The Best Dennis Quaid Movies, Ranked
96 credits from 1977 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Broke (2025) comes out on top with a score of 87. The biggest box office hit is The Day After Tomorrow (2004) with $553M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Dennis Quaid Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Dennis Quaid is credited on. Broke (2025) leads with 87, followed by The Substance (2024) at 86. 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 87 Broke 2025 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 86 The Substance 2024 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 81 The Long Game 2024 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 79 Born a Champion 2021 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 I Can Only Imagine 2018 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Sovereign 2025 · Crime -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Blue Miracle 2021 · Adventure -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 American Underdog 2021 · Biography -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 I Can Only Imagine 2 2026 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Kin 2018 · Action -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Strange World 2022 · Action -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 54 War Machine 2026 · Action
Biggest Dennis Quaid Box Office Hits
Dennis Quaid's films have made $3.09B worldwide in total. The Day After Tomorrow (2004) is the biggest hit at $553M, ahead of G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) ($302M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Day After Tomorrow 2004 · Action $553M $187M dom. - 2
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2009 · Action $302M $150M dom. - 3
Vantage Point 2008 · Action $152M $72.3M dom. - 4
Midway 2019 · Action $127M $56.8M dom. - 5
DragonHeart 1996 · Action $115M $51.4M dom. - 6
Any Given Sunday 1999 · Drama $100M $75.5M dom. - 7
The Parent Trap 1998 · Comedy $92.1M $66.3M dom. - 8
Jaws 3-D 1983 · Adventure $88M $45.5M dom. - 9 I Can Only Imagine 2018 · Drama $86.1M $83.5M dom.
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What to Expect When You're Expecting 2012 · Drama $84.4M $41.2M dom.
The Best Dennis Quaid Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Dennis Quaid has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 37 films, and Broke (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 37 films Broke 2025 · as George Brandywine Movie Echo Score: 87
- Action 19 films Born a Champion 2021 · as Mason Movie Echo Score: 79
- Comedy 12 films The Parent Trap 1998
- Biography 6 films American Underdog 2021 · as Dick Vermeil Movie Echo Score: 68
- Adventure 5 films Blue Miracle 2021 · as Captain Wade Movie Echo Score: 69
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Mystery 3 films D.O.A. 1988 · as Dexter Cornell -
Family 2 films The Tiger Rising 2022 · as Beauchamp Movie Echo Score: 48 -
History 2 films The Special Relationship 2010 · as Bill Clinton - Crime 1 film Sovereign 2025 · as John Bouchart Movie Echo Score: 70
The Best Dennis Quaid Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Dennis Quaid's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Dennis Quaid Movies
Dennis Quaid's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Substance (2024) leads with 9 wins from 33 nominations.
- Awards: 9 wins The Substance 2024 · 33 nominations
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Awards: 6 wins Far From Heaven 2002 · 17 nominations -
Awards: 4 wins The Right Stuff 1983 · 10 nominations -
Awards: 2 wins Breaking Away 1979 · 11 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Innerspace 1987 · 3 nominations - Awards: 1 win The Day After Tomorrow 2004 · 1 nominations
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Awards: 1 win The Big Easy 1987 · 3 nominations
The Latest Dennis Quaid Movies
The most recent films Dennis Quaid is credited on, newest first — starting with War Machine (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- War Machine 2026 · Action
- I Can Only Imagine 2 2026 · Arthur
- Sovereign 2025 · John Bouchart
- Broke 2025 · George Brandywine
- The Substance 2024 · Harvey
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Reagan 2024 · Ronald Reagan - The Long Game 2024 · Frank Mitchell
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The Hill 2023 · Pastor Hill -
On a Wing and a Prayer 2023 · Doug White -
Lawmen: Bass Reeves 2023 · Marshal Sherrill Lynn -
Full Circle 2023 · Jeff McCusker - Strange World 2022 · Jaeger Clade
The Best Dennis Quaid Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Dennis Quaid films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Dennis Quaid movie?
Broke (2025) is the best-rated Dennis Quaid film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87, ahead of The Substance (2024) (86) and The Long Game (2024) (81). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Broke: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Dennis Quaid movie?
The Day After Tomorrow (2004) made the most at the box office, with $553M worldwide, followed by G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) with $302M. Together, Dennis Quaid's films with box office figures have made $3.09B.
Which Dennis Quaid movie won the most awards?
The Substance (2024) is the most decorated Dennis Quaid film, with 9 wins from 33 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Dennis Quaid drama movie?
Broke (2025) is the best-rated of Dennis Quaid's drama films, with a score of 87. In other genres: Born a Champion (action), The Parent Trap (comedy) and American Underdog (biography).
What is the newest Dennis Quaid movie?
The newest film on Dennis Quaid's filmography is War Machine (2026).
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