The Best Chris Mulkey Movies, Ranked
78 credits from 1977 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Gloria Bell (2019) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is On the Basis of Sex (2018) with $38.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Chris Mulkey Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Chris Mulkey is credited on. Gloria Bell (2019) leads with 75, followed by Inheritance (2025) at 74. 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 75 Gloria Bell 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Inheritance 2025 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Long Shadows 2025 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Standoff at Sparrow Creek 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 On the Basis of Sex 2018 · Biography -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 How to Deter a Robber 2021 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Mother, May I? 2023 · Thriller -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Message from the King 2017 · Thriller -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 Above Suspicion 2019 · Crime -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 Dead on Arrival 2018 · Thriller -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 27 Gotti 2018 · Biography -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 23 Rogue Warfare 2019 · Action
Biggest Chris Mulkey Box Office Hits
Chris Mulkey's films have made $75.8M worldwide in total. On the Basis of Sex (2018) is the biggest hit at $38.8M, ahead of Gloria Bell (2019) ($11.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 On the Basis of Sex 2018 · Biography $38.8M $24.7M dom.
- 2 Gloria Bell 2019 · Drama $11.1M $5.61M dom.
- 3 Gotti 2018 · Biography $6.41M $4.34M dom.
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Heartbreak Hotel 1988 · Comedy $5.51M $5.51M dom. - 5
Ghost in the Machine 1993 · Horror $5.09M $5.09M dom. - 6
All Night Long 1981 · Comedy $4.45M $4.45M dom. - 7
Quiet Cool 1986 · Action $1.9M $1.9M dom. - 8
Gas Food Lodging 1992 · Drama $1.34M $1.34M dom. - 9 Inheritance 2025 · Drama $425K $192K dom.
- 10 Message from the King 2017 · Thriller $315K
The Best Chris Mulkey Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Chris Mulkey has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 21 films, and Gloria Bell (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 21 films Gloria Bell 2019 · as Charlie Movie Echo Score: 75
- Comedy 10 films How to Deter a Robber 2021 · as Andy Reynolds Movie Echo Score: 63
- Thriller 10 films Mother, May I? 2023 · as Bill Movie Echo Score: 60
- Action 9 films Rogue Warfare 2019 · as Commander Brisco Movie Echo Score: 23
- Horror 8 films Ghost in the Machine 1993 · as Bram Walker
- Crime 2 films Above Suspicion 2019 · as Todd Eason Movie Echo Score: 52
- Biography 2 films On the Basis of Sex 2018 · as Charles Moritz Movie Echo Score: 64
The Best Chris Mulkey Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Chris Mulkey's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 9 films Inheritance 2025 · as Doug Forester Movie Echo Score: 74
- 2010s 25 films Gloria Bell 2019 · as Charlie Movie Echo Score: 75
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2000s 6 films Older Than America 2008 · as Paul Gunderson - 1990s 20 films Ghost in the Machine 1993 · as Bram Walker
- 1980s 16 films Heartbreak Hotel 1988 · as Steve Ayres
The Latest Chris Mulkey Movies
The most recent films Chris Mulkey is credited on, newest first — starting with Long Shadows (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Long Shadows 2025 · Roy Holt
- Inheritance 2025 · Doug Forester
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Feeling Randy 2024 · The Teacher - Mother, May I? 2023 · Bill
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Deadland 2023 · Charlie Hobbs -
Killing Eleanor 2021 · Edward Grillo - How to Deter a Robber 2021 · Andy Reynolds
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Rogue Warfare: Death of a Nation 2020 · Commander Brisco -
Rogue Warfare: The Hunt 2020 · Commander Brisco -
Rogue Warfare: The Hunt 2019 · Commander Brisco - Rogue Warfare 2019 · Commander Brisco
- Above Suspicion 2019 · Todd Eason
The Best Chris Mulkey Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Chris Mulkey films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Chris Mulkey movie?
Gloria Bell (2019) is the best-rated Chris Mulkey film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of Inheritance (2025) (74) and Long Shadows (2025) (71). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Gloria Bell: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Chris Mulkey movie?
On the Basis of Sex (2018) made the most at the box office, with $38.8M worldwide, followed by Gloria Bell (2019) with $11.1M. Together, Chris Mulkey's films with box office figures have made $75.8M.
Which Chris Mulkey movie won the most awards?
Gas Food Lodging (1992) is the most decorated Chris Mulkey film, with 1 win from 5 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Chris Mulkey drama movie?
Gloria Bell (2019) is the best-rated of Chris Mulkey's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: How to Deter a Robber (comedy), Mother, May I? (thriller) and Rogue Warfare (action).
What is the newest Chris Mulkey movie?
The newest film on Chris Mulkey's filmography is Long Shadows (2025), with Chris Mulkey as Roy Holt.
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