The Best Cheech Marin Movies, Ranked
77 credits from 1974 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Coco (2017) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is Coco (2017) with $815M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Cheech Marin Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Cheech Marin is credited on. Coco (2017) leads with 90, followed by The Long Game (2024) at 81. 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 90 Coco 2017 · Adventure -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 81 The Long Game 2024 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip 2025 · Comedy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Good Fortune 2017 · Biography -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Nash Bridges 2021 · Crime -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Shotgun Wedding 2023 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Champions 2023 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 Angry Neighbors 2022 · Comedy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 36 The War with Grandpa 2020 · Drama
Biggest Cheech Marin Box Office Hits
Cheech Marin's films have made $1.24B worldwide in total. Coco (2017) is the biggest hit at $815M, ahead of Oliver & Company (1988) ($74.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Coco 2017 · Adventure $815M $210M dom.
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Oliver & Company 1988 · Adventure $74.2M $74.2M dom. - 3
Tin Cup 1996 · Drama $53.9M $53.9M dom. - 4
Up in Smoke 1978 · Comedy $44.4M $44.4M dom. - 5 The War with Grandpa 2020 · Drama $43.4M $21.3M dom.
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Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie 1980 · Action $41.7M $41.7M dom. - 7
FernGully: The Last Rainforest 1992 · Adventure $32.7M $24.7M dom. - 8
Paulie 1998 · Family $26.9M $26.9M dom. - 9 Champions 2023 · Drama $21.9M $16.4M dom.
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Born in East L.A. 1987 · Comedy $17.4M $17.4M dom.
The Best Cheech Marin Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Cheech Marin has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 17 films, and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (2025) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 17 films Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip 2025 · as Gil Movie Echo Score: 71
- Family 8 films Paulie 1998 · as Ignacio
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Animation 6 films The Lion King 1½ 2004 · as Banzai (voice) - Drama 6 films The Long Game 2024 · as Pollo Movie Echo Score: 81
- Action 4 films Shotgun Wedding 2023 · as Robert Rivera Movie Echo Score: 61
- Adventure 3 films Coco 2017 Movie Echo Score: 90
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Music 3 films Pure Country 2: The Gift 2010 · as Angel Pedro - Crime 1 film Nash Bridges 2021 · as Joe Dominguez Movie Echo Score: 68
- Biography 1 film Good Fortune 2017 Movie Echo Score: 69
The Best Cheech Marin Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Cheech Marin's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
The Latest Cheech Marin Movies
The most recent films Cheech Marin is credited on, newest first — starting with Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip 2025 · Gil
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Trust Yer Ol’ Pal, Mater 2024 · Ramone (voice) - The Long Game 2024 · Pollo
- Champions 2023 · Julio
- Shotgun Wedding 2023 · Robert Rivera
- Angry Neighbors 2022 · Hector (voice)
- Nash Bridges 2021 · Joe Dominguez
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Maya and the Three 2021 · Hura/Can (voice) - The War with Grandpa 2020 · Drama
- Coco 2017 · Adventure
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Elena of Avalor: Realm of the Jaquins 2017 · Quita Moz (voice) - Good Fortune 2017 · Biography
The Best Cheech Marin Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Cheech Marin films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Cheech Marin movie?
Coco (2017) is the best-rated Cheech Marin film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of The Long Game (2024) (81) and Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (2025) (71). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Coco: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Cheech Marin movie?
Coco (2017) made the most at the box office, with $815M worldwide, followed by Oliver & Company (1988) with $74.2M. Together, Cheech Marin's films with box office figures have made $1.24B.
Which Cheech Marin movie won the most awards?
Coco (2017) is the most decorated Cheech Marin film, with 8 wins from 9 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Cheech Marin comedy movie?
Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Road Trip (2025) is the best-rated of Cheech Marin's comedy films, with a score of 71. In other genres: Paulie (family), The Lion King 1½ (animation) and The Long Game (drama).
What is the newest Cheech Marin movie?
The newest film on Cheech Marin's filmography is American Pachuco: The Legend of Luis Valdez (2026), with Cheech Marin as Self.
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