The Best Leslie Nielsen Movies, Ranked
85 credits from 1955 to 2016, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) with $86.9M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Leslie Nielsen Box Office Hits
Leslie Nielsen's films have made $574M worldwide in total. The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) is the biggest hit at $86.9M, ahead of Airplane! (1980) ($83.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear 1991 · Comedy $86.9M $86.9M dom. - 2
Airplane! 1980 · Comedy $83.5M $83.5M dom. - 3
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 1988 · Action $78.8M $78.8M dom. - 4
Superhero Movie 2008 · Action $71.6M $25.9M dom. - 5
Naked Gun 33 1/3: The Final Insult 1994 · Comedy $51.1M $51.1M dom. - 6
Nuts 1987 · Drama $31M $31M dom. - 7
Soul Man 1986 · Comedy $27.8M $27.8M dom. - 8
Spy Hard 1996 · Action $27M $27M dom. - 9
Mr. Magoo 1997 · Adventure $21.4M $21.4M dom. - 10
Creepshow 1982 · Fantasy $21M $21M dom.
The Best Leslie Nielsen Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Leslie Nielsen has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 17 films, and The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 17 films The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear 1991
- Drama 13 films Nuts 1987 · as Allen Green
- Action 8 films The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! 1988
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Thriller 6 films Prom Night 1980 - Adventure 5 films Mr. Magoo 1997
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Sci-Fi 4 films 2001: A Space Travesty 2000 · as Richard 'Dick' Dix - Fantasy 4 films Creepshow 1982
The Best Leslie Nielsen Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Leslie Nielsen's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2000s.
The Latest Leslie Nielsen Movies
The most recent films Leslie Nielsen is credited on, newest first — starting with Stonerville (2011). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Stonerville 2011 · Producer -
Spanish Movie 2009 · Doctor Nielsen -
Stan Helsing 2009 · Kay -
Slap Shot 3: The Junior League 2008 · Mayor of Charlestown - Superhero Movie 2008 · Action
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Family Guy Presents: Blue Harvest 2007 · Dr. Rumack (archive voice) -
The Nutcracker and the Mouseking 2004 · (Mouseking) (voice) -
Camouflage 2001 · Jack Potter -
Chilly Dogs 2001 · Clive Thorton / Cab Driver -
Santa Who? 2000 · Santa Claus - 2001: A Space Travesty 2000 · Richard 'Dick' Dix
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Wrongfully Accused 1998 · Ryan Harrison
The Best Leslie Nielsen Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Leslie Nielsen films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Leslie Nielsen movie?
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) made the most at the box office, with $86.9M worldwide, followed by Airplane! (1980) with $83.5M. Together, Leslie Nielsen's films with box office figures have made $574M.
What is the best Leslie Nielsen comedy movie?
The Naked Gun 2½: The Smell of Fear (1991) is the best-rated of Leslie Nielsen's comedy films. In other genres: Nuts (drama), The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad! (action) and Prom Night (thriller).
What is the newest Leslie Nielsen movie?
The newest film on Leslie Nielsen's filmography is O.J.: Made in America (2016), with Leslie Nielsen as Self (archive footage).
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