The Best Robert Greenwald Movies, Ranked
18 credits from 1978 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Xanadu (1980) with $22.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Robert Greenwald Box Office Hits
Robert Greenwald's films have made $27.2M worldwide in total. Xanadu (1980) is the biggest hit at $22.8M, ahead of Sweet Hearts Dance (1988) ($3.79M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Xanadu 1980 · Fantasy $22.8M $22.8M dom. - 2
Sweet Hearts Dance 1988 · Romance $3.79M $3.79M dom. - 3
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism 2004 · Documentary $462K $462K dom. - 4
Steal This Movie 2000 · Biography $79.1K $76.4K dom. - 5
Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price 2005 · Documentary $47.2K - 6
Breaking Up 1997 · Romance $11.7K $11.7K dom.
The Best Robert Greenwald Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Robert Greenwald has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Documentary leads with 8 films, and Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004) is the pick of them.
The Best Robert Greenwald Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Robert Greenwald's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2000s.
The Latest Robert Greenwald Movies
The most recent films Robert Greenwald is credited on, newest first — starting with Beyond Bars (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Beyond Bars 2024 · Director -
E. Jean Carroll v. Donald J. Trump 2024 · Director -
Making a Killing: Guns, Greed, and the NRA 2016 · Director -
War on Whistleblowers: Free Press and the National Security State 2013 · Director -
Koch Brothers Exposed 2012 · Director -
Iraq for Sale: The War Profiteers 2006 · Director - Wal-Mart: The High Cost of Low Price 2005 · Director
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Uncovered: The Whole Truth About The Iraq War 2004 · Director - Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism 2004 · Director
- Steal This Movie 2000 · Director
- Breaking Up 1997 · Director
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A Woman of Independent Means 1995 · Director
The Best Robert Greenwald Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Robert Greenwald films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Robert Greenwald movie?
Xanadu (1980) made the most at the box office, with $22.8M worldwide, followed by Sweet Hearts Dance (1988) with $3.79M. Together, Robert Greenwald's films with box office figures have made $27.2M.
What is the best Robert Greenwald documentary movie?
Outfoxed: Rupert Murdoch's War on Journalism (2004) is the best-rated of Robert Greenwald's documentary films. In other genres: Sweet Hearts Dance (romance), Steal This Movie (biography) and Xanadu (fantasy).
What is the newest Robert Greenwald movie?
The newest film on Robert Greenwald's filmography is Beyond Bars (2024), directed by Robert Greenwald.
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