The Best David Alan Grier Movies, Ranked
49 credits from 1983 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. They Cloned Tyrone (2023) comes out on top with a score of 82. The biggest box office hit is Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021) with $116M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated David Alan Grier Movies
The 11 highest-rated films David Alan Grier is credited on. They Cloned Tyrone (2023) leads with 82, followed by The Color Purple (2023) at 78. 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 82 They Cloned Tyrone 2023 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 The Color Purple 2023 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Native Son 2019 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Sprinter 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Clifford the Big Red Dog 2021 · Adventure -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration 2022 · Romance -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Candy Cane Lane 2023 · Comedy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 A Christmas Story Live! 2017 · Music -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Arizona 2018 · Thriller -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 37 The American Society of Magical Negroes 2024 · Comedy -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 36 Coffee & Kareem 2020 · Action
Biggest David Alan Grier Box Office Hits
David Alan Grier's films have made $303M worldwide in total. Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021) is the biggest hit at $116M, ahead of The Color Purple (2023) ($68.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Clifford the Big Red Dog 2021 · Adventure $116M $48.9M dom.
- 2 The Color Purple 2023 · Drama $68.9M $60.6M dom.
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In the Army Now 1994 · Comedy $28.9M $28.9M dom. - 4
A Soldier's Story 1984 · Drama $21.8M $21.8M dom. - 5
Tales from the Hood 1995 · Drama $11.8M $11.8M dom. - 6
From the Hip 1987 · Comedy $9.52M $9.52M dom. - 7
Peeples 2013 · Comedy $9.31M $9.18M dom. - 8
Blankman 1994 · Comedy $7.94M $7.94M dom. - 9
Off Limits 1988 · Drama $7.24M $7.24M dom. - 10
Almost an Angel 1990 · Comedy $6.94M $6.94M dom.
The Best David Alan Grier Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre David Alan Grier has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 17 films, and Candy Cane Lane (2023) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 17 films Candy Cane Lane 2023 · as Santa Claus Movie Echo Score: 59
- Drama 12 films The Color Purple 2023 · as Reverend Avery Movie Echo Score: 78
- Action 3 films They Cloned Tyrone 2023 · as The Preacher Movie Echo Score: 82
- Thriller 2 films Arizona 2018 · as Coburn Movie Echo Score: 50
- Romance 1 film Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration 2022 · as Cogsworth Movie Echo Score: 63
- Adventure 1 film Clifford the Big Red Dog 2021 · as Packard Movie Echo Score: 65
- Music 1 film A Christmas Story Live! 2017 · as Santa Claus Movie Echo Score: 57
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Crime 1 film Loose Cannons 1990 · as Drummond
The Best David Alan Grier Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of David Alan Grier's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest David Alan Grier Movies
The most recent films David Alan Grier is credited on, newest first — starting with The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The American Society of Magical Negroes 2024 · Roger
- The Color Purple 2023 · Reverend Avery
- Candy Cane Lane 2023 · Santa Claus
- They Cloned Tyrone 2023 · The Preacher
- Beauty and the Beast: A 30th Celebration 2022 · Cogsworth
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The Patient 2022 · Charlie Addison - Clifford the Big Red Dog 2021 · Packard
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Show of Titles 2021 · "Guys and Dolls" Performer - Coffee & Kareem 2020 · Captain Hill
- Sprinter 2019 · Coach
- Native Son 2019 · Marty
- Arizona 2018 · Coburn
The Best David Alan Grier Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest David Alan Grier films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best David Alan Grier movie?
They Cloned Tyrone (2023) is the best-rated David Alan Grier film, with a Movie Echo Score of 82, ahead of The Color Purple (2023) (78) and Native Son (2019) (73). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
They Cloned Tyrone: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing David Alan Grier movie?
Clifford the Big Red Dog (2021) made the most at the box office, with $116M worldwide, followed by The Color Purple (2023) with $68.9M. Together, David Alan Grier's films with box office figures have made $303M.
What is the best David Alan Grier comedy movie?
Candy Cane Lane (2023) is the best-rated of David Alan Grier's comedy films, with a score of 59. In other genres: The Color Purple (drama), They Cloned Tyrone (action) and Arizona (thriller).
What is the newest David Alan Grier movie?
The newest film on David Alan Grier's filmography is The American Society of Magical Negroes (2024), with David Alan Grier as Roger.
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