The Best Paul Schneider Movies, Ranked
43 credits from 1986 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Train Dreams (2025) comes out on top with a score of 81. The biggest box office hit is Bright Star (2009) with $14.4M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Paul Schneider Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Paul Schneider is credited on. Train Dreams (2025) leads with 81, followed by Xeno (2025) at 69. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 81 Train Dreams 2025 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Xeno 2025 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 American Murderer 2022 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 A Holiday I Do 2023 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 A House on the Bayou 2021 · Thriller -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 41 Abandoned 2022 · Horror -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 30 Just Another Dream 2021 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 28 Brothers By Blood 2021 · Action
Biggest Paul Schneider Box Office Hits
Paul Schneider's films have made $29.1M worldwide in total. Bright Star (2009) is the biggest hit at $14.4M, ahead of Lars and the Real Girl (2007) ($11.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Bright Star 2009 · Biography $14.4M $4.44M dom. - 2
Lars and the Real Girl 2007 · Drama $11.3M $5.97M dom. - 3
Beloved 2012 · Drama $2.06M $138K dom. - 4
All the Real Girls 2003 · Drama $580K $550K dom. - 5
The Babymakers 2012 · Adventure $476K $7.89K dom. - 6 Xeno 2025 · Adventure $108K $108K dom.
- 7 Brothers By Blood 2021 · Action $105K
- 8 Abandoned 2022 · Horror $96.8K $96.8K dom.
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Goodbye to All That 2014 · Drama $17K $17K dom. - 10
Live Free or Die 2007 · Comedy $13.8K $13.8K dom.
The Best Paul Schneider Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Paul Schneider has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 13 films, and Train Dreams (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 13 films Train Dreams 2025 · as Apostle Frank Movie Echo Score: 81
- Comedy 5 films Live Free or Die 2007
- Thriller 4 films A House on the Bayou 2021 · as John Chambers Movie Echo Score: 53
- Adventure 2 films Xeno 2025 · as Chase Movie Echo Score: 69
- Action 2 films Just Another Dream 2021 · Director Movie Echo Score: 30
- Horror 1 film Abandoned 2022 · as Dr. Carver Movie Echo Score: 41
- Biography 1 film Bright Star 2009
The Best Paul Schneider Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Paul Schneider's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Paul Schneider Movies
The most recent films Paul Schneider is credited on, newest first — starting with Train Dreams (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Train Dreams 2025 · Apostle Frank
- Xeno 2025 · Chase
- A Holiday I Do 2023 · Director
- American Murderer 2022 · David Brown
- Abandoned 2022 · Dr. Carver
- A House on the Bayou 2021 · John Chambers
- Just Another Dream 2021 · Director
- Brothers By Blood 2021 · Action
- Goodbye to All That 2014 · Drama
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Hello Carter 2013 · Aaron - Beloved 2012 · Drama
- The Babymakers 2012 · Adventure
The Best Paul Schneider Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Paul Schneider films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Paul Schneider movie?
Train Dreams (2025) is the best-rated Paul Schneider film, with a Movie Echo Score of 81, ahead of Xeno (2025) (69) and American Murderer (2022) (69). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Train Dreams: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Paul Schneider movie?
Bright Star (2009) made the most at the box office, with $14.4M worldwide, followed by Lars and the Real Girl (2007) with $11.3M. Together, Paul Schneider's films with box office figures have made $29.1M.
What is the best Paul Schneider drama movie?
Train Dreams (2025) is the best-rated of Paul Schneider's drama films, with a score of 81. In other genres: Live Free or Die (comedy), A House on the Bayou (thriller) and Xeno (adventure).
What is the newest Paul Schneider movie?
The newest film on Paul Schneider's filmography is Train Dreams (2025), with Paul Schneider as Apostle Frank.
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