The Best Josh Mostel Movies, Ranked
23 credits from 1971 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Bad Shabbos (2025) comes out on top with a score of 60. The biggest box office hit is Compromising Positions (1985) with $12.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Josh Mostel Box Office Hits
Josh Mostel's films have made $26.3M worldwide in total. Compromising Positions (1985) is the biggest hit at $12.5M, ahead of Star 80 (1983) ($6.47M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Compromising Positions 1985 · Drama $12.5M $12.5M dom. - 2
Star 80 1983 · Biography $6.47M $6.47M dom. - 3
Fighting Back 1982 · Crime $3.36M $3.36M dom. - 4
Bad Shabbos 2025 · Comedy $1.63M $1.53M dom. - 5
City of Hope 1991 · Drama $1.35M $1.35M dom. - 6
Windy City 1984 · Drama $344K $344K dom. - 7
Jesus Christ Superstar 1973 · Drama $102K - 8
Almost You 1985 · Romance $95K $95K dom. - 9
Naked Tango 1990 · Romance $81.8K $81.8K dom. - 10
Animal Behavior 1989 · Romance $41.5K $41.5K dom.
The Best Josh Mostel Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Josh Mostel has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and Compromising Positions (1985) is the pick of them.
The Best Josh Mostel Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Josh Mostel's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
The Latest Josh Mostel Movies
The most recent films Josh Mostel is credited on, newest first — starting with Bad Shabbos (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Bad Shabbos 2025 · Saul
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Thicker Than Blood 1998 · Kendall -
The Maddening 1996 · Chicky Ross -
Let It Be Me 1995 · Jordan -
Tracey Ullman Takes on New York 1993 · Comedy -
Nervous Ticks 1992 · Saul Warshow - City of Hope 1991 · Mad Anthony
- Naked Tango 1990 · Bertoni the Jeweler
- Animal Behavior 1989 · Mel Gorsky
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Stoogemania 1985 · Howard F. Howard - Compromising Positions 1985 · Drama
- Almost You 1985 · David
The Best Josh Mostel Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Josh Mostel films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Josh Mostel movie?
Bad Shabbos (2025) is the best-rated Josh Mostel film, with a Movie Echo Score of 60. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Bad Shabbos: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Josh Mostel movie?
Compromising Positions (1985) made the most at the box office, with $12.5M worldwide, followed by Star 80 (1983) with $6.47M. Together, Josh Mostel's films with box office figures have made $26.3M.
Which Josh Mostel movie won the most awards?
Harry and Tonto (1974) is the most decorated Josh Mostel film, with 2 wins from 4 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Josh Mostel drama movie?
Compromising Positions (1985) is the best-rated of Josh Mostel's drama films. In other genres: Almost You (romance), Bad Shabbos (comedy) and Fighting Back (crime).
What is the newest Josh Mostel movie?
The newest film on Josh Mostel's filmography is Bad Shabbos (2025), with Josh Mostel as Saul.
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