The Best Mel Harris Movies, Ranked
26 credits from 1987 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Arthur’s Whisky (2024) comes out on top with a score of 40. The biggest box office hit is K-9 (1989) with $78.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Mel Harris Box Office Hits
Mel Harris's films have made $145M worldwide in total. K-9 (1989) is the biggest hit at $78.2M, ahead of Raising Cain (1992) ($37.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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K-9 1989 · Action $78.2M $43.2M dom. - 2
Raising Cain 1992 · Drama $37.2M $21.4M dom. - 3
The Pagemaster 1994 · Animation $13.7M $13.7M dom. - 4
Wanted: Dead or Alive 1987 · Crime $7.56M $7.56M dom. - 5
Wanted: Dead or Alive 1987 · Crime $7.56M $7.56M dom. - 6
Hangman’s Curse 2003 · Horror $168K $168K dom. - 7
Suture 1993 · Drama $103K $103K dom. - 8
Arthur’s Whisky 2024 · Comedy $49.3K
The Best Mel Harris Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Mel Harris has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 5 films, and Raising Cain (1992) is the pick of them.
- Drama 5 films Raising Cain 1992
- Crime 4 films Wanted: Dead or Alive 1987 · as Terry
- Comedy 3 films Arthur’s Whisky 2024 · as Dr. Deborah Wingard Movie Echo Score: 40
- Action 3 films K-9 1989
- Horror 3 films Hangman’s Curse 2003 · as Sarah Springfield
- Animation 1 film The Pagemaster 1994 · as Claire Tyler
The Best Mel Harris Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Mel Harris's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Mel Harris Movies
The most recent films Mel Harris is credited on, newest first — starting with Arthur’s Whisky (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Arthur’s Whisky 2024 · Dr. Deborah Wingard
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The Naked Brothers Band: The Movie 2005 · Mel Harris -
Out of the Woods 2005 · Beth Fleming -
Purple Heart 2005 · Dr. Harrison - Hangman’s Curse 2003 · Sarah Springfield
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The Retrievers 2001 · Karen Lowry -
Firetrap 2001 · Cordella Calloway -
Sonic Impact 2000 · Co-Pilot Jennifer Blake -
What Kind of Mother Are You? 1996 · Laura Hyler -
The Secretary 1995 · Ellen Bradford -
Welcome to Paradise 1995 · Claire - The Pagemaster 1994 · Claire Tyler
The Best Mel Harris Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Mel Harris films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Mel Harris movie?
Arthur’s Whisky (2024) is the best-rated Mel Harris film, with a Movie Echo Score of 40. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Arthur’s Whisky: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Mel Harris movie?
K-9 (1989) made the most at the box office, with $78.2M worldwide, followed by Raising Cain (1992) with $37.2M. Together, Mel Harris's films with box office figures have made $145M.
What is the best Mel Harris drama movie?
Raising Cain (1992) is the best-rated of Mel Harris's drama films. In other genres: Wanted: Dead or Alive (crime), Arthur’s Whisky (comedy) and K-9 (action).
What is the newest Mel Harris movie?
The newest film on Mel Harris's filmography is Arthur’s Whisky (2024), with Mel Harris as Dr. Deborah Wingard.
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