Last Updated on 20 November 2024

The following list is the Official Definitive Ranked List of 65 movies that Maggie Smith was in.

I found 13 different ranked lists online of “best Maggie Smith movies” and pulled them all into Excel and merged them all to get this definitive compilation. See my Methodology page for the research process that was used, including links to all 13 lists that were averaged. Below is a checklist you can print to track which movies you’ve seen, followed by the ranked list.

Best Maggie Smith Movies – Viewing ChecklistDownload
  1. Gosford Park (2001)
  2. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 2 (2011)
  3. The Prime of Miss Jean Brodie (1969)
  4. A Room with a View (1985)
  5. Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone (2001)
  6. Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
  7. Harry Potter and the Chamber of Secrets (2002)
  8. The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2011)
  9. The Secret Garden (1993)
  10. Sister Act (1992)
  11. Downton Abbey (2019)
  12. Death on the Nile (1978)
  13. Harry Potter and the Half-Blood Prince (2009)
  14. Harry Potter and the Goblet of Fire (2005)
  15. The Lady in the Van (2015)
  16. California Suite (1978)
  17. Murder by Death (1976)
  18. Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix (2007)
  19. Richard III (1995)
  20. Othello (1965)
  21. Travels with My Aunt (1972)
  22. Quartet (1981)
  23. Hook (1991)
  24. The V.I.P.s (1963)
  25. Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022)
  26. Ladies in Lavender (2004)
  27. Evil Under the Sun (1982)
  28. The Lonely Passion of Judith Hearne (1987)
  29. Tea with Mussolini (1999)
  30. Clash of the Titans (1981)
  31. A Private Function (1984)
  32. Washington Square (1997)
  33. The Pumpkin Eater (1964)
  34. The Missionary (1982)
  35. The First Wives Club (1996)
  36. Keeping Mum (2005)
  37. Becoming Jane (2007)
  38. The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015)
  39. Quartet (2012)
  40. Nanny McPhee Returns (2010)
  41. The Honey Pot (1967)
  42. Divine Secrets of the Ya-Ya Sisterhood (2002)
  43. Oh! What a Lovely War (1969)
  44. My House in Umbria (2003)
  45. The Last September (1999)
  46. Gnomeo & Juliet (2011)
  47. Young Cassidy (1965)
  48. Hot Millions (1968)
  49. A Boy Called Christmas (2021)
  50. From Time to Time (2009)
  51. Sister Act 2: Back in the Habit (1993)
  52. The Miracle Club (2023)
  53. My Old Lady (2014)
  54. Love and Pain and the Whole Damn Thing (1973)
  55. Nowhere to Go (1958)
  56. Sherlock Gnomes (2018)
  57. Lily in Love (1985)
  58. Curtain Call (1998)
  59. Better Late Than Never (1983)
  60. Suddenly, Last Summer (1993)
  61. Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows: Part 1 (2010)
  62. David Copperfield (2000)
  63. The Merchant of Venice (1972)
  64. All the King’s Men (1999)

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