The Best William Ragsdale Movies, Ranked
17 credits from 1979 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Re-Election (2025) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is Knock at the Cabin (2023) with $54.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated William Ragsdale Movies
The 4 highest-rated films William Ragsdale is credited on. Re-Election (2025) leads with 80, followed by Alex Strangelove (2018) at 67. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest William Ragsdale Box Office Hits
William Ragsdale's films have made $93.9M worldwide in total. Knock at the Cabin (2023) is the biggest hit at $54.8M, ahead of Fright Night (1985) ($24.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Knock at the Cabin 2023 · Mystery $54.8M $35.4M dom. - 2
Fright Night 1985 · Thriller $24.9M $24.9M dom. - 3
What Just Happened 2008 · Comedy $6.76M $1.09M dom. - 4
Mannequin: On the Move 1991 · Fantasy $3.75M $3.75M dom. - 5
Fright Night Part 2 1988 · Comedy $2.98M $2.98M dom. - 6
Thunderstruck 2012 · Comedy $587K $587K dom. - 7
Just a Little Harmless Sex 1998 · Comedy $66.2K $66.2K dom. - 8
Smooth Talk 1985 · Drama $16.8K $16.8K dom.
The Best William Ragsdale Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre William Ragsdale has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 8 films, and Re-Election (2025) is the pick of them.
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Comedy 8 films Re-Election 2025 · as Noa's Father Movie Echo Score: 80 -
Drama 2 films Alex Strangelove 2018 Movie Echo Score: 67 -
Romance 2 films A Very Merry Toy Store 2017 · as Pete Griffin Movie Echo Score: 47 - Mystery 1 film Knock at the Cabin 2023 Movie Echo Score: 63
- Fantasy 1 film Mannequin: On the Move 1991
- Thriller 1 film Fright Night 1985
The Best William Ragsdale Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of William Ragsdale's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest William Ragsdale Movies
The most recent films William Ragsdale is credited on, newest first — starting with Re-Election (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Re-Election 2025 · Noa's Father
- Knock at the Cabin 2023 · Mystery
- Alex Strangelove 2018 · Drama
- A Very Merry Toy Store 2017 · Pete Griffin
- Thunderstruck 2012 · Joe Newall
- What Just Happened 2008 · Agent #1
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Road House 2: Last Call 2006 · Sands Cooper -
For One Night 2006 · Earl Randall -
Romy and Michele: In the Beginning 2005 · Kevin - Just a Little Harmless Sex 1998 · Brent
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National Lampoon’s Favorite Deadly Sins 1995 · Todd Farrit -
Frankenstein: The College Years 1991 · Mark Chrisman
The Best William Ragsdale Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest William Ragsdale films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best William Ragsdale movie?
Re-Election (2025) is the best-rated William Ragsdale film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of Alex Strangelove (2018) (67) and Knock at the Cabin (2023) (63). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Re-Election: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing William Ragsdale movie?
Knock at the Cabin (2023) made the most at the box office, with $54.8M worldwide, followed by Fright Night (1985) with $24.9M. Together, William Ragsdale's films with box office figures have made $93.9M.
Which William Ragsdale movie won the most awards?
Fright Night (1985) is the most decorated William Ragsdale film, with 2 wins from 5 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best William Ragsdale comedy movie?
Re-Election (2025) is the best-rated of William Ragsdale's comedy films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Alex Strangelove (drama), A Very Merry Toy Store (romance) and Knock at the Cabin (mystery).
What is the newest William Ragsdale movie?
The newest film on William Ragsdale's filmography is Re-Election (2025), with William Ragsdale as Noa's Father.
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