The Best Raúl Castillo Movies, Ranked
28 credits from 2008 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Little Fish (2021) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Smile 2 (2024) with $138M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Raúl Castillo Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Raúl Castillo is credited on. Little Fish (2021) leads with 85, followed by The Same Storm (2022) at 80. 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 85 Little Fish 2021 · Sci-Fi -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 The Same Storm 2022 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Smile 2 2024 · Horror -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 The Inspection 2022 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 We the Animals 2018 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Cassandro 2023 · Biography -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Cha Cha Real Smooth 2022 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Barron's Cove 2025 · Crime -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Permission 2018 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Hustle 2022 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Push 2025 · Horror -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Cold Wallet 2025 · Thriller
Biggest Raúl Castillo Box Office Hits
Raúl Castillo's films have made $142M worldwide in total. Smile 2 (2024) is the biggest hit at $138M, ahead of El Chicano (2019) ($1.4M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Smile 2 2024 · Horror $138M $69M dom.
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El Chicano 2019 · Drama $1.4M $1.4M dom. - 3 The Inspection 2022 · Drama $551K $390K dom.
- 4 We the Animals 2018 · Drama $435K $401K dom.
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Breathe 2024 · Action $416K - 6
Kiss Me 2012 · Drama $397K - 7 Cassandro 2023 · Biography $270K
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Paraiso Travel 2008 · Romance $129K - 9 Little Fish 2021 · Sci-Fi $39.1K $39.1K dom.
- 10 Permission 2018 · Drama $38.3K
The Best Raúl Castillo Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Raúl Castillo has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 13 films, and The Same Storm (2022) is the pick of them.
- Drama 13 films The Same Storm 2022 · as Nurse Joey Movie Echo Score: 80
- Horror 3 films Smile 2 2024 Movie Echo Score: 75
- Thriller 2 films Cold Wallet 2025 · as Billy Movie Echo Score: 58
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Action 2 films Night Teeth 2021 · as Jay Movie Echo Score: 55 - Sci-Fi 2 films Little Fish 2021 · as Ben Movie Echo Score: 85
- Romance 2 films Paraiso Travel 2008 · as Carlos
- Crime 1 film Barron's Cove 2025 · as Navarro Movie Echo Score: 72
- Biography 1 film Cassandro 2023 · as Gerardo Movie Echo Score: 75
The Best Raúl Castillo Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Raúl Castillo's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Raúl Castillo Movies
The most recent films Raúl Castillo is credited on, newest first — starting with The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Hand That Rocks the Cradle 2025 · Miguel Morales - Push 2025 · The Client
- Barron's Cove 2025 · Navarro
- Cold Wallet 2025 · Billy
- Smile 2 2024 · Horror
- Breathe 2024 · Micah
- Cassandro 2023 · Gerardo
- The Inspection 2022 · Rosales
- The Same Storm 2022 · Nurse Joey
- Cha Cha Real Smooth 2022 · Joseph
- Hustle 2022 · Oscar Morales
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Mother/Android 2021 · Arthur
The Best Raúl Castillo Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Raúl Castillo films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Raúl Castillo movie?
Little Fish (2021) is the best-rated Raúl Castillo film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of The Same Storm (2022) (80) and Smile 2 (2024) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Little Fish: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Raúl Castillo movie?
Smile 2 (2024) made the most at the box office, with $138M worldwide, followed by El Chicano (2019) with $1.4M. Together, Raúl Castillo's films with box office figures have made $142M.
Which Raúl Castillo movie won the most awards?
The Same Storm (2022) is the most decorated Raúl Castillo film, with 1 win from 1 nomination across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Raúl Castillo drama movie?
The Same Storm (2022) is the best-rated of Raúl Castillo's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Smile 2 (horror), Cold Wallet (thriller) and Night Teeth (action).
What is the newest Raúl Castillo movie?
The newest film on Raúl Castillo's filmography is The Hand That Rocks the Cradle (2025), with Raúl Castillo as Miguel Morales.
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