The Best Ed Begley Jr. Movies, Ranked
102 credits from 1969 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Strange Darling (2024) comes out on top with a score of 82. The biggest box office hit is Book Club (2018) with $104M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Ed Begley Jr. Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Ed Begley Jr. is credited on. Strange Darling (2024) leads with 82, followed by Plus One (2019) at 76. 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 82 Strange Darling 2024 · Horror -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Plus One 2019 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Reboot Camp 2020 · Comedy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Don't Tell Larry 2025 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Dear Christmas 2020 · Tv movie -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Book Club 2018 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Making Babies 2019 · Comedy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 54 Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story 2024 · Comedy
Biggest Ed Begley Jr. Box Office Hits
Ed Begley Jr.'s films have made $279M worldwide in total. Book Club (2018) is the biggest hit at $104M, ahead of Young Doctors in Love (1982) ($30.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Book Club 2018 · Drama $104M $68.6M dom.
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Young Doctors in Love 1982 · Comedy $30.7M $30.7M dom. - 3
Private Lessons 1981 · Comedy $26.3M $26.3M dom. - 4
Protocol 1984 · Comedy $26.2M $26.2M dom. - 5
The One and Only 1978 · Romance $16.9M $16.9M dom. - 6
She-Devil 1989 · Comedy $15.4M $15.4M dom. - 7
The Pagemaster 1994 · Animation $13.7M $13.7M dom. - 8
The Concorde… Airport ’79 1979 · Thriller $13M $13M dom. - 9
Buddy Buddy 1981 · Comedy $7.26M $7.26M dom. - 10
Transylvania 6-5000 1985 · Fantasy $7.2M $7.2M dom.
The Best Ed Begley Jr. Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ed Begley Jr. has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 31 films, and Reboot Camp (2020) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 31 films Reboot Camp 2020 · as John Lehman Movie Echo Score: 75
- Drama 17 films Plus One 2019 · as Chuck Movie Echo Score: 76
- Tv movie 9 films Dear Christmas 2020 · as Randy Morgan Movie Echo Score: 62
- Horror 3 films Strange Darling 2024 · as Frederick Movie Echo Score: 82
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Action 3 films Santa with Muscles 1996 · as Ebner Frost - Thriller 3 films The Concorde… Airport ’79 1979 · as Rescuer #1
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Mystery 2 films Imperfections 2017 - Romance 2 films The One and Only 1978 · as Arnold - The King
- Fantasy 2 films Transylvania 6-5000 1985
The Best Ed Begley Jr. Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Ed Begley Jr.'s career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
- 2020s 5 films Strange Darling 2024 · as Frederick Movie Echo Score: 82
- 2010s 12 films Plus One 2019 · as Chuck Movie Echo Score: 76
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2000s 15 films Relative Strangers 2006 · as Mr. Manoire - 1990s 27 films The Pagemaster 1994 · as Alan Tyler
- 1980s 19 films Young Doctors in Love 1982 · as The Flashback - Young Simon's Father
- 1970s 16 films The One and Only 1978 · as Arnold - The King
The Latest Ed Begley Jr. Movies
The most recent films Ed Begley Jr. is credited on, newest first — starting with Don't Tell Larry (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Don't Tell Larry 2025 · Bruce
- Holiday Touchdown: A Chiefs Love Story 2024 · Paul Higman
- Strange Darling 2024 · Frederick
- Dear Christmas 2020 · Randy Morgan
- Reboot Camp 2020 · John Lehman
- Plus One 2019 · Chuck
- Making Babies 2019 · Dr. Remis
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Bixler High Private Eye 2019 · Charlie DeWitt - Book Club 2018 · Tom
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Amelia 2.0 2017 · Paul Wesley - Imperfections 2017 · Mystery
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Mascots 2016 · A.J. Blumquist
The Best Ed Begley Jr. Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ed Begley Jr. films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ed Begley Jr. movie?
Strange Darling (2024) is the best-rated Ed Begley Jr. film, with a Movie Echo Score of 82, ahead of Plus One (2019) (76) and Reboot Camp (2020) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Strange Darling: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ed Begley Jr. movie?
Book Club (2018) made the most at the box office, with $104M worldwide, followed by Young Doctors in Love (1982) with $30.7M. Together, Ed Begley Jr.'s films with box office figures have made $279M.
Which Ed Begley Jr. movie won the most awards?
Strange Darling (2024) is the most decorated Ed Begley Jr. 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 Ed Begley Jr. comedy movie?
Reboot Camp (2020) is the best-rated of Ed Begley Jr.'s comedy films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Plus One (drama), Dear Christmas (tv movie) and Strange Darling (horror).
What is the newest Ed Begley Jr. movie?
The newest film on Ed Begley Jr.'s filmography is Don't Tell Larry (2025), with Ed Begley Jr. as Bruce.
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