The Best Josh Charles Movies, Ranked
23 credits from 1990 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Memory (2023) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) with $25.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Josh Charles Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Josh Charles is credited on. Memory (2023) leads with 75, followed by Mothers' Instinct (2024) at 67. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Josh Charles Box Office Hits
Josh Charles's films have made $57.5M worldwide in total. Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) is the biggest hit at $25.2M, ahead of Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) ($25M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead 1991 · Comedy $25.2M $25.2M dom. - 2
Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 2016 · Comedy $25M $23.1M dom. - 3
Mothers' Instinct 2024 · Drama $3.41M - 4
Memory 2023 · Drama $2.07M $381K dom. - 5
Bird People 2014 · Drama $866K $32.1K dom. - 6
Crossing the Bridge 1992 · Drama $480K $480K dom. - 7
The Darwin Awards 2006 · Romance $309K - 8
Framing John DeLorean 2019 · Biography $146K $146K dom. - 9
I Smile Back 2015 · Drama $63.4K $58.7K dom. - 10
Coldblooded 1995 · Action $16.2K $16.2K dom.
The Best Josh Charles Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Josh Charles has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 12 films, and Memory (2023) is the pick of them.
The Best Josh Charles Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Josh Charles's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Josh Charles Movies
The most recent films Josh Charles is credited on, newest first — starting with Mothers' Instinct (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Mothers' Instinct 2024 · Damian
- Memory 2023 · Drama
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We Own This City 2022 · Daniel Hersl - Framing John DeLorean 2019 · Bill Collins
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Amateur 2018 · Coach Gaines -
The Drowning 2017 · Drama -
Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later 2017 · Blake - Whiskey Tango Foxtrot 2016 · Comedy
- I Smile Back 2015 · Drama
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Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp 2015 · Blake - Bird People 2014 · Drama
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Weakness 2010 · Bart
The Best Josh Charles Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Josh Charles films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Josh Charles movie?
Memory (2023) is the best-rated Josh Charles film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of Mothers' Instinct (2024) (67) and Framing John DeLorean (2019) (67). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Memory: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Josh Charles movie?
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (1991) made the most at the box office, with $25.2M worldwide, followed by Whiskey Tango Foxtrot (2016) with $25M. Together, Josh Charles's films with box office figures have made $57.5M.
What is the best Josh Charles drama movie?
Memory (2023) is the best-rated of Josh Charles's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead (comedy), Coldblooded (action) and Framing John DeLorean (biography).
What is the newest Josh Charles movie?
The newest film on Josh Charles's filmography is Mothers' Instinct (2024), with Josh Charles as Damian.
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