The Best Paul Dooley Movies, Ranked
59 credits from 1968 to 2021, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Selfie Dad (2020) comes out on top with a score of 62. The biggest box office hit is Paternity (1981) with $18.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Paul Dooley Box Office Hits
Paul Dooley's films have made $69.3M worldwide in total. Paternity (1981) is the biggest hit at $18.8M, ahead of Kiss Me Goodbye (1982) ($15.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Paternity 1981 · Comedy $18.8M $18.8M dom. - 2
Kiss Me Goodbye 1982 · Fantasy $15.8M $15.8M dom. - 3
Big Trouble 1986 · Comedy $11.1M $11.1M dom. - 4
Strange Brew 1983 · Sci-Fi $8.57M $8.57M dom. - 5
Flashback 1990 · Comedy $6.49M $6.49M dom. - 6
My Boyfriend’s Back 1993 · Romance $3.34M $3.34M dom. - 7
Rich Kids 1979 · Drama $1.86M $1.86M dom. - 8
A Dangerous Woman 1993 · Drama $1.5M $1.5M dom. - 9
Endangered Species 1982 · Drama $1.47M $1.47M dom. - 10
Shakes the Clown 1991 · Drama $115K $115K dom.
The Best Paul Dooley Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Paul Dooley has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 15 films, and Paternity (1981) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 15 films Paternity 1981
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Drama 13 films Saving Paradise 2021 · as Gramps Movie Echo Score: 59 -
Family 5 films Selfie Dad 2020 · as Barber Movie Echo Score: 62 - Fantasy 4 films Kiss Me Goodbye 1982 · as Kendall
- Romance 2 films My Boyfriend’s Back 1993 · as Big Chuck
- Sci-Fi 2 films Strange Brew 1983
The Best Paul Dooley Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Paul Dooley's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
The Latest Paul Dooley Movies
The most recent films Paul Dooley is credited on, newest first — starting with Saving Paradise (2021). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Saving Paradise 2021 · Gramps
- Selfie Dad 2020 · Barber
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The Gesture and The Word 2020 · Mr. Rostalle -
The Radiator Springs 500½ 2014 · Sarge (voice) -
My Santa 2013 · Martin -
Spinning 2013 · Sarge (voice) -
Hiccups 2013 · Sarge (voice) -
Mater and the Ghostlight 2006 · Sarge (voice) -
Come Away Home 2005 · Grandpa Donald -
Nobody Knows Anything! 2004 · Warden -
Comfort and Joy 2003 · George -
Tracey Ullman in the Trailer Tales 2003 · Dean Duaney
The Best Paul Dooley Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Paul Dooley films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Paul Dooley movie?
Selfie Dad (2020) is the best-rated Paul Dooley film, with a Movie Echo Score of 62, ahead of Saving Paradise (2021) (59). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Selfie Dad: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Paul Dooley movie?
Paternity (1981) made the most at the box office, with $18.8M worldwide, followed by Kiss Me Goodbye (1982) with $15.8M. Together, Paul Dooley's films with box office figures have made $69.3M.
What is the best Paul Dooley comedy movie?
Paternity (1981) is the best-rated of Paul Dooley's comedy films. In other genres: Saving Paradise (drama), Selfie Dad (family) and Kiss Me Goodbye (fantasy).
What is the newest Paul Dooley movie?
The newest film on Paul Dooley's filmography is Saving Paradise (2021), with Paul Dooley as Gramps.
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