The Best J.J. Johnston Movies, Ranked
21 credits from 1972 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) with $8.21M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest J.J. Johnston Box Office Hits
J.J. Johnston's films have made $20.7M worldwide in total. Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) is the biggest hit at $8.21M, ahead of Things Change (1988) ($3.53M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Whose Life Is It Anyway? 1981 · Drama $8.21M $8.21M dom. - 2
Things Change 1988 · Drama $3.53M $3.53M dom. - 3
Homicide 1991 · Drama $2.97M $2.97M dom. - 4
976-EVIL 1988 · Horror $2.96M $2.96M dom. - 5
Weeds 1987 · Drama $2.33M $2.33M dom. - 6
Queens Logic 1991 · Drama $613K $613K dom. - 7
The Prime Gig 2000 · Drama $94.9K
The Best J.J. Johnston Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of J.J. Johnston's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2000s.
The Latest J.J. Johnston Movies
The most recent films J.J. Johnston is credited on, newest first — starting with Finding Groovopolis (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Finding Groovopolis 2025 · Phillip Tooley -
Hitters 2002 · Nano - The Prime Gig 2000 · Lloyd
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Who Killed Atlanta’s Children? 2000 · Clark Hildebrandt -
K-911 1999 · Fat Tommy -
The Fixer 1998 · Angelo -
Stranger by Night 1994 · Bobby's Father -
The Water Engine 1992 · White Haired Man - Homicide 1991 · Drama
- Queens Logic 1991 · Joey Clams
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An Inconvenient Woman 1991 · Capt. Mariano -
Peter Gunn 1989 · Barney
The Best J.J. Johnston Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest J.J. Johnston films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing J.J. Johnston movie?
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) made the most at the box office, with $8.21M worldwide, followed by Things Change (1988) with $3.53M. Together, J.J. Johnston's films with box office figures have made $20.7M.
What is the best J.J. Johnston drama movie?
Whose Life Is It Anyway? (1981) is the best-rated of J.J. Johnston's drama films. In other genres: 976-EVIL (horror).
What is the newest J.J. Johnston movie?
The newest film on J.J. Johnston's filmography is Finding Groovopolis (2025), with J.J. Johnston as Phillip Tooley.
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