The Best Albert Brooks Movies, Ranked
37 credits from 1972 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) comes out on top with a score of 67. The biggest box office hit is Finding Dory (2016) with $1.03B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Albert Brooks Box Office Hits
Albert Brooks's films have made $3.15B worldwide in total. Finding Dory (2016) is the biggest hit at $1.03B, ahead of Finding Nemo (2003) ($942M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Finding Dory 2016 · Adventure $1.03B $486M dom. - 2
Finding Nemo 2003 · Adventure $942M $381M dom. - 3
The Secret Life of Pets 2 2019 · Adventure $431M $159M dom. - 4
Doctor Dolittle 1998 · Comedy $294M $144M dom. - 5
This Is 40 2012 · Comedy $88.2M $67.5M dom. - 6
Private Benjamin 1980 · Comedy $69.8M $69.8M dom. - 7
Broadcast News 1987 · Drama $67.3M $51.2M dom. - 8
Concussion 2015 · Biography $48.6M $34.5M dom. - 9
Twilight Zone: The Movie 1983 · Sci-Fi $29.5M $29.5M dom. - 10
Taxi Driver 1976 · Crime $28.7M $28.3M dom.
The Best Albert Brooks Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Albert Brooks has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 11 films, and Ella McCay (2025) is the pick of them.
The Best Albert Brooks Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Albert Brooks's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
The Latest Albert Brooks Movies
The most recent films Albert Brooks is credited on, newest first — starting with Ella McCay (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Ella McCay 2025 · Comedy - The Secret Life of Pets 2 2019 · Adventure
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I Love You, Daddy 2017 · Dick Welker (voice) - Finding Dory 2016 · Adventure
- Concussion 2015 · Biography
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A Most Violent Year 2014 · Action - This Is 40 2012 · Comedy
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Looking for Comedy in the Muslim World 2006 · Comedy - Finding Nemo 2003 · Adventure
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The In-Laws 2003 · Action -
My First Mister 2001 · Drama -
The Muse 1999 · Comedy
The Best Albert Brooks Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Albert Brooks films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Albert Brooks movie?
The Secret Life of Pets 2 (2019) is the best-rated Albert Brooks film, with a Movie Echo Score of 67, ahead of Ella McCay (2025) (50). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Secret Life of Pets 2: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Albert Brooks movie?
Finding Dory (2016) made the most at the box office, with $1.03B worldwide, followed by Finding Nemo (2003) with $942M. Together, Albert Brooks's films with box office figures have made $3.15B.
Which Albert Brooks movie won the most awards?
Finding Nemo (2003) is the most decorated Albert Brooks film, with 2 wins from 9 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Albert Brooks comedy movie?
Ella McCay (2025) is the best-rated of Albert Brooks's comedy films, with a score of 50. In other genres: Broadcast News (drama), The Secret Life of Pets 2 (adventure) and The In-Laws (action).
What is the newest Albert Brooks movie?
The newest film on Albert Brooks's filmography is Breakdown: 1975 (2025), with Albert Brooks as Self - Filmmaker.
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