The Best Michael Murphy Movies, Ranked
69 credits from 1967 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Shocker (1989) with $16.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Michael Murphy Box Office Hits
Michael Murphy's films have made $37.6M worldwide in total. Shocker (1989) is the biggest hit at $16.6M, ahead of Clean Slate (1994) ($7.36M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Shocker 1989 · Thriller $16.6M $16.6M dom. - 2
Clean Slate 1994 · Comedy $7.36M $7.36M dom. - 3
Folks! 1992 · Comedy $6.13M $6.13M dom. - 4
Bad Company 1995 · Action $3.67M $3.67M dom. - 5
Indian Horse 2017 · Drama $2.1M $2.1M dom. - 6
Salvador 1986 · Drama $1.5M $1.5M dom. - 7
Big Girls Don’t Cry… They Get Even 1991 · Comedy $271K $271K dom. - 8
McCabe & Mrs. Miller 1971 · Drama $34.3K - 9
The Arrangement 1969 · Romance $9.54K - 10
Brewster McCloud 1970 · Fantasy $1.16K
The Best Michael Murphy Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Michael Murphy has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 14 films, and Indian Horse (2017) is the pick of them.
- Drama 14 films Indian Horse 2017 · as Father Quinney
- Comedy 9 films Clean Slate 1994 · as Dr. Doover
- Thriller 5 films Shocker 1989
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Sci-Fi 2 films Phase IV 1974 - Romance 2 films The Arrangement 1969 · as Father Draddy
- Action 1 film Bad Company 1995 · as William V. 'Smitty' Smithfield (uncredited)
- Fantasy 1 film Brewster McCloud 1970
The Best Michael Murphy Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Michael Murphy's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 2010s.
The Latest Michael Murphy Movies
The most recent films Michael Murphy is credited on, newest first — starting with Indian Horse (2017). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Indian Horse 2017 · Father Quinney
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According to Greta 2009 · Joseph -
Playing House 2006 · Hubbard -
The Path to 9/11 2006 · William Cohen -
Mayday 2005 · Captain Randall Williams -
Childstar 2004 · Reed Harrison -
Tanner on Tanner 2004 · Jack Tanner -
Footsteps 2003 · Robbie -
Live from Baghdad 2002 · Tom Johnson -
The Day Reagan Was Shot 2001 · Michael Deaver -
Tart 2001 · Mike Storm -
Breaking the Surface: The Greg Louganis Story 1997 · Pete Louganis
The Best Michael Murphy Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Michael Murphy films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Michael Murphy movie?
Shocker (1989) made the most at the box office, with $16.6M worldwide, followed by Clean Slate (1994) with $7.36M. Together, Michael Murphy's films with box office figures have made $37.6M.
Which Michael Murphy movie won the most awards?
Salvador (1986) is the most decorated Michael Murphy film, with 1 win from 8 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Michael Murphy drama movie?
Indian Horse (2017) is the best-rated of Michael Murphy's drama films. In other genres: Clean Slate (comedy), Shocker (thriller) and Phase IV (sci-fi).
What is the newest Michael Murphy movie?
The newest film on Michael Murphy's filmography is Evolutions: The Making of Phase IV (2024), with Michael Murphy as Self.
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