The Best Frank Whaley Movies, Ranked
44 credits from 1989 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Death on the Border (2023) comes out on top with a score of 83. The biggest box office hit is Hustlers (2019) with $158M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Frank Whaley Movies
The 10 highest-rated films Frank Whaley is credited on. Death on the Border (2023) leads with 83, followed by Hustlers (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 83 Death on the Border 2023 · Thriller -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Hustlers 2019 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Wish Man 2019 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Saint Clare 2025 · Horror -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 All That We Destroy 2019 · Thriller -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Cold Moon 2017 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 The Shed 2019 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 42 Warning Shot 2018 · Thriller -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 27 Against the Night 2017 · Mystery -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 14 Private Property 2022 · Drama
Biggest Frank Whaley Box Office Hits
Frank Whaley's films have made $258M worldwide in total. Hustlers (2019) is the biggest hit at $158M, ahead of Monster Trucks (2017) ($64.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Hustlers 2019 · Drama $158M $105M dom.
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Monster Trucks 2017 · Action $64.5M $33.4M dom. - 3
The Freshman 1990 · Comedy $21.5M $21.5M dom. - 4
Career Opportunities 1991 · Comedy $11.3M $11.3M dom. - 5
A Midnight Clear 1992 · War $1.53M $1.53M dom. - 6
Little Monsters 1989 · Adventure $794K $794K dom. - 7 Against the Night 2017 · Mystery $425K
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Swimming with Sharks 1995 · Comedy $383K $383K dom. - 9
Rob the Mob 2014 · Drama $210K $209K dom. - 10
Crazy Eights 2006 · Horror $97.2K $97.2K dom.
The Best Frank Whaley Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Frank Whaley has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 16 films, and Hustlers (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 16 films Hustlers 2019 Movie Echo Score: 76
- Comedy 5 films The Freshman 1990
- Thriller 4 films Death on the Border 2023 · as Detective John Watson Movie Echo Score: 83
- Horror 2 films Saint Clare 2025 · as Mailman Bob Movie Echo Score: 55
- War 2 films A Midnight Clear 1992 · as Paul 'Father' Mundy
- Biography 1 film Wish Man 2019 · as Tom Wells Movie Echo Score: 66
- Mystery 1 film Against the Night 2017 · as Detective Ramsey Movie Echo Score: 27
- Action 1 film Monster Trucks 2017
- Adventure 1 film Little Monsters 1989
The Best Frank Whaley Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Frank Whaley's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Frank Whaley Movies
The most recent films Frank Whaley is credited on, newest first — starting with Saint Clare (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Saint Clare 2025 · Mailman Bob
- Death on the Border 2023 · Detective John Watson
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Bitcon 2022 · Kip - Private Property 2022 · Ed Hogate
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Magic in Mount Holly 2021 · Buyer - The Shed 2019 · Bane
- Hustlers 2019 · Drama
- Wish Man 2019 · Tom Wells
- All That We Destroy 2019 · Parker
- Warning Shot 2018 · David
- Cold Moon 2017 · Sheriff Ted Hale
- Against the Night 2017 · Detective Ramsey
The Best Frank Whaley Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Frank Whaley films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Frank Whaley movie?
Death on the Border (2023) is the best-rated Frank Whaley film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83, ahead of Hustlers (2019) (76) and Wish Man (2019) (66). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Death on the Border: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Frank Whaley movie?
Hustlers (2019) made the most at the box office, with $158M worldwide, followed by Monster Trucks (2017) with $64.5M. Together, Frank Whaley's films with box office figures have made $258M.
Which Frank Whaley movie won the most awards?
Hustlers (2019) is the most decorated Frank Whaley film, with 1 win from 7 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Frank Whaley drama movie?
Hustlers (2019) is the best-rated of Frank Whaley's drama films, with a score of 76. In other genres: The Freshman (comedy), Death on the Border (thriller) and Saint Clare (horror).
What is the newest Frank Whaley movie?
The newest film on Frank Whaley's filmography is Saint Clare (2025), with Frank Whaley as Mailman Bob.
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