The Best Matthew Lillard Movies, Ranked
89 credits from 1990 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost (2018) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) with $292M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Matthew Lillard Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Matthew Lillard is credited on. Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost (2018) leads with 78, followed by Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018) at 75. 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 78 Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost 2018 · Family -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold 2018 · Sci-Fi -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 The Life of Chuck 2025 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost 2019 · Adventure -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog 2021 · Animation -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob 2021 · Adventure -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms 2021 · Animation -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! 2020 · Comedy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! 2022 · Animation -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! 2022 · Family -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Five Nights at Freddy's 2023 · Horror -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Scooby-Doo! Return to Zombie Island 2019 · Adventure
Biggest Matthew Lillard Box Office Hits
Matthew Lillard's films have made $1.4B worldwide in total. Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) is the biggest hit at $292M, ahead of Scooby-Doo (2002) ($276M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Five Nights at Freddy's 2023 · Horror $292M $137M dom.
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Scooby-Doo 2002 · Adventure $276M $153M dom. - 3
Five Nights at Freddy's 2 2025 · Horror $239M $128M dom. - 4
Scream 7 2026 · Horror $208M $122M dom. - 5
Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 2004 · Action $181M $84.2M dom. - 6
Without a Paddle 2004 · Adventure $73M $58.2M dom. - 7
Trouble with the Curve 2012 · Drama $49M $35.8M dom. - 8
Wicker Park 2004 · Drama $21.7M $13M dom. - 9 The Life of Chuck 2025 · Drama $21.4M $6.71M dom.
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Mad Love 1995 · Romance $15.5M $15.5M dom.
The Best Matthew Lillard Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Matthew Lillard has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 15 films, and The Life of Chuck (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 15 films The Life of Chuck 2025 · as Gus Movie Echo Score: 73
- Comedy 14 films Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! 2020 · as Shaggy Rogers (voice) Movie Echo Score: 65
- Animation 13 films Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog 2021 · as Shaggy Rogers (voice) Movie Echo Score: 70
- Family 7 films Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost 2018 · as Shaggy Rogers (voice) Movie Echo Score: 78
- Adventure 7 films Scooby-Doo! and the Curse of the 13th Ghost 2019 · as Shaggy Rogers (voice) Movie Echo Score: 73
- Horror 5 films Five Nights at Freddy's 2023 · as Steve Raglan, William Afton Movie Echo Score: 55
- Romance 3 films Mad Love 1995 · as Eric
- Sci-Fi 2 films Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold 2018 · as Shaggy Rogers (voice) Movie Echo Score: 75
- Action 2 films Scooby Doo 2: Monsters Unleashed 2004
The Best Matthew Lillard Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Matthew Lillard's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Matthew Lillard Movies
The most recent films Matthew Lillard is credited on, newest first — starting with Scream 7 (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Scream 7 2026 · Stu Macher
- Five Nights at Freddy's 2 2025 · William Afton
- The Life of Chuck 2025 · Gus
- Five Nights at Freddy's 2023 · Steve Raglan, William Afton
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Scooby-Doo! and Krypto, Too! 2023 · Shaggy Rogers (voice) - The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! 2022 · Chip (Slashtronaut) (voice)
- Trick or Treat Scooby-Doo! 2022 · Shaggy / Craggly / Captain Cutler (voice)
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Scooby-Doo, Where Are You Now! 2021 · Norville 'Shaggy' Rogers / Self - Voice of "Shaggy" - Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog 2021 · Shaggy Rogers (voice)
- Mortal Kombat Legends: Battle of the Realms 2021 · Shaggy (voice)
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He's All That 2021 · Principal Bosch - Scooby-Doo! The Sword and the Scoob 2021 · Shaggy Rogers (voice)
The Best Matthew Lillard Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Matthew Lillard films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Matthew Lillard movie?
Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost (2018) is the best-rated Matthew Lillard film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Scooby-Doo! & Batman: The Brave and the Bold (2018) (75) and The Life of Chuck (2025) (73). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Matthew Lillard movie?
Five Nights at Freddy's (2023) made the most at the box office, with $292M worldwide, followed by Scooby-Doo (2002) with $276M. Together, Matthew Lillard's films with box office figures have made $1.4B.
What is the best Matthew Lillard drama movie?
The Life of Chuck (2025) is the best-rated of Matthew Lillard's drama films, with a score of 73. In other genres: Happy Halloween, Scooby-Doo! (comedy), Straight Outta Nowhere: Scooby-Doo! Meets Courage the Cowardly Dog (animation) and Scooby-Doo! and the Gourmet Ghost (family).
What is the newest Matthew Lillard movie?
The newest film on Matthew Lillard's filmography is Scream 7 (2026), with Matthew Lillard as Stu Macher.
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