The Best Tim Allen Movies, Ranked
52 credits from 1988 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Toy Story 5 (2026) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is Toy Story 5 (2026) with $1.14B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Tim Allen Box Office Hits
Tim Allen's films have made $5.29B worldwide in total. Toy Story 5 (2026) is the biggest hit at $1.14B, ahead of Toy Story 4 (2019) ($1.07B). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Toy Story 5 2026 · Animation $1.14B $480M dom. - 2
Toy Story 4 2019 · Adventure $1.07B $434M dom. - 3
Toy Story 3 2010 · Adventure $1.07B $415M dom. - 4
Toy Story 2 1999 · Adventure $497M $246M dom. - 5
Toy Story 1995 · Adventure $394M $223M dom. - 6
Wild Hogs 2007 · Action $254M $168M dom. - 7
The Santa Clause 1994 · Drama $191M $146M dom. - 8
The Santa Clause 2 2002 · Fantasy $173M $139M dom. - 9
The Santa Clause 3: The Escape Clause 2006 · Adventure $111M $84.5M dom. - 10
Christmas with the Kranks 2004 · Comedy $96.6M $73.8M dom.
The Best Tim Allen Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Tim Allen has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 11 films, and El Camino Christmas (2017) is the pick of them.
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Comedy 11 films El Camino Christmas 2017 · as Larry Roth Movie Echo Score: 55 - Adventure 5 films Toy Story 4 2019 · as Buzz Lightyear Movie Echo Score: 80
- Action 5 films Wild Hogs 2007
- Drama 3 films The Santa Clause 1994
- Animation 2 films Toy Story 5 2026 · as Buzz Lightyear Movie Echo Score: 84
- Fantasy 2 films The Santa Clause 2 2002
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Thriller 1 film Big Trouble 2002
The Best Tim Allen Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Tim Allen's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Tim Allen Movies
Tim Allen's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Toy Story (1995) leads with 7 wins from 17 nominations.
The Latest Tim Allen Movies
The most recent films Tim Allen is credited on, newest first — starting with Toy Story 5 (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Toy Story 5 2026 · Buzz Lightyear
- Toy Story 4 2019 · Buzz Lightyear
- El Camino Christmas 2017 · Larry Roth
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Toy Story That Time Forgot 2014 · Buzz Lightyear (voice) -
PROXiMITY 2013 · Action -
Toy Story of Terror! 2013 · Buzz Lightyear (Voice) -
Partysaurus Rex 2012 · Buzz Lightyear (voice) -
Small Fry 2011 · Buzz Lightyear (voice) -
Losses 2011 · Thug #8 -
Hawaiian Vacation 2011 · Buzz Lightyear (voice) - Toy Story 3 2010 · Adventure
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Crazy on the Outside 2010 · Comedy
The Best Tim Allen Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Tim Allen films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Tim Allen movie?
Toy Story 5 (2026) is the best-rated Tim Allen film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of Toy Story 4 (2019) (80) and El Camino Christmas (2017) (55). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Toy Story 5: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Tim Allen movie?
Toy Story 5 (2026) made the most at the box office, with $1.14B worldwide, followed by Toy Story 4 (2019) with $1.07B. Together, Tim Allen's films with box office figures have made $5.29B.
Which Tim Allen movie won the most awards?
Toy Story (1995) is the most decorated Tim Allen film, with 7 wins from 17 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Tim Allen comedy movie?
El Camino Christmas (2017) is the best-rated of Tim Allen's comedy films, with a score of 55. In other genres: Toy Story 4 (adventure), Wild Hogs (action) and The Santa Clause (drama).
What is the newest Tim Allen movie?
The newest film on Tim Allen's filmography is Toy Story 5 (2026), with Tim Allen as Buzz Lightyear.
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