The Best Patrick Dempsey Movies, Ranked
40 credits from 1985 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Thanksgiving (2023) comes out on top with a score of 68. The biggest box office hit is Sweet Home Alabama (2002) with $181M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Patrick Dempsey Box Office Hits
Patrick Dempsey's films have made $463M worldwide in total. Sweet Home Alabama (2002) is the biggest hit at $181M, ahead of Made of Honor (2008) ($106M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Sweet Home Alabama 2002 · Comedy $181M $127M dom. - 2
Made of Honor 2008 · Comedy $106M $46M dom. - 3
Thanksgiving 2023 · Horror $46.6M $31.9M dom. - 4
Freedom Writers 2007 · Biography $43.1M $36.6M dom. - 5
Can't Buy Me Love 1987 · Drama $31.6M $31.6M dom. - 6
Mobsters 1991 · Crime $20.2M $20.2M dom. - 7
With Honors 1994 · Comedy $20M $20M dom. - 8
Run 1991 · Drama $4.41M $4.41M dom. - 9
Loverboy 1989 · Comedy $3.96M $3.96M dom. - 10
Meatballs III: Summer Job 1986 · Comedy $2.15M $2.15M dom.
The Best Patrick Dempsey Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Patrick Dempsey has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 14 films, and Can't Buy Me Love (1987) is the pick of them.
- Drama 14 films Can't Buy Me Love 1987
- Comedy 8 films Sweet Home Alabama 2002
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Romance 5 films Happy Together 1989 · as Chris Wooden - Horror 2 films Thanksgiving 2023 · as Sheriff Eric Newlon Movie Echo Score: 68
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Adventure 1 film Disenchanted 2022 · as Robert Movie Echo Score: 63 - Biography 1 film Freedom Writers 2007
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Thriller 1 film Bank Robber 1993 · as Billy - Crime 1 film Mobsters 1991 · as Meyer Lansky
The Best Patrick Dempsey Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Patrick Dempsey's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Patrick Dempsey Movies
The most recent films Patrick Dempsey is credited on, newest first — starting with Thanksgiving (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Thanksgiving 2023 · Sheriff Eric Newlon
- Disenchanted 2022 · Robert
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Devils 2020 · Dominic Morgan -
The Truth About the Harry Quebert Affair 2018 · Harry Quebert -
Red Nose Day Actually 2017 · (US version) - Made of Honor 2008 · Comedy
- Freedom Writers 2007 · Biography
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Iron Jawed Angels 2004 · Ben Weissman -
Lucky 7 2003 · Peter Connor - Sweet Home Alabama 2002 · Comedy
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Blonde 2001 · Cass -
Me and Will 1999 · Fast Eddie
The Best Patrick Dempsey Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Patrick Dempsey films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Patrick Dempsey movie?
Thanksgiving (2023) is the best-rated Patrick Dempsey film, with a Movie Echo Score of 68, ahead of Disenchanted (2022) (63). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Thanksgiving: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Patrick Dempsey movie?
Sweet Home Alabama (2002) made the most at the box office, with $181M worldwide, followed by Made of Honor (2008) with $106M. Together, Patrick Dempsey's films with box office figures have made $463M.
What is the best Patrick Dempsey drama movie?
Can't Buy Me Love (1987) is the best-rated of Patrick Dempsey's drama films. In other genres: Sweet Home Alabama (comedy), Happy Together (romance) and Thanksgiving (horror).
What is the newest Patrick Dempsey movie?
The newest film on Patrick Dempsey's filmography is Thanksgiving (2023), with Patrick Dempsey as Sheriff Eric Newlon.
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