The Best David Cross Movies, Ranked
58 credits from 1955 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Next Gen (2018) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) with $521M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated David Cross Movies
The 6 highest-rated films David Cross is credited on. Next Gen (2018) leads with 85, followed by Sorry to Bother You (2018) at 83. 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 85 Next Gen 2018 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Sorry to Bother You 2018 · Sci-Fi -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 The Post 2017 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 The Dark Divide 2020 · Adventure -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Folk Hero & Funny Guy 2017 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Oh, Hi! 2025 · Comedy
Biggest David Cross Box Office Hits
David Cross's films have made $801M worldwide in total. Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) is the biggest hit at $521M, ahead of The Post (2017) ($194M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Kung Fu Panda 3 2016 · Action $521M $144M dom. - 2 The Post 2017 · Biography $194M $81.9M dom.
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Small Soldiers 1998 · Adventure $54.7M $54.7M dom. - 4 Sorry to Bother You 2018 · Sci-Fi $18.2M $17.5M dom.
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Obvious Child 2014 · Comedy $3.33M $3.12M dom. - 6 Next Gen 2018 · Action $2.38M
- 7 The Dark Divide 2020 · Adventure $2.18M
- 8 Oh, Hi! 2025 · Comedy $2.09M $2.08M dom.
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Kill Your Darlings 2013 · Biography $1.88M $1.03M dom. - 10
Destiny Turns on the Radio 1995 · Fantasy $1.18M $1.18M dom.
The Best David Cross Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre David Cross has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 14 films, and Folk Hero & Funny Guy (2017) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 14 films Folk Hero & Funny Guy 2017 Movie Echo Score: 72
- Adventure 3 films The Dark Divide 2020 · as Robert Pyle Movie Echo Score: 80
- Action 3 films Next Gen 2018 · as Dr. Tanner Rice, Q-Bots Movie Echo Score: 85
- Biography 2 films The Post 2017 · as Howard Simons Movie Echo Score: 80
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Drama 2 films It's a Disaster 2013 - Sci-Fi 1 film Sorry to Bother You 2018 · as Cassius's White Voice Movie Echo Score: 83
- Fantasy 1 film Destiny Turns on the Radio 1995 · as Ralph Dellaposa
The Best David Cross Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of David Cross's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest David Cross Movies
The most recent films David Cross is credited on, newest first — starting with Oh, Hi! (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Oh, Hi! 2025 · Steve
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Our Popcorn Movie Dystopia - Some More News: The Movie 2020 · David Cross - The Dark Divide 2020 · Robert Pyle
- Next Gen 2018 · Dr. Tanner Rice, Q-Bots
- Sorry to Bother You 2018 · Cassius's White Voice
- The Post 2017 · Howard Simons
- Folk Hero & Funny Guy 2017 · Comedy
- Kung Fu Panda 3 2016 · Action
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Kung Fu Panda: Secrets of the Scroll 2015 · Crane (voice) - Obvious Child 2014 · Comedy
- Kill Your Darlings 2013 · Biography
- It's a Disaster 2013 · Drama
The Best David Cross Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest David Cross films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best David Cross movie?
Next Gen (2018) is the best-rated David Cross film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Sorry to Bother You (2018) (83) and The Post (2017) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Next Gen: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing David Cross movie?
Kung Fu Panda 3 (2016) made the most at the box office, with $521M worldwide, followed by The Post (2017) with $194M. Together, David Cross's films with box office figures have made $801M.
Which David Cross movie won the most awards?
Sorry to Bother You (2018) is the most decorated David Cross film, with 1 win from 9 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best David Cross comedy movie?
Folk Hero & Funny Guy (2017) is the best-rated of David Cross's comedy films, with a score of 72. In other genres: The Dark Divide (adventure), Next Gen (action) and The Post (biography).
What is the newest David Cross movie?
The newest film on David Cross's filmography is Are We Good? (2025).
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