The Best Meat Loaf Movies, Ranked
40 credits from 1962 to 2021, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Leap of Faith (1992) with $23.4M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Meat Loaf Box Office Hits
Meat Loaf's films have made $59.4M worldwide in total. Leap of Faith (1992) is the biggest hit at $23.4M, ahead of Black Dog (1998) ($13M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Leap of Faith 1992 · Romance $23.4M $23.4M dom. - 2
Black Dog 1998 · Action $13M $13M dom. - 3
Americathon 1979 · Comedy $6.17M $6.17M dom. - 4
Roadie 1980 · Music $4.23M $4.23M dom. - 5
Roadie 1980 · Music $4.23M $4.23M dom. - 6
The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag 1992 · Mystery $3.72M $3.72M dom. - 7
The Squeeze 1987 · Crime $2.23M $2.23M dom. - 8
Crazy in Alabama 1999 · Drama $2.01M $2.01M dom. - 9
Wishcraft 2002 · Horror $329K - 10
Burning Bright 2010 · Drama $58.1K
The Best Meat Loaf Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Meat Loaf has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 5 films, and Crazy in Alabama (1999) is the pick of them.
- Drama 5 films Crazy in Alabama 1999
- Comedy 5 films Americathon 1979 · as Oklahoma Daredevil, Roy Budnitz
- Crime 3 films The Squeeze 1987 · as Titus
- Action 3 films Black Dog 1998 · as Red
- Music 3 films Roadie 1980 · as Travis W. Redfish
- Horror 1 film Wishcraft 2002 · as Detective Sparky Shaw
- Romance 1 film Leap of Faith 1992 · as Hoover
- Mystery 1 film The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag 1992 · as Larry
The Best Meat Loaf Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Meat Loaf's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2010s.
The Latest Meat Loaf Movies
The most recent films Meat Loaf is credited on, newest first — starting with Wishin’ and Hopin’ (2014). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Wishin’ and Hopin’ 2014 · Monsignor Muldoon -
All American Christmas Carol 2013 · Ross - Burning Bright 2010 · Howie
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Polish Bar 2010 · Joe -
Citizen Jane 2009 · Detective Jack Morris -
Pelts 2006 · Jake Feldman -
The Pleasure Drivers 2006 · Dale -
Extreme Dating 2005 · Marshall Jackson -
Chasing Ghosts 2005 · Richard Valbruno - Wishcraft 2002 · Detective Sparky Shaw
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The Car Kid 2002 -
The 51st State 2001 · The Lizard
The Best Meat Loaf Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Meat Loaf films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Meat Loaf movie?
Leap of Faith (1992) made the most at the box office, with $23.4M worldwide, followed by Black Dog (1998) with $13M. Together, Meat Loaf's films with box office figures have made $59.4M.
What is the best Meat Loaf drama movie?
Crazy in Alabama (1999) is the best-rated of Meat Loaf's drama films. In other genres: Americathon (comedy), The Squeeze (crime) and Black Dog (action).
What is the newest Meat Loaf movie?
The newest film on Meat Loaf's filmography is Rock Camp: The Movie (2021).
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