The Best Adam Shankman Movies, Ranked
19 credits from 1990 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Stop! That! Train! (2026) comes out on top with a score of 72. The biggest box office hit is Bedtime Stories (2008) with $213M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Adam Shankman Box Office Hits
Adam Shankman's films have made $1.19B worldwide in total. Bedtime Stories (2008) is the biggest hit at $213M, ahead of Hairspray (2007) ($204M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Bedtime Stories 2008 · Fantasy $213M $110M dom. - 2
Hairspray 2007 · Comedy $204M $119M dom. - 3
The Pacifier 2005 · Action $199M $113M dom. - 4
Bringing Down the House 2003 · Comedy $165M $133M dom. - 5
Cheaper by the Dozen 2 2005 · Adventure $130M $82.6M dom. - 6
The Wedding Planner 2001 · Comedy $94.7M $60.4M dom. - 7
What Men Want 2019 · Fantasy $72.2M $54.6M dom. - 8
Rock of Ages 2012 · Drama $59.4M $38.5M dom. - 9
A Walk to Remember 2002 · Drama $47.5M $41.3M dom. - 10
Stop! That! Train! 2026 · Action $4.49M $4.03M dom.
The Best Adam Shankman Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Adam Shankman has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 6 films, and Hairspray (2007) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 6 films Hairspray 2007 · Director
- Action 2 films Stop! That! Train! 2026 · Director Movie Echo Score: 72
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Adventure 2 films Disenchanted 2022 · Director Movie Echo Score: 63 - Fantasy 2 films What Men Want 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 55
- Drama 2 films Rock of Ages 2012 · Director
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Mystery 1 film The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag 1992 · as Timid Man
The Best Adam Shankman Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Adam Shankman's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Adam Shankman Movies
The most recent films Adam Shankman is credited on, newest first — starting with Stop! That! Train! (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Stop! That! Train! 2026 · Director
- Disenchanted 2022 · Director
- What Men Want 2019 · Director
- Rock of Ages 2012 · Director
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Zac Efron’s Pool Party 2009 · Director - Bedtime Stories 2008 · Director
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Prop 8: The Musical 2008 · Director - Hairspray 2007 · Director
- Cheaper by the Dozen 2 2005 · Director
- The Pacifier 2005 · Director
- Bringing Down the House 2003 · Director
- A Walk to Remember 2002 · Director
The Best Adam Shankman Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Adam Shankman films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Adam Shankman movie?
Stop! That! Train! (2026) is the best-rated Adam Shankman film, with a Movie Echo Score of 72, ahead of Disenchanted (2022) (63) and What Men Want (2019) (55). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Stop! That! Train!: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Adam Shankman movie?
Bedtime Stories (2008) made the most at the box office, with $213M worldwide, followed by Hairspray (2007) with $204M. Together, Adam Shankman's films with box office figures have made $1.19B.
Which Adam Shankman movie won the most awards?
Hairspray (2007) is the most decorated Adam Shankman film, with 2 wins from 10 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Adam Shankman comedy movie?
Hairspray (2007) is the best-rated of Adam Shankman's comedy films. In other genres: Stop! That! Train! (action), Disenchanted (adventure) and What Men Want (fantasy).
What is the newest Adam Shankman movie?
The newest film on Adam Shankman's filmography is Stop! That! Train! (2026), directed by Adam Shankman.
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