The Best Stephen Herek Movies, Ranked
26 credits from 1986 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Afterlife of the Party (2021) comes out on top with a score of 64. The biggest box office hit is 101 Dalmatians (1996) with $321M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Stephen Herek Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Stephen Herek is credited on. Afterlife of the Party (2021) leads with 64, followed by Same Time, Next Christmas (2019) at 60. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Stephen Herek Box Office Hits
Stephen Herek's films have made $685M worldwide in total. 101 Dalmatians (1996) is the biggest hit at $321M, ahead of Mr. Holland's Opus (1996) ($106M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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101 Dalmatians 1996 · Adventure $321M $136M dom. - 2
Mr. Holland's Opus 1996 · Drama $106M $82.6M dom. - 3
The Three Musketeers 1993 · Action $53.9M $53.9M dom. - 4
The Mighty Ducks 1992 · Drama $50.8M $50.8M dom. - 5
Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 1989 · Adventure $40.5M $40.5M dom. - 6
Don't Tell Mom the Babysitter's Dead 1991 · Comedy $25.2M $25.2M dom. - 7
Man of the House 2005 · Action $21.6M $19.7M dom. - 8
Rock Star 2001 · Drama $19.3M $17M dom. - 9
Life or Something Like It 2002 · Comedy $16.9M $14.4M dom. - 10
Critters 1986 · Sci-Fi $13.2M $13.2M dom.
The Best Stephen Herek Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Stephen Herek has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 7 films, and Our Little Secret (2024) is the pick of them.
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Comedy 7 films Our Little Secret 2024 · Director Movie Echo Score: 52 -
Drama 7 films Afterlife of the Party 2021 · Director Movie Echo Score: 64 - Action 2 films The Three Musketeers 1993 · Director
- Adventure 2 films 101 Dalmatians 1996 · Director
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Biography 1 film Dog Gone 2023 · Director Movie Echo Score: 32 -
Tv movie 1 film Same Time, Next Christmas 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 60 - Sci-Fi 1 film Critters 1986 · Director
The Best Stephen Herek Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Stephen Herek's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 3 films Afterlife of the Party 2021 · Director Movie Echo Score: 64
- 2010s 7 films Same Time, Next Christmas 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 60
- 2000s 6 films Man of the House 2005 · Director
- 1990s 6 films 101 Dalmatians 1996 · Director
- 1980s 3 films Bill & Ted's Excellent Adventure 1989 · Director
The Latest Stephen Herek Movies
The most recent films Stephen Herek is credited on, newest first — starting with Our Little Secret (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Our Little Secret 2024 · Director
- Dog Gone 2023 · Director
- Afterlife of the Party 2021 · Director
- Same Time, Next Christmas 2019 · Director
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Dolly Parton’s Christmas of Many Colors: Circle of Love 2016 · Director -
The Great Gilly Hopkins 2016 · Director -
Dolly Parton’s Coat of Many Colors 2015 · Director -
Jinxed 2013 · Director -
The Chaperone 2011 · Director -
The Cutting Edge: Fire & Ice 2010 · Director -
Into the Blue 2: The Reef 2009 · Director -
Dead Like Me: Life After Death 2009 · Director
The Best Stephen Herek Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Stephen Herek films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Stephen Herek movie?
Afterlife of the Party (2021) is the best-rated Stephen Herek film, with a Movie Echo Score of 64, ahead of Same Time, Next Christmas (2019) (60) and Our Little Secret (2024) (52). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Afterlife of the Party: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Stephen Herek movie?
101 Dalmatians (1996) made the most at the box office, with $321M worldwide, followed by Mr. Holland's Opus (1996) with $106M. Together, Stephen Herek's films with box office figures have made $685M.
What is the best Stephen Herek comedy movie?
Our Little Secret (2024) is the best-rated of Stephen Herek's comedy films, with a score of 52. In other genres: Afterlife of the Party (drama), The Three Musketeers (action) and 101 Dalmatians (adventure).
What is the newest Stephen Herek movie?
The newest film on Stephen Herek's filmography is Our Little Secret (2024), directed by Stephen Herek.
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