The Best Basil Hoffman Movies, Ranked
21 credits from 1971 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Electric Horseman (1979) with $61.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Basil Hoffman Box Office Hits
Basil Hoffman's films have made $150M worldwide in total. The Electric Horseman (1979) is the biggest hit at $61.8M, ahead of Night Shift (1982) ($21.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1
The Electric Horseman 1979 · Drama $61.8M $61.8M dom. - 2
Night Shift 1982 · Comedy $21.1M $21.1M dom. - 3
My Favorite Year 1982 · Drama $20.1M $20.1M dom. - 4
Switch 1991 · Fantasy $15.5M $15.5M dom. - 5
The Milagro Beanfield War 1988 · Drama $13.8M $13.8M dom. - 6
Comes a Horseman 1978 · Drama $9.59M $9.59M dom. - 7
Lambada 1990 · Music $4.26M $4.26M dom. - 8
Communion 1989 · Drama $1.92M $1.92M dom. - 9
At Long Last Love 1975 · Comedy $1.5M $1.5M dom.
The Best Basil Hoffman Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Basil Hoffman has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 8 films, and Night Shift (1982) is the pick of them.
The Best Basil Hoffman Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Basil Hoffman's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 1990s.
The Latest Basil Hoffman Movies
The most recent films Basil Hoffman is credited on, newest first — starting with Lucky Louie (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
-
Lucky Louie 2023 · Wilbert Moser -
Mommy I Didn’t Do It 2017 · Otis Pell -
Throwdown 2014 · Judge Eller -
When Life Gives You Lemons 2010 · Calvin Adams -
Culture 1997 · Editor -
The Elvira Show 1993 · Dr. Marvin Zislis - Switch 1991 · Fantasy
- Lambada 1990 · Superintendent Leland
- Communion 1989 · Dr. Friedman
- The Milagro Beanfield War 1988 · In the Governor's Office
-
The Ratings Game 1984 · Frank Friedlander - My Favorite Year 1982 · Drama
The Best Basil Hoffman Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Basil Hoffman films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Basil Hoffman movie?
The Electric Horseman (1979) made the most at the box office, with $61.8M worldwide, followed by Night Shift (1982) with $21.1M. Together, Basil Hoffman's films with box office figures have made $150M.
What is the best Basil Hoffman comedy movie?
Night Shift (1982) is the best-rated of Basil Hoffman's comedy films. In other genres: The Electric Horseman (drama), Switch (fantasy) and Lambada (music).
What is the newest Basil Hoffman movie?
The newest film on Basil Hoffman's filmography is Lucky Louie (2023), with Basil Hoffman as Wilbert Moser.
More Movie Rankings & Collections
Best-of lists by year, decade and genre, all-time box office records and the films on the trending list.
Best-Rated Movie Rankings
Best-rated, biggest and most-awarded
New Movies & Top Genres
New releases, popular films and the best of every genre