The Best Joanne Woodward Movies

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List of the best Joanne Woodward movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Joanne Woodward's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Joanne Woodward movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Joanne Woodward movies will be at the top of the list. Joanne Woodward has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Joanne Woodward movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Joanne Woodward films to end the squabble once and for all.

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Harry & Son and Mr. & Mrs. Bridge are a great starting point for your to rank your favorites on this list

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  • Rachel, Rachel
    1
    Joanne Woodward, James Olson, Kate Harrington
    35 votes
    • Released: 1968
    • Directed by: Paul Newman
    Written off as a spinster, 35-year-old schoolteacher Rachel Cameron (Joanne Woodward) lives with her widowed mother above a funeral parlor in rural Connecticut. Repressed by the community and given ...more

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  • The Three Faces of Eve
    2
    Joanne Woodward, Lee J. Cobb, David Wayne
    22 votes
    • Released: 1957
    • Directed by: Nunnally Johnson
    Suffering from headaches and inexplicable blackouts, timid housewife Eve White (Joanne Woodward) begins seeing a psychiatrist, Dr. Luther (Lee J. Cobb). He's stunned when she transforms before his ...more

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  • The Fugitive Kind
    3
    Marlon Brando, Anna Magnani, Joanne Woodward
    13 votes
    • Released: 1960
    • Directed by: Sidney Lumet
    When drifter Valentine Xavier (Marlon Brando) arrives in a southern town, he catches the eye of the married Lady Torrance (Anna Magnani) and the oversexed alcoholic, Carol Cutrere (Joanne Woodward). ...more

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  • The Long, Hot Summer
    4
    Paul Newman, Joanne Woodward, Anthony Franciosa
    23 votes
    • Released: 1958
    • Directed by: Martin Ritt
    Handsome vagabond Ben Quick (Paul Newman) returns to the Mississippi town his late father called home, but rumors of his dad's pyromaniac tendencies follow him as soon as he sets foot there. The ...more

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  • The Effect of Gamma Rays on Man-in-the-Moon Marigolds
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    Joanne Woodward, Nell Potts, Roberta Wallach
    16 votes
    • Released: 1973
    • Directed by: Paul Newman
    Widow Beatrice Hunsdorfer (Joanne Woodward) likes to say she's planning to open an upscale tea room, but in reality she's incapable of handling even the most pedestrian of life's responsibilities. A ...more
  • Sybil
    6
    Joanne Woodward, Sally Field, Brad Davis
    16 votes
    • Released: 1976
    • Directed by: Daniel Petrie
    This tale of child abuse and and its deep psychological scars, based on a true story, follows Sybil (Sally Field), an introverted student living alone in New York City who suffers from multiple ...more

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