The Best John Witherspoon Movies, Ranked
17 credits from 1986 to 2020, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Reality Queen! (2020) comes out on top with a score of 62. The biggest box office hit is Friday After Next (2002) with $33.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest John Witherspoon Box Office Hits
John Witherspoon's films have made $74.9M worldwide in total. Friday After Next (2002) is the biggest hit at $33.5M, ahead of I Got the Hook-Up (1998) ($10.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Friday After Next 2002 · Comedy $33.5M $33.3M dom. - 2
I Got the Hook-Up 1998 · Action $10.3M $10.3M dom. - 3
The Five Heartbeats 1991 · Drama $8.75M $8.75M dom. - 4
The Meteor Man 1993 · Sci-Fi $8.02M $8.02M dom. - 5
Fatal Instinct 1993 · Thriller $7.84M $7.84M dom. - 6
Ride 1998 · Comedy $5.49M $5.49M dom. - 7
Talkin’ Dirty After Dark 1991 · Comedy $979K $979K dom.
The Best John Witherspoon Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre John Witherspoon has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 7 films, and Reality Queen! (2020) is the pick of them.
The Best John Witherspoon Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of John Witherspoon's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest John Witherspoon Movies
The most recent films John Witherspoon is credited on, newest first — starting with Reality Queen! (2020). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Reality Queen! 2020 · Joe The Plumber -
Chick Magnet 2011 · John (uncredited) -
Bring Me the Head of Lance Henriksen 2010 · John -
Thugaboo: A Miracle on D-roc’s Street 2006 · Real Santa/Christmas Singer on a Radio (voice) - Friday After Next 2002 · Comedy
- I Got the Hook-Up 1998 · Mr. Mimm
- Ride 1998 · Roscoe
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Fakin’ Da Funk 1997 · Bill - Fatal Instinct 1993 · Thriller
- The Meteor Man 1993 · Clarence James Carter III
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Bebe’s Kids 1992 · Card Player #1 (voice) -
Killer Tomatoes Strike Back! 1991 · Evan Rood
The Best John Witherspoon Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest John Witherspoon films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best John Witherspoon movie?
Reality Queen! (2020) is the best-rated John Witherspoon film, with a Movie Echo Score of 62. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Reality Queen!: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing John Witherspoon movie?
Friday After Next (2002) made the most at the box office, with $33.5M worldwide, followed by I Got the Hook-Up (1998) with $10.3M. Together, John Witherspoon's films with box office figures have made $74.9M.
What is the best John Witherspoon comedy movie?
Reality Queen! (2020) is the best-rated of John Witherspoon's comedy films, with a score of 62. In other genres: The Five Heartbeats (drama), Fatal Instinct (thriller) and I Got the Hook-Up (action).
What is the newest John Witherspoon movie?
The newest film on John Witherspoon's filmography is Reality Queen! (2020), with John Witherspoon as Joe The Plumber.
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