The Best Dan Lauria Movies, Ranked
45 credits from 1981 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Bad Impulse (2019) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is Stakeout (1987) with $65.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Dan Lauria Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Dan Lauria is credited on. Bad Impulse (2019) leads with 84, followed by Miranda's Victim (2023) at 82. 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 84 Bad Impulse 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 82 Miranda's Victim 2023 · Biography -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 A Shot Through the Wall 2020 · Crime -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Potato Dreams of America 2022 · Biography -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 54 Christmas at Grand Valley 2018 · Romance -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 Reagan 2024 · Biography
Biggest Dan Lauria Box Office Hits
Dan Lauria's films have made $95.9M worldwide in total. Stakeout (1987) is the biggest hit at $65.7M, ahead of Reagan (2024) ($30.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Dan Lauria Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Dan Lauria has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 14 films, and Bad Impulse (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 14 films Bad Impulse 2019 · as Brandon Reilly Movie Echo Score: 84
- Crime 7 films A Shot Through the Wall 2020 · as Ritchie Barrett Movie Echo Score: 74
- Biography 3 films Miranda's Victim 2023 · as Dr. Crawford Movie Echo Score: 82
- Romance 3 films Christmas at Grand Valley 2018 · as Frank Movie Echo Score: 54
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Action 2 films Stakeout 1987
The Best Dan Lauria Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Dan Lauria's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Dan Lauria Movies
The most recent films Dan Lauria is credited on, newest first — starting with Westhampton (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Westhampton 2025 · Mr. Romney - Reagan 2024 · Tip O'Neill
- Miranda's Victim 2023 · Dr. Crawford
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Cinnamon 2023 · Mario -
MVP 2022 · Jim Zenner - Potato Dreams of America 2022 · John
- A Shot Through the Wall 2020 · Ritchie Barrett
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Eagle and the Albatross 2020 · Dr. Al Wiserman - Bad Impulse 2019 · Brandon Reilly
- Christmas at Grand Valley 2018 · Frank
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Wrapped Up In Christmas 2017 · Gabriel -
I’m Not Ready for Christmas 2015 · Santa
The Best Dan Lauria Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Dan Lauria films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Dan Lauria movie?
Bad Impulse (2019) is the best-rated Dan Lauria film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of Miranda's Victim (2023) (82) and A Shot Through the Wall (2020) (74). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Bad Impulse: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Dan Lauria movie?
Stakeout (1987) made the most at the box office, with $65.7M worldwide, followed by Reagan (2024) with $30.1M. Together, Dan Lauria's films with box office figures have made $95.9M.
What is the best Dan Lauria drama movie?
Bad Impulse (2019) is the best-rated of Dan Lauria's drama films, with a score of 84. In other genres: A Shot Through the Wall (crime), Miranda's Victim (biography) and Christmas at Grand Valley (romance).
What is the newest Dan Lauria movie?
The newest film on Dan Lauria's filmography is Westhampton (2025), with Dan Lauria as Mr. Romney.
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