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The Best Madonna Movies
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List of the best Madonna movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Though she is best known for her pop hits like "Material Girl" and "Holiday," Madonna also has an impressive filmography. Madonna's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of this Madonna movies list is decided by how many votes they receive, so only her most highly rated films will be at the top. So if you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Madonna films to end the squabble once and for all.
If you think the best Madonna role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Madonna performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.
List contains films like Desperately Seeking Susan and Evita and answers the questions, "What are the best Madonna movies?" and "What are the greatest Madonna roles of all time?" And if you are a fan of singers who also act, you might enjoy our list the best Jennifer Lopez movies, as well.
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1Tom Hanks, Geena Davis, Madonna- Released: 1992
- Directed by: Penny Marshall
As America's stock of athletic young men is depleted during World War II, a professional all-female baseball league springs up in the Midwest, funded by publicity-hungry candy maker Walter Harvey ...more
2Madonna, Antonio Banderas, Jonathan Pryce- Released: 1996
- Directed by: Alan Parker
Eva Duarte Peron rises from poverty to become an Argentinian actress and the wife of powerful President Juan Peron. Through a series of flashbacks, Eva transforms from an impoverished teenager into a ...more![Desperately Seeking Susan]()
3Rosanna Arquette, Madonna, Aidan Quinn- Released: 1985
- Directed by: Susan Seidelman
New Jersey housewife Roberta Glass (Rosanna Arquette) spices up her boring life by reading personal ads, especially a series of them being placed by a mysterious denizen of New York City named Susan ...more![Dick Tracy]()
4Warren Beatty, Madonna, Charlie Korsmo- Released: 1990
- Directed by: Warren Beatty
Hard-boiled detective Dick Tracy (Warren Beatty) is searching for evidence that proves Alphonse "Big Boy" Caprice is the city's most dangerous crime boss. He may have found the key to unraveling the ...more![Who's That Girl]()
5Madonna, Griffin Dunne, Haviland Morris- Released: 1987
- Directed by: James Foley
A hapless New Yorker's (Griffin Dunne) rich future father-in-law orders him to escort a bleached blonde (Madonna) out of town.![Dangerous Game]()
6Madonna, Harvey Keitel, Richard Belzer- Released: 1993
- Directed by: Abel Ferrara
Dangerous Game is a 1993 film directed by Abel Ferrara starring Madonna, Harvey Keitel and James Russo.![BMW films]()
7Stellan Skarsgård, James Brown, Kathryn Morris- Released: 2001
- Directed by: Wong Kar-wai, Tony Scott, John Woo, Ang Lee, Alejandro González Iñárritu
The BMW film series The Hire was a series of eight short films produced for the Internet in 2001 and 2002. A form of branded content, the shorts were directed by popular filmmakers from around the ...more![Body of Evidence]()
8Madonna, Willem Dafoe, Joe Mantegna- Released: 1992
- Directed by: Uli Edel
When an elderly millionaire is found dead with cocaine in his system, his will leaves $8 million to Rebecca Carlson (Madonna), who was having an affair with him. District attorney Robert Garrett (Joe ...more![Bloodhounds of Broadway]()
9Madonna, Steve Buscemi, Matt Dillon- Released: 1989
- Directed by: Howard Brookner
Bloodhounds of Broadway is a 1989 film based on four Damon Runyon stories. It was directed by Howard Brookner and starred Matt Dillon, Jennifer Grey, Anita Morris, Julie Hagerty, Rutger Hauer, ...more![Vision Quest]()
10Matthew Modine, Linda Fiorentino, Michael Schoeffling- Released: 1985
- Directed by: Harold Becker
