The Best John Cameron Mitchell Movies, Ranked
26 credits from 1986 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2018) comes out on top with a score of 56. The biggest box office hit is Shortbus (2006) with $5.56M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest John Cameron Mitchell Box Office Hits
John Cameron Mitchell's films have made $16.2M worldwide in total. Shortbus (2006) is the biggest hit at $5.56M, ahead of Rabbit Hole (2010) ($5.14M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best John Cameron Mitchell Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre John Cameron Mitchell has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 5 films, and Shortbus (2006) is the pick of them.
The Best John Cameron Mitchell Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of John Cameron Mitchell's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2010s.
The Latest John Cameron Mitchell Movies
The most recent films John Cameron Mitchell is credited on, newest first — starting with Joe vs Carole (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Joe vs Carole 2022 · Joe 'Exotic' Schreibvogel -
How to Talk to Girls at Parties 2018 · Director -
Rabbit Hole 2010 · Director -
Lady Grey London 2010 · Director -
Shortbus 2006 · Director -
Hedwig and the Angry Inch 2001 · Director -
Hedwig and the Angry Inch 1998 · Hedwig Robinson/Tommy Gnosis -
David Searching 1997 · Man with Fruit -
Daybreak 1993 · Lennie -
The Dreamer of Oz 1990 · Albert -
Book of Love 1990 · Floyd -
A Friendship in Vienna 1988 · Tommi Lowberg
The Best John Cameron Mitchell Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest John Cameron Mitchell films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best John Cameron Mitchell movie?
How to Talk to Girls at Parties (2018) is the best-rated John Cameron Mitchell film, with a Movie Echo Score of 56. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
How to Talk to Girls at Parties: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing John Cameron Mitchell movie?
Shortbus (2006) made the most at the box office, with $5.56M worldwide, followed by Rabbit Hole (2010) with $5.14M. Together, John Cameron Mitchell's films with box office figures have made $16.2M.
What is the best John Cameron Mitchell drama movie?
Shortbus (2006) is the best-rated of John Cameron Mitchell's drama films. In other genres: Book of Love (comedy) and How to Talk to Girls at Parties (sci-fi).
What is the newest John Cameron Mitchell movie?
The newest film on John Cameron Mitchell's filmography is Angelheaded Hipster: The Songs of Marc Bolan & T. Rex (2025).
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