The Best Jerry Stiller Movies, Ranked
35 credits from 1970 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Nadine (1987) with $5.67M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Jerry Stiller Box Office Hits
Jerry Stiller's films have made $140M worldwide in total. Nadine (1987) is the biggest hit at $5.67M, ahead of Hot Pursuit (1987) ($4.22M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Nadine 1987 · Romance $5.67M $5.67M dom. - 2
Hot Pursuit 1987 · Comedy $4.22M $4.22M dom. - 3
Those Lips, Those Eyes 1980 · Music $805K $805K dom. - 4
The Independent 2001 · Comedy $238K $238K dom. - 5
Foodfight! 2012 · Action $120K - 6
The Pickle 1993 · Comedy $84.5K $84.5K dom. - 7
Swinging with the Finkels 2011 · Romance $72.9K - 8
Highway to Hell 1991 · Action $26.1K $26.1K dom. - 9
The Lion King 1½ 2004 · Animation $1.47K - 10
A Fish in the Bathtub 1999 · Comedy $1.24K $1.24K dom.
The Best Jerry Stiller Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jerry Stiller has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 13 films, and Hot Pursuit (1987) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 13 films Hot Pursuit 1987
- Animation 3 films The Lion King 1½ 2004 · as Uncle Max (voice)
- Music 2 films Those Lips, Those Eyes 1980 · as Mr. Shoemaker
- Action 2 films Foodfight! 2012 · as General X (voice)
- Romance 2 films Nadine 1987 · as Raymond Escobar
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Thriller 2 films The Taking of Pelham One Two Three 1974 · as Lt. Rico Patrone
The Best Jerry Stiller Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jerry Stiller's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2010s.
The Latest Jerry Stiller Movies
The most recent films Jerry Stiller is credited on, newest first — starting with Zoolander: Super Model (2016). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Zoolander: Super Model 2016 · Maury Ballstein (voice) -
How Murray Saved Christmas 2014 · Murray Weiner (voice) - Foodfight! 2012 · General X (voice)
- Swinging with the Finkels 2011 · Mr. Winters
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Behind the Legend: Timon 2004 · Uncle Max (voice) - The Lion King 1½ 2004 · Uncle Max (voice)
- The Independent 2001 · Comedy
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Chump Change 2000 · The Colonel - A Fish in the Bathtub 1999 · Comedy
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Subway Stories 1997 · Old Man (segment "The 5:24") -
Stag 1997 · Ted -
A Rat’s Tale 1997 · Prof. Plumpingham
The Best Jerry Stiller Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jerry Stiller films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Jerry Stiller movie?
Nadine (1987) made the most at the box office, with $5.67M worldwide, followed by Hot Pursuit (1987) with $4.22M. Together, Jerry Stiller's films with box office figures have made $140M.
What is the best Jerry Stiller comedy movie?
Hot Pursuit (1987) is the best-rated of Jerry Stiller's comedy films. In other genres: The Lion King 1½ (animation), Those Lips, Those Eyes (music) and Foodfight! (action).
What is the newest Jerry Stiller movie?
The newest film on Jerry Stiller's filmography is Stiller & Meara: Nothing Is Lost (2025), with Jerry Stiller as Self.
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