The Best Chris Miller Movies, Ranked
22 credits from 1988 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Smurfs (2025) comes out on top with a score of 34. The biggest box office hit is Shrek the Third (2007) with $808M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Chris Miller Box Office Hits
Chris Miller's films have made $2.26B worldwide in total. Shrek the Third (2007) is the biggest hit at $808M, ahead of Puss in Boots (2011) ($555M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Shrek the Third 2007 · Adventure $808M $323M dom. - 2
Puss in Boots 2011 · Adventure $555M $149M dom. - 3
22 Jump Street 2014 · Action $331M $192M dom. - 4
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2009 · Comedy $243M $125M dom. - 5
21 Jump Street 2012 · Action $202M $138M dom. - 6
Smurfs 2025 · Animation $124M $31.1M dom.
The Best Chris Miller Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Chris Miller has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Animation leads with 8 films, and Smurfs (2025) is the pick of them.
The Best Chris Miller Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Chris Miller's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Chris Miller Movies
The most recent films Chris Miller is credited on, newest first — starting with Smurfs (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Smurfs 2025 · Grouchy Smurf, Camouflage Smurf
- 22 Jump Street 2014 · Director
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Madly Madagascar 2013 · Kowalski (voice) -
Nimrod and Stinky’s Antarctic Adventure 2012 · Zookeeper - 21 Jump Street 2012 · Director
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Puss in Boots: The Three Diablos 2012 · Food Prisoner (voice) - Puss in Boots 2011 · Director
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Merry Madagascar 2009 · Kowalski (voice) - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2009 · Director
- Shrek the Third 2007 · Director
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The Madagascar Penguins in a Christmas Caper 2005 · Kowalski (voice) -
Far Far Away Idol 2004 · Magic Mirror (voice)
The Best Chris Miller Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Chris Miller films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Chris Miller movie?
Smurfs (2025) is the best-rated Chris Miller film, with a Movie Echo Score of 34. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Smurfs: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Chris Miller movie?
Shrek the Third (2007) made the most at the box office, with $808M worldwide, followed by Puss in Boots (2011) with $555M. Together, Chris Miller's films with box office figures have made $2.26B.
What is the best Chris Miller animation movie?
Smurfs (2025) is the best-rated of Chris Miller's animation films, with a score of 34. In other genres: Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs (comedy), 22 Jump Street (action) and Shrek the Third (adventure).
What is the newest Chris Miller movie?
The newest film on Chris Miller's filmography is Smurfs (2025), with Chris Miller as Grouchy Smurf, Camouflage Smurf.
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