The Best Paul Bates Movies, Ranked
17 credits from 1983 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Survivor (2022) comes out on top with a score of 79. The biggest box office hit is Instinct (1999) with $34.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Paul Bates Box Office Hits
Paul Bates's films have made $63.7M worldwide in total. Instinct (1999) is the biggest hit at $34.1M, ahead of Crazy People (1990) ($13.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Instinct 1999 · Drama $34.1M $34.1M dom. - 2
Crazy People 1990 · Drama $13.2M $13.2M dom. - 3
Hot Pursuit 1987 · Comedy $4.22M $4.22M dom. - 4
Exterminator 2 1984 · Action $3.74M $3.74M dom. - 5
The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag 1992 · Mystery $3.72M $3.72M dom. - 6
Mr. Wonderful 1993 · Comedy $3.13M $3.13M dom. - 7
Camille 2008 · Romance $631K - 8
Blizzard 2003 · Family $576K $505K dom. - 9
The Survivor 2022 · Biography $219K - 10
The Pickle 1993 · Comedy $84.5K $84.5K dom.
The Best Paul Bates Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Paul Bates has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 5 films, and Coming 2 America (2021) is the pick of them.
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Comedy 5 films Coming 2 America 2021 Movie Echo Score: 55 - Family 2 films Blizzard 2003 · as Additional reindeer voices
- Drama 2 films Instinct 1999 · as Bluto
- Mystery 2 films The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag 1992 · as Officer Finney
- Biography 1 film The Survivor 2022 · as Louis Barclay Movie Echo Score: 79
- Romance 1 film Camille 2008 · as Bellman
- Action 1 film Exterminator 2 1984 · as Guy #2
The Best Paul Bates Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Paul Bates's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Paul Bates Movies
The most recent films Paul Bates is credited on, newest first — starting with The Survivor (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Survivor 2022 · Louis Barclay
- Coming 2 America 2021 · Comedy
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A Simple F* Gesture 2020 · Paul - Camille 2008 · Bellman
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Snow 2004 · Carl - Blizzard 2003 · Additional reindeer voices
- Instinct 1999 · Bluto
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Soul of the Game 1996 · Orderly #1 -
Paper Dragons 1996 · Sammy - Mr. Wonderful 1993 · Marlon
- The Pickle 1993 · Kareem
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Jennifer Eight 1992 · Venables
The Best Paul Bates Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Paul Bates films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Paul Bates movie?
The Survivor (2022) is the best-rated Paul Bates film, with a Movie Echo Score of 79, ahead of Coming 2 America (2021) (55). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Survivor: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Paul Bates movie?
Instinct (1999) made the most at the box office, with $34.1M worldwide, followed by Crazy People (1990) with $13.2M. Together, Paul Bates's films with box office figures have made $63.7M.
What is the best Paul Bates comedy movie?
Coming 2 America (2021) is the best-rated of Paul Bates's comedy films, with a score of 55. In other genres: Blizzard (family), Instinct (drama) and The Gun in Betty Lou’s Handbag (mystery).
What is the newest Paul Bates movie?
The newest film on Paul Bates's filmography is The Survivor (2022), with Paul Bates as Louis Barclay.
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