The Best Howard Hesseman Movies, Ranked
63 credits from 1968 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) with $55.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Howard Hesseman Box Office Hits
Howard Hesseman's films have made $163M worldwide in total. Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) is the biggest hit at $55.6M, ahead of Private Lessons (1981) ($26.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment 1985 · Comedy $55.6M $55.6M dom. - 2
Private Lessons 1981 · Comedy $26.3M $26.3M dom. - 3
The Other Side of Midnight 1977 · Romance $24.7M $24.7M dom. - 4
Flight of the Navigator 1986 · Adventure $18.6M $18.6M dom. - 5
Doctor Detroit 1983 · Comedy $10.4M $10.4M dom. - 6
Americathon 1979 · Comedy $6.17M $6.17M dom. - 7
Gridlock’d 1997 · Drama $5.57M $5.57M dom. - 8
My Chauffeur 1986 · Comedy $4.78M $4.78M dom. - 9
The Big Bus 1976 · Action $3.54M $3.54M dom. - 10
Heat 1987 · Action $2.79M $2.79M dom.
The Best Howard Hesseman Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Howard Hesseman has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 19 films, and Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) is the pick of them.
The Best Howard Hesseman Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Howard Hesseman's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2000s.
The Latest Howard Hesseman Movies
The most recent films Howard Hesseman is credited on, newest first — starting with A Christmas in Vermont (2016). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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A Christmas in Vermont 2016 · Nick Harper -
Bigfoot 2012 · Mayor Tommy Gillis -
Man About Town 2006 · Ben Giamoro -
Crazy for Christmas 2005 · Fred Nickells -
On the 2nd Day of Christmas 1997 · David - Gridlock’d 1997 · Blind Man
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Out-of-Sync 1995 · Det. Caldwell -
Munchie Strikes Back 1994 · Munchie (voice) -
Little Miss Millions 1993 · Nick Frost -
Quiet Killer 1992 · Congressman Calvin Phillips -
Hot Chocolate 1992 · Mr. Cassidy -
Murder in New Hampshire: The Pamela Wojas Smart Story 1991 · Paul Maggioto
The Best Howard Hesseman Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Howard Hesseman films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Howard Hesseman movie?
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) made the most at the box office, with $55.6M worldwide, followed by Private Lessons (1981) with $26.3M. Together, Howard Hesseman's films with box office figures have made $163M.
What is the best Howard Hesseman comedy movie?
Police Academy 2: Their First Assignment (1985) is the best-rated of Howard Hesseman's comedy films. In other genres: Gridlock’d (drama), Flight of the Navigator (adventure) and The Big Bus (action).
What is the newest Howard Hesseman movie?
The newest film on Howard Hesseman's filmography is Who Done It: The Clue Documentary (2022), with Howard Hesseman as Self (archive footage) (uncredited).
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