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The Best Nehemiah Persoff Movies, Ranked

42 credits from 1955 to 2021, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) with $40.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Worldwide gross

Biggest Nehemiah Persoff Box Office Hits

Nehemiah Persoff's films have made $81.2M worldwide in total. An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) is the biggest hit at $40.8M, ahead of Yentl (1984) ($40.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) movie poster An American Tail: Fievel Goes West 1991 · Animation $40.8M $22.2M dom.
  2. 2 Yentl (1984) movie poster Yentl 1984 · Drama $40.2M $40.2M dom.
  3. 3 Some Like It Hot (1959) movie poster Some Like It Hot 1959 · Comedy $209K
  4. 4 The Badlanders (1958) movie poster The Badlanders 1958 · Drama $4.01K
One pick per genre

The Best Nehemiah Persoff Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Nehemiah Persoff has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 19 films, and Yentl (1984) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Nehemiah Persoff Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Nehemiah Persoff's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 1990s.

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The Best Nehemiah Persoff Movies: Questions & Answers

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

What is the highest-grossing Nehemiah Persoff movie?

An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (1991) made the most at the box office, with $40.8M worldwide, followed by Yentl (1984) with $40.2M. Together, Nehemiah Persoff's films with box office figures have made $81.2M.

Which Nehemiah Persoff movie won the most awards?

Some Like It Hot (1959) is the most decorated Nehemiah Persoff film, with 5 wins from 12 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.

What is the best Nehemiah Persoff drama movie?

Yentl (1984) is the best-rated of Nehemiah Persoff's drama films. In other genres: Some Like It Hot (comedy) and An American Tail: Fievel Goes West (animation).

What is the newest Nehemiah Persoff movie?

The newest film on Nehemiah Persoff's filmography is Boris Karloff: The Man Behind the Monster (2021).

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