The Best Ethan Phillips Movies, Ranked
31 credits from 1986 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Miles (2017) comes out on top with a score of 57. The biggest box office hit is Miles (2017) with $66.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Ethan Phillips Box Office Hits
Ethan Phillips's films have made $165M worldwide in total. Miles (2017) is the biggest hit at $66.3M, ahead of Lean on Me (1989) ($31.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Miles 2017 · Drama $66.3M $36.1M dom. - 2
Lean on Me 1989 · Drama $31.9M $31.9M dom. - 3
Glory 1989 · History $27M $27M dom. - 4
Burglar 1987 · Crime $16.3M $16.3M dom. - 5
Critters 1986 · Sci-Fi $13.2M $13.2M dom. - 6
Wagons East! 1994 · Comedy $4.41M $4.41M dom. - 7
Jeffrey 1995 · Comedy $3.49M $3.49M dom. - 8
The Home 2025 · Horror $1.95M $1.58M dom. - 9
Chestnut: Hero of Central Park 2004 · Family $247K - 10
Bloodhounds of Broadway 1989 · Romance $43.7K $43.7K dom.
The Best Ethan Phillips Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ethan Phillips has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Horror leads with 6 films, and The Home (2025) is the pick of them.
- Horror 6 films The Home 2025 · as Ethan Movie Echo Score: 44
- Comedy 4 films Wagons East! 1994 · as Smedly
- Drama 4 films Miles 2017 Movie Echo Score: 57
- Sci-Fi 3 films Critters 1986
- Romance 3 films Bloodhounds of Broadway 1989 · as Basil Valentine
- History 2 films Glory 1989 · as Hospital Steward
- Family 1 film Chestnut: Hero of Central Park 2004 · as Marty
- Crime 1 film Burglar 1987 · as Bartender at Parker's on Fifth
The Best Ethan Phillips Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Ethan Phillips's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Ethan Phillips Movies
The most recent films Ethan Phillips is credited on, newest first — starting with The Home (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Home 2025 · Ethan
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Future ’38 2017 · Dr. Elcourt - Miles 2017 · Drama
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All the Way 2016 · Joe Alsop -
The Murder Pact 2015 · Professor -
The Adventures of RoboRex 2014 · Randy Jenkins / Professor Apocalypse -
Coffin Baby 2013 · Coroner B. Jones -
Arachnoquake 2012 · Roy -
Dahmer vs. Gacy 2010 · X-13 -
Keith 2008 · Mr. Miles -
Big Game 2008 · Mr. Foxx -
Star Trek: Of Gods and Men 2007 · Data Clerk
The Best Ethan Phillips Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ethan Phillips films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ethan Phillips movie?
Miles (2017) is the best-rated Ethan Phillips film, with a Movie Echo Score of 57, ahead of The Home (2025) (44). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Miles: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ethan Phillips movie?
Miles (2017) made the most at the box office, with $66.3M worldwide, followed by Lean on Me (1989) with $31.9M. Together, Ethan Phillips's films with box office figures have made $165M.
What is the best Ethan Phillips horror movie?
The Home (2025) is the best-rated of Ethan Phillips's horror films, with a score of 44. In other genres: Wagons East! (comedy), Miles (drama) and Critters (sci-fi).
What is the newest Ethan Phillips movie?
The newest film on Ethan Phillips's filmography is The Home (2025), with Ethan Phillips as Ethan.
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