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The Best Novella Nelson Movies, Ranked

18 credits from 1979 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) with $19.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Worldwide gross

Biggest Novella Nelson Box Office Hits

Novella Nelson's films have made $41.6M worldwide in total. The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) is the biggest hit at $19.6M, ahead of Weekend at Bernie's II (1993) ($12.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) movie poster The Seduction of Joe Tynan 1979 · Drama $19.6M $19.6M dom.
  2. 2 Weekend at Bernie's II (1993) movie poster Weekend at Bernie's II 1993 · Adventure $12.7M $12.7M dom.
  3. 3 Strictly Business (1991) movie poster Strictly Business 1991 · Romance $7.68M $7.68M dom.
  4. 4 Griffin & Phoenix (2006) movie poster Griffin & Phoenix 2006 · Drama $1.36M
  5. 5 Orphans (1987) movie poster Orphans 1987 · Drama $252K $252K dom.
  6. 6 Mercy (1995) movie poster Mercy 1995 · Thriller $2.97K $2.97K dom.
One pick per genre

The Best Novella Nelson Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Novella Nelson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Novella Nelson Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Novella Nelson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2000s.

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The Latest Novella Nelson Movies

The most recent films Novella Nelson is credited on, newest first — starting with Griffin & Phoenix (2006). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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The Best Novella Nelson Movies: Questions & Answers

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

What is the highest-grossing Novella Nelson movie?

The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) made the most at the box office, with $19.6M worldwide, followed by Weekend at Bernie's II (1993) with $12.7M. Together, Novella Nelson's films with box office figures have made $41.6M.

What is the best Novella Nelson drama movie?

The Seduction of Joe Tynan (1979) is the best-rated of Novella Nelson's drama films. In other genres: Strictly Business (romance), Mercy (thriller) and Weekend at Bernie's II (adventure).

What is the newest Novella Nelson movie?

The newest film on Novella Nelson's filmography is Going to Mars: The Nikki Giovanni Project (2023).

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