The Best Michael Lerner Movies, Ranked
71 credits from 1970 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Sallywood (2024) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is My Favorite Martian (1999) with $36.9M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Michael Lerner Box Office Hits
Michael Lerner's films have made $158M worldwide in total. My Favorite Martian (1999) is the biggest hit at $36.9M, ahead of Blank Check (1994) ($30.6M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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My Favorite Martian 1999 · Sci-Fi $36.9M $36.9M dom. - 2
Blank Check 1994 · Comedy $30.6M $30.6M dom. - 3
The Other Side of Midnight 1977 · Romance $24.7M $24.7M dom. - 4
No Escape 1994 · Drama $15.3M $15.3M dom. - 5
The Beautician and the Beast 1997 · Romance $11.5M $11.5M dom. - 6
Class Reunion 1982 · Horror $10.1M $10.1M dom. - 7
Amos & Andrew 1993 · Comedy $9.75M $9.75M dom. - 8
Love and Other Disasters 2006 · Comedy $6.37M - 9
Coast to Coast 1980 · Comedy $4.5M $4.5M dom. - 10
Vibes 1988 · Comedy $1.88M $1.88M dom.
The Best Michael Lerner Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Michael Lerner has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 23 films, and Sallywood (2024) is the pick of them.
The Best Michael Lerner Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Michael Lerner's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
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2020s 2 films Sallywood 2024 · as Ned Levitt Movie Echo Score: 85 -
2010s 6 films Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein 2019 · as Bobby Fox Movie Echo Score: 59 - 2000s 10 films Love and Other Disasters 2006 · as Marvin Berstein
- 1990s 17 films My Favorite Martian 1999
- 1980s 13 films Class Reunion 1982 · as Dr. Robert Young
- 1970s 21 films The Other Side of Midnight 1977 · as Barbet
The Latest Michael Lerner Movies
The most recent films Michael Lerner is credited on, newest first — starting with Sallywood (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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First Oscar 2022 · Louis Burt Mayer - Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein 2019 · Bobby Fox
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Internet Famous 2016 · Joel Swanson -
1000 to 1 2014 · Dr. -
Pete Smalls Is Dead 2010 · Leonard Proval -
Wax On, Fuck Off 2010 · Cy Rosenthal -
The Bannen Way 2010 · The Mensch -
A Dennis the Menace Christmas 2007 · Mr. Souse - Love and Other Disasters 2006 · Marvin Berstein
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Poster Boy 2006 · Drama -
When Do We Eat? 2006 · Comedy
The Best Michael Lerner Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Michael Lerner films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Michael Lerner movie?
Sallywood (2024) is the best-rated Michael Lerner film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Frankenstein’s Monster’s Monster, Frankenstein (2019) (59). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Sallywood: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Michael Lerner movie?
My Favorite Martian (1999) made the most at the box office, with $36.9M worldwide, followed by Blank Check (1994) with $30.6M. Together, Michael Lerner's films with box office figures have made $158M.
Which Michael Lerner movie won the most awards?
The Candidate (1972) is the most decorated Michael Lerner film, with 1 win from 2 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Michael Lerner comedy movie?
Sallywood (2024) is the best-rated of Michael Lerner's comedy films, with a score of 85. In other genres: No Escape (drama), Class Reunion (horror) and The Other Side of Midnight (romance).
What is the newest Michael Lerner movie?
The newest film on Michael Lerner's filmography is Sallywood (2024), with Michael Lerner as Ned Levitt.
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