The Best Dick Miller Movies, Ranked
97 credits from 1955 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Small Soldiers (1998) with $54.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Dick Miller Box Office Hits
Dick Miller's films have made $147M worldwide in total. Small Soldiers (1998) is the biggest hit at $54.7M, ahead of Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) ($41.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Small Soldiers 1998 · Adventure $54.7M $54.7M dom. - 2
Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990 · Fantasy $41.5M $41.5M dom. - 3
Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight 1995 · Action $21.1M $21.1M dom. - 4
New York, New York 1977 · Drama $16.4M $16.4M dom. - 5
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm 1993 · Action $5.86M $5.64M dom. - 6
Heartbeeps 1981 · Family $2.15M $2.15M dom. - 7
I Wanna Hold Your Hand 1978 · Comedy $1.94M $1.94M dom. - 8
Get Crazy 1983 · Music $1.65M $1.65M dom. - 9
Amazon Women on the Moon 1987 · Comedy $549K $549K dom. - 10
Amazon Women on the Moon 1987 · Comedy $549K $549K dom.
The Best Dick Miller Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Dick Miller has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 21 films, and I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 21 films I Wanna Hold Your Hand 1978 · as Sergeant Brenner
- Drama 13 films New York, New York 1977
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Thriller 10 films White Dog 1982 · as Animal Trainer - Action 9 films Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight 1995
- Music 4 films Get Crazy 1983 · as Susie's Dad
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Western 4 films Gunslinger 1956 · as Jimmy Tonto -
Sci-Fi 3 films Piranha 1978 - Adventure 3 films Small Soldiers 1998 · as Joe
- Fantasy 3 films Gremlins 2: The New Batch 1990
The Best Dick Miller Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Dick Miller's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 1990s.
The Latest Dick Miller Movies
The most recent films Dick Miller is credited on, newest first — starting with Hanukkah (2019). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Hanukkah 2019 · Rabbi Walter Paisley -
Trail of the Screaming Forehead 2007 · Eddie -
Trapped Ashes 2006 · Max (segment "Wraparound") -
Maximum Surge 2003 · Boxing Cornerman -
Route 666 2001 · Bartender - Small Soldiers 1998 · Joe
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The Second Civil War 1997 · Eddie O'Neill -
Number One Fan 1995 · Night Manager - Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight 1995 · Action
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Attack of the 5 Ft. 2 Women 1994 · Officer Murphy -
Shake, Rattle and Rock! 1994 · Officer Paisley -
Runaway Daughters 1994 · Roy Farrell
The Best Dick Miller Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Dick Miller films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Dick Miller movie?
Small Soldiers (1998) made the most at the box office, with $54.7M worldwide, followed by Gremlins 2: The New Batch (1990) with $41.5M. Together, Dick Miller's films with box office figures have made $147M.
What is the best Dick Miller comedy movie?
I Wanna Hold Your Hand (1978) is the best-rated of Dick Miller's comedy films. In other genres: New York, New York (drama), White Dog (thriller) and Tales from the Crypt: Demon Knight (action).
What is the newest Dick Miller movie?
The newest film on Dick Miller's filmography is The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2025), with Dick Miller as Self.
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