959 · ★ 5.9 (13 votes)

    Documentary, Music

    11

  12. A Painted House

    2003 · ★ 7.0 (21 votes)

    Drama, Family, TV Movie

    12

  13. The April Fools

    1969 · ★ 5.9 (41 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    13

  14. Fallen Angel

    1981 · ★ 6.5 (18 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    14

  15. Naomi & Wynonna: Love Can Build a Bridge

    1995 · ★ 6.7 (11 votes)

    Music, Drama, TV Movie

    15

  16. Debating Robert Lee

    2004 · ★ 6.5 (4 votes)

    Drama

    16

  17. Nightbreaker

    1989 · ★ 6.4 (7 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    17

  18. Christmas Unwrapped: The History of Christmas

    1997 · ★ 5.2 (4 votes)

    Documentary, History

    18

  19. The Shadow Box

    1980 · ★ 5.0 (8 votes)

    Drama, TV Movie

    19

  20. The Effects of Magic

    1998 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)

    Fantasy, Adventure, Family

    20

  21. The Making of 'Close Encounters of the Third Kind'

    2001 · ★ 6.9 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    21

  22. Shattered Spirits

    1986 · ★ 5.4 (7 votes)

    TV Movie, Drama

    22

  23. Sioux City

    1994 · ★ 5.0 (11 votes)

    Drama, Thriller, Mystery

    23

  24. Judgment Day: The John List Story

    1993 · ★ 4.5 (2 votes)

    Drama, Crime, TV Movie

    24

  25. Songwriter

    1984 · ★ 5.4 (18 votes)

    Drama, Music

    25

  26. Enigma

    1977

    TV Movie, Action, Drama

    26

  27. Spontaneous Combustion

    1989 · ★ 4.7 (89 votes)

    Horror, Science Fiction

    27

  28. Captain America

    1990 · ★ 4.5 (468 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Science Fiction

    28

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