The Best Alan Arkin Movies, Ranked
65 credits from 1966 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) comes out on top with a score of 68. The biggest box office hit is Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) with $940M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Alan Arkin Box Office Hits
Alan Arkin's films have made $1.73B worldwide in total. Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) is the biggest hit at $940M, ahead of Dumbo (2019) ($353M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Minions: The Rise of Gru 2022 · Adventure $940M $371M dom. - 2
Dumbo 2019 · Family $353M $115M dom. - 3
Get Smart 2008 · Action $231M $130M dom. - 4
Grudge Match 2013 · Sport $44.9M $29.8M dom. - 5
Million Dollar Arm 2014 · Biography $38.5M $36.5M dom. - 6
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 2013 · Comedy $27.4M $22.5M dom. - 7
Sunshine Cleaning 2009 · Drama $16.6M $12.1M dom. - 8
Indian Summer 1993 · Drama $14.9M $14.9M dom. - 9
Big Trouble 1986 · Comedy $11.1M $11.1M dom. - 10
Havana 1990 · Romance $9.65M $9.24M dom.
The Best Alan Arkin Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Alan Arkin has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 20 films, and The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 20 films The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 2013
- Drama 19 films Sunshine Cleaning 2009
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Action 4 films Spenser Confidential 2020 · as Henry Movie Echo Score: 55 - Adventure 2 films Minions: The Rise of Gru 2022 · as Wild Knuckles Movie Echo Score: 68
- Romance 2 films Havana 1990 · as Joe Volpi
- Family 1 film Dumbo 2019 · as J. Griffin Remington Movie Echo Score: 53
- Biography 1 film Million Dollar Arm 2014
- Sport 1 film Grudge Match 2013
The Best Alan Arkin Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Alan Arkin's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Alan Arkin Movies
The most recent films Alan Arkin is credited on, newest first — starting with Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Minions: The Rise of Gru 2022 · Wild Knuckles
- Spenser Confidential 2020 · Henry
- Dumbo 2019 · J. Griffin Remington
- Million Dollar Arm 2014 · Biography
- Grudge Match 2013 · Sport
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In Security 2013 · Officer Riggs - The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 2013 · Comedy
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Stand Up Guys 2012 · Comedy -
Thin Ice 2012 · Drama -
The Private Lives of Pippa Lee 2009 · Drama - Sunshine Cleaning 2009 · Drama
- Get Smart 2008 · Action
The Best Alan Arkin Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Alan Arkin films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Alan Arkin movie?
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) is the best-rated Alan Arkin film, with a Movie Echo Score of 68, ahead of Spenser Confidential (2020) (55) and Dumbo (2019) (53). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Minions: The Rise of Gru: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Alan Arkin movie?
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) made the most at the box office, with $940M worldwide, followed by Dumbo (2019) with $353M. Together, Alan Arkin's films with box office figures have made $1.73B.
Which Alan Arkin movie won the most awards?
The Russians Are Coming the Russians Are Coming (1966) is the most decorated Alan Arkin film, with 1 win from 10 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Alan Arkin comedy movie?
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (2013) is the best-rated of Alan Arkin's comedy films. In other genres: Sunshine Cleaning (drama), Spenser Confidential (action) and Minions: The Rise of Gru (adventure).
What is the newest Alan Arkin movie?
The newest film on Alan Arkin's filmography is Sr. (2022), with Alan Arkin as Self.
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