The Best Jim Gaffigan Movies, Ranked
62 credits from 1998 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Luca (2021) comes out on top with a score of 83. The biggest box office hit is Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) with $542M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Jim Gaffigan Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Jim Gaffigan is credited on. Luca (2021) leads with 83, followed by Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) at 75. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Luca 2021 · Adventure -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Linoleum 2023 · Sci-Fi -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Light From Light 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 An Almost Christmas Story 2024 · Animation -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Troop Zero 2019 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Day Shall Come 2019 · Comedy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Above the Shadows 2019 · Fantasy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Reindeer in Here 2022 · Animation -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Chappaquiddick 2018 · Biography -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Them That Follow 2019 · Thriller -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Susie Searches 2023 · Drama
Biggest Jim Gaffigan Box Office Hits
Jim Gaffigan's films have made $682M worldwide in total. Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) is the biggest hit at $542M, ahead of Luca (2021) ($51.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018 · Adventure $542M $168M dom.
- 2 Luca 2021 · Adventure $51.1M $1.32M dom.
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Super Troopers 2 2018 · Mystery $31.6M $30.6M dom. - 4
Duck Duck Goose 2018 · Adventure $19.8M - 5 Chappaquiddick 2018 · Biography $18.3M $17.4M dom.
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Playmobil: The Movie 2019 · Adventure $16.4M $1.12M dom. - 7
Drunk Parents 2019 · Comedy $1.66M - 8 The Day Shall Come 2019 · Comedy $552K $27K dom.
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Tesla 2020 · Biography $459K $93.1K dom. - 10
Greedy People 2024 · Comedy $237K
The Best Jim Gaffigan Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jim Gaffigan has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 10 films, and The Day Shall Come (2019) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 10 films The Day Shall Come 2019 · as Lemmy Movie Echo Score: 70
- Drama 10 films Light From Light 2019 · as Richard Movie Echo Score: 75
- Adventure 5 films Luca 2021 · as Lorenzo Paguro Movie Echo Score: 83
- Biography 4 films Chappaquiddick 2018 · as Paul Markham Movie Echo Score: 67
- Thriller 3 films Them That Follow 2019 · as Zeke Movie Echo Score: 67
- Animation 2 films An Almost Christmas Story 2024 · as Papa Owl Movie Echo Score: 73
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Action 1 film Peter Pan & Wendy 2023 · as Smee Movie Echo Score: 25 - Sci-Fi 1 film Linoleum 2023 · as Cameron, Kent Movie Echo Score: 75
- Fantasy 1 film Above the Shadows 2019 · as Paul Jederman Movie Echo Score: 70
The Best Jim Gaffigan Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jim Gaffigan's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Jim Gaffigan Movies
The most recent films Jim Gaffigan is credited on, newest first — starting with Maintenance Required (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Maintenance Required 2025 · Mr. Miller - An Almost Christmas Story 2024 · Papa Owl
- Greedy People 2024 · The Irishman
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Running on Empty 2024 · Barry -
Unfrosted 2024 · Edsel Kellogg III - Susie Searches 2023 · Sheriff Loggins
- Peter Pan & Wendy 2023 · Smee
- Linoleum 2023 · Cameron, Kent
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Full Circle 2023 · Manny Broward - Reindeer in Here 2022 · Santa Claus (voice)
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Collide 2022 · Peter -
Hotel Transylvania: Transformania 2022 · Van Helsing
The Best Jim Gaffigan Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jim Gaffigan films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Jim Gaffigan movie?
Luca (2021) is the best-rated Jim Gaffigan film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83, ahead of Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) (75) and Linoleum (2023) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Luca: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Jim Gaffigan movie?
Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) made the most at the box office, with $542M worldwide, followed by Luca (2021) with $51.1M. Together, Jim Gaffigan's films with box office figures have made $682M.
What is the best Jim Gaffigan comedy movie?
The Day Shall Come (2019) is the best-rated of Jim Gaffigan's comedy films, with a score of 70. In other genres: Light From Light (drama), Luca (adventure) and Chappaquiddick (biography).
What is the newest Jim Gaffigan movie?
The newest film on Jim Gaffigan's filmography is Maintenance Required (2025), with Jim Gaffigan as Mr. Miller.
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