The Best Andrew McCarthy Movies, Ranked
49 credits from 1983 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Grace Point (2025) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is Mannequin (1987) with $42.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Andrew McCarthy Box Office Hits
Andrew McCarthy's films have made $186M worldwide in total. Mannequin (1987) is the biggest hit at $42.7M, ahead of St. Elmo's Fire (1985) ($37.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Mannequin 1987 · Fantasy $42.7M $42.7M dom. - 2
St. Elmo's Fire 1985 · Drama $37.8M $37.8M dom. - 3
Weekend at Bernie's 1989 · Adventure $30.2M $30.2M dom. - 4
Class 1983 · Drama $21.7M $21.7M dom. - 5
Weekend at Bernie's II 1993 · Adventure $12.7M $12.7M dom. - 6
Less Than Zero 1987 · Drama $12.4M $12.4M dom. - 7
Mulholland Falls 1996 · Drama $11.5M $11.5M dom. - 8
Fresh Horses 1988 · Drama $6.64M $6.64M dom. - 9
Heaven Help Us 1985 · Drama $6.07M $6.07M dom. - 10
Kansas 1988 · Drama $2.43M $2.43M dom.
The Best Andrew McCarthy Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Andrew McCarthy has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 19 films, and Grace Point (2025) is the pick of them.
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Drama 19 films Grace Point 2025 · as Winston Hayes Movie Echo Score: 86 -
Thriller 9 films Year of the Gun 1991 · as David Raybourne -
Comedy 5 films The Good Guy 2009 · as Cash -
Romance 4 films Anything But Love 2003 -
Tv movie 3 films Waiting for the Moon 1987 · as Henry Hopper - Fantasy 2 films Mannequin 1987
- Adventure 2 films Weekend at Bernie's 1989
The Best Andrew McCarthy Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Andrew McCarthy's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Andrew McCarthy Movies
The most recent films Andrew McCarthy is credited on, newest first — starting with Grace Point (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Grace Point 2025 · Winston Hayes
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The Birth of Valerie Venus 2020 · Golf Tea Guest -
Come Dance with Me 2012 · Jack -
The Brooklyn Brothers Beat the Best 2012 · Comedy -
National Lampoon’s Snatched 2011 · Frank Baum -
Camp Hell 2010 · Michael Leary -
The National Tree 2009 · Corey Burdock - The Good Guy 2009 · Cash
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Crusader 2005 · Hank Robinson -
Stephen King’s Kingdom Hospital 2004 · Dr. Hook - Anything But Love 2003 · Romance
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Straight From the Heart 2003 · Tyler Ross
The Best Andrew McCarthy Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Andrew McCarthy films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Andrew McCarthy movie?
Grace Point (2025) is the best-rated Andrew McCarthy film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Grace Point: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Andrew McCarthy movie?
Mannequin (1987) made the most at the box office, with $42.7M worldwide, followed by St. Elmo's Fire (1985) with $37.8M. Together, Andrew McCarthy's films with box office figures have made $186M.
What is the best Andrew McCarthy drama movie?
Grace Point (2025) is the best-rated of Andrew McCarthy's drama films, with a score of 86. In other genres: Year of the Gun (thriller), The Good Guy (comedy) and Anything But Love (romance).
What is the newest Andrew McCarthy movie?
The newest film on Andrew McCarthy's filmography is Grace Point (2025), with Andrew McCarthy as Winston Hayes.
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