The Best Richard Dreyfuss Movies, Ranked
92 credits from 1969 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Asher (2018) comes out on top with a score of 65. The biggest box office hit is Jaws (1975) with $478M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Richard Dreyfuss Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Richard Dreyfuss is credited on. Asher (2018) leads with 65, followed by Book Club (2018) at 60. 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 65 Asher 2018 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Book Club 2018 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 The Last Laugh 2019 · Comedy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Astronaut 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Waltzing with Brando 2024 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 54 Sweetwater 2023 · Biography -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 46 Murder at Yellowstone City 2022 · Western -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 Bayou Caviar 2018 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 37 Daughter of the Wolf 2019 · Action -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 28 Crime Story 2021 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 26 Into the Deep 2025 · Action -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 23 Every Last One of Them 2021 · Action
Biggest Richard Dreyfuss Box Office Hits
Richard Dreyfuss's films have made $1.87B worldwide in total. Jaws (1975) is the biggest hit at $478M, ahead of Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) ($307M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Jaws 1975 · Adventure $478M $267M dom. - 2
Close Encounters of the Third Kind 1977 · Adventure $307M $135M dom. - 3
Poseidon 2006 · Action $182M $60.7M dom. - 4
American Graffiti 1973 · Drama $115M $115M dom. - 5
Mr. Holland's Opus 1996 · Drama $106M $82.6M dom. - 6 Book Club 2018 · Drama $104M $68.6M dom.
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Piranha 3-D 2010 · Action $83.2M $25M dom. - 8
Always 1989 · Drama $74.1M $43.9M dom. - 9
Stakeout 1987 · Action $65.7M $65.7M dom. - 10
What About Bob? 1991 · Comedy $63.7M $63.7M dom.
The Best Richard Dreyfuss Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Richard Dreyfuss has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 24 films, and Asher (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 24 films Asher 2018 · as Avi Movie Echo Score: 65
- Comedy 15 films The Last Laugh 2019 · as Buddy Green Movie Echo Score: 58
- Action 7 films Daughter of the Wolf 2019 · as Father Movie Echo Score: 37
- Adventure 4 films Jaws 1975
- Biography 1 film Sweetwater 2023 · as Maurice Podoloff Movie Echo Score: 54
- Western 1 film Murder at Yellowstone City 2022 · as Edgar Blake Movie Echo Score: 46
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Crime 1 film Mad Dog Time 1996 · as Vic -
Mystery 1 film Silent Fall 1994 · as Dr. Jake Rainer
The Best Richard Dreyfuss Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Richard Dreyfuss's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Richard Dreyfuss Movies
Richard Dreyfuss's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) leads with 6 wins from 30 nominations.
The Latest Richard Dreyfuss Movies
The most recent films Richard Dreyfuss is credited on, newest first — starting with Into the Deep (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Into the Deep 2025 · Seamus
- Waltzing with Brando 2024 · Seymour Kraft
- Sweetwater 2023 · Maurice Podoloff
- Murder at Yellowstone City 2022 · Edgar Blake
- Every Last One of Them 2021 · Murphy
- Crime Story 2021 · Ben
- Astronaut 2019 · Angus Stewart
- Daughter of the Wolf 2019 · Father
- The Last Laugh 2019 · Buddy Green
- Asher 2018 · Avi
- Bayou Caviar 2018 · Yuri
- Book Club 2018 · George
The Best Richard Dreyfuss Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Richard Dreyfuss films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Richard Dreyfuss movie?
Asher (2018) is the best-rated Richard Dreyfuss film, with a Movie Echo Score of 65, ahead of Book Club (2018) (60) and The Last Laugh (2019) (58). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Asher: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Richard Dreyfuss movie?
Jaws (1975) made the most at the box office, with $478M worldwide, followed by Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) with $307M. Together, Richard Dreyfuss's films with box office figures have made $1.87B.
Which Richard Dreyfuss movie won the most awards?
Close Encounters of the Third Kind (1977) is the most decorated Richard Dreyfuss film, with 6 wins from 30 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Richard Dreyfuss drama movie?
Asher (2018) is the best-rated of Richard Dreyfuss's drama films, with a score of 65. In other genres: The Last Laugh (comedy), Daughter of the Wolf (action) and Jaws (adventure).
What is the newest Richard Dreyfuss movie?
The newest film on Richard Dreyfuss's filmography is Jaws @ 50: The Definitive Inside Story (2025), with Richard Dreyfuss as Self.
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