The Best Larry King Movies, Ranked
35 credits from 1988 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Zappa (2020) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989) with $537K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Larry King Box Office Hits
Larry King's films have made $1.17M worldwide in total. Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989) is the biggest hit at $537K, ahead of Mike Wallace Is Here (2019) ($281K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Larry King Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Larry King has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 3 films, and Open Season (1995) is the pick of them.
The Best Larry King Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Larry King's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Larry King Movies
The most recent films Larry King is credited on, newest first — starting with Zappa (2020). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Zappa 2020 · Biography -
Mike Wallace Is Here 2019 · Biography -
Debbie & Doug Drop Acid in the Desert 2019 · Fear -
Dude Bro Party Massacre III 2015 · Coach Handsey -
The Power of Few 2013 · Larry King -
Far Far Away Idol 2004 · Ugly Stepsister (voice) -
Open Season 1995 · Larry King -
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! 1989 · TV Talk Show Host
The Best Larry King Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Larry King films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Larry King movie?
Zappa (2020) is the best-rated Larry King film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Mike Wallace Is Here (2019) (76). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Zappa: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Larry King movie?
Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (1989) made the most at the box office, with $537K worldwide, followed by Mike Wallace Is Here (2019) with $281K. Together, Larry King's films with box office figures have made $1.17M.
What is the best Larry King comedy movie?
Open Season (1995) is the best-rated of Larry King's comedy films. In other genres: Zappa (biography), The Power of Few (drama) and Eddie and the Cruisers II: Eddie Lives! (thriller).
What is the newest Larry King movie?
The newest film on Larry King's filmography is Naked Ambition (2025).
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