The Best Michael Papajohn Movies, Ranked
25 credits from 1992 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Iron Claw (2023) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is The Iron Claw (2023) with $45.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Michael Papajohn Movies
The 11 highest-rated films Michael Papajohn is credited on. The Iron Claw (2023) leads with 80, followed by Our Friend (2021) at 80. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 The Iron Claw 2023 · Biography -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Our Friend 2021 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Our Friend 2019 · Romance -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Black and Blue 2019 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Big George Foreman 2023 · History -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Walkaway Joe 2020 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 Unhinged 2020 · Thriller -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 Rim of the World 2019 · Action -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 37 Off the Grid 2025 · Action -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 36 Jeepers Creepers 3 2017 · Mystery -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 22 Hangman 2017 · Mystery
Biggest Michael Papajohn Box Office Hits
Michael Papajohn's films have made $186M worldwide in total. The Iron Claw (2023) is the biggest hit at $45.2M, ahead of Unhinged (2020) ($44.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Iron Claw 2023 · Biography $45.2M $35.1M dom.
- 2 Unhinged 2020 · Thriller $44.3M $20.8M dom.
- 3 Black and Blue 2019 · Action $22.7M $22.1M dom.
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Mr. Baseball 1992 · Comedy $20.9M $20.9M dom. - 5
The Babe 1992 · Drama $19.9M $17.5M dom. - 6 Rim of the World 2019 · Action $12.7M $12.7M dom.
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My Giant 1998 · Drama $8.07M $8.07M dom. - 8 Big George Foreman 2023 · History $6.03M $5.43M dom.
- 9 Jeepers Creepers 3 2017 · Mystery $4.02M $2.34M dom.
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Reborn 2018 · Sci-Fi $1.42M
The Best Michael Papajohn Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Michael Papajohn has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 5 films, and Our Friend (2021) is the pick of them.
- Drama 5 films Our Friend 2021 Movie Echo Score: 80
- Action 4 films Black and Blue 2019 · as Sergeant Leader Movie Echo Score: 68
- Thriller 3 films Unhinged 2020 · as Cop Movie Echo Score: 47
- Sci-Fi 3 films Reborn 2018
- Romance 2 films Our Friend 2019 · as Dr. Felton Movie Echo Score: 78
- Mystery 2 films Jeepers Creepers 3 2017 · as Frank Tow Truck Driver Movie Echo Score: 36
- Comedy 2 films Mr. Baseball 1992 · as Rick
- Biography 1 film The Iron Claw 2023 · as Olympic Coach Movie Echo Score: 80
- History 1 film Big George Foreman 2023 · as Officer Dell Movie Echo Score: 60
The Best Michael Papajohn Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Michael Papajohn's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Michael Papajohn Movies
The most recent films Michael Papajohn is credited on, newest first — starting with Off the Grid (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Off the Grid 2025 · Sheriff
- The Iron Claw 2023 · Olympic Coach
- Big George Foreman 2023 · Officer Dell
- Our Friend 2021 · Drama
- Unhinged 2020 · Cop
- Walkaway Joe 2020 · Action
- Black and Blue 2019 · Sergeant Leader
- Our Friend 2019 · Dr. Felton
- Rim of the World 2019 · Action
- Reborn 2018 · Sci-Fi
- Hangman 2017 · Mystery
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Sex Guaranteed 2017 · Duty Officer
The Best Michael Papajohn Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Michael Papajohn films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Michael Papajohn movie?
The Iron Claw (2023) is the best-rated Michael Papajohn film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of Our Friend (2021) (80) and Our Friend (2019) (78). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Iron Claw: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Michael Papajohn movie?
The Iron Claw (2023) made the most at the box office, with $45.2M worldwide, followed by Unhinged (2020) with $44.3M. Together, Michael Papajohn's films with box office figures have made $186M.
What is the best Michael Papajohn drama movie?
Our Friend (2021) is the best-rated of Michael Papajohn's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Black and Blue (action), Unhinged (thriller) and Reborn (sci-fi).
What is the newest Michael Papajohn movie?
The newest film on Michael Papajohn's filmography is Off the Grid (2025), with Michael Papajohn as Sheriff.
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