The Best Hume Cronyn Movies, Ranked
53 credits from 1943 to 2004, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Cocoon (1985) with $85.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Hume Cronyn Box Office Hits
Hume Cronyn's films have made $324M worldwide in total. Cocoon (1985) is the biggest hit at $85.3M, ahead of *batteries not included (1987) ($65.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Cocoon 1985 · Sci-Fi $85.3M $76.1M dom. - 2
*batteries not included 1987 · Sci-Fi $65.1M $32.9M dom. - 3
Cleopatra 1963 · Biography $57.8M $57.8M dom. - 4
Brewster's Millions 1985 · Comedy $45.8M $40.8M dom. - 5
The World According to Garp 1982 · Drama $29.7M $29.7M dom. - 6
Cocoon: The Return 1988 · Adventure $25M $18.9M dom. - 7
Rollover 1981 · Drama $10.9M $10.9M dom. - 8
Impulse 1984 · Thriller $2.77M $2.77M dom. - 9
Honky Tonk Freeway 1981 · Comedy $2M $2M dom. - 10
There Was a Crooked Man... 1970 · Comedy $15.2K
The Best Hume Cronyn Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Hume Cronyn has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 23 films, and The World According to Garp (1982) is the pick of them.
- Drama 23 films The World According to Garp 1982
- Comedy 9 films Brewster's Millions 1985
- Sci-Fi 2 films Cocoon 1985
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Romance 2 films The Arrangement 1969 · as Arthur Houghton - Biography 2 films Cleopatra 1963
- Adventure 1 film Cocoon: The Return 1988
- Thriller 1 film Impulse 1984 · as Dr. Carr
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Film-Noir 1 film Shadow of a Doubt 1943
The Best Hume Cronyn Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Hume Cronyn's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1940s to 1980s.
Most Awarded Hume Cronyn Movies
Hume Cronyn's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Cleopatra (1963) leads with 4 wins from 13 nominations.
The Latest Hume Cronyn Movies
The most recent films Hume Cronyn is credited on, newest first — starting with A Separate Peace (2004). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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A Separate Peace 2004 · Professor Carmichael -
Off Season 2001 · Sam Clausner -
Yesterday’s Children 2000 · Old Sonny Sutton -
Santa and Pete 1999 · Saint Nick -
Sea People 1999 · Mr. John McRae -
Alone 1997 · John Webb -
12 Angry Men 1997 · Juror 9 -
Camilla 1994 · Ewald -
To Dance with the White Dog 1993 · Robert Samuel Peek -
Broadway Bound 1992 · Ben -
Christmas on Division Street 1991 · Cleveland Meriwether -
Day One 1989 · James F. Byrnes
The Best Hume Cronyn Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Hume Cronyn films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Hume Cronyn movie?
Cocoon (1985) made the most at the box office, with $85.3M worldwide, followed by *batteries not included (1987) with $65.1M. Together, Hume Cronyn's films with box office figures have made $324M.
Which Hume Cronyn movie won the most awards?
Cleopatra (1963) is the most decorated Hume Cronyn film, with 4 wins from 13 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Hume Cronyn drama movie?
The World According to Garp (1982) is the best-rated of Hume Cronyn's drama films. In other genres: Brewster's Millions (comedy), Cocoon (sci-fi) and The Arrangement (romance).
What is the newest Hume Cronyn movie?
The newest film on Hume Cronyn's filmography is A Separate Peace (2004), with Hume Cronyn as Professor Carmichael.
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