The Best Fred Gwynne Movies, Ranked
27 credits from 1966 to 2019, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Cotton Club Encore (2019) comes out on top with a score of 70. The biggest box office hit is The Secret of My Succe$s (1987) with $111M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Fred Gwynne Box Office Hits
Fred Gwynne's films have made $167M worldwide in total. The Secret of My Succe$s (1987) is the biggest hit at $111M, ahead of The Cotton Club (1984) ($25.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Secret of My Succe$s 1987 · Comedy $111M $67M dom. - 2
The Cotton Club 1984 · Drama $25.9M $25.9M dom. - 3
Disorganized Crime 1989 · Action $7.72M $7.72M dom. - 4
Ironweed 1988 · Drama $7.39M $7.39M dom. - 5
The Boy Who Could Fly 1986 · Drama $7.18M $7.18M dom. - 6
Off Beat 1986 · Comedy $4.84M $4.84M dom. - 7
Shadows and Fog 1991 · Crime $2.74M $2.74M dom.
The Best Fred Gwynne Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Fred Gwynne has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 6 films, and The Cotton Club Encore (2019) is the pick of them.
The Best Fred Gwynne Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Fred Gwynne's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2010s.
The Latest Fred Gwynne Movies
The most recent films Fred Gwynne is credited on, newest first — starting with The Cotton Club Encore (2019). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Cotton Club Encore 2019 · Drama -
The Munsters: Family Portrait 2008 · Herman Munster - Shadows and Fog 1991 · Hacker's Follower
- Disorganized Crime 1989 · Max Green
- Ironweed 1988 · Drama
- The Secret of My Succe$s 1987 · Comedy
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Murder by the Book 1987 · Victor Greville -
The Christmas Star 1986 · Waters - The Boy Who Could Fly 1986 · Drama
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Vanishing Act 1986 · Father Macklin - Off Beat 1986 · The Commissioner
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Kane & Abel 1985 · Davis LeRoy
The Best Fred Gwynne Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Fred Gwynne films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Fred Gwynne movie?
The Cotton Club Encore (2019) is the best-rated Fred Gwynne film, with a Movie Echo Score of 70. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Cotton Club Encore: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Fred Gwynne movie?
The Secret of My Succe$s (1987) made the most at the box office, with $111M worldwide, followed by The Cotton Club (1984) with $25.9M. Together, Fred Gwynne's films with box office figures have made $167M.
Which Fred Gwynne movie won the most awards?
The Cotton Club (1984) is the most decorated Fred Gwynne film, with 1 win from 6 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Fred Gwynne drama movie?
The Cotton Club Encore (2019) is the best-rated of Fred Gwynne's drama films, with a score of 70. In other genres: The Secret of My Succe$s (comedy), Shadows and Fog (crime) and Disorganized Crime (action).
What is the newest Fred Gwynne movie?
The newest film on Fred Gwynne's filmography is The Cotton Club Encore (2019).
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