The Best Dee Wallace Movies, Ranked
124 credits from 1977 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Every Other Holiday (2018) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) with $797M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Dee Wallace Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Dee Wallace is credited on. Every Other Holiday (2018) leads with 85, followed by Red Christmas (2017) at 66. 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 Every Other Holiday 2018 · Romance -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Red Christmas 2017 · Thriller -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Every Time a Bell Rings 2021 · Romance -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Beyond The Sky 2018 · Sci-Fi -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 The Munsters 2022 · Sci-Fi -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 41 13 Fanboy 2021 · Horror -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 Sunrise in Heaven 2019 · Romance -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 The Wrong Teacher 2018 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 36 Critters Attack! 2019 · Horror -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 33 Death House 2018 · Horror -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 30 Nix 2022 · Horror -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 25 Jeepers Creepers: Reborn 2022 · Mystery
Biggest Dee Wallace Box Office Hits
Dee Wallace's films have made $1.33B worldwide in total. E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) is the biggest hit at $797M, ahead of RoboCroc (2013) ($243M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 1982 · Adventure $797M $439M dom. - 2
RoboCroc 2013 · Fantasy $243M $58.6M dom. - 3
Halloween 2007 · Horror $80.5M $58.3M dom. - 4
10 1979 · Comedy $74.9M $74.9M dom. - 5
The Frighteners 1996 · Fantasy $29.4M $16.8M dom. - 6
Cujo 1983 · Thriller $21.2M $21.2M dom. - 7
The Howling 1981 · Horror $18M $18M dom. - 8
Critters 1986 · Sci-Fi $13.2M $13.2M dom. - 9
Ayla 2017 · Fantasy $13M - 10
Rock-A-Doodle 1991 · Fantasy $11.7M $11.7M dom.
The Best Dee Wallace Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Dee Wallace has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Horror leads with 25 films, and 13 Fanboy (2021) is the pick of them.
- Horror 25 films 13 Fanboy 2021 · as Dee Wallace Movie Echo Score: 41
- Drama 16 films The Wrong Teacher 2018 · as Dr. Smith Movie Echo Score: 38
- Comedy 11 films 10 1979
- Thriller 9 films Red Christmas 2017 Movie Echo Score: 66
- Fantasy 8 films RoboCroc 2013 · as Dr. Riley
- Romance 7 films Every Other Holiday 2018 · as Mimi Movie Echo Score: 85
- Sci-Fi 6 films Beyond The Sky 2018 · as Lucille Movie Echo Score: 60
- Adventure 5 films E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 1982
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Family 3 films The Legend of Catclaws Mountain 2024 · as Maggie Porter
The Best Dee Wallace Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Dee Wallace's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
- 2020s 17 films Every Time a Bell Rings 2021 · as Donna Movie Echo Score: 64
- 2010s 28 films Every Other Holiday 2018 · as Mimi Movie Echo Score: 85
- 2000s 20 films Halloween 2007 · as Cynthia Strode
- 1990s 26 films The Frighteners 1996
- 1980s 15 films E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial 1982
- 1970s 2 films 10 1979
The Latest Dee Wallace Movies
The most recent films Dee Wallace is credited on, newest first — starting with Roswell Delirium (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Roswell Delirium 2025 · Betty -
The Forest Hills 2024 · Angela -
Last Night on Earth 2024 · Carla - The Legend of Catclaws Mountain 2024 · Maggie Porter
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House of Dolls 2023 · Celine Charles -
Love By Design 2023 · Diane Yeardly -
Butch Cassidy and the Wild Bunch 2023 · Alice Cassidy - The Munsters 2022 · Sci-Fi
- Nix 2022 · Donna
- Jeepers Creepers: Reborn 2022 · Mystery
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Time Pirates 2022 · The Crone -
Killer Design 2022 · Elana
The Best Dee Wallace Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Dee Wallace films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Dee Wallace movie?
Every Other Holiday (2018) is the best-rated Dee Wallace film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Red Christmas (2017) (66) and Every Time a Bell Rings (2021) (64). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Every Other Holiday: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Dee Wallace movie?
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) made the most at the box office, with $797M worldwide, followed by RoboCroc (2013) with $243M. Together, Dee Wallace's films with box office figures have made $1.33B.
Which Dee Wallace movie won the most awards?
E.T. The Extra-Terrestrial (1982) is the most decorated Dee Wallace film, with 9 wins from 36 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Dee Wallace horror movie?
13 Fanboy (2021) is the best-rated of Dee Wallace's horror films, with a score of 41. In other genres: The Wrong Teacher (drama), 10 (comedy) and Red Christmas (thriller).
What is the newest Dee Wallace movie?
The newest film on Dee Wallace's filmography is Roswell Delirium (2025), with Dee Wallace as Betty.
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