The Best Hal Linden Movies, Ranked
25 credits from 1964 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Samuel Project (2018) comes out on top with a score of 82. The biggest box office hit is Out to Sea (1997) with $30.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Hal Linden Box Office Hits
Hal Linden's films have made $39.9M worldwide in total. Out to Sea (1997) is the biggest hit at $30.7M, ahead of A New Life (1988) ($7.72M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Hal Linden Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Hal Linden has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 4 films, and Grand-Daddy Day Care (2019) is the pick of them.
The Best Hal Linden Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Hal Linden's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 2010s.
The Latest Hal Linden Movies
The most recent films Hal Linden is credited on, newest first — starting with Micro Budget (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Micro Budget 2026 · Russel -
Micro Budget 2024 · Russel -
Grand-Daddy Day Care 2019 · Gabe -
The Samuel Project 2018 · Samuel -
Light Years Away 2006 · Grandpa Sommers -
Time Changer 2002 · Sci-Fi -
The Glow 2002 · Arnold Janusz -
The Rockford Files: If It Bleeds… It Leads 1999 · Ernie Landale -
Out to Sea 1997 · Comedy -
The Colony 1995 · Philip Denig -
Dream Breakers 1989 · Harry Palliser -
A New Life 1988 · Mel Arons
The Best Hal Linden Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Hal Linden films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Hal Linden movie?
The Samuel Project (2018) is the best-rated Hal Linden film, with a Movie Echo Score of 82, ahead of Grand-Daddy Day Care (2019) (50). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Samuel Project: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Hal Linden movie?
Out to Sea (1997) made the most at the box office, with $30.7M worldwide, followed by A New Life (1988) with $7.72M. Together, Hal Linden's films with box office figures have made $39.9M.
What is the best Hal Linden comedy movie?
Grand-Daddy Day Care (2019) is the best-rated of Hal Linden's comedy films, with a score of 50. In other genres: The Samuel Project (drama), Time Changer (sci-fi) and A New Life (romance).
What is the newest Hal Linden movie?
The newest film on Hal Linden's filmography is Micro Budget (2026), with Hal Linden as Russel.
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