{"id":11643,"date":"2026-08-26T05:02:53","date_gmt":"2026-08-26T03:02:53","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2026\/08\/26\/ranking-the-best-dolly-parton-movies\/"},"modified":"2026-08-26T05:02:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-26T03:02:53","slug":"ranking-the-best-dolly-parton-movies","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.brokenmount.com\/bm\/2026\/08\/26\/ranking-the-best-dolly-parton-movies\/","title":{"rendered":"Ranking The Best Dolly Parton Movies"},"content":{"rendered":"<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/media-library\/9-to-5.jpg?id=67675846&amp;width=1245&amp;height=700&amp;coordinates=0%2C0%2C0%2C1\"><\/p>\n<p>Dolly Parton left this astral plane today and ascended into her much-deserved time in Heaven. We will always miss her and love her, but we&#8217;re lucky enough to have her music and her movies, which will live on forever. <\/p>\n<p>It&#8217;s hard to eulogize someone who did so much.  <\/p>\n<p>Dolly Parton was world-renowned as a country music icon and philanthropist; her film career includes some of the most beloved comedies and dramas of the 1980s and &#8217;90s. <\/p>\n<p>Her music and the songs she wrote have played over timeless scenes and inspired characters and creators of all walks of life. <\/p>\n<p>Dolly was synonymous with warmth, wit, and a level of sincerity that few could uphold, but she always did. <\/p>\n<p>Today, I want to go through all the movies she&#8217;s been in and celebrate her work. <\/p>\n<p>Let&#8217;s dive in. <\/p>\n<hr>\n<h2>1. <em>9 to 5<\/em> (1980)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube\"> <span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"e595c83a628b4cecf4c9b3d48ca2977f\" style=\"display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"auto\" lazy-loadable=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/qni6HOyPNBA?rel=0\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/span> <small class=\"image-media media-caption\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Caption...\">&#8211; YouTube<\/small> <small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Credit...\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=qni6HOyPNBA\" target=\"_blank\">www.youtube.com<\/a> <\/small> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director:<\/strong> Colin Higgins<sup><\/sup> <\/li>\n<li><strong>Writer:<\/strong> Patricia Resnick &amp; Colin Higgins<sup><\/sup> <\/li>\n<li><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Jane Fonda, Lily Tomlin, Dolly Parton, Dabney Coleman, Elizabeth Wilson<sup><\/sup> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">This was Dolly Parton&#8217;s acting debut, and she hit it out of the park right away. She played Doralee Rhodes, a secretary falsely rumored to be sleeping with her misogynistic, tyrannical boss.<sup><\/sup><\/span> <\/p>\n<p>So what&#8217;s a gal to do when in trouble? <\/p>\n<p>She teams up with her <span style=\"background-color: initial;\">co-workers, Judy (Jane Fonda) and Violet (Lily Tomlin), to kidnap their boss and run the office themselves.<sup><\/sup><\/span> And it goes swimmingly well. <\/p>\n<p>The whole movie is anchored by Parton&#8217;s legendary Oscar-nominated title song and remains a landmark feminist comedy.<\/p>\n<h2>2. <em>Steel Magnolias<\/em> (1989)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube\"> <span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"74244b5df4dc2f31991f5c90db0be678\" style=\"display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"auto\" lazy-loadable=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/d8nojAKKijA?rel=0\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/span> <small class=\"image-media media-caption\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Caption...\">&#8211; YouTube<\/small> <small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Credit...\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=d8nojAKKijA\" target=\"_blank\">www.youtube.com<\/a> <\/small> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director:<\/strong> Herbert Ross<sup><\/sup> <\/li>\n<li><strong>Writer:<\/strong> Robert Harling<sup><\/sup> <\/li>\n<li><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Sally Field, Dolly Parton, Shirley MacLaine, Daryl Hannah, Olympia Dukakis, Julia Roberts<sup><\/sup> <\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Another banger that lets Dolly be Dolly. It&#8217;s set in a small Louisiana town where a group of women gather at Truvy\u2019s beauty shop and talk about their lives. Parton plays Truvy Jones, the big-haired, big-hearted salon owner who acts as the glue holding the group together. This movie has a wonderful script that plays on big jokes, big drama, and gives us one-liners like &#8220;There is no such thing as natural beauty.&#8221; <\/p>\n<h2>3. <em>The Best Little Whorehouse in Texas<\/em> (1982)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube\"> <span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"b6f608c4f3aa077e0bd3edf8b990d15d\" style=\"display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"auto\" lazy-loadable=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/2BE3NqTRfLc?rel=0\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/span> <small class=\"image-media media-caption\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Caption...