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The Best Chris Smith Movies, Ranked

27 credits from 1983 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. WHAM! (2023) comes out on top with a score of 81. The biggest box office hit is Paranormal Activity: The Chronology (2012) with $207M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Ranked by Movie Echo Score

Top Rated Chris Smith Movies

The 7 highest-rated films Chris Smith is credited on. WHAM! (2023) leads with 81, followed by Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (2021) at 80. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.

Worldwide gross

Biggest Chris Smith Box Office Hits

Chris Smith's films have made $210M worldwide in total. Paranormal Activity: The Chronology (2012) is the biggest hit at $207M, ahead of American Movie (1999) ($1.17M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 Paranormal Activity: The Chronology (2012) movie poster Paranormal Activity: The Chronology 2012 · Horror $207M $104M dom.
  2. 2 American Movie (1999) movie poster American Movie 1999 · Documentary $1.17M $1.17M dom.
  3. 3 The Yes Men (2004) movie poster The Yes Men 2004 · Documentary $394K $255K dom.
  4. 4 Home Movie (2002) movie poster Home Movie 2002 · Documentary $119K $119K dom.
  5. 5 The Pool (2008) movie poster The Pool 2008 · Drama $95.1K $95.1K dom.
  6. 6 Collapse (2009) movie poster Collapse 2009 · Documentary $47K $47K dom.
One pick per genre

The Best Chris Smith Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Chris Smith has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Documentary leads with 12 films, and Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond — Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton (2017) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Chris Smith Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Chris Smith's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.

Newest first

The Latest Chris Smith Movies

The most recent films Chris Smith is credited on, newest first — starting with Devo (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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FAQ

The Best Chris Smith Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Chris Smith films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Chris Smith movie?

WHAM! (2023) is the best-rated Chris Smith film, with a Movie Echo Score of 81, ahead of Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (2021) (80) and Fyre (2019) (77). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

WHAM!: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Chris Smith movie?

Paranormal Activity: The Chronology (2012) made the most at the box office, with $207M worldwide, followed by American Movie (1999) with $1.17M. Together, Chris Smith's films with box office figures have made $210M.

What is the best Chris Smith documentary movie?

Jim & Andy: The Great Beyond — Featuring a Very Special, Contractually Obligated Mention of Tony Clifton (2017) is the best-rated of Chris Smith's documentary films, with a score of 76. In other genres: WHAM! (music), Paranormal Activity: The Chronology (horror) and Operation Varsity Blues: The College Admissions Scandal (crime).

What is the newest Chris Smith movie?

The newest film on Chris Smith's filmography is Devo (2025), directed by Chris Smith.

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