The Best Julie Andrews Movies

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List of the best Julie Andrews movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Highly esteemed on both screen and stage, Andrews is known for musicals like The Sound of Music and Thoroughly Modern Millie as well as prestigious acting in Victor Victoria and The Princess Diaries. Julie Andrews'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 Julie Andrews movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Julie Andrews movies will be at the top of the list. Julie Andrews has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Julie Andrews movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Julie Andrews films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Julie Andrews role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Julie Andrews performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

List ranges from Mary Poppins to That's Life! and more.

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The Sound of Music
Julie Andrews, Christopher Plummer
Released: 1965
Directed by: Robert Wise
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Mary Poppins
Julie Andrews, Dick Van Dyke
Released: 1964
Directed by: Robert Stevenson
Mary Poppins is a 1964 American musical fantasy film directed by Robert Stevenson and produced by Walt Disney, with songs written and composed by the Sherman Brothers. The screenplay is by Bill Walsh... more
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Victor Victoria
Julie Andrews, James Garner
Released: 1982
Directed by: Blake Edwards
Victor Victoria is a 1982 film released by Metro-Goldwyn-Mayer and starring Julie Andrews, James Garner, Robert Preston, Lesley Ann Warren, Alex Karras, and John Rhys-Davies. The film was produced by... more
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The Princess Diaries
Anne Hathaway, Mandy Moore
Released: 2001
Directed by: Garry Marshall
The Princess Diaries is a 2001 American comedy film produced by singer and actress Whitney Houston and directed by Garry Marshall. It is based on Meg Cabot's 2000 novel of the same name. The film... more
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Thoroughly Modern Millie
Julie Andrews, Mary Tyler Moore
Released: 1967
Directed by: George Roy Hill
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Victor/Victoria
Julie Andrews, Michael Nouri
Released: 1995
Directed by: Blake Edwards, Matthew Diamond, Goro Kobayashi
Victor/Victoria is a television film of the 1995 Broadway show of the same name. It was written and directed by Blake Edwards based on Edwards' 1982 film of the same name.... more
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Cinderella
Julie Andrews, Edie Adams
Released: 1957
Directed by: Ralph Nelson
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The Americanization of Emily
Julie Andrews, James Garner
Released: 1964
Directed by: Arthur Hiller, Al Shenberg
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The Princess Diaries 2: Royal Engagement
Anne Hathaway, Julie Andrews
Released: 2004
Directed by: Garry Marshall
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Darling Lili
Julie Andrews, Rock Hudson
Released: 1970
Directed by: Blake Edwards
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Duet for One
Liam Neeson, Julie Andrews
Released: 1986
Directed by: Andrei Konchalovsky
Duet for One is a film adapted from a British play, a two-hander by Tom Kempinski, about a world-famous concert violinist named Stephanie Anderson who is suddenly struck with multiple sclerosis. It... more
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Star!
Julie Andrews, Bruce Forsyth
Released: 1968
Directed by: Robert Wise
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Despicable Me
Steve Carell, Jason Segel
Released: 2010
Directed by: Pierre Coffin, Chris Renaud
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Shrek 2
Cameron Diaz, Eddie Murphy
Released: 2004
Directed by: Kelly Asbury, Andrew Adamson, Conrad Vernon
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Torn Curtain
Paul Newman, Julie Andrews
Released: 1966
Directed by: Alfred Hitchcock
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The Tamarind Seed
Julie Andrews, Omar Sharif
Released: 1974
Directed by: Blake Edwards
The Tamarind Seed is a 1974 American-British romantic drama film written and directed by Blake Edwards and starring Julie Andrews and Omar Sharif. Based on the 1971 novel The Tamarind Seed by Evelyn... more
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Hawaii
Julie Andrews, Gene Hackman
Released: 1966
Directed by: George Roy Hill
Hawaii is a 1966 American film directed by George Roy Hill and based on the novel of the same name by James A. Michener. It tells the story of an 1820s Yale University divinity student who,... more
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Relative Values
Julie Andrews, Colin Firth
Released: 2000
Directed by: Eric Styles
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S.O.B.
Julie Andrews, William Holden
Released: 1981
Directed by: Blake Edwards
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Eloise At Christmastime
Julie Andrews, Christine Baranski
Released: 2003
Directed by: Kevin Lima
Eloise at Christmastime is a live-action film based on the 1958 book of the same name written by Kay Thompson and illustrated by Hilary Knight. The film was produced by Handmade Films and DiNovi... more

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Shrek the Third
Cameron Diaz, Justin Timberlake
Released: 2007
Directed by: Chris Miller, Raman Hui
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That's Life!
Julie Andrews, Jack Lemmon
Released: 1986
Directed by: Blake Edwards
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10
Julie Andrews, Bo Derek
Released: 1979
Directed by: Blake Edwards
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Trail of the Pink Panther
Julie Andrews, Peter Sellers
Released: 1982
Directed by: Blake Edwards
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The Pink Panther Strikes Again
Julie Andrews, Omar Sharif
Released: 1976
Directed by: Blake Edwards
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