The Best Josh Pais Movies, Ranked
23 credits from 1989 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is Joker (2019) with $1.08B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Josh Pais Movies
The 10 highest-rated films Josh Pais is credited on. If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025) leads with 84, followed by Joker (2019) at 82. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 84 If I Had Legs I’d Kick You 2025 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 82 Joker 2019 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Spoiler Alert 2022 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 If I Had Legs I'd Kick You 2025 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Motherless Brooklyn 2019 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 The Land of Steady Habits 2018 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 The Friend 2025 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Crown Heights 2017 · Biography -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 The Mimic 2020 · Comedy -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Funny Pages 2022 · Comedy
Biggest Josh Pais Box Office Hits
Josh Pais's films have made $1.31B worldwide in total. Joker (2019) is the biggest hit at $1.08B, ahead of Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) ($202M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Joker 2019 · Action $1.08B $335M dom.
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Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles 1990 · Action $202M $135M dom. - 3 Motherless Brooklyn 2019 · Drama $18.6M $9.28M dom.
- 4 The Friend 2025 · Drama $5.24M $3.94M dom.
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Jacknife 1989 · Drama $2.05M $2.05M dom. - 6 If I Had Legs I'd Kick You 2025 · Comedy $1.71M $1.09M dom.
- 7 If I Had Legs I’d Kick You 2025 · Drama $1.71M $1.09M dom.
- 8 Spoiler Alert 2022 · Drama $1.43M $1.38M dom.
- 9 Crown Heights 2017 · Biography $239K $239K dom.
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Swimming 2000 · Drama $234K $234K dom.
The Best Josh Pais Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Josh Pais has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 10 films, and If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025) is the pick of them.
The Best Josh Pais Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Josh Pais's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Josh Pais Movies
The most recent films Josh Pais is credited on, newest first — starting with If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- If I Had Legs I'd Kick You 2025 · Brad
- The Friend 2025 · Jerry
- If I Had Legs I’d Kick You 2025 · Brad
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Checkout 2023 · Dov - Spoiler Alert 2022 · Scott
- Funny Pages 2022 · Lewis
- The Mimic 2020 · The Neurotic Lawyer
- Motherless Brooklyn 2019 · William Lieberman
- Joker 2019 · Hoyt Vaughn
- The Land of Steady Habits 2018 · Larry Eichner
- Crown Heights 2017 · Biography
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Touchy Feely 2013 · Drama
The Best Josh Pais Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Josh Pais films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Josh Pais movie?
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025) is the best-rated Josh Pais film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of Joker (2019) (82) and Spoiler Alert (2022) (76). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Josh Pais movie?
Joker (2019) made the most at the box office, with $1.08B worldwide, followed by Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles (1990) with $202M. Together, Josh Pais's films with box office figures have made $1.31B.
Which Josh Pais movie won the most awards?
Joker (2019) is the most decorated Josh Pais film, with 11 wins from 41 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Josh Pais drama movie?
If I Had Legs I’d Kick You (2025) is the best-rated of Josh Pais's drama films, with a score of 84. In other genres: If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (comedy), Joker (action) and Crown Heights (biography).
What is the newest Josh Pais movie?
The newest film on Josh Pais's filmography is If I Had Legs I'd Kick You (2025), with Josh Pais as Brad.
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