The Best Tom Arnold Movies, Ranked
86 credits from 1987 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Adventures of the Naked Umbrella (2023) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Nine Months (1995) with $139M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Tom Arnold Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Tom Arnold is credited on. Adventures of the Naked Umbrella (2023) leads with 78, followed by Mermaid (2026) at 66. 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 78 Adventures of the Naked Umbrella 2023 · Comedy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Mermaid 2026 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 3 Days with Dad 2019 · Comedy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Dead Ant 2019 · Adventure -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Christmas Scavenger Hunt 2019 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 41 Maximum Impact 2018 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 22 1 Interrogation 2020 · Crime -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 12 Airplane 2025 2025 · Comedy
Biggest Tom Arnold Box Office Hits
Tom Arnold's films have made $340M worldwide in total. Nine Months (1995) is the biggest hit at $139M, ahead of Madea's Witness Protection (2012) ($66.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Nine Months 1995 · Comedy $139M $69.7M dom. - 2
Madea's Witness Protection 2012 · Comedy $66.9M $65.7M dom. - 3
Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare 1991 · Fantasy $34.9M $34.9M dom. - 4
Hero 1992 · Drama $19.5M $19.5M dom. - 5
Hit and Run 2012 · Action $16.8M $13.7M dom. - 6
Soul Plane 2004 · Comedy $14.8M $14.2M dom. - 7
Pulling Strings 2013 · Comedy $13.7M $5.84M dom. - 8
Undercover Blues 1993 · Comedy $12.3M $12.3M dom. - 9 3 Days with Dad 2019 · Comedy $9.47M $2.36K dom.
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McHale's Navy 1997 · Action $4.53M $4.53M dom.
The Best Tom Arnold Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Tom Arnold has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 36 films, and Adventures of the Naked Umbrella (2023) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 36 films Adventures of the Naked Umbrella 2023 · as Sheriff Buzz Clark Movie Echo Score: 78
- Drama 8 films Christmas Scavenger Hunt 2019 · as Carl Movie Echo Score: 60
- Action 7 films Mermaid 2026 · as Todd Movie Echo Score: 66
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Family 5 films Pegasus: Pony With a Broken Wing 2019 · as Daniel Warren - Fantasy 3 films Freddy's Dead: The Final Nightmare 1991
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Animation 3 films Unstable Fables: Goldilocks and the Three Bears 2008 · as Mac Bear (voice) -
Thriller 2 films Restitution 2011 · as Tom Lipnity - Crime 2 films 1 Interrogation 2020 · as Robert Jenks Movie Echo Score: 22
- Adventure 2 films Dead Ant 2019 · as Danny Movie Echo Score: 61
The Best Tom Arnold Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Tom Arnold's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Tom Arnold Movies
The most recent films Tom Arnold is credited on, newest first — starting with Mermaid (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Mermaid 2026 · Todd
- Airplane 2025 2025 · Senator Rufus
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Desert Fiends 2024 · Parker - Adventures of the Naked Umbrella 2023 · Sheriff Buzz Clark
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Abomination 2023 · The Alchemist -
Transmorphers: Mech Beasts 2023 · Brady -
Ape vs Mecha Ape 2023 · Hamilton -
A Prince and Pauper Christmas 2022 · Cushing -
A Wonderful Time of the Year 2022 · Alf Landon -
The Good Witch of Christmas 2022 · Frank -
A Marriage Made in Heaven 2022 · Johnny Angel -
MVP 2022 · Tom
The Best Tom Arnold Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Tom Arnold films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Tom Arnold movie?
Adventures of the Naked Umbrella (2023) is the best-rated Tom Arnold film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Mermaid (2026) (66) and 3 Days with Dad (2019) (64). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Adventures of the Naked Umbrella: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Tom Arnold movie?
Nine Months (1995) made the most at the box office, with $139M worldwide, followed by Madea's Witness Protection (2012) with $66.9M. Together, Tom Arnold's films with box office figures have made $340M.
What is the best Tom Arnold comedy movie?
Adventures of the Naked Umbrella (2023) is the best-rated of Tom Arnold's comedy films, with a score of 78. In other genres: Christmas Scavenger Hunt (drama), Mermaid (action) and Pegasus: Pony With a Broken Wing (family).
What is the newest Tom Arnold movie?
The newest film on Tom Arnold's filmography is Mermaid (2026), with Tom Arnold as Todd.
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