The Best Wil Wheaton Movies, Ranked
40 credits from 1981 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Rent-A-Pal (2020) comes out on top with a score of 77. The biggest box office hit is Stand by Me (1986) with $53.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Wil Wheaton Box Office Hits
Wil Wheaton's films have made $87.6M worldwide in total. Stand by Me (1986) is the biggest hit at $53.5M, ahead of Toy Soldiers (1991) ($15.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Stand by Me 1986 · Adventure $53.5M $52.3M dom. - 2
Toy Soldiers 1991 · Action $15.1M $15.1M dom. - 3
The Secret of NIMH 1982 · Adventure $14.7M $14.7M dom. - 4
The Curse 1987 · Sci-Fi $1.93M $1.93M dom. - 5
The Buddy System 1984 · Comedy $1.82M $1.82M dom. - 6
Americanizing Shelley 2007 · Romance $238K $128K dom. - 7
Sharknado 2: The Second One 2014 · Thriller $114K - 8
Rent-A-Pal 2020 · Thriller $31.1K $30.9K dom. - 9
December 1991 · Drama $5.87K $5.87K dom.
The Best Wil Wheaton Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Wil Wheaton has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 6 films, and December (1991) is the pick of them.
- Drama 6 films December 1991 · as Kipp Gibbs
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Sci-Fi 5 films Max Reload and the Nether Blasters 2020 · as Arcade Heroes Narrator (voice) Movie Echo Score: 64 - Thriller 4 films Rent-A-Pal 2020 · as Andy Movie Echo Score: 77
- Adventure 3 films Stand by Me 1986
- Action 2 films Toy Soldiers 1991
- Comedy 2 films The Buddy System 1984 · as Tim
- Romance 1 film Americanizing Shelley 2007 · as Director Alan Smithee
The Best Wil Wheaton Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Wil Wheaton's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Wil Wheaton Movies
The most recent films Wil Wheaton is credited on, newest first — starting with Rent-A-Pal (2020). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Rent-A-Pal 2020 · Andy
- Max Reload and the Nether Blasters 2020 · Arcade Heroes Narrator (voice)
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Pooka Lives! 2020 · David -
Transformers: Titans Return 2017 · Perceptor - Sharknado 2: The Second One 2014 · Passenger
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Kyle + Rosemary 2009 · Kyle (voice) - Americanizing Shelley 2007 · Director Alan Smithee
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Neverland 2003 · John Darling -
Jane White Is Sick & Twisted 2002 · Dick Smith -
The Flintstones: On the Rocks 2001 · Singer (bass) (voice) -
Deep Core 2000 · Rodney Bedecker -
Python 2000 · Tommy
The Best Wil Wheaton Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Wil Wheaton films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Wil Wheaton movie?
Rent-A-Pal (2020) is the best-rated Wil Wheaton film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77, ahead of Pooka Lives! (2020) (66) and Max Reload and the Nether Blasters (2020) (64). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Rent-A-Pal: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Wil Wheaton movie?
Stand by Me (1986) made the most at the box office, with $53.5M worldwide, followed by Toy Soldiers (1991) with $15.1M. Together, Wil Wheaton's films with box office figures have made $87.6M.
Which Wil Wheaton movie won the most awards?
The Secret of NIMH (1982) is the most decorated Wil Wheaton film, with 1 win from 1 nomination across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Wil Wheaton drama movie?
December (1991) is the best-rated of Wil Wheaton's drama films. In other genres: Max Reload and the Nether Blasters (sci-fi), Rent-A-Pal (thriller) and Stand by Me (adventure).
What is the newest Wil Wheaton movie?
The newest film on Wil Wheaton's filmography is In Search of Tomorrow (2022), with Wil Wheaton as Self - Interviewee.
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