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The Best Michaela Watkins Movies, Ranked

32 credits from 2008 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Young Wife (2024) comes out on top with a score of 82. The biggest box office hit is The Way Back (2020) with $15.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Ranked by Movie Echo Score

Top Rated Michaela Watkins Movies

The 12 highest-rated films Michaela Watkins is credited on. The Young Wife (2024) leads with 82, followed by Brigsby Bear (2017) at 80. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.

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Biggest Michaela Watkins Box Office Hits

Michaela Watkins's films have made $45.2M worldwide in total. The Way Back (2020) is the biggest hit at $15.5M, ahead of Brittany Runs A Marathon (2019) ($7.46M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 The Way Back (2020) movie poster The Way Back 2020 · Drama $15.5M $13.6M dom.
  2. 2 Brittany Runs A Marathon (2019) movie poster Brittany Runs A Marathon 2019 · Drama $7.46M $7.19M dom.
  3. 3 Ibiza (2018) movie poster Ibiza 2018 · Comedy $6.82M
  4. 4 Dude (2018) movie poster Dude 2018 · Drama $5.5M
  5. 5 The Young Wife (2024) movie poster The Young Wife 2024 · Comedy $3.96M
  6. 6 In a World... (2013) movie poster In a World... 2013 · Comedy $3.11M $2.96M dom.
  7. 7 Werewolves Within (2021) movie poster Werewolves Within 2021 · Horror $992K $576K dom.
  8. 8 Paint (2023) movie poster Paint 2023 · Comedy $812K $812K dom.
  9. 9 Brigsby Bear (2017) movie poster Brigsby Bear 2017 · Drama $682K $533K dom.
  10. 10 Sword of Trust (2019) movie poster Sword of Trust 2019 · Drama $323K $322K dom.
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The Best Michaela Watkins Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Michaela Watkins has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 17 films, and The Young Wife (2024) is the pick of them.

Newest first

The Latest Michaela Watkins Movies

The most recent films Michaela Watkins is credited on, newest first — starting with Suze (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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FAQ

The Best Michaela Watkins Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Michaela Watkins films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Michaela Watkins movie?

The Young Wife (2024) is the best-rated Michaela Watkins film, with a Movie Echo Score of 82, ahead of Brigsby Bear (2017) (80) and Suze (2025) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

The Young Wife: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Michaela Watkins movie?

The Way Back (2020) made the most at the box office, with $15.5M worldwide, followed by Brittany Runs A Marathon (2019) with $7.46M. Together, Michaela Watkins's films with box office figures have made $45.2M.

What is the best Michaela Watkins comedy movie?

The Young Wife (2024) is the best-rated of Michaela Watkins's comedy films, with a score of 82. In other genres: Brigsby Bear (drama), Werewolves Within (horror) and Under the Eiffel Tower (romance).

What is the newest Michaela Watkins movie?

The newest film on Michaela Watkins's filmography is Are We Good? (2025).

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