The Best David Margulies Movies, Ranked
24 credits from 1972 to 2019, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Dressed to Kill (1980) with $31.9M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest David Margulies Box Office Hits
David Margulies's films have made $50.6M worldwide in total. Dressed to Kill (1980) is the biggest hit at $31.9M, ahead of Funny About Love (1990) ($8.14M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Dressed to Kill 1980 · Mystery $31.9M $31.9M dom. - 2
Funny About Love 1990 · Romance $8.14M $8.14M dom. - 3
Hide in Plain Sight 1980 · Drama $3.81M $3.81M dom. - 4
Running on Empty 1988 · Drama $2.85M $2.84M dom. - 5
Out on a Limb 1992 · Comedy $1.66M $1.66M dom. - 6
Last Embrace 1979 · Thriller $1.54M $1.54M dom. - 7
Daniel 1983 · Drama $687K $687K dom. - 8
Candy Mountain 1987 · Music $7.12K $7.12K dom.
The Best David Margulies Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre David Margulies has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and Hide in Plain Sight (1980) is the pick of them.
- Drama 7 films Hide in Plain Sight 1980 · as Detective Reilly
- Comedy 4 films Out on a Limb 1992 · as Mr. Buchenwald
- Thriller 3 films Last Embrace 1979 · as Rabbi Josh Drexel
- Mystery 2 films Dressed to Kill 1980
- Romance 2 films Funny About Love 1990 · as Dr. Benjamin
- Music 2 films Candy Mountain 1987 · as Lawyer
The Best David Margulies Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of David Margulies's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 1990s.
The Latest David Margulies Movies
The most recent films David Margulies is credited on, newest first — starting with Curmudgeons (2016). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Curmudgeons 2016 · Ralph -
Invitation to a Suicide 2004 · Roman Malek -
Lifebreath 1997 · Abe Gross - Out on a Limb 1992 · Mr. Buchenwald
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Never Forget 1991 · Rabbi Hier -
An Inconvenient Woman 1991 · Manning - Funny About Love 1990 · Dr. Benjamin
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Kojak: Ariana 1989 · Papas the Chef -
Perfect Witness 1989 · Rudnick - Running on Empty 1988 · Drama
- Candy Mountain 1987 · Lawyer
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Magic Sticks 1987 · Goldfarb
The Best David Margulies Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest David Margulies films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing David Margulies movie?
Dressed to Kill (1980) made the most at the box office, with $31.9M worldwide, followed by Funny About Love (1990) with $8.14M. Together, David Margulies's films with box office figures have made $50.6M.
Which David Margulies movie won the most awards?
Dressed to Kill (1980) is the most decorated David Margulies 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 David Margulies drama movie?
Hide in Plain Sight (1980) is the best-rated of David Margulies's drama films. In other genres: Out on a Limb (comedy), Last Embrace (thriller) and Dressed to Kill (mystery).
What is the newest David Margulies movie?
The newest film on David Margulies's filmography is Cleanin’ Up the Town: Remembering Ghostbusters (2019), with David Margulies as Self.
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