The Best Daniel Stern Movies, Ranked
42 credits from 1980 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. James vs. His Future Self (2020) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is Home Alone (1990) with $477M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Daniel Stern Box Office Hits
Daniel Stern's films have made $1.09B worldwide in total. Home Alone (1990) is the biggest hit at $477M, ahead of Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) ($359M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Home Alone 1990 · Comedy $477M $286M dom. - 2
Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992 · Adventure $359M $174M dom. - 3
Rookie of the Year 1993 · Family $56.5M $53.6M dom. - 4
City Slickers II: The Legend of Curly's Gold 1994 · Comedy $43.6M $43.6M dom. - 5
Blue Thunder 1983 · Action $42.3M $42.3M dom. - 6
Born in East L.A. 1987 · Comedy $17.4M $17.4M dom. - 7
Leviathan 1989 · Adventure $15.7M $15.7M dom. - 8
The Milagro Beanfield War 1988 · Drama $13.8M $13.8M dom. - 9
D.O.A. 1988 · Mystery $12.7M $12.7M dom. - 10
Stardust Memories 1980 · Comedy $10.4M $10.4M dom.
The Best Daniel Stern Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Daniel Stern has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 11 films, and Home Alone (1990) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 11 films Home Alone 1990
- Drama 8 films The Milagro Beanfield War 1988 · as Herbie Platt
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Sci-Fi 4 films James vs. His Future Self 2020 · as Jimmy Movie Echo Score: 75 - Adventure 4 films Home Alone 2: Lost in New York 1992
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Action 2 films Game Over, Man! 2018 · as Mitch Movie Echo Score: 38 -
Thriller 1 film Very Bad Things 1998 -
Sport 1 film Celtic Pride 1996 - Family 1 film Rookie of the Year 1993 · as Phil Brickma
- Mystery 1 film D.O.A. 1988 · as Hal Petersham
The Best Daniel Stern Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Daniel Stern's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Daniel Stern Movies
The most recent films Daniel Stern is credited on, newest first — starting with James vs. His Future Self (2020). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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James vs. His Future Self 2019 · Jimmy - Game Over, Man! 2018 · Mitch
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City Slickers In Westworld 2017 · Phil Berquist -
A Christmas Story 2 2012 · The Old Man -
California Romanza 2011 · Uncle Pops -
Battle of the Bulbs 2010 · Bob Wallace -
OTIS 2008 · Will Lawson -
Dead Simple 2001 · Frank Jacobs - Very Bad Things 1998 · Thriller
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Tourist Trap 1998 · George W. Piper -
Gun 1997 · Harvey Hochfelder
The Best Daniel Stern Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Daniel Stern films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Daniel Stern movie?
James vs. His Future Self (2020) is the best-rated Daniel Stern film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of James vs. His Future Self (2019) (73) and Game Over, Man! (2018) (38). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
James vs. His Future Self: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Daniel Stern movie?
Home Alone (1990) made the most at the box office, with $477M worldwide, followed by Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (1992) with $359M. Together, Daniel Stern's films with box office figures have made $1.09B.
Which Daniel Stern movie won the most awards?
Blue Thunder (1983) is the most decorated Daniel Stern film, with 1 win from 3 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Daniel Stern comedy movie?
Home Alone (1990) is the best-rated of Daniel Stern's comedy films. In other genres: The Milagro Beanfield War (drama), James vs. His Future Self (sci-fi) and Home Alone 2: Lost in New York (adventure).
What is the newest Daniel Stern movie?
The newest film on Daniel Stern's filmography is The Unofficial Science of Home Alone (2022), with Daniel Stern as Self – Special Guest.
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