High school wrestler Louden Swain (Matthew Modine) feels he must do something significant in his life shortly after turning 18. Despite vehement advice against it from his father (Ronny Cox) and ...more![Swept Away]()
11Madonna, Elizabeth Banks, Jeanne Tripplehorn- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Guy Ritchie
Swept Away is a 2002 romantic comedy film directed by Guy Ritchie and starring Madonna, Adriano Giannini, and Bruce Greenwood. It was released by Screen Gems and produced by Matthew Vaughn. The film ...more![The Next Best Thing]()
12Rupert Everett, Madonna, Benjamin Bratt- Released: 2000
- Directed by: John Schlesinger
Abbie (Madonna) and Robert (Rupert Everett) are best friends with so much in common and miserable luck in love. They would make the perfect couple, but one thing prevents them from looking to each ...more![Die Another Day]()
13Pierce Brosnan, Halle Berry, Toby Stephens- Released: 2002
- Directed by: Lee Tamahori
James Bond (Pierce Brosnan) is captured by North Korean agents and must serve a grueling prison sentence. He's finally released, and is convinced that someone in his own agency betrayed him. He ...more![Four Rooms]()
14Tim Roth, Valeria Golino, Jennifer Beals- Released: 1995
- Directed by: Allison Anders, Alexandre Rockwell, Robert Rodriguez, Quentin Tarantino
Working New Year's Eve at a hotel in Hollywood, Calif., the new bellhop, Ted (Tim Roth), has no idea what's in store for him. Left alone to tend to the guests, Ted soon finds himself in completely ...more![Shadows and Fog]()
16Woody Allen, Mia Farrow, John Malkovich- Released: 1992
- Directed by: Woody Allen
A serial strangler is on the loose, and a mob of neighborhood vigilantes is on the hunt. When several neighbors wake up the skittish Max Kleinman (Woody Allen), a bookkeeper, they want him to get ...more![Girl 6]()
17Theresa Randle, Isaiah Washington, Spike Lee- Released: 1996
- Directed by: Spike Lee
Trying to make it in the acting world, a young black woman (Theresa Randle) resorts to working as a phone sex operator to pay the bills. Called Girl 6 by her new employer, she finds her work oddly ...more![Shanghai Surprise]()
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Sean Penn, Madonna, Paul Freeman- Released: 1986
- Directed by: Jim Goddard
Glendon Wasey (Sean Penn) is a sleazy, down-on-his-luck con man struggling to sell glow-in-the-dark neckties in Shanghai. When he encounters the lovely Gloria Tatlock (Madonna), a nurse who wants to ...more![Arthur and the Invisibles]()
19Freddie Highmore, Madonna, David Bowie- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Luc Besson
Ten-year-old Arthur must find a way to keep the home of his beloved grandmother from being destroyed by a developer with other plans. Remembering his grandfather's story of a treasure, he enters the ...more![Blue in the Face]()
20Madonna, Michael J. Fox, Roseanne Barr- Released: 1995
- Directed by: Paul Auster, Harvey Wang, Wayne Wang
Blue in the Face is a 1995 comedy directed by Wayne Wang and Paul Auster. It stars Harvey Keitel, Victor Argo, Giancarlo Esposito, Roseanne Barr, Michael J. Fox, Lily Tomlin, Mira Sorvino, Lou Reed, ...more![A Certain Sacrifice]()
21Madonna, Jeremy Pattnosh, Ed Krakaur- Released: 1985
- Directed by: Stephen Jon Lewicki
A Certain Sacrifice is a 1985 American drama film co-written and directed by Stephen Jon Lewicki and starring Madonna, Jeremy Pattnosh and Charles Kurtz. It was Madonna's first movie, filmed around ...more![Madonna: Name of the Game]()
23Willem Dafoe, Marlin Ciccone, Queerdonna- Released: 1993
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24Madonna, Will Smith, Chris Rock- Released: 1999
- Directed by: Spike Jonze, Lance Bangs
Torrance Rises is a 1999 mockumentary directed by and starring Spike Jonze. The film is based on a dance group in Torrance, California, and traces their journey to the MTV Video Music Awards ...more
