The Best Debra Messing Movies, Ranked
22 credits from 1995 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Searching (2018) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Open Season (2006) with $201M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Debra Messing Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Debra Messing is credited on. Searching (2018) leads with 85, followed by The Dark Divide (2020) at 80. 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 Searching 2018 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 The Dark Divide 2020 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 Irresistible 2020 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 44 13: The Musical 2022 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 The Alto Knights 2025 · Biography -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 Bros 2022 · Comedy
Biggest Debra Messing Box Office Hits
Debra Messing's films have made $593M worldwide in total. Open Season (2006) is the biggest hit at $201M, ahead of Along Came Polly (2004) ($178M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Open Season 2006 · Adventure $201M $85.1M dom. - 2
Along Came Polly 2004 · Comedy $178M $88.1M dom. - 3 Searching 2018 · Drama $75.5M $26M dom.
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A Walk in the Clouds 1995 · Drama $50M $50M dom. - 5
The Wedding Date 2005 · Comedy $47.1M $31.7M dom. - 6 Bros 2022 · Comedy $14.8M $11.6M dom.
- 7 The Alto Knights 2025 · Biography $10.2M $6.13M dom.
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Nothing Like the Holidays 2008 · Drama $7.52M $7.5M dom. - 9
McHale's Navy 1997 · Action $4.53M $4.53M dom. - 10 The Dark Divide 2020 · Adventure $2.18M
The Best Debra Messing Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Debra Messing has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 5 films, and Bros (2022) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 5 films Bros 2022 · as Debra Messing Movie Echo Score: 38
- Drama 5 films Searching 2018 · as Detective Vick Movie Echo Score: 85
- Adventure 2 films The Dark Divide 2020 · as Thea Pyle Movie Echo Score: 80
- Biography 1 film The Alto Knights 2025 · as Bobbie Costello Movie Echo Score: 40
- Action 1 film McHale's Navy 1997
The Best Debra Messing Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Debra Messing's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Debra Messing Movies
The most recent films Debra Messing is credited on, newest first — starting with The Alto Knights (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Alto Knights 2025 · Bobbie Costello
- Bros 2022 · Debra Messing
- 13: The Musical 2022 · Jessica
- The Dark Divide 2020 · Thea Pyle
- Irresistible 2020 · Drama
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Bombshell in Concert 2020 · Music -
Stucco 2019 · Counselor - Searching 2018 · Detective Vick
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Dirty Dancing 2017 · Marjorie Houseman -
Albion: The Enchanted Stallion 2016 · The Queen -
Wright vs. Wrong 2010 · Evelyn Wright - Nothing Like the Holidays 2008 · Drama
The Best Debra Messing Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Debra Messing films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Debra Messing movie?
Searching (2018) is the best-rated Debra Messing film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of The Dark Divide (2020) (80) and Irresistible (2020) (45). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Searching: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Debra Messing movie?
Open Season (2006) made the most at the box office, with $201M worldwide, followed by Along Came Polly (2004) with $178M. Together, Debra Messing's films with box office figures have made $593M.
Which Debra Messing movie won the most awards?
A Walk in the Clouds (1995) is the most decorated Debra Messing film, with 1 win from 1 nomination across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Debra Messing comedy movie?
Bros (2022) is the best-rated of Debra Messing's comedy films, with a score of 38. In other genres: Searching (drama), The Dark Divide (adventure) and The Alto Knights (biography).
What is the newest Debra Messing movie?
The newest film on Debra Messing's filmography is The Alto Knights (2025), with Debra Messing as Bobbie Costello.
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