\">&#8211; YouTube<\/small> <small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Credit...\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=2BE3NqTRfLc\" target=\"_blank\">www.youtube.com<\/a> <\/small> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director:<\/strong> Colin Higgins<\/li>\n<li><strong>Writer:<\/strong> Larry L. King, Peter Masterson, &amp; Colin Higgins<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Dolly Parton, Burt Reynolds, Dom DeLuise, Charles Durning, Jim Nabors<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>Crazy to admit, but when I was a kid, I saw the title and rented it because I thought it was going to be salacious. Anyway, it was actually an endearing musical where Parton stars as Mona Stangley, the proprietor of a long-standing, beloved brothel known as the &#8220;Chicken Ranch.&#8221; When a crusading television commentator (Dom DeLuise) targets the establishment, Mona must team up with her lover, the local sheriff (Burt Reynolds), to keep the doors open. I feel like this movie is most famous for an arrangement of &#8220;I Will Always Love You&#8221; that blows your mind. <\/p>\n<h2>4. <em>Straight Talk<\/em> (1992)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube\"> <span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"f2db108e851b1f421eeb7e8065674f3a\" style=\"display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"auto\" lazy-loadable=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/ZaiJ626aNvs?rel=0\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/span> <small class=\"image-media media-caption\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Caption...\">&#8211; YouTube<\/small> <small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Credit...\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=ZaiJ626aNvs\" target=\"_blank\">www.youtube.com<\/a> <\/small> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director:<\/strong> Barnet Kellman<\/li>\n<li><strong>Writer:<\/strong> Craig Bolotin &amp; Patricia Resnick<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Dolly Parton, James Woods, Griffin Dunne, Michael Madsen, Philip Seymour Hoffman<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><span style=\"background-color: initial;\">Parton takes center stage as Shirlee Kenyon, a small-town dance instructor who moves to Chicago and accidentally lands a job as a radio talk-show host. She gives that Parton no-nonsense<\/span> advice under the guise of being a trained psychologist. But she&#8217;s really just a wise woman.  Shirlee becomes an instant sensation, even as an investigative reporter (James Woods) tries to uncover her true identity. It&#8217;s a romantic comedy that allows Parton to play the hits, so to speak. And it really works and is charming. <\/p>\n<h2>5. <em>Joyful Noise <\/em>(2012)<\/h2>\n<p class=\"shortcode-media shortcode-media-youtube\"> <span class=\"rm-shortcode\" data-rm-shortcode-id=\"21e0be40e513146e168ecacc24197e74\" style=\"display:block;position:relative;padding-top:56.25%;\"><iframe loading=\"lazy\" frameborder=\"0\" height=\"auto\" lazy-loadable=\"true\" scrolling=\"no\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/FiNEwLKmSq0?rel=0\" style=\"position:absolute;top:0;left:0;width:100%;height:100%;\" width=\"100%\"><\/iframe><\/span> <small class=\"image-media media-caption\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Caption...\">&#8211; YouTube<\/small> <small class=\"image-media media-photo-credit\" placeholder=\"Add Photo Credit...\"> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=FiNEwLKmSq0\" target=\"_blank\">www.youtube.com<\/a> <\/small> <\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Director:<\/strong> Todd Graff<\/li>\n<li><strong>Writer:<\/strong> Todd Graff<\/li>\n<li><strong>Cast:<\/strong> Queen Latifah, Dolly Parton, Keke Palmer, Jeremy Jordan, Courtney B. Vance<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>This movie follows two stubborn women (Parton and Queen Latifah) who clash over the direction of a small-town Georgia church choir following the sudden death of its director. It&#8217;s kind of the perfect showcase for powerful voices. Parton brings seasoned musicality, comedic sparring with Latifah, and finding common ground when it comes to faith, community, and second chances.<\/p>\n<h2>Summing It All Up <\/h2>\n<p>Dolly was a pillar of all entertainment and left a huge hole in our hearts upon her passing. We will always love her, and these movies will be on repeat whenever our lives need a little sparkle. <\/p>\n<p>Let us know what you think in the comments. <\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Author: Jason Hellerman<br \/>\nThis article comes from <i>No Film School<\/i> and can be <a href=\"https:\/\/nofilmschool.com\/best-dolly-parton-movies\" target=\"_blank\"><b>read on the original site.<\/b><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Dolly Parton left this astral plane today and ascended into her much-deserved time in Heaven. 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