The Best Jared Hess Movies, Ranked
17 credits from 2001 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Thelma the Unicorn (2024) comes out on top with a score of 66. The biggest box office hit is A Minecraft Movie (2025) with $960M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Jared Hess Box Office Hits
Jared Hess's films have made $1.14B worldwide in total. A Minecraft Movie (2025) is the biggest hit at $960M, ahead of Nacho Libre (2006) ($99.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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A Minecraft Movie 2025 · Action $960M $424M dom. - 2
Nacho Libre 2006 · Sport $99.3M $80.2M dom. - 3
Napoleon Dynamite 2004 · Comedy $46.1M $44.5M dom. - 4
Masterminds 2016 · Action $29.7M $17.4M dom. - 5
The Singles Ward 2002 · Comedy $1.25M $1.25M dom. - 6
The R.M. 2003 · Family $1.11M $1.11M dom. - 7
Gentlemen Broncos 2009 · Comedy $118K $114K dom. - 8
Don Verdean 2015 · Adventure $31.3K $31.3K dom.
The Best Jared Hess Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jared Hess has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 6 films, and Napoleon Dynamite (2004) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 6 films Napoleon Dynamite 2004 · Director
- Action 2 films A Minecraft Movie 2025 · Director Movie Echo Score: 45
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Animation 1 film Thelma the Unicorn 2024 · Director Movie Echo Score: 66 - Adventure 1 film Don Verdean 2015 · Director
- Sport 1 film Nacho Libre 2006 · Director
- Family 1 film The R.M. 2003 · as LD3 Nerd
The Best Jared Hess Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jared Hess's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Jared Hess Movies
The most recent films Jared Hess is credited on, newest first — starting with A Minecraft Movie (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- A Minecraft Movie 2025 · Director
- Thelma the Unicorn 2024 · Director
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Ninety-Five Senses 2022 · Director -
Murder Among the Mormons 2021 · Director -
Murder Among the Mormons 2021 · Director -
The Unexpected Race 2018 · Deputy - Masterminds 2016 · Director
- Don Verdean 2015 · Director
- Gentlemen Broncos 2009 · Director
- Nacho Libre 2006 · Director
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On Location Napoleon Dynamite 2006 · Director - Napoleon Dynamite 2004 · Director
The Best Jared Hess Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jared Hess films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Jared Hess movie?
Thelma the Unicorn (2024) is the best-rated Jared Hess film, with a Movie Echo Score of 66, ahead of A Minecraft Movie (2025) (45). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Thelma the Unicorn: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Jared Hess movie?
A Minecraft Movie (2025) made the most at the box office, with $960M worldwide, followed by Nacho Libre (2006) with $99.3M. Together, Jared Hess's films with box office figures have made $1.14B.
What is the best Jared Hess comedy movie?
Napoleon Dynamite (2004) is the best-rated of Jared Hess's comedy films. In other genres: A Minecraft Movie (action), Thelma the Unicorn (animation) and Don Verdean (adventure).
What is the newest Jared Hess movie?
The newest film on Jared Hess's filmography is A Minecraft Movie (2025), directed by Jared Hess.
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