The Best Pete Smith Movies, Ranked
71 credits from 1931 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Quiet Earth (1985) with $2.12M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Pete Smith Box Office Hits
Pete Smith's films have made $7.2M worldwide in total. The Quiet Earth (1985) is the biggest hit at $2.12M, ahead of The Legend of Johnny Lingo (2003) ($1.69M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Pete Smith Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Pete Smith has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 4 films, and The Quiet Earth (1985) is the pick of them.
The Best Pete Smith Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Pete Smith's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2000s.
The Latest Pete Smith Movies
The most recent films Pete Smith is credited on, newest first — starting with Kayfabe (2007). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Kayfabe 2007 · 'The Rocket' Randy Tyler -
Anime Talk Show 2004 · Kevin (voice) -
The Legend of Johnny Lingo 2003 · Scary Island Chief -
Bad Eggs 2003 · Darcy -
What Becomes of the Broken Hearted? 1999 · Apeman -
Once Were Warriors 1995 · Drama -
Rapa Nui 1994 · Priest -
Pandemonium 1987 · Peter Kong -
The Quiet Earth 1985 · Api -
Manhattan Melodrama 1934 · Racetrack Announcer (Voice) (uncredited)
The Best Pete Smith Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Pete Smith films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Pete Smith movie?
The Quiet Earth (1985) made the most at the box office, with $2.12M worldwide, followed by The Legend of Johnny Lingo (2003) with $1.69M. Together, Pete Smith's films with box office figures have made $7.2M.
What is the best Pete Smith drama movie?
The Quiet Earth (1985) is the best-rated of Pete Smith's drama films. In other genres: Bad Eggs (comedy), The Legend of Johnny Lingo (action) and Rapa Nui (adventure).
What is the newest Pete Smith movie?
The newest film on Pete Smith's filmography is Splice Here: A Projected Odyssey (2024), with Pete Smith as Self.
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