The Best Michael Showalter Movies, Ranked
20 credits from 1998 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Big Sick (2017) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is The Big Sick (2017) with $56.4M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Michael Showalter Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Michael Showalter is credited on. The Big Sick (2017) leads with 84, followed by Spoiler Alert (2022) at 76. 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 84 The Big Sick 2017 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Spoiler Alert 2022 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Ray Romano: Right Here, Around the Corner 2019 · Tv movie -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Idea of You 2024 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 The Eyes of Tammy Faye 2021 · Biography -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 54 The Lovebirds 2020 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 Oh. What. Fun. 2025 · Comedy
Biggest Michael Showalter Box Office Hits
Michael Showalter's films have made $76.8M worldwide in total. The Big Sick (2017) is the biggest hit at $56.4M, ahead of Hello, My Name Is Doris (2016) ($14.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Big Sick 2017 · Drama $56.4M $42.9M dom.
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Hello, My Name Is Doris 2016 · Drama $14.7M $14.4M dom. - 3 The Eyes of Tammy Faye 2021 · Biography $2.68M $2.4M dom.
- 4 Spoiler Alert 2022 · Drama $1.43M $1.38M dom.
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Griffin & Phoenix 2006 · Drama $1.36M - 6
The Baxter 2005 · Drama $182K $182K dom. - 7
Safe Men 1998 · Comedy $45.7K $45.7K dom. - 8 The Idea of You 2024 · Drama $36.2K
The Best Michael Showalter Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Michael Showalter has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 7 films, and Oh. What. Fun. (2025) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 7 films Oh. What. Fun. 2025 · Director Movie Echo Score: 38
- Drama 7 films The Big Sick 2017 · Director Movie Echo Score: 84
- Biography 1 film The Eyes of Tammy Faye 2021 · Director Movie Echo Score: 68
- Action 1 film The Lovebirds 2020 · Director Movie Echo Score: 54
- Tv movie 1 film Ray Romano: Right Here, Around the Corner 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 76
The Best Michael Showalter Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Michael Showalter's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Michael Showalter Movies
The most recent films Michael Showalter is credited on, newest first — starting with Oh. What. Fun. (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Oh. What. Fun. 2025 · Director
- The Idea of You 2024 · Director
- Spoiler Alert 2022 · Director
- The Eyes of Tammy Faye 2021 · Director
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The Shrink Next Door 2021 · Director - The Lovebirds 2020 · Director
- Ray Romano: Right Here, Around the Corner 2019 · Director
- The Big Sick 2017 · Director
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Wet Hot American Summer: Ten Years Later 2017 · Coop / Ronald Reagan -
Giles Vanderhoot 2016 · Giles Vanderhoot - Hello, My Name Is Doris 2016 · Director
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Wet Hot American Summer: First Day of Camp 2015 · Coop
The Best Michael Showalter Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Michael Showalter films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Michael Showalter movie?
The Big Sick (2017) is the best-rated Michael Showalter film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of Spoiler Alert (2022) (76) and Ray Romano: Right Here, Around the Corner (2019) (76). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Big Sick: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Michael Showalter movie?
The Big Sick (2017) made the most at the box office, with $56.4M worldwide, followed by Hello, My Name Is Doris (2016) with $14.7M. Together, Michael Showalter's films with box office figures have made $76.8M.
Which Michael Showalter movie won the most awards?
The Eyes of Tammy Faye (2021) is the most decorated Michael Showalter film, with 4 wins from 5 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Michael Showalter comedy movie?
Oh. What. Fun. (2025) is the best-rated of Michael Showalter's comedy films, with a score of 38. In other genres: The Big Sick (drama), The Eyes of Tammy Faye (biography) and The Lovebirds (action).
What is the newest Michael Showalter movie?
The newest film on Michael Showalter's filmography is Oh. What. Fun. (2025), directed by Michael Showalter.
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