The Best Daniel Zillmann Movies, Ranked
35 credits from 2003 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Freaks - You’re One of Us (2020) comes out on top with a score of 48. The biggest box office hit is Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018) with $12.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Daniel Zillmann Box Office Hits
Daniel Zillmann's films have made $50.8M worldwide in total. Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018) is the biggest hit at $12.8M, ahead of Buddy (2013) ($8.65M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver 2018 · Fantasy $12.8M - 2
Buddy 2013 · Comedy $8.65M - 3
Vampire Sisters 3: Journey to Transylvania 2016 · Fantasy $5.89M - 4
NVA 2005 · Comedy $5.13M - 5
My Life in Orange 2011 · Comedy $4.77M - 6
The Kangaroo Conspiracy 2022 · Comedy $4.61M - 7
The Wild Soccer Bunch 6 2016 · Family $3.96M - 8
Zettl 2012 · Comedy $1.48M - 9
The Girl with Nine Wigs 2013 · Drama $1.12M - 10
Me and Kaminski 2015 · Comedy $1.04M
The Best Daniel Zillmann Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Daniel Zillmann has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 12 films, and The Kangaroo Chronicles (2020) is the pick of them.
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Comedy 12 films The Kangaroo Chronicles 2020 · as Der Dicke Movie Echo Score: 36 -
Drama 10 films Freaks - You’re One of Us 2020 · as Alex Movie Echo Score: 48 - Fantasy 3 films Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver 2018 · as Big Head (voice)
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Romance 2 films Berlin am Meer 2007 · as Turbo - Family 1 film The Wild Soccer Bunch 6 2016 · as Big M (Dicker Michi)
The Best Daniel Zillmann Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Daniel Zillmann's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Daniel Zillmann Movies
The most recent films Daniel Zillmann is credited on, newest first — starting with #BlackSheep (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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#BlackSheep 2025 · Arnold -
Janine Moves to the Country 2025 · Daniel Krause - The Kangaroo Conspiracy 2022 · Walter Feldmann
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Schlussklappe 2022 · Ingo Hildebrandt -
Zwerg Nase 2021 · Graf Kunz der Schlemmer -
Immer der Nase nach 2021 · Gurke -
Freaks - You’re One of Us 2020 · Alex - Freaks - You’re One of Us 2020 · Alex
- The Kangaroo Chronicles 2020 · Der Dicke
- Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver 2018 · Big Head (voice)
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My Brother’s Name Is Robert and He Is an Idiot 2018 · Drama -
Away You Go 2018 · Gerry
The Best Daniel Zillmann Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Daniel Zillmann films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Daniel Zillmann movie?
Freaks - You’re One of Us (2020) is the best-rated Daniel Zillmann film, with a Movie Echo Score of 48, ahead of Freaks - You’re One of Us (2020) (39) and The Kangaroo Chronicles (2020) (36). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Freaks - You’re One of Us: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Daniel Zillmann movie?
Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (2018) made the most at the box office, with $12.8M worldwide, followed by Buddy (2013) with $8.65M. Together, Daniel Zillmann's films with box office figures have made $50.8M.
What is the best Daniel Zillmann comedy movie?
The Kangaroo Chronicles (2020) is the best-rated of Daniel Zillmann's comedy films, with a score of 36. In other genres: Freaks - You’re One of Us (drama), Jim Button and Luke the Engine Driver (fantasy) and Berlin am Meer (romance).
What is the newest Daniel Zillmann movie?
The newest film on Daniel Zillmann's filmography is #BlackSheep (2025), with Daniel Zillmann as Arnold.
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