The Best Joel McHale Movies, Ranked
31 credits from 2011 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox (2025) comes out on top with a score of 88. The biggest box office hit is Scream 7 (2026) with $208M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Joel McHale Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Joel McHale is credited on. Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox (2025) leads with 88, followed by Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge (2020) at 78. 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 88 Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox 2025 · Comedy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge 2020 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 Psych 2: Lassie Come Home 2020 · Crime -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge 2020 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Stop! That! Train! 2026 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Assassination Nation 2018 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Parachute 2024 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match 2023 · Fantasy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Happily 2021 · Sci-Fi -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms 2021 · Animation -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Dog Gone Trouble 2021 · Adventure -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Becky 2020 · Action
Biggest Joel McHale Box Office Hits
Joel McHale's films have made $548M worldwide in total. Scream 7 (2026) is the biggest hit at $208M, ahead of Blended (2014) ($128M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Scream 7 2026 · Horror $208M $122M dom. - 2
Blended 2014 · Comedy $128M $46.3M dom. - 3
Deliver Us From Evil 2014 · Action $87.9M $30.6M dom. - 4
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World 2011 · Action $85.6M $38.5M dom. - 5
The Happytime Murders 2018 · Action $27.5M $20.7M dom. - 6 Stop! That! Train! 2026 · Action $4.49M $4.03M dom.
- 7 Assassination Nation 2018 · Action $2.58M $2.01M dom.
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It's a Wonderful Knife 2023 · Comedy $1.3M $812K dom. - 9
Queenpins 2021 · Comedy $1.28M - 10 Becky 2020 · Action $1.05M $1M dom.
The Best Joel McHale Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Joel McHale has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 8 films, and Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge (2020) is the pick of them.
- Action 8 films Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge 2020 · as Johnny Cage (voice) Movie Echo Score: 78
- Comedy 7 films Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox 2025 · as James Bunratty Movie Echo Score: 88
- Drama 3 films Parachute 2024 · as Jamie Movie Echo Score: 70
- Horror 1 film Scream 7 2026 · as Mark Evans Movie Echo Score: 20
- Fantasy 1 film Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match 2023 · as Johnny Cage (voice) Movie Echo Score: 70
- Animation 1 film Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms 2021 · as Johnny Cage (voice) Movie Echo Score: 67
- Adventure 1 film Dog Gone Trouble 2021 · as Norbert Movie Echo Score: 64
- Sci-Fi 1 film Happily 2021 · as Tom Movie Echo Score: 70
- Crime 1 film Psych 2: Lassie Come Home 2020 · as Lassiter's Father Movie Echo Score: 77
The Latest Joel McHale Movies
The most recent films Joel McHale is credited on, newest first — starting with Stop! That! Train! (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Stop! That! Train! 2026 · Male Passenger 2
- Scream 7 2026 · Mark Evans
- Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox 2025 · James Bunratty
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California King 2025 · Comedy - Parachute 2024 · Jamie
- It's a Wonderful Knife 2023 · David Carruthers
- Mortal Kombat Legends: Cage Match 2023 · Johnny Cage (voice)
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Office Race 2023 · Spencer -
The Seven Faces of Jane 2023 · Michael -
I Am Phenomenal 2022 · Bill Winger - Queenpins 2021 · Rick
- Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms 2021 · Johnny Cage (voice)
The Best Joel McHale Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Joel McHale films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Joel McHale movie?
Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox (2025) is the best-rated Joel McHale film, with a Movie Echo Score of 88, ahead of Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge (2020) (78) and Psych 2: Lassie Come Home (2020) (77). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Joel McHale movie?
Scream 7 (2026) made the most at the box office, with $208M worldwide, followed by Blended (2014) with $128M. Together, Joel McHale's films with box office figures have made $548M.
What is the best Joel McHale action movie?
Mortal Kombat Legends: Scorpion’s Revenge (2020) is the best-rated of Joel McHale's action films, with a score of 78. In other genres: Tim Travers & the Time Travelers Paradox (comedy), Parachute (drama) and Scream 7 (horror).
What is the newest Joel McHale movie?
The newest film on Joel McHale's filmography is Stop! That! Train! (2026), with Joel McHale as Male Passenger 2.
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