The Best Judd Nelson Movies, Ranked
79 credits from 1983 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Electric Jesus (2020) comes out on top with a score of 76. The biggest box office hit is The Breakfast Club (1985) with $51.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Judd Nelson Movies
The 10 highest-rated films Judd Nelson is credited on. Electric Jesus (2020) leads with 76, followed by 1/1 (2018) at 72. 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 76 Electric Jesus 2020 · Comedy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 1/1 2018 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Santa Fake 2019 · Family -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 Dead Water 2019 · Thriller -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Girl in the Basement 2021 · Tv movie -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 Iceland is Best 2020 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 A Tale of Two Guns 2022 · Western -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 33 Dauntless: The Battle of Midway 2019 · War -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 26 Billionaire Boys Club 2018 · Biography -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 18 The Most Dangerous Game 2022 · Thriller
Biggest Judd Nelson Box Office Hits
Judd Nelson's films have made $127M worldwide in total. The Breakfast Club (1985) is the biggest hit at $51.5M, ahead of St. Elmo's Fire (1985) ($37.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Breakfast Club 1985 · Drama $51.5M $45.9M dom. - 2
St. Elmo's Fire 1985 · Drama $37.8M $37.8M dom. - 3
From the Hip 1987 · Comedy $9.52M $9.52M dom. - 4
Relentless 1989 · Horror $6.99M $6.99M dom. - 5
Blue City 1986 · Action $6.95M $6.95M dom. - 6
Making the Grade 1984 · Comedy $4.56M $4.56M dom. - 7
Making the Grade 1984 · Comedy $4.56M $4.56M dom. - 8 Billionaire Boys Club 2018 · Biography $2.71M
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Steel 1997 · Action $1.8M $1.71M dom. - 10
Little Hercules 2009 · Fantasy $514K
The Best Judd Nelson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Judd Nelson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Thriller leads with 13 films, and Dead Water (2019) is the pick of them.
- Thriller 13 films Dead Water 2019 · as Sam McLean Movie Echo Score: 52
- Comedy 13 films Electric Jesus 2020 · as Pastor Wember Movie Echo Score: 76
- Drama 10 films 1/1 2018 · as Robert Movie Echo Score: 72
- Horror 9 films Relentless 1989 · as Arthur 'Buck' Taylor
- Action 5 films Blue City 1986
- Fantasy 3 films Little Hercules 2009 · as Kevin
- Tv movie 2 films Girl in the Basement 2021 · as Don Movie Echo Score: 50
- Family 2 films Santa Fake 2019 · as Seb Shew Movie Echo Score: 70
- War 2 films Dauntless: The Battle of Midway 2019 · as Rear Admirial Raymond Spruance Movie Echo Score: 33
The Best Judd Nelson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Judd Nelson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Judd Nelson Movies
The most recent films Judd Nelson is credited on, newest first — starting with The Final Run (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Final Run 2025 · Sam Sloane -
The Engagement Plan 2024 · Dash Donnelly -
South of Hope Street 2024 · Tom -
Dante’s Hotel 2023 · Brayer - The Most Dangerous Game 2022 · Marcus Rainsford
- A Tale of Two Guns 2022 · Captain Mathias
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#Unknown 2021 · Garrett Stance - Girl in the Basement 2021 · Don
- Electric Jesus 2020 · Pastor Wember
- Iceland is Best 2020 · Mr. Sonquit
- Santa Fake 2019 · Seb Shew
- Dauntless: The Battle of Midway 2019 · Rear Admirial Raymond Spruance
The Best Judd Nelson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Judd Nelson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Judd Nelson movie?
Electric Jesus (2020) is the best-rated Judd Nelson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 76, ahead of 1/1 (2018) (72) and Santa Fake (2019) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Electric Jesus: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Judd Nelson movie?
The Breakfast Club (1985) made the most at the box office, with $51.5M worldwide, followed by St. Elmo's Fire (1985) with $37.8M. Together, Judd Nelson's films with box office figures have made $127M.
What is the best Judd Nelson thriller movie?
Dead Water (2019) is the best-rated of Judd Nelson's thriller films, with a score of 52. In other genres: Electric Jesus (comedy), 1/1 (drama) and Relentless (horror).
What is the newest Judd Nelson movie?
The newest film on Judd Nelson's filmography is The Final Run (2025), with Judd Nelson as Sam Sloane.
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