The Best Mel Smith Movies, Ranked
27 credits from 1978 to 2010, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Bean (1997) with $251M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Mel Smith Box Office Hits
Mel Smith's films have made $288M worldwide in total. Bean (1997) is the biggest hit at $251M, ahead of The Lord of the Rings (1978) ($30.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Bean 1997 · Comedy $251M $45.3M dom. - 2
The Lord of the Rings 1978 · Fantasy $30.5M $30.5M dom. - 3
High Heels and Low Lifes 2001 · Action $2.34M $228K dom. - 4
Radioland Murders 1994 · Drama $1.32M $1.32M dom. - 5
Blackball 2003 · Comedy $1.22M $48K dom. - 6
Twelfth Night 1996 · Romance $589K $589K dom. - 7
The Tall Guy 1989 · Romance $511K $511K dom. - 8
Babylon 1980 · Drama $111K $110K dom. - 9
Slayground 1983 · Thriller $108K $108K dom. - 10
The Riddle 2007 · Drama $37.9K
The Best Mel Smith Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Mel Smith has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and Radioland Murders (1994) is the pick of them.
- Drama 8 films Radioland Murders 1994 · Director
- Comedy 4 films Bean 1997 · Director
- Romance 2 films Twelfth Night 1996 · as Sir Toby Belch
- Action 1 film High Heels and Low Lifes 2001 · Director
- Thriller 1 film Slayground 1983 · as Terry Abbatt
- Fantasy 1 film The Lord of the Rings 1978 · as Character Actor (voice)
The Best Mel Smith Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Mel Smith's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2000s.
The Latest Mel Smith Movies
The most recent films Mel Smith is credited on, newest first — starting with Rock & Chips (2010). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Rock & Chips 2010 · DI Thomas - The Riddle 2007 · Professor Cranshaw
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Consenting Adults 2007 · David Maxwell Fyfe - Blackball 2003 · Bowls Commentator (voice)
- High Heels and Low Lifes 2001 · Director
- Bean 1997 · Director
- Twelfth Night 1996 · Sir Toby Belch
- Radioland Murders 1994 · Director
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Art Deco Detective 1994 · Porno Movie Director -
Father Christmas 1991 · Father Christmas (voice) -
The Wolves of Willoughby Chase 1989 · Mr. Grimshaw -
Wilt 1989 · Inspector Flint
The Best Mel Smith Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Mel Smith films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Mel Smith movie?
Bean (1997) made the most at the box office, with $251M worldwide, followed by The Lord of the Rings (1978) with $30.5M. Together, Mel Smith's films with box office figures have made $288M.
What is the best Mel Smith drama movie?
Radioland Murders (1994) is the best-rated of Mel Smith's drama films. In other genres: Bean (comedy), Twelfth Night (romance) and High Heels and Low Lifes (action).
What is the newest Mel Smith movie?
The newest film on Mel Smith's filmography is Rock & Chips (2010), with Mel Smith as DI Thomas.
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