The Best Nathan Lane Movies, Ranked
41 credits from 1983 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Beau Is Afraid (2023) comes out on top with a score of 72. The biggest box office hit is The Birdcage (1996) with $185M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Nathan Lane Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Nathan Lane is credited on. Beau Is Afraid (2023) leads with 72, followed by Spellbound (2024) at 58. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Nathan Lane Box Office Hits
Nathan Lane's films have made $406M worldwide in total. The Birdcage (1996) is the biggest hit at $185M, ahead of Mousehunt (1997) ($122M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Birdcage 1996 · Comedy $185M $124M dom. - 2
Mousehunt 1997 · Action $122M $61.9M dom. - 3
The Producers 2005 · Comedy $38.1M $19.4M dom. - 4
Life with Mikey 1993 · Comedy $12.4M $12.4M dom. - 5
Beau Is Afraid 2023 · Drama $12.3M $8.18M dom. - 6
He Said, She Said 1991 · Comedy $9.8M $9.8M dom. - 7
Ironweed 1988 · Drama $7.39M $7.39M dom. - 8
Teacher's Pet 2004 · Fantasy $6.49M $6.49M dom. - 9
Jeffrey 1995 · Comedy $3.49M $3.49M dom. - 10
The Lemon Sisters 1989 · Comedy $3.47M $3.47M dom.
The Best Nathan Lane Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Nathan Lane has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 10 films, and Dicks: The Musical (2023) is the pick of them.
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Comedy 10 films Dicks: The Musical 2023 · as Harris Movie Echo Score: 47 - Drama 9 films Beau Is Afraid 2023 · as Roger Movie Echo Score: 72
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Animation 3 films Spellbound 2024 · as Luno - Oracle of the Moon Movie Echo Score: 58 - Fantasy 1 film Teacher's Pet 2004
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Biography 1 film Isn't She Great 2000 - Action 1 film Mousehunt 1997
The Best Nathan Lane Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Nathan Lane's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Nathan Lane Movies
The most recent films Nathan Lane is credited on, newest first — starting with Spellbound (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Spellbound 2024 · Luno - Oracle of the Moon
- Dicks: The Musical 2023 · Harris
- Beau Is Afraid 2023 · Roger
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The Vanishing Of Sidney Hall 2018 · Harold -
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika 2017 · Roy M. Cohn/The Angel Antarctica -
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches 2017 · Roy M. Cohn/Prior 2 -
No Pay, Nudity 2016 · Hershel Thalkin -
The Nance 2014 · Chauncey Miles -
The English Teacher 2013 · Drama -
A Muppets Christmas: Letters to Santa 2008 · Officer Meany - The Producers 2005 · Comedy
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Behind the Legend: Timon 2004 · Timon (voice)
The Best Nathan Lane Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Nathan Lane films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Nathan Lane movie?
Beau Is Afraid (2023) is the best-rated Nathan Lane film, with a Movie Echo Score of 72, ahead of Spellbound (2024) (58) and The Vanishing Of Sidney Hall (2018) (55). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Beau Is Afraid: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Nathan Lane movie?
The Birdcage (1996) made the most at the box office, with $185M worldwide, followed by Mousehunt (1997) with $122M. Together, Nathan Lane's films with box office figures have made $406M.
Which Nathan Lane movie won the most awards?
The Birdcage (1996) is the most decorated Nathan Lane film, with 1 win from 6 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Nathan Lane comedy movie?
Dicks: The Musical (2023) is the best-rated of Nathan Lane's comedy films, with a score of 47. In other genres: Beau Is Afraid (drama), Spellbound (animation) and Teacher's Pet (fantasy).
What is the newest Nathan Lane movie?
The newest film on Nathan Lane's filmography is Spellbound (2024), with Nathan Lane as Luno - Oracle of the Moon.
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