The Best Steven Wright Movies, Ranked
21 credits from 1985 to 2020, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Emoji Movie (2017) comes out on top with a score of 18. The biggest box office hit is The Emoji Movie (2017) with $218M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Steven Wright Box Office Hits
Steven Wright's films have made $288M worldwide in total. The Emoji Movie (2017) is the biggest hit at $218M, ahead of Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) ($27.4M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Emoji Movie 2017 · Adventure $218M $86.1M dom. - 2
Desperately Seeking Susan 1985 · Drama $27.4M $27.4M dom. - 3
Speechless 1994 · Romance $20.7M $20.7M dom. - 4
So I Married an Axe Murderer 1993 · Comedy $11.6M $11.6M dom. - 5
The Swan Princess 1994 · Adventure $9.77M $9.77M dom. - 6
Canadian Bacon 1995 · Comedy $164K $164K dom. - 7
Men Of Respect 1990 · Action $139K $139K dom. - 8
For Better or Worse 1995 · Comedy $41.6K $41.6K dom.
The Best Steven Wright Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Steven Wright has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 9 films, and So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) is the pick of them.
The Best Steven Wright Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Steven Wright's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2010s.
The Latest Steven Wright Movies
The most recent films Steven Wright is credited on, newest first — starting with Allan The Dog (2020). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Allan The Dog 2020 · Allan the Dog - The Emoji Movie 2017 · Adventure
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Horace and Pete 2016 · Leon -
Find Makarov: Operation Kingfish 2011 · Russian Soldier -
Mother Goose: A Rappin’ and Rhymin’ Special 1997 · The Bogey Man (voice) - Canadian Bacon 1995 · RCMP Officer at Headquarters
- For Better or Worse 1995 · Cabbie
- Speechless 1994 · Eddie
- The Swan Princess 1994 · Adventure
- So I Married an Axe Murderer 1993 · Comedy
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Two Mikes Don’t Make a Wright 1993 · Dennis Jennings - Men Of Respect 1990 · Sterling
The Best Steven Wright Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Steven Wright films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Steven Wright movie?
The Emoji Movie (2017) is the best-rated Steven Wright film, with a Movie Echo Score of 18. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Emoji Movie: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Steven Wright movie?
The Emoji Movie (2017) made the most at the box office, with $218M worldwide, followed by Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) with $27.4M. Together, Steven Wright's films with box office figures have made $288M.
Which Steven Wright movie won the most awards?
Desperately Seeking Susan (1985) is the most decorated Steven Wright film, with 1 win from 2 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Steven Wright comedy movie?
So I Married an Axe Murderer (1993) is the best-rated of Steven Wright's comedy films. In other genres: The Emoji Movie (adventure), Men Of Respect (action) and Speechless (romance).
What is the newest Steven Wright movie?
The newest film on Steven Wright's filmography is Allan The Dog (2020), with Steven Wright as Allan the Dog.
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