The Best Eli Wallach Movies, Ranked
94 credits from 1956 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Deep (1977) with $47.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Eli Wallach Box Office Hits
Eli Wallach's films have made $202M worldwide in total. The Deep (1977) is the biggest hit at $47.3M, ahead of Something in Common (1986) ($32.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Deep 1977 · Adventure $47.3M $47.3M dom. - 2
Something in Common 1986 · Romance $32.3M $32.3M dom. - 3
Nuts 1987 · Drama $31M $31M dom. - 4
The Good, the Bad and the Ugly 1967 · Adventure $25.3M $25.1M dom. - 5
Tough Guys 1986 · Comedy $21.5M $21.5M dom. - 6
The Hunter 1980 · Action $16.3M $16.3M dom. - 7
The Associate 1996 · Comedy $12.8M $12.8M dom. - 8
Article 99 1992 · Drama $6.38M $6.38M dom. - 9
Night and the City 1992 · Drama $6.2M $6.2M dom. - 10
Winter Kills 1979 · Drama $1.16M $1.16M dom.
The Best Eli Wallach Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Eli Wallach has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 22 films, and Nuts (1987) is the pick of them.
The Best Eli Wallach Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Eli Wallach's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 1990s.
The Latest Eli Wallach Movies
The most recent films Eli Wallach is credited on, newest first — starting with The Toe Tactic (2009). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Toe Tactic 2009 · Maestro -
Mama’s Boy 2007 · Seymour Warburton -
The Moon and the Son: An Imagined Conversation 2005 · Father -
Monday Night Mayhem 2002 · Leonard Goldenson - The Associate 1996 · Donald Fallon
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Two Much 1995 · Sheldon - Night and the City 1992 · Drama
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Teamster Boss: The Jackie Presser Story 1992 · Bill Presser -
Mistress 1992 · Drama - Article 99 1992 · Sam Abrams
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The Impossible Spy 1987 · Yacov - Nuts 1987 · Dr. Herbert A. Morrison
The Best Eli Wallach Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Eli Wallach films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Eli Wallach movie?
The Deep (1977) made the most at the box office, with $47.3M worldwide, followed by Something in Common (1986) with $32.3M. Together, Eli Wallach's films with box office figures have made $202M.
What is the best Eli Wallach drama movie?
Nuts (1987) is the best-rated of Eli Wallach's drama films. In other genres: Tough Guys (comedy), Something in Common (romance) and The Deep (adventure).
What is the newest Eli Wallach movie?
The newest film on Eli Wallach's filmography is Rat Pack (2022), with Eli Wallach as Self (archive footage).
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