The Best Eli Roth Movies, Ranked
52 credits from 1996 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Thanksgiving (2023) comes out on top with a score of 68. The biggest box office hit is The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) with $132M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Eli Roth Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Eli Roth is credited on. Thanksgiving (2023) leads with 68, followed by Fin (2021) 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 68 Thanksgiving 2023 · Horror -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Fin 2021 · Documentary -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 The House with a Clock in Its Walls 2018 · Sci-Fi -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Death Rider in the House of Vampires 2021 · Western -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 43 Death Wish 2018 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 35 Ice Cream Man 2026 · Horror -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 25 Borderlands 2024 · Action
Biggest Eli Roth Box Office Hits
Eli Roth's films have made $519M worldwide in total. The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) is the biggest hit at $132M, ahead of Hostel (2006) ($82M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The House with a Clock in Its Walls 2018 · Sci-Fi $132M $68.5M dom.
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Hostel 2006 · Mystery $82M $47.3M dom. - 3 Death Wish 2018 · Action $49.6M $34M dom.
- 4 Thanksgiving 2023 · Horror $46.6M $31.9M dom.
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The Mirror Has Two Faces 1996 · Romance $41.1M $41.1M dom. - 6
Hostel: Part II 2007 · Thriller $35.7M $17.6M dom. - 7 Borderlands 2024 · Action $33M $15.5M dom.
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Death Proof 2007 · Thriller $31.1M - 9
Cabin Fever 2003 · Thriller $30.6M $21.2M dom. - 10
Grindhouse 2007 · Action $25.4M $25M dom.
The Best Eli Roth Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Eli Roth has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Horror leads with 8 films, and Thanksgiving (2023) is the pick of them.
- Horror 8 films Thanksgiving 2023 · Director Movie Echo Score: 68
- Action 3 films Death Wish 2018 · Director Movie Echo Score: 43
- Thriller 3 films Hostel: Part II 2007 · Director
- Mystery 2 films Hostel 2006 · Director
- Western 1 film Death Rider in the House of Vampires 2021 · as Drac Cassidy Movie Echo Score: 50
- Documentary 1 film Fin 2021 · Director Movie Echo Score: 66
- Sci-Fi 1 film The House with a Clock in Its Walls 2018 · Director Movie Echo Score: 64
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Adventure 1 film The Green Inferno 2015 · Director - Romance 1 film The Mirror Has Two Faces 1996 · as Male Student
The Best Eli Roth Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Eli Roth's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Eli Roth Movies
The most recent films Eli Roth is credited on, newest first — starting with Ice Cream Man (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Ice Cream Man 2026 · Marty
- Borderlands 2024 · Director
- Thanksgiving 2023 · Director
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Haunted House: Trick-VR-Treat 2022 · Director - Death Rider in the House of Vampires 2021 · Drac Cassidy
- Fin 2021 · Director
- The House with a Clock in Its Walls 2018 · Director
- Death Wish 2018 · Director
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Knock Knock 2015 · Director - The Green Inferno 2015 · Director
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Eaten Alive! The Rise and Fall of the Italian Cannibal Film 2015 · Horror -
Don’t Look Up 2009 · Béla Olt
The Best Eli Roth Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Eli Roth films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Eli Roth movie?
Thanksgiving (2023) is the best-rated Eli Roth film, with a Movie Echo Score of 68, ahead of Fin (2021) (66) and The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) (64). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Thanksgiving: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Eli Roth movie?
The House with a Clock in Its Walls (2018) made the most at the box office, with $132M worldwide, followed by Hostel (2006) with $82M. Together, Eli Roth's films with box office figures have made $519M.
What is the best Eli Roth horror movie?
Thanksgiving (2023) is the best-rated of Eli Roth's horror films, with a score of 68. In other genres: Death Wish (action), Hostel: Part II (thriller) and Hostel (mystery).
What is the newest Eli Roth movie?
The newest film on Eli Roth's filmography is Ice Cream Man (2026), with Eli Roth as Marty.
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