The Best M. Emmet Walsh Movies, Ranked
102 credits from 1969 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Raising Buchanan (2019) comes out on top with a score of 83. The biggest box office hit is The Jerk (1979) with $73.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated M. Emmet Walsh Movies
The 9 highest-rated films M. Emmet Walsh is credited on. Raising Buchanan (2019) leads with 83, followed by Green and Gold (2025) at 78. 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 83 Raising Buchanan 2019 · Comedy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Green and Gold 2025 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Outlaw Posse 2024 · Western -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 A Little White Lie 2023 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Faith, Hope & Love 2019 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 The Mimic 2020 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Brothers 2024 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Change in the Air 2018 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 37 The Immaculate Room 2022 · Drama
Biggest M. Emmet Walsh Box Office Hits
M. Emmet Walsh's films have made $300M worldwide in total. The Jerk (1979) is the biggest hit at $73.7M, ahead of Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995) ($30.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Jerk 1979 · Comedy $73.7M $73.7M dom. - 2
Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home 1995 · Adventure $30.1M $30.1M dom. - 3
Missing in Action 1984 · Action $22.8M $22.8M dom. - 4
Youth in Revolt 2009 · Drama $19.7M $15.3M dom. - 5
The Milagro Beanfield War 1988 · Drama $13.8M $13.8M dom. - 6
Critters 1986 · Sci-Fi $13.2M $13.2M dom. - 7
Back Roads 1981 · Adventure $11.8M $11.8M dom. - 8
Narrow Margin 1990 · Action $10.9M $10.9M dom. - 9
Camp Nowhere 1994 · Comedy $10.5M $10.5M dom. - 10
Straight Time 1978 · Drama $9.9M $9.9M dom.
The Best M. Emmet Walsh Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre M. Emmet Walsh has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 28 films, and Green and Gold (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 28 films Green and Gold 2025 · as Scotty Movie Echo Score: 78
- Comedy 21 films Raising Buchanan 2019 · as Larry Kiesling Movie Echo Score: 83
- Action 10 films Brothers 2024 · as Judge Farful Movie Echo Score: 50
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Thriller 8 films Sunset 1988 · as Chief Marvin Dibner -
Crime 6 films Big Stan 2007 · as Lew Popper - Adventure 4 films Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home 1995 · as Bill Wilcox
- Western 3 films Outlaw Posse 2024 · as Catfish Movie Echo Score: 74
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History 1 film Panther 1995 · as Dorsett - Sci-Fi 1 film Critters 1986
The Best M. Emmet Walsh Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of M. Emmet Walsh's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
- 2020s 7 films Green and Gold 2025 · as Scotty Movie Echo Score: 78
- 2010s 8 films Raising Buchanan 2019 · as Larry Kiesling Movie Echo Score: 83
- 2000s 7 films Youth in Revolt 2009 · as Mr. Saunders
- 1990s 26 films Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home 1995 · as Bill Wilcox
- 1980s 34 films Missing in Action 1984
- 1970s 16 films The Jerk 1979
The Latest M. Emmet Walsh Movies
The most recent films M. Emmet Walsh is credited on, newest first — starting with Green and Gold (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Green and Gold 2025 · Scotty
- Brothers 2024 · Judge Farful
- Outlaw Posse 2024 · Catfish
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Dotty & Soul 2023 · Harold Eichelbaum - A Little White Lie 2023 · Professor Arthur Baldwin
- The Immaculate Room 2022 · Harry Frith
- The Mimic 2020 · The Director
- Raising Buchanan 2019 · Larry Kiesling
- Faith, Hope & Love 2019 · Fr. John
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Sorry, Not Sorry 2019 · Harry's Father - Change in the Air 2018 · Walter Lemke
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Shifting Gears 2018 · Hank
The Best M. Emmet Walsh Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest M. Emmet Walsh films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best M. Emmet Walsh movie?
Raising Buchanan (2019) is the best-rated M. Emmet Walsh film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83, ahead of Green and Gold (2025) (78) and Outlaw Posse (2024) (74). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Raising Buchanan: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing M. Emmet Walsh movie?
The Jerk (1979) made the most at the box office, with $73.7M worldwide, followed by Free Willy 2: The Adventure Home (1995) with $30.1M. Together, M. Emmet Walsh's films with box office figures have made $300M.
What is the best M. Emmet Walsh drama movie?
Green and Gold (2025) is the best-rated of M. Emmet Walsh's drama films, with a score of 78. In other genres: Raising Buchanan (comedy), Brothers (action) and Sunset (thriller).
What is the newest M. Emmet Walsh movie?
The newest film on M. Emmet Walsh's filmography is Green and Gold (2025), with M. Emmet Walsh as Scotty.
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