The Best Kari Väänänen Movies, Ranked
48 credits from 1981 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Master Cheng (2019) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is Christmas Story (2007) with $4.26M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kari Väänänen Box Office Hits
Kari Väänänen's films have made $18.3M worldwide in total. Christmas Story (2007) is the biggest hit at $4.26M, ahead of Lapland Odyssey 3 (2017) ($3.53M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Christmas Story 2007 · Family $4.26M - 2
Lapland Odyssey 3 2017 · Adventure $3.53M - 3
Backwood Philosopher 2009 · Comedy $2.43M - 4
V2: Dead Angel 2007 · Action $2.09M - 5
The House of Branching Love 2009 · Drama $1.85M - 6
Land of Love 2003 · Comedy $1.23M - 7
Trench Road 2004 · Drama $1.01M - 8
We Are the Pirates of the Roads 2015 · Family $567K - 9
Master Cheng 2019 · Drama $466K - 10
The Missile 2024 · Drama $343K
The Best Kari Väänänen Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kari Väänänen has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 19 films, and Master Cheng (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 19 films Master Cheng 2019 · as Romppainen Movie Echo Score: 80
- Comedy 16 films Backwood Philosopher 2009 · as Severi
- Family 4 films Christmas Story 2007 · as Iisakki
- Action 3 films V2: Dead Angel 2007 · as Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
- Adventure 2 films Lapland Odyssey 3 2017 · as Räihäsen isä
The Best Kari Väänänen Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kari Väänänen's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Kari Väänänen Movies
The most recent films Kari Väänänen is credited on, newest first — starting with The Missile (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Missile 2024 · Uutis-Seppo
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The Grump: In Search of an Escort 2022 · Tarmo -
Fingerpori 2019 · Homelius - Master Cheng 2019 · Romppainen
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Kiwi Christmas 2017 · Santa - Lapland Odyssey 3 2017 · Räihäsen isä
- We Are the Pirates of the Roads 2015 · Hurja-Kaarlo
- Backwood Philosopher 2009 · Severi
- The House of Branching Love 2009 · Niilo
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One Foot Under 2009 · Salmela - Christmas Story 2007 · Iisakki
- V2: Dead Angel 2007 · Police Lieutenant Usko Saastamoinen
The Best Kari Väänänen Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kari Väänänen films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kari Väänänen movie?
Master Cheng (2019) is the best-rated Kari Väänänen film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Master Cheng: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kari Väänänen movie?
Christmas Story (2007) made the most at the box office, with $4.26M worldwide, followed by Lapland Odyssey 3 (2017) with $3.53M. Together, Kari Väänänen's films with box office figures have made $18.3M.
What is the best Kari Väänänen drama movie?
Master Cheng (2019) is the best-rated of Kari Väänänen's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Backwood Philosopher (comedy), Christmas Story (family) and V2: Dead Angel (action).
What is the newest Kari Väänänen movie?
The newest film on Kari Väänänen's filmography is The Missile (2024), with Kari Väänänen as Uutis-Seppo.
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