The Best Ted Danson Movies, Ranked
40 credits from 1979 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Hearts Beat Loud (2018) comes out on top with a score of 74. The biggest box office hit is 3 Men and a Baby (1987) with $168M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Ted Danson Box Office Hits
Ted Danson's films have made $434M worldwide in total. 3 Men and a Baby (1987) is the biggest hit at $168M, ahead of Made in America (1993) ($105M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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3 Men and a Baby 1987 · Drama $168M $168M dom. - 2
Made in America 1993 · Comedy $105M $44.9M dom. - 3
3 Men and a Little Lady 1990 · Drama $71.6M $71.6M dom. - 4
Cousins 1989 · Comedy $22M $22M dom. - 5
Creepshow 1982 · Fantasy $21M $21M dom. - 6
Getting Even with Dad 1994 · Comedy $18.9M $18.9M dom. - 7
The Onion Field 1979 · Drama $9.89M $9.89M dom. - 8
Just Between Friends 1986 · Romance $6.41M $6.41M dom. - 9
A Fine Mess 1986 · Action $6.03M $6.03M dom. - 10
Hearts Beat Loud 2018 · Drama $2.42M $2.39M dom.
The Best Ted Danson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ted Danson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 12 films, and Hearts Beat Loud (2018) is the pick of them.
The Best Ted Danson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Ted Danson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
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2020s 1 film 30 Rock: A One-Time Special 2020 · as Ted Danson Movie Echo Score: 19 - 2010s 5 films Hearts Beat Loud 2018 · as Dave Movie Echo Score: 74
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2000s 5 films The Human Contract 2008 · as E.J Winters - 1990s 7 films Made in America 1993
- 1980s 11 films 3 Men and a Baby 1987
- 1970s 1 film The Onion Field 1979
The Latest Ted Danson Movies
The most recent films Ted Danson is credited on, newest first — starting with 30 Rock: A One-Time Special (2020). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- 30 Rock: A One-Time Special 2020 · Ted Danson
- Hearts Beat Loud 2018 · Dave
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CSI: Immortality 2015 · D.B. Russell -
The One I Love 2014 · Drama -
Jock the Hero Dog 2011 · Pezulu (voice) -
Fight for Your Right Revisited 2011 · Maitre D' - The Human Contract 2008 · E.J Winters
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The Amateurs 2007 · Comedy -
Knights of the South Bronx 2005 · Richard Mason -
It Must Be Love 2004 · George Gazelle -
Living with the Dead 2002 · James Van Praagh -
Monty Python: Live at Aspen 1998 · Audience Member (uncredited)
The Best Ted Danson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ted Danson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ted Danson movie?
Hearts Beat Loud (2018) is the best-rated Ted Danson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 74, ahead of 30 Rock: A One-Time Special (2020) (19). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Hearts Beat Loud: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ted Danson movie?
3 Men and a Baby (1987) made the most at the box office, with $168M worldwide, followed by Made in America (1993) with $105M. Together, Ted Danson's films with box office figures have made $434M.
What is the best Ted Danson drama movie?
Hearts Beat Loud (2018) is the best-rated of Ted Danson's drama films, with a score of 74. In other genres: 30 Rock: A One-Time Special (comedy), Just Between Friends (romance) and A Fine Mess (action).
What is the newest Ted Danson movie?
The newest film on Ted Danson's filmography is Dick Van Dyke: 98 Years of Magic (2023), with Ted Danson as Self.
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