What is the best Melissa McCarthy movie?

Awards-season drama sits next to the loudest comedies of the 2010s. Loyalists tend to split along those lines.

1. 1
   Bridesmaids

   The 2011 comedy that earned McCarthy an Oscar nomination as the scene-stealing Megan.
   1000pts
2. 2
   Tammy

   The 2014 road-trip comedy that McCarthy co-wrote with Ben Falcone.
   682pts
3. 3
   The Boss

   The 2016 comedy about a disgraced tycoon rebuilding her empire.
   454pts
4. 4
   Can You Ever Forgive Me?

   The 2018 drama in which McCarthy plays literary forger Lee Israel.
   384pts
5. 5
   Ghostbusters (2016)

   The 2016 reboot with McCarthy as paranormal researcher Abby Yates.
   384pts
6. 6
   The Heat

   The 2013 buddy-cop comedy opposite Sandra Bullock.
   384pts
7. 7
   Life of the Party

   The 2018 comedy about a mother who goes back to college.
   303pts
8. 8
   Spy

   The 2015 action comedy with McCarthy as a CIA analyst turned field agent.
   303pts
9. 9
   St. Vincent

   The 2014 dramedy with McCarthy as a single mother next door to Bill Murray.
   303pts
10. 10
    Identity Thief

    The 2013 road comedy opposite Jason Bateman.
    206pts
11. 11
    The Little Mermaid (2023)

    The 2023 live-action remake with McCarthy as Ursula.
    0pts

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