The Best Samantha Mathis Movies, Ranked
37 credits from 1988 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Clovehitch Killer (2018) comes out on top with a score of 70. The biggest box office hit is How to Make an American Quilt (1995) with $41.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Samantha Mathis Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Samantha Mathis is credited on. The Clovehitch Killer (2018) leads with 70, followed by By Design (2025) at 70. 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 70 The Clovehitch Killer 2018 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 By Design 2025 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Being Frank 2019 · Comedy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 By Design 2026 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Ray Meets Helen 2018 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 All That We Destroy 2019 · Thriller -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Boarding School 2018 · Horror -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 36 Pet Sematary: Bloodlines 2023 · Fantasy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 31 The Exorcism 2024 · Horror
Biggest Samantha Mathis Box Office Hits
Samantha Mathis's films have made $127M worldwide in total. How to Make an American Quilt (1995) is the biggest hit at $41.2M, ahead of FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) ($32.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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How to Make an American Quilt 1995 · Drama $41.2M $23.6M dom. - 2
FernGully: The Last Rainforest 1992 · Adventure $32.7M $24.7M dom. - 3
Super Mario Bros. 1993 · Adventure $20.9M $20.9M dom. - 4 The Exorcism 2024 · Horror $12.6M $4.53M dom.
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Pump Up the Volume 1990 · Drama $11.5M $11.5M dom. - 6
Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike 2012 · Sci-Fi $3.34M $3.34M dom. - 7
This Is My Life 1992 · Drama $2.92M $2.92M dom. - 8
The Thing Called Love 1993 · Drama $1.03M $1.03M dom. - 9
The Music of Chance 1993 · Drama $314K $314K dom. - 10
Jack & Sarah 1995 · Drama $219K $219K dom.
The Best Samantha Mathis Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Samantha Mathis has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 14 films, and The Clovehitch Killer (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 14 films The Clovehitch Killer 2018 · as Cindy Burnside Movie Echo Score: 70
- Thriller 5 films All That We Destroy 2019 · as Dr. Victoria Harris Movie Echo Score: 55
- Comedy 3 films By Design 2025 · as Lisa Movie Echo Score: 70
- Horror 3 films Boarding School 2018 · as Isabel Movie Echo Score: 53
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Romance 2 films Lebanon, Pa. 2010 · as Vicki - Adventure 2 films FernGully: The Last Rainforest 1992
- Fantasy 1 film Pet Sematary: Bloodlines 2023 · as Kathy Crandall Movie Echo Score: 36
- Sci-Fi 1 film Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike 2012
The Best Samantha Mathis Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Samantha Mathis's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Samantha Mathis Movies
The most recent films Samantha Mathis is credited on, newest first — starting with By Design (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- By Design 2026 · Lisa
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Isle Child 2025 · Carey Miller - By Design 2025 · Lisa
- The Exorcism 2024 · Jennifer Simon
- Pet Sematary: Bloodlines 2023 · Kathy Crandall
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12 Desperate Hours 2023 · Val - Being Frank 2019 · Bonnie
- All That We Destroy 2019 · Dr. Victoria Harris
- The Clovehitch Killer 2018 · Cindy Burnside
- Boarding School 2018 · Isabel
- Ray Meets Helen 2018 · Mary
- Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike 2012 · Sci-Fi
The Best Samantha Mathis Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Samantha Mathis films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Samantha Mathis movie?
The Clovehitch Killer (2018) is the best-rated Samantha Mathis film, with a Movie Echo Score of 70, ahead of By Design (2025) (70) and Being Frank (2019) (64). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Clovehitch Killer: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Samantha Mathis movie?
How to Make an American Quilt (1995) made the most at the box office, with $41.2M worldwide, followed by FernGully: The Last Rainforest (1992) with $32.7M. Together, Samantha Mathis's films with box office figures have made $127M.
What is the best Samantha Mathis drama movie?
The Clovehitch Killer (2018) is the best-rated of Samantha Mathis's drama films, with a score of 70. In other genres: All That We Destroy (thriller), By Design (comedy) and Boarding School (horror).
What is the newest Samantha Mathis movie?
The newest film on Samantha Mathis's filmography is By Design (2026), with Samantha Mathis as Lisa.
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