The Best Mick Garris Movies, Ranked
46 credits from 1981 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Nightmare Cinema (2019) comes out on top with a score of 66. The biggest box office hit is Sleepwalkers (1992) with $30.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Mick Garris Box Office Hits
Mick Garris's films have made $37.2M worldwide in total. Sleepwalkers (1992) is the biggest hit at $30.5M, ahead of Critters 2 (1988) ($3.81M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Mick Garris Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Mick Garris has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Horror leads with 8 films, and Nightmare Cinema (2019) is the pick of them.
The Best Mick Garris Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Mick Garris's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Mick Garris Movies
The most recent films Mick Garris is credited on, newest first — starting with House of Ashes (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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House of Ashes 2024 · Television Narrator -
The Last Podcast 2024 · Stan the Bartender -
Sky Sharks 2020 · Dr. Gage Creed -
Nightmare Cinema 2019 · Director -
Bag of Bones 2011 · Director -
Brutal Massacre: A Comedy 2008 · Comedy -
Valerie on the Stairs 2006 · Director -
Desperation 2006 · Director -
Riding the Bullet 2004 · Director -
The Judge 2001 · Director -
Virtual Obsession 1998 · Director -
Quicksilver Highway 1997 · Director
The Best Mick Garris Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Mick Garris films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Mick Garris movie?
Nightmare Cinema (2019) is the best-rated Mick Garris film, with a Movie Echo Score of 66, ahead of Sky Sharks (2020) (35). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Nightmare Cinema: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Mick Garris movie?
Sleepwalkers (1992) made the most at the box office, with $30.5M worldwide, followed by Critters 2 (1988) with $3.81M. Together, Mick Garris's films with box office figures have made $37.2M.
What is the best Mick Garris horror movie?
Nightmare Cinema (2019) is the best-rated of Mick Garris's horror films, with a score of 66. In other genres: The Stupids (comedy), Critters 2 (sci-fi) and Riding the Bullet (thriller).
What is the newest Mick Garris movie?
The newest film on Mick Garris's filmography is In Search of Darkness: 1990-1994 (2024), with Mick Garris as Self.
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