The Best Dakin Matthews Movies, Ranked
31 credits from 1986 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Waitress: The Musical (2023) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Like Father Like Son (1987) with $34.4M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Dakin Matthews Box Office Hits
Dakin Matthews's films have made $159M worldwide in total. Like Father Like Son (1987) is the biggest hit at $34.4M, ahead of Nuts (1987) ($31M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Like Father Like Son 1987 · Fantasy $34.4M $34.4M dom. - 2
Nuts 1987 · Drama $31M $31M dom. - 3
Ghost Dad 1990 · Family $25.4M $24.7M dom. - 4
Child’s Play 3 1991 · Horror $20.6M $15M dom. - 5
The Fabulous Baker Boys 1989 · Drama $18.4M $18.4M dom. - 6
Clean and Sober 1988 · Drama $8.67M $8.67M dom. - 7
The Temp 1993 · Drama $6.42M $6.42M dom. - 8
Waitress: The Musical 2023 · Comedy $6.09M $5.4M dom. - 9
Sunset 1988 · Thriller $4.59M $4.59M dom. - 10
Permanent Record 1988 · Drama $1.89M $1.89M dom.
The Best Dakin Matthews Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Dakin Matthews has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 11 films, and Nuts (1987) is the pick of them.
- Drama 11 films Nuts 1987 · as Judge Lawrence Block
- Comedy 4 films Waitress: The Musical 2023 · as Joe, Josie Movie Echo Score: 78
- Thriller 2 films Sunset 1988 · as William Singer
- Horror 1 film Child’s Play 3 1991 · as Colonel Cochrane
- Family 1 film Ghost Dad 1990 · as Mr. Seymour
- Fantasy 1 film Like Father Like Son 1987 · as Old Man Morrison
The Best Dakin Matthews Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Dakin Matthews's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Dakin Matthews Movies
The most recent films Dakin Matthews is credited on, newest first — starting with Waitress: The Musical (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Waitress: The Musical 2023 · Joe, Josie
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An Extremely Goofy Movie 2000 · Judge (voice) (uncredited) -
Best Friends for Life 1998 · Mr. Burnham -
Rough Riders 1997 · Wadsworth, Sr. -
The Enemy Within 1994 · Vice President Walter Kelly -
Menendez: A Killing in Beverly Hills 1994 · Dean Barrow -
White Mile 1994 · Andy Thornell -
Hart to Hart Returns 1993 · Ted Avery -
And the Band Played On 1993 · Congressman Phil Burton - The Temp 1993 · Dr. Feldman
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Grave Secrets: The Legacy of Hilltop Drive 1992 · Attorney -
For Richer, for Poorer 1992 · Larry
The Best Dakin Matthews Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Dakin Matthews films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Dakin Matthews movie?
Waitress: The Musical (2023) is the best-rated Dakin Matthews film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Waitress: The Musical: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Dakin Matthews movie?
Like Father Like Son (1987) made the most at the box office, with $34.4M worldwide, followed by Nuts (1987) with $31M. Together, Dakin Matthews's films with box office figures have made $159M.
Which Dakin Matthews movie won the most awards?
The Fabulous Baker Boys (1989) is the most decorated Dakin Matthews film, with 2 wins from 5 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Dakin Matthews drama movie?
Nuts (1987) is the best-rated of Dakin Matthews's drama films. In other genres: Waitress: The Musical (comedy), Sunset (thriller) and Child’s Play 3 (horror).
What is the newest Dakin Matthews movie?
The newest film on Dakin Matthews's filmography is Doc of Chucky (2024), with Dakin Matthews as Self.
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