The Best John Farley Movies, Ranked
18 credits from 1998 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. A Genie’s Tail (2022) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is Almost Heroes (1998) with $6.14M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
The Best John Farley Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of John Farley's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest John Farley Movies
The most recent films John Farley is credited on, newest first — starting with Hellbent on Boogie (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Hellbent on Boogie 2025 · Pastor Elswit -
A Genie’s Tail 2022 · Genie Joe -
Christmas vs The Walters 2021 · Chuck -
Courting Mom and Dad 2021 · Donovan Marshall -
The Wrong Missy 2020 · Calvin Sr. -
Chris Farley: Anything for a Laugh 2019 · Tv movie -
Pitching Tents 2017 · Jack -
Paranormal Movie 2013 · Jack Goff -
Boy Toy 2011 · Stu -
Farewell Mr. Kringle 2010 · Lloyd -
House Broken 2009 · Nate the Store Manager -
Dog Gone 2008 · Dad
The Best John Farley Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest John Farley films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best John Farley movie?
A Genie’s Tail (2022) is the best-rated John Farley film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of Christmas vs The Walters (2021) (66) and The Wrong Missy (2020) (43). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
A Genie’s Tail: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing John Farley movie?
Almost Heroes (1998) made the most at the box office, with $6.14M worldwide, followed by Blonde and Blonder (2008) with $779K. Together, John Farley's films with box office figures have made $6.97M.
What is the best John Farley comedy movie?
Christmas vs The Walters (2021) is the best-rated of John Farley's comedy films, with a score of 66. In other genres: A Genie’s Tail (family).
What is the newest John Farley movie?
The newest film on John Farley's filmography is Hellbent on Boogie (2025), with John Farley as Pastor Elswit.
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