The Best Udo Kier Movies, Ranked
142 credits from 1966 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Secret Agent (2025) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is Halloween (2007) with $80.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Udo Kier Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Udo Kier is credited on. The Secret Agent (2025) leads with 90, followed by American Animals (2018) at 87. 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 90 The Secret Agent 2025 · Crime -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 87 American Animals 2018 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 84 Bacurau 2019 · Western -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Bacurau 2020 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 My Neighbor Adolf 2022 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich 2018 · Horror -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 Brawl in Cell Block 99 2017 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Dragged Across Concrete 2019 · Action -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Daughter of Mine 2019 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot 2018 · Biography -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Painted Bird 2020 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Painted Bird 2019 · War
Biggest Udo Kier Box Office Hits
Udo Kier's films have made $235M worldwide in total. Halloween (2007) is the biggest hit at $80.5M, ahead of Downsizing (2017) ($55M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Halloween 2007 · Horror $80.5M $58.3M dom. - 2
Downsizing 2017 · Sci-Fi $55M $24.4M dom. - 3 The Secret Agent 2025 · Crime $19.4M $4.28M dom.
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Johnny Mnemonic 1995 · Action $19.1M $19.1M dom. - 5
The Adventures of Pinocchio 1996 · Fantasy $15.1M $15.1M dom. - 6
Nymphomaniac 2014 · Drama $13.3M $786K dom. - 7
Crusade in Jeans 2006 · Adventure $4.78M - 8 Don't Worry, He Won't Get Far on Foot 2018 · Biography $4.24M $1.44M dom.
- 9 American Animals 2018 · Drama $4.08M $2.86M dom.
- 10 Bacurau 2020 · Action $3.55M $58.1K dom.
The Best Udo Kier Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Udo Kier has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 32 films, and American Animals (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 32 films American Animals 2018 Movie Echo Score: 87
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Comedy 19 films By Design 2025 · as Aldo Fabbri Movie Echo Score: 70 - Horror 16 films Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich 2018 · as Andre Toulon Movie Echo Score: 78
- Action 13 films Bacurau 2020 · as Michael Movie Echo Score: 80
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Thriller 6 films Skin Walker 2019 · as Claus Movie Echo Score: 60 - Crime 5 films The Secret Agent 2025 · as Hans Movie Echo Score: 90
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Tv movie 5 films Medea 1988 · as Jason -
Adventure 4 films The Blazing World 2021 · as Lained Movie Echo Score: 38 - Sci-Fi 4 films Downsizing 2017 · as Konrad Movie Echo Score: 53
The Best Udo Kier Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Udo Kier's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
The Latest Udo Kier Movies
The most recent films Udo Kier is credited on, newest first — starting with By Design (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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By Design 2026 · Aldo Fabbri -
My Neighbor Adolf 2026 · Mr. Herzog - The Secret Agent 2025 · Hans
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Bad Painter 2025 · Ö - By Design 2025 · Aldo Fabbri
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Skeletons in the Closet 2024 · Luc - My Neighbor Adolf 2022 · Herman Herzog
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A E I O U – A Quick Alphabet of Love 2022 · Michel - The Blazing World 2021 · Lained
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Chompy & the Girls 2021 · Chompy (voice) -
Swan Song 2021 · Pat Pitsenbarger -
Holy Beasts 2021 · Henry
The Best Udo Kier Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Udo Kier films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Udo Kier movie?
The Secret Agent (2025) is the best-rated Udo Kier film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of American Animals (2018) (87) and Bacurau (2019) (84). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Secret Agent: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Udo Kier movie?
Halloween (2007) made the most at the box office, with $80.5M worldwide, followed by Downsizing (2017) with $55M. Together, Udo Kier's films with box office figures have made $235M.
What is the best Udo Kier drama movie?
American Animals (2018) is the best-rated of Udo Kier's drama films, with a score of 87. In other genres: By Design (comedy), Puppet Master: The Littlest Reich (horror) and Bacurau (action).
What is the newest Udo Kier movie?
The newest film on Udo Kier's filmography is By Design (2026), with Udo Kier as Aldo Fabbri.
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