The Best Jay Roach Movies, Ranked
19 credits from 1991 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Roses (2025) comes out on top with a score of 70. The biggest box office hit is Meet the Fockers (2004) with $523M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Jay Roach Box Office Hits
Jay Roach's films have made $1.86B worldwide in total. Meet the Fockers (2004) is the biggest hit at $523M, ahead of Meet the Parents (2000) ($330M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Meet the Fockers 2004 · Comedy $523M $279M dom. - 2
Meet the Parents 2000 · Comedy $330M $166M dom. - 3
Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me 1999 · Action $314M $206M dom. - 4
Austin Powers in Goldmember 2002 · Action $297M $213M dom. - 5
The Campaign 2012 · Comedy $105M $86.9M dom. - 6
Dinner for Schmucks 2010 · Comedy $86.9M $73M dom. - 7
Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery 1997 · Action $67.7M $53.9M dom. - 8
Bombshell 2019 · Biography $61.4M $31.8M dom. - 9
The Roses 2025 · Comedy $52M $15.3M dom. - 10
Trumbo 2015 · Biography $11.4M $7.86M dom.
The Best Jay Roach Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jay Roach has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 7 films, and The Roses (2025) is the pick of them.
The Best Jay Roach Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jay Roach's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Jay Roach Movies
The most recent films Jay Roach is credited on, newest first — starting with The Roses (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Roses 2025 · Director
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Coastal Elites 2020 · Director - Bombshell 2019 · Director
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All the Way 2016 · Director - Trumbo 2015 · Director
- The Campaign 2012 · Director
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Game Change 2012 · Director - Dinner for Schmucks 2010 · Director
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Recount 2008 · Director -
Earth to America 2005 · Director - Meet the Fockers 2004 · Director
- Austin Powers in Goldmember 2002 · Director
The Best Jay Roach Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jay Roach films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Jay Roach movie?
The Roses (2025) is the best-rated Jay Roach film, with a Movie Echo Score of 70, ahead of Bombshell (2019) (62) and Coastal Elites (2020) (48). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Roses: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Jay Roach movie?
Meet the Fockers (2004) made the most at the box office, with $523M worldwide, followed by Meet the Parents (2000) with $330M. Together, Jay Roach's films with box office figures have made $1.86B.
Which Jay Roach movie won the most awards?
Bombshell (2019) is the most decorated Jay Roach film, with 3 wins from 23 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Jay Roach comedy movie?
The Roses (2025) is the best-rated of Jay Roach's comedy films, with a score of 70. In other genres: Austin Powers: The Spy Who Shagged Me (action), Bombshell (biography) and Mystery, Alaska (drama).
What is the newest Jay Roach movie?
The newest film on Jay Roach's filmography is The Roses (2025), directed by Jay Roach.
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