Lou Adler: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 17
- as director
- 1
- on screen
- 1982–2025
- box office
- $4.34M
- average score
- 74
Lou Adler's Career in Numbers
Lou Adler's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Lou Adler works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains (1982) to Cheech and Chong's Last Movie (2025), and the 2020s were the busiest decade.
Lou Adler Movies by Decade
- 1980s 1
- 2020s 4
The 2020s were Lou Adler's busiest decade, with 4 films.
Lou Adler Movies by Genre
- Documentary 3
- Comedy 1
- Drama 1
Documentary is the genre Lou Adler has worked in most, with 3 films, ahead of comedy (1).
Lou Adler Career Milestones
- First film
- Ladies and Gentlemen, the Fabulous Stains 1982
- Biggest box office hit
- Cheech and Chong's Last Movie $750K worldwide
- Best-rated film
- Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror Movie Echo Score 90
- Newest film
- Cheech and Chong's Last Movie 2025
Lou Adler Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Lou Adler is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 1 as director and 4 as actor. Rated films average a score of 74. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Movies Directed by Lou Adler
1
Lou Adler Movies as an Actor
4- 2025
Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror Documentary Worldwide box office: $140K Movie Echo Score: 90 - 2025
Cheech and Chong's Last Movie Documentary Worldwide box office: $750K Movie Echo Score: 74 - 2024
Adam Sandler: Love You as Booth Technician · Comedy Movie Echo Score: 52 - 2020
Herb Alpert Is... Documentary Movie Echo Score: 78
Lou Adler in Documentaries & Specials
12- 2025
Sane Inside Insanity - The Phenomenon of Rocky Horror as Self · Documentary - 2023
Immediate Family as Self · Documentary Worldwide box office: $66.4K Movie Echo Score: 83 - 2020
Music, Money, Madness… Jimi Hendrix Live In Maui as Self · Music - 2019
Echo In the Canyon as Self · Music Worldwide box office: $3.36M Movie Echo Score: 65 - 2016
Carole King: Natural Woman as Self · Documentary - 2015
Meat Loaf: In and Out of Hell as Self - Producer, The Rocky Horror Show · Tv movie - 2013
Jimi Hendrix: Hear My Train a Comin’ as Self - Music Producer · Documentary - 2005
California Dreamin’: The Songs of The Mamas & The Papas as Himself · Music - 2004
Beautiful Dreamer: Brian Wilson and the Story of Smile as Self · Documentary - 2003
Sam Cooke: Legend as Self · Music - 1999
The Making of Ladies and Gentlemen, Fabulous Stains as Self · Documentary - 1995
The Rocky Horror Double Feature Video Show as Self · Documentary
Who Lou Adler Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Lou Adler shares the most films with. Barry Bostwick comes first, with 3 films together, followed by Tim Curry (3).
Lou Adler: Questions & Answers
How many movies Lou Adler has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Lou Adler been in?
Lou Adler is credited on 17 films, from 1982 to 2025. 4 of them as an actor and 1 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Lou Adler's highest-grossing movie?
Echo In the Canyon (2019) is Lou Adler's biggest box office hit, with $3.36M worldwide, ahead of Cheech and Chong's Last Movie (2025) ($750K). Across every film with box office figures, Lou Adler's movies have made $4.34M.
Lou Adler's biggest hits What is the best Lou Adler movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Lou Adler's best-rated film is Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror (2025) with a score of 90, followed by Immediate Family (2023) (83).
Best Lou Adler movies, ranked What is Lou Adler's newest movie?
The most recent film on Lou Adler's filmography is Strange Journey: The Story of Rocky Horror (2025).
Who does Lou Adler work with most often?
Lou Adler shares the most films with Barry Bostwick (3 films), Tim Curry (3 films) and Jackson Browne (2 films).
The Best Lou Adler Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 17 credits.
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