The Best Tom Stern Movies, Ranked
19 credits from 1965 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Almond and the Seahorse (2022) comes out on top with a score of 70. The biggest box office hit is Freaked (1993) with $29.3K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
The Best Tom Stern Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Tom Stern has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 5 films, and Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History (2019) is the pick of them.
The Best Tom Stern Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Tom Stern's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 2020s.
The Latest Tom Stern Movies
The most recent films Tom Stern is credited on, newest first — starting with Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt 2025 · Director -
The Almond and the Seahorse 2022 · Director -
Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History 2019 · Samuel Smith -
Windy City Heat 2003 · Yurgi -
Emmanuelle in Space 4: Concealed Fantasy 1994 · Old Haffron -
Emmanuelle in Space 3: A Lesson in Love 1994 · Old Haffron -
Emmanuelle: First Contact 1994 · Old Haffron -
Freaked 1993 · Director -
Howie Meets the Ghost of Environmental Disasters Yet to Come 1990 · Director -
Squeal of Death 1985 · Gumbie Weedling -
Aunt Mary 1979 · Hawk Coach -
Clay Pigeon 1971 · Joe Ryan
The Best Tom Stern Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Tom Stern films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Tom Stern movie?
The Almond and the Seahorse (2022) is the best-rated Tom Stern film, with a Movie Echo Score of 70, ahead of Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History (2019) (58). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Almond and the Seahorse: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Tom Stern movie?
Freaked (1993) made the most at the box office, with $29.3K worldwide, followed by The Almond and the Seahorse (2022) with $5.62K. Together, Tom Stern's films with box office figures have made $35.4K.
What is the best Tom Stern comedy movie?
Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History (2019) is the best-rated of Tom Stern's comedy films, with a score of 58. In other genres: The Almond and the Seahorse (drama), Freaked (sci-fi) and The Spy Who Came In from the Cold (thriller).
What is the newest Tom Stern movie?
The newest film on Tom Stern's filmography is Butthole Surfers: The Hole Truth and Nothing Butt (2025), directed by Tom Stern.
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