The Best Stephen Root Movies, Ranked
63 credits from 1990 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. To Leslie (2022) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is Dog Man (2025) with $146M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Stephen Root Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Stephen Root is credited on. To Leslie (2022) leads with 86, followed by The Empty Man (2020) at 81. 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 86 To Leslie 2022 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 81 The Empty Man 2020 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Uncle Frank 2020 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 2018 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Heads of State 2025 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Dog Man 2025 · Animation -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 The Wrecking Crew 2026 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Happily 2021 · Sci-Fi -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Four Good Days 2021 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 On the Basis of Sex 2018 · Biography -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Lousy Carter 2024 · Comedy -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice 2026 · Action
Biggest Stephen Root Box Office Hits
Stephen Root's films have made $394M worldwide in total. Dog Man (2025) is the biggest hit at $146M, ahead of Miles (2017) ($66.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Dog Man 2025 · Animation $146M $98M dom.
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Miles 2017 · Drama $66.3M $36.1M dom. - 3
Life of the Party 2018 · Comedy $65.7M $53.1M dom. - 4 On the Basis of Sex 2018 · Biography $38.8M $24.7M dom.
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The Fox and the Hound 2 2006 · Adventure $29.6M - 6
Bye Bye Love 1995 · Comedy $12.1M $12.1M dom. - 7
V.I. Warshawski 1991 · Crime $11.1M $11.1M dom. - 8
Krippendorf’s Tribe 1998 · Comedy $7.57M $7.57M dom. - 9
Stanley & Iris 1990 · Drama $5.82M $5.82M dom. - 10 The Empty Man 2020 · Drama $4.8M $2.99M dom.
The Best Stephen Root Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Stephen Root has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 16 films, and Lousy Carter (2024) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 16 films Lousy Carter 2024 · as Analyst Movie Echo Score: 61
- Drama 15 films To Leslie 2022 · as Dutch Movie Echo Score: 86
- Action 5 films Heads of State 2025 · as Arthur Hammond Movie Echo Score: 72
- Adventure 4 films The Fox and the Hound 2 2006 · as Talent Scout (voice)
- Animation 3 films Dog Man 2025 · as Grampa Movie Echo Score: 71
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Horror 3 films Bad Milo! 2013 - Biography 2 films On the Basis of Sex 2018 · as Professor Brown Movie Echo Score: 64
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Thriller 2 films Sweetwater 2013 - Crime 2 films V.I. Warshawski 1991 · as Mickey
The Best Stephen Root Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Stephen Root's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Stephen Root Movies
The most recent films Stephen Root is credited on, newest first — starting with Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice 2026 · Chet
- The Wrecking Crew 2026 · Action
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Playdate 2025 · Gordan - Heads of State 2025 · Arthur Hammond
- Dog Man 2025 · Grampa
- Lousy Carter 2024 · Analyst
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Paint 2023 · Tony -
Invincible: Atom Eve 2023 · Brandyworth (voice) - To Leslie 2022 · Dutch
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Queenpins 2021 · Comedy - Four Good Days 2021 · Chris
- Happily 2021 · Goodman
The Best Stephen Root Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Stephen Root films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Stephen Root movie?
To Leslie (2022) is the best-rated Stephen Root film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of The Empty Man (2020) (81) and Uncle Frank (2020) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
To Leslie: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Stephen Root movie?
Dog Man (2025) made the most at the box office, with $146M worldwide, followed by Miles (2017) with $66.3M. Together, Stephen Root's films with box office figures have made $394M.
What is the best Stephen Root comedy movie?
Lousy Carter (2024) is the best-rated of Stephen Root's comedy films, with a score of 61. In other genres: To Leslie (drama), Heads of State (action) and The Fox and the Hound 2 (adventure).
What is the newest Stephen Root movie?
The newest film on Stephen Root's filmography is Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026), with Stephen Root as Chet.
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