The Best Neil Patrick Harris Movies, Ranked
62 credits from 1988 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) comes out on top with a score of 70. The biggest box office hit is Gone Girl (2014) with $371M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Neil Patrick Harris Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Neil Patrick Harris is credited on. The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) leads with 70, followed by 8-Bit Christmas (2021) at 65. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Neil Patrick Harris Box Office Hits
Neil Patrick Harris's films have made $1.37B worldwide in total. Gone Girl (2014) is the biggest hit at $371M, ahead of The Smurfs 2 (2013) ($348M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Gone Girl 2014 · Drama $371M $168M dom. - 2
The Smurfs 2 2013 · Fantasy $348M $71M dom. - 3
Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 2013 · Sci-Fi $274M $120M dom. - 4
The Matrix Resurrections 2021 · Action $157M $37.7M dom. - 5
A Million Ways to Die in the West 2014 · Comedy $87.2M $43.1M dom. - 6
Downsizing 2017 · Sci-Fi $55M $24.4M dom. - 7
Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay 2008 · Adventure $43.5M $38.1M dom. - 8
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent 2022 · Action $29.1M $20.3M dom. - 9
Clara's Heart 1988 · Drama $5.19M $5.19M dom. - 10
The Proposition 1998 · Drama $148K $148K dom.
The Best Neil Patrick Harris Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Neil Patrick Harris has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 10 films, and Gone Girl (2014) is the pick of them.
- Drama 10 films Gone Girl 2014
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Comedy 7 films 8-Bit Christmas 2021 · as Jake Doyle (Adult) Movie Echo Score: 65 - Action 3 films The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent 2022 · as Richard Fink Movie Echo Score: 70
- Adventure 2 films Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay 2008
- Sci-Fi 2 films Downsizing 2017 Movie Echo Score: 53
- Fantasy 1 film The Smurfs 2 2013
The Best Neil Patrick Harris Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Neil Patrick Harris's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Neil Patrick Harris Movies
The most recent films Neil Patrick Harris is credited on, newest first — starting with Doctor Who: The Giggle (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Doctor Who: The Giggle 2023 · The Toymaker - The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent 2022 · Richard Fink
- The Matrix Resurrections 2021 · The Analyst
- 8-Bit Christmas 2021 · Jake Doyle (Adult)
- Downsizing 2017 · Sci-Fi
- Gone Girl 2014 · Drama
- A Million Ways to Die in the West 2014 · Comedy
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Attack of the 50-foot Gummi Bear 2014 · Steve the Monkey (voice) -
Steve’s First Bath 2014 · Steve (voice) - Cloudy with a Chance of Meatballs 2 2013 · Sci-Fi
- The Smurfs 2 2013 · Fantasy
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Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special 2012 · Two-Face / Black Manta (voice)
The Best Neil Patrick Harris Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Neil Patrick Harris films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Neil Patrick Harris movie?
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (2022) is the best-rated Neil Patrick Harris film, with a Movie Echo Score of 70, ahead of 8-Bit Christmas (2021) (65) and The Matrix Resurrections (2021) (62). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Neil Patrick Harris movie?
Gone Girl (2014) made the most at the box office, with $371M worldwide, followed by The Smurfs 2 (2013) with $348M. Together, Neil Patrick Harris's films with box office figures have made $1.37B.
Which Neil Patrick Harris movie won the most awards?
Gone Girl (2014) is the most decorated Neil Patrick Harris film, with 1 win from 15 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Neil Patrick Harris drama movie?
Gone Girl (2014) is the best-rated of Neil Patrick Harris's drama films. In other genres: 8-Bit Christmas (comedy), The Unbearable Weight of Massive Talent (action) and Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay (adventure).
What is the newest Neil Patrick Harris movie?
The newest film on Neil Patrick Harris's filmography is Group Therapy (2024), with Neil Patrick Harris as Self.
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