The Best Oprah Winfrey Movies
List of the best Oprah Winfrey movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Oprah Winfrey is the queen of daytime talk shows, but she is also an accomplished actress who appeared in such films as The Color Purple and The Butler. Oprah Winfrey'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 Oprah Winfrey movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Oprah Winfrey movies will be at the top of the list. Oprah Winfrey has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Oprah Winfrey movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Oprah Winfrey films to end the squabble once and for all.
If you think the best Oprah Winfrey role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Oprah Winfrey performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.
This list contains films like Beloved and A Wrinkle in Time.
"This list answers the questions, "What are the best Oprah Winfrey movies?" and "What are the greatest Oprah Winfrey roles of all time?" If you are a fan of Winfrey's dramatic work, you might also enjoy our list of best Whoopi Goldberg movies and best Forest Whitaker movies.
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Whoopi Goldberg, Danny Glover, Margaret Avery- Released: 1985
- Directed by: Steven Spielberg
An epic tale spanning forty years in the life of Celie (Whoopi Goldberg), an African-American woman living in the South who survives incredible abuse and bigotry. After Celie's abusive father marries ...more - 2Forest Whitaker, Oprah Winfrey, John Cusack
- Released: 2013
- Directed by: Lee Daniels
After leaving the South as a young man and finding employment at an elite hotel in Washington, D.C., Cecil Gaines (Forest Whitaker) gets the opportunity of a lifetime when he is hired as a butler at ...more - 3Julia Roberts, Dakota Fanning, Steve Buscemi
- Released: 2006
- Directed by: Gary Winick
After learning that a young pig's days are numbered, a literate spider (Julia Roberts) weaves an elaborate plan to save her friend from the butcher's block. - 4Jerry Seinfeld, Renée Zellweger, Matthew Broderick
- Released: 2007
- Directed by: Simon J. Smith, Steve Hickner
Fresh out of college, Barry the Bee finds the prospect of working with honey uninspiring. He flies outside the hive for the first time and talks to a human, breaking a cardinal rule of his species. ...more - 5Oprah Winfrey, Robin Givens, Cicely Tyson
- Released: 1989
- Directed by: Donna Deitch
The Women of Brewster Place is an American television miniseries that was broadcast on March 19 and 20, 1989 on ABC. The miniseries is based upon the critically acclaimed 1982 novel of the same name ...more - 6Oprah Winfrey, Danny Glover, Thandie Newton
- Released: 1998
- Directed by: Jonathan Demme
In 1873 Ohio, Sethe (Oprah Winfrey) is a mother of three haunted by her horrific slavery past and her desperate actions for freedom. As a result, Sethe's home is haunted by a furious poltergeist, ...more - 7Anika Noni Rose, Bruno Campos, Keith David
- Released: 2009
- Directed by: Ron Clements, John Musker
Hardworking and ambitious, Tiana (Anika Noni Rose) dreams of one day opening the finest restaurant in New Orleans. Her dream takes a slight detour when she meets Prince Naveen (Bruno Campos), who has ...more - 8Oprah Winfrey, Julia Stiles, Ellen Barkin
- Released: 1997
- Directed by: Lloyd Kramer
Before Women Had Wings is a 1997 drama film written by Connie May Fowler and directed by Lloyd Kramer. - 9Storm Reid, Oprah Winfrey, Reese Witherspoon
- Released: 2018
- Directed by: Ava DuVernay
Meg Murry and her little brother, Charles Wallace, have been without their scientist father, Mr. Murry, for five years, ever since he discovered a new planet and used the concept known as a tesseract ...more - 10John Travolta, Oprah Winfrey, Whoopi Goldberg
- Released: 1999
- Directed by: Robert Brousseau, Vincenzo Trippetti
Our Friend, Martin is a 1999 animated children's educational film about Martin Luther King, Jr. and the American civil rights movement. Two friends travel through time, meeting Dr. King at several ...more - 11Steven Yeun, Gina Rodriguez, Zachary Levi
- Directed by: Timothy Reckart
The Star is a 2017 American 3D computer-animated Christian adventure comedy film directed by Timothy Reckart. A small but brave donkey (Steven Yeun) and his animal friends become the unsung heroes of ...more - 12Oprah Winfrey, Matt Dillon, Ving Rhames
- Released: 1986
- Directed by: Jerrold Freedman
Native Son is a 1986 drama film directed by Jerrold Freedman. - 13Wade Robson, James Safechuck, Michael Jackson
- Released: 2019
- Directed by: Dan Reed
Leaving Neverland is a 2019 documentary film directed and produced by British filmmaker Dan Reed. Leaving Neverland describes how Michael Jackson allegedly began relationships with two young fans, ...more - 14David Oyelowo, Tom Wilkinson, Carmen Ejogo
- Released: 2014
- Directed by: Ava DuVernay
Although the Civil Rights Act of 1964 legally desegregated the South, discrimination was still rampant in certain areas, making it very difficult for Blacks to register to vote. In 1965, an Alabama ...more - 15Oprah Winfrey, Rose Byrne, Renée Elise Goldsberry
- Released: 2017
- Directed by: George C. Wolfe
The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks is a 2017 drama television film directed by George C. Wolfe. An African-American woman (Renee Elise Goldsberry) becomes an unwitting pioneer for medical ...more
