The Best Arliss Howard Movies, Ranked
32 credits from 1983 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Lapsis (2021) comes out on top with a score of 81. The biggest box office hit is To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) with $47.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Arliss Howard Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Arliss Howard is credited on. Lapsis (2021) leads with 81, followed by The Thicket (2024) at 80. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Arliss Howard Box Office Hits
Arliss Howard's films have made $79.2M worldwide in total. To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) is the biggest hit at $47.8M, ahead of For the Boys (1991) ($23.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar 1995 · Drama $47.8M $36.5M dom. - 2
For the Boys 1991 · Drama $23.2M $17.9M dom. - 3
The Killer 2023 · Action $3.14M - 4
CrissCross 1992 · Drama $3.05M $3.05M dom. - 5
Ruby 1992 · Drama $919K $919K dom. - 6
Sylvester 1985 · Drama $386K $386K dom. - 7
Plain Clothes 1988 · Comedy $289K $289K dom. - 8
Big Bad Love 2002 · Drama $104K $104K dom. - 9
Wilder Napalm 1993 · Comedy $84.9K $84.9K dom. - 10
Lapsis 2021 · Sci-Fi $74.1K
The Best Arliss Howard Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Arliss Howard has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 16 films, and The Boy Downstairs (2018) is the pick of them.
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Drama 16 films The Boy Downstairs 2018 · as Diana's Father Movie Echo Score: 72 - Comedy 5 films Plain Clothes 1988 · as Nick Dunbar
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Crime 3 films The Thicket 2024 · as Rev. Ephron Karlsson Movie Echo Score: 80 - Action 1 film The Killer 2023 · as The Client - Claybourne Movie Echo Score: 75
- Sci-Fi 1 film Lapsis 2021 · as Dr. Mangold Movie Echo Score: 81
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Biography 1 film Mank 2020 · as Louis B. Mayer Movie Echo Score: 74
The Best Arliss Howard Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Arliss Howard's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Arliss Howard Movies
The most recent films Arliss Howard is credited on, newest first — starting with The Thicket (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Thicket 2024 · Rev. Ephron Karlsson
- The Killer 2023 · The Client - Claybourne
- Lapsis 2021 · Dr. Mangold
- Mank 2020 · Louis B. Mayer
- The Boy Downstairs 2018 · Diana's Father
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Weapons 2007 · Mikey's Uncle -
Word of Honor 2003 · J.D. Runnells - Big Bad Love 2002 · Drama
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The Lesser Evil 1998 · Ivan -
Old Man 1997 · J.J. Taylor -
Johns 1996 · John Cardoza -
The Man Who Captured Eichmann 1996 · Peter Malkin
The Best Arliss Howard Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Arliss Howard films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Arliss Howard movie?
Lapsis (2021) is the best-rated Arliss Howard film, with a Movie Echo Score of 81, ahead of The Thicket (2024) (80) and The Killer (2023) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Lapsis: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Arliss Howard movie?
To Wong Foo Thanks for Everything, Julie Newmar (1995) made the most at the box office, with $47.8M worldwide, followed by For the Boys (1991) with $23.2M. Together, Arliss Howard's films with box office figures have made $79.2M.
Which Arliss Howard movie won the most awards?
Mank (2020) is the most decorated Arliss Howard film, with 4 wins from 40 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Arliss Howard drama movie?
The Boy Downstairs (2018) is the best-rated of Arliss Howard's drama films, with a score of 72. In other genres: Plain Clothes (comedy), The Thicket (crime) and The Killer (action).
What is the newest Arliss Howard movie?
The newest film on Arliss Howard's filmography is The Thicket (2024), with Arliss Howard as Rev. Ephron Karlsson.
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