The Best Aubrey Plaza Movies, Ranked
42 credits from 2008 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. A Parks and Recreation Special (2020) comes out on top with a score of 83. The biggest box office hit is Dirty Grandpa (2016) with $94.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Aubrey Plaza Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Aubrey Plaza is credited on. A Parks and Recreation Special (2020) leads with 83, followed by Black Bear (2020) at 82. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 A Parks and Recreation Special 2020 · Comedy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 82 Black Bear 2020 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Ingrid Goes West 2017 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Emily the Criminal 2022 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Happiest Season 2020 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 My Old Ass 2024 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Best Sellers 2021 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine 2020 · Comedy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 The Little Hours 2017 · Comedy -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre 2023 · Action -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 An Evening with Beverly Luff Linn 2018 · Comedy -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Child's Play 2019 · Horror
Biggest Aubrey Plaza Box Office Hits
Aubrey Plaza's films have made $310M worldwide in total. Dirty Grandpa (2016) is the biggest hit at $94.1M, ahead of Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) ($77.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Dirty Grandpa 2016 · Comedy $94.1M $35.6M dom. - 2
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates 2016 · Adventure $77.1M $46M dom. - 3 Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre 2023 · Action $49M $6.5M dom.
- 4 Child's Play 2019 · Horror $44.9M $29.2M dom.
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Megalopolis 2024 · Drama $14.4M $7.63M dom. - 6
Honey Don't! 2025 · Comedy $7.47M $5.81M dom. - 7 My Old Ass 2024 · Comedy $5.73M $5.37M dom.
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Safety Not Guaranteed 2012 · Comedy $4.42M $4.01M dom. - 9
The To Do List 2013 · Comedy $3.91M $3.49M dom. - 10 Ingrid Goes West 2017 · Drama $3.15M $3.02M dom.
The Best Aubrey Plaza Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Aubrey Plaza has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 20 films, and A Parks and Recreation Special (2020) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 20 films A Parks and Recreation Special 2020 · as April Ludgate Movie Echo Score: 83
- Drama 9 films Black Bear 2020 · as Allison Movie Echo Score: 82
- Horror 2 films Child's Play 2019 · as Karen Movie Echo Score: 55
- Action 1 film Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre 2023 · as Sarah Movie Echo Score: 59
- Adventure 1 film Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates 2016
Most Awarded Aubrey Plaza Movies
Aubrey Plaza's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. My Old Ass (2024) leads with 3 wins from 8 nominations.
The Latest Aubrey Plaza Movies
The most recent films Aubrey Plaza is credited on, newest first — starting with Honey Don't! (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Honey Don't! 2025 · MG Falcone
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Honey Don’t! 2025 · MG Falcone - Megalopolis 2024 · Wow Platinum
- My Old Ass 2024 · Older Elliott
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Decades of Confusion 2024 · Comedy -
Agatha All Along 2024 · Rio Vidal - Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre 2023 · Sarah
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Scott Pilgrim Takes Off 2023 · Julie Powers (voice) -
Spin Me Round 2022 · Kat - Emily the Criminal 2022 · Emily
- Best Sellers 2021 · Lucy Stanbridge
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Calls 2021 · Dr. Rachel Wheating
The Best Aubrey Plaza Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Aubrey Plaza films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Aubrey Plaza movie?
A Parks and Recreation Special (2020) is the best-rated Aubrey Plaza film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83, ahead of Black Bear (2020) (82) and Ingrid Goes West (2017) (78). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
A Parks and Recreation Special: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Aubrey Plaza movie?
Dirty Grandpa (2016) made the most at the box office, with $94.1M worldwide, followed by Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates (2016) with $77.1M. Together, Aubrey Plaza's films with box office figures have made $310M.
Which Aubrey Plaza movie won the most awards?
My Old Ass (2024) is the most decorated Aubrey Plaza film, with 3 wins from 8 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Aubrey Plaza comedy movie?
A Parks and Recreation Special (2020) is the best-rated of Aubrey Plaza's comedy films, with a score of 83. In other genres: Black Bear (drama), Child's Play (horror) and Operation Fortune: Ruse de Guerre (action).
What is the newest Aubrey Plaza movie?
The newest film on Aubrey Plaza's filmography is Megadoc (2025), with Aubrey Plaza as Self.
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