The Best Paul Reubens Movies, Ranked
45 credits from 1975 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Quiz Lady (2023) comes out on top with a score of 67. The biggest box office hit is Doctor Dolittle (1998) with $294M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Paul Reubens Box Office Hits
Paul Reubens's films have made $575M worldwide in total. Doctor Dolittle (1998) is the biggest hit at $294M, ahead of The Blues Brothers (1980) ($115M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Doctor Dolittle 1998 · Comedy $294M $144M dom. - 2
The Blues Brothers 1980 · Action $115M $57.2M dom. - 3
Cheech & Chong’s Next Movie 1980 · Action $41.7M $41.7M dom. - 4
Pee-wee's Big Adventure 1985 · Adventure $41M $41M dom. - 5
Matilda 1996 · Fantasy $33.5M $33.5M dom. - 6
Flight of the Navigator 1986 · Adventure $18.6M $18.6M dom. - 7
Big Top Pee-wee 1988 · Adventure $15.1M $15.1M dom. - 8
Buddy 1997 · Drama $10.1M $10.1M dom. - 9
Meatballs Part II 1984 · Comedy $5.41M $5.41M dom.
The Best Paul Reubens Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Paul Reubens has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 11 films, and Quiz Lady (2023) is the pick of them.
The Best Paul Reubens Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Paul Reubens's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Paul Reubens Movies
The most recent films Paul Reubens is credited on, newest first — starting with Quiz Lady (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Quiz Lady 2023 · Francine's Crush -
Mosaic 2018 · JC Schiffer -
O.W.C.A. Files 2015 · Parenthesis (voice) -
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special III: Magical Friendship 2015 · The Riddler (voice) -
LEGO DC Comics Super Heroes: Batman Be-Leaguered 2014 · Bat-Mite (voice) -
Robot Chicken DC Comics Special II: Villains in Paradise 2014 · The Riddler / Sunbather (voice) -
Scooby-Doo! Mecha Mutt Menace 2013 · Irv (voice) -
Tom and Jerry’s Giant Adventure 2013 · Screwy Squirrel (voice) -
The Final Moments of Karl Brant 2013 · Bennett Ferryman -
Robot Chicken: DC Comics Special 2012 · The Riddler (voice) -
The Pee-wee Herman Show on Broadway 2011 · Pee-wee Herman -
Area 57 2007 · The Alien
The Best Paul Reubens Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Paul Reubens films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Paul Reubens movie?
Quiz Lady (2023) is the best-rated Paul Reubens film, with a Movie Echo Score of 67. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Quiz Lady: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Paul Reubens movie?
Doctor Dolittle (1998) made the most at the box office, with $294M worldwide, followed by The Blues Brothers (1980) with $115M. Together, Paul Reubens's films with box office figures have made $575M.
What is the best Paul Reubens comedy movie?
Quiz Lady (2023) is the best-rated of Paul Reubens's comedy films, with a score of 67. In other genres: Pee-wee's Big Adventure (adventure), Buddy (drama) and Matilda (fantasy).
What is the newest Paul Reubens movie?
The newest film on Paul Reubens's filmography is SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (2025), with Paul Reubens as Pee Wee Herman.
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