The Best Richard Edson Movies, Ranked
40 credits from 1984 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. 3 from Hell (2019) comes out on top with a score of 30. The biggest box office hit is Good Morning, Vietnam (1988) with $124M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Richard Edson Box Office Hits
Richard Edson's films have made $180M worldwide in total. Good Morning, Vietnam (1988) is the biggest hit at $124M, ahead of Super Mario Bros. (1993) ($20.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Good Morning, Vietnam 1988 · Biography $124M $124M dom. - 2
Super Mario Bros. 1993 · Adventure $20.9M $20.9M dom. - 3
Jury Duty 1995 · Comedy $17M $17M dom. - 4
Strange Days 1995 · Action $7.96M $7.96M dom. - 5
Tougher Than Leather 1988 · Crime $3.58M $3.58M dom. - 6
Stranger Than Paradise 1984 · Drama $2.45M $2.44M dom. - 7
3 from Hell 2019 · Horror $2.3M $2.17M dom. - 8
Destiny Turns on the Radio 1995 · Fantasy $1.18M $1.18M dom. - 9
Crossing the Bridge 1992 · Drama $480K $480K dom. - 10
Wedding Bell Blues 1996 · Comedy $44.1K $44.1K dom.
The Best Richard Edson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Richard Edson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 9 films, and Stranger Than Paradise (1984) is the pick of them.
- Drama 9 films Stranger Than Paradise 1984
- Comedy 5 films Jury Duty 1995 · as Skeets
- Crime 4 films Tougher Than Leather 1988 · as Bernie Carteez
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Romance 3 films Bloodhounds of Broadway 1989 · as Johnny Crackow - Fantasy 2 films Destiny Turns on the Radio 1995 · as Gage
- Action 2 films Strange Days 1995
- Horror 1 film 3 from Hell 2019 · as Carlos Perro Movie Echo Score: 30
- Adventure 1 film Super Mario Bros. 1993
- Biography 1 film Good Morning, Vietnam 1988
The Best Richard Edson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Richard Edson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2010s.
The Latest Richard Edson Movies
The most recent films Richard Edson is credited on, newest first — starting with The Code (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Code 2025 · Jay's Dad - 3 from Hell 2019 · Carlos Perro
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Burning Shadow 2018 · Ronald -
Dark Hearts 2014 · Ravetti -
The Smell of Success 2009 · Nelly the Nose -
Columbus Day 2008 · Manny -
Frankenfish 2004 · Roland -
Desperate But Not Serious 2000 · Screenwriter -
Cement 2000 · Robbo -
Thick as Thieves 1999 · Danny -
Purgatory 1999 · Euripides -
Lulu on the Bridge 1998 · Dave Reilly
The Best Richard Edson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Richard Edson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Richard Edson movie?
3 from Hell (2019) is the best-rated Richard Edson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 30. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
3 from Hell: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Richard Edson movie?
Good Morning, Vietnam (1988) made the most at the box office, with $124M worldwide, followed by Super Mario Bros. (1993) with $20.9M. Together, Richard Edson's films with box office figures have made $180M.
What is the best Richard Edson drama movie?
Stranger Than Paradise (1984) is the best-rated of Richard Edson's drama films. In other genres: Jury Duty (comedy), Tougher Than Leather (crime) and Bloodhounds of Broadway (romance).
What is the newest Richard Edson movie?
The newest film on Richard Edson's filmography is The Code (2025), with Richard Edson as Jay's Dad.
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