The Best Nia Vardalos Movies, Ranked
21 credits from 1997 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Same Time, Next Christmas (2019) comes out on top with a score of 60. The biggest box office hit is My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) with $369M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Nia Vardalos Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Nia Vardalos is credited on. Same Time, Next Christmas (2019) leads with 60, followed by Charming (2018) at 59. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Same Time, Next Christmas 2019 · Tv movie -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Charming 2018 · Romance -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 A Taste of Christmas 2020 · Tv movie -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 49 Wonder Woman: Bloodlines 2019 · Animation -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 2023 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 41 The Curse of Bridge Hollow 2022 · Adventure
Biggest Nia Vardalos Box Office Hits
Nia Vardalos's films have made $546M worldwide in total. My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) is the biggest hit at $369M, ahead of My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016) ($90.6M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2002 · Comedy $369M $241M dom. - 2
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 2016 · Comedy $90.6M $59.7M dom. - 3 My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 2023 · Comedy $38.8M $28.5M dom.
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My Life in Ruins 2009 · Comedy $20.5M $8.67M dom. - 5
Connie and Carla 2004 · Comedy $11.3M $8.09M dom. - 6 Charming 2018 · Romance $8.89M
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I Hate Valentine's Day 2009 · Comedy $4.24M $11K dom. - 8 The Curse of Bridge Hollow 2022 · Adventure $2.3M
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Dealin' with Idiots 2013 · Comedy $17.9K $17.9K dom.
The Best Nia Vardalos Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Nia Vardalos has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 8 films, and My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 8 films My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 2023 · as Toula Movie Echo Score: 48
- Tv movie 3 films Same Time, Next Christmas 2019 · as Faye Anderson Movie Echo Score: 60
- Adventure 2 films The Curse of Bridge Hollow 2022 · as Madam Hawthorne Movie Echo Score: 41
- Romance 2 films Charming 2018 · as Nemeny Neverwish (voice) Movie Echo Score: 59
- Animation 1 film Wonder Woman: Bloodlines 2019 · as Julia Kapatelis (voice) Movie Echo Score: 49
The Best Nia Vardalos Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Nia Vardalos's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Nia Vardalos Movies
The most recent films Nia Vardalos is credited on, newest first — starting with My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 2023 · Toula
- The Curse of Bridge Hollow 2022 · Madam Hawthorne
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Ivy + Bean 2022 · Mrs. Trantz -
Ivy + Bean: The Ghost That Had to Go 2022 · Mrs. Trantz - A Taste of Christmas 2020 · Olivia
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Poisoned Love: The Stacey Castor Story 2020 · Stacey - Same Time, Next Christmas 2019 · Faye Anderson
- Wonder Woman: Bloodlines 2019 · Julia Kapatelis (voice)
- Charming 2018 · Nemeny Neverwish (voice)
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Car Dogs 2017 · Sharon -
Star vs. the Forces of Evil: The Battle for Mewni 2017 · Angie Diaz (voice) - My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 2016 · Comedy
The Best Nia Vardalos Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Nia Vardalos films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Nia Vardalos movie?
Same Time, Next Christmas (2019) is the best-rated Nia Vardalos film, with a Movie Echo Score of 60, ahead of Charming (2018) (59) and A Taste of Christmas (2020) (57). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Same Time, Next Christmas: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Nia Vardalos movie?
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) made the most at the box office, with $369M worldwide, followed by My Big Fat Greek Wedding 2 (2016) with $90.6M. Together, Nia Vardalos's films with box office figures have made $546M.
Which Nia Vardalos movie won the most awards?
My Big Fat Greek Wedding (2002) is the most decorated Nia Vardalos film, with 1 win from 7 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Nia Vardalos comedy movie?
My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023) is the best-rated of Nia Vardalos's comedy films, with a score of 48. In other genres: Same Time, Next Christmas (tv movie), The Curse of Bridge Hollow (adventure) and Charming (romance).
What is the newest Nia Vardalos movie?
The newest film on Nia Vardalos's filmography is My Big Fat Greek Wedding 3 (2023), with Nia Vardalos as Toula.
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