The Best Edward Herrmann Movies, Ranked
62 credits from 1971 to 2015, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Big Business (1988) with $40.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Edward Herrmann Box Office Hits
Edward Herrmann's films have made $165M worldwide in total. Big Business (1988) is the biggest hit at $40.2M, ahead of Richie Rich (1994) ($38.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Big Business 1988 · Comedy $40.2M $40.2M dom. - 2
Richie Rich 1994 · Comedy $38.1M $38.1M dom. - 3
The Great Waldo Pepper 1975 · Drama $20.6M $20.6M dom. - 4
Born Yesterday 1993 · Comedy $18M $18M dom. - 5
Compromising Positions 1985 · Drama $12.5M $12.5M dom. - 6
Wedding Daze 2006 · Romance $11.7M - 7
The Man with One Red Shoe 1985 · Thriller $8.65M $8.65M dom. - 8
Brass Target 1978 · Action $5.01M $5.01M dom. - 9
Mrs. Soffel 1984 · Drama $4.39M $4.39M dom. - 10
My Boyfriend’s Back 1993 · Romance $3.34M $3.34M dom.
The Best Edward Herrmann Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Edward Herrmann has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 20 films, and The Great Waldo Pepper (1975) is the pick of them.
The Best Edward Herrmann Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Edward Herrmann's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2000s.
The Latest Edward Herrmann Movies
The most recent films Edward Herrmann is credited on, newest first — starting with Heaven’s Door (2012). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Heaven’s Door 2012 · Nate Christensen -
Christmas Oranges 2012 · Mr. Crampton -
Treasure Buddies 2012 · Philip Wellington -
The Christmas Pageant 2011 · Garrett Clark -
A Christmas Wish 2011 · Les McCallum -
Redemption: For Robbing the Dead 2011 · Governor Dawson -
Son of Morning 2011 · Thomas -
The Six Wives of Henry Lefay 2009 · John Goodenough -
Hatching Pete 2009 · The Principal - Wedding Daze 2006 · Lyle
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Relative Strangers 2006 · Doug Clayton -
James Dean 2001 · Raymond Massey
The Best Edward Herrmann Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Edward Herrmann films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Edward Herrmann movie?
Big Business (1988) made the most at the box office, with $40.2M worldwide, followed by Richie Rich (1994) with $38.1M. Together, Edward Herrmann's films with box office figures have made $165M.
Which Edward Herrmann movie won the most awards?
The Paper Chase (1973) is the most decorated Edward Herrmann film, with 2 wins from 4 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Edward Herrmann drama movie?
The Great Waldo Pepper (1975) is the best-rated of Edward Herrmann's drama films. In other genres: Big Business (comedy), Wedding Daze (romance) and The Man with One Red Shoe (thriller).
What is the newest Edward Herrmann movie?
The newest film on Edward Herrmann's filmography is Cancer: The Emperor of All Maladies (2015), with Edward Herrmann as Narrator (voice).
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