The Best Willie Nelson Movies, Ranked
61 credits from 1974 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Paradox (2018) comes out on top with a score of 68. The biggest box office hit is Paradox (2018) with $79.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Willie Nelson Box Office Hits
Willie Nelson's films have made $164M worldwide in total. Paradox (2018) is the biggest hit at $79.2M, ahead of The Electric Horseman (1979) ($61.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Paradox 2018 · Music $79.2M - 2
The Electric Horseman 1979 · Drama $61.8M $61.8M dom. - 3
Honeysuckle Rose 1980 · Romance $17.8M $17.8M dom. - 4
Barbarosa 1982 · Western $1.74M $1.74M dom. - 5
Blonde Ambition 2007 · Comedy $1.63M $6.42K dom. - 6
Songwriter 1984 · Drama $866K $866K dom. - 7
Surfer, Dude 2008 · Comedy $52.1K $52.1K dom.
The Best Willie Nelson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Willie Nelson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and The Electric Horseman (1979) is the pick of them.
The Best Willie Nelson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Willie Nelson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2010s.
The Latest Willie Nelson Movies
The most recent films Willie Nelson is credited on, newest first — starting with Willie and Me (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Willie and Me 2024 · Bones, Self -
Waiting for the Miracle to Come 2019 · Jimmy Riggs - Paradox 2018 · Red
- Surfer, Dude 2008 · Comedy
- Blonde Ambition 2007 · Pap Paw
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The Dukes of Hazzard: The Beginning 2007 · Jesse Duke -
The Journeyman 2001 · Samuel Hancock -
Gone Fishin’ 1997 · Billy 'Catch' Pooler -
Big Dreams & Broken Hearts: The Dottie West Story 1995 · Willie Nelson -
Bob Dylan: The 30th Anniversary Concert Celebration 1993 · Music -
Wild Texas Wind 1991 · Willie Nelson -
Another Pair of Aces: Three of a Kind 1991 · Billy Roy Rodriguez
The Best Willie Nelson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Willie Nelson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Willie Nelson movie?
Paradox (2018) is the best-rated Willie Nelson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 68. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Paradox: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Willie Nelson movie?
Paradox (2018) made the most at the box office, with $79.2M worldwide, followed by The Electric Horseman (1979) with $61.8M. Together, Willie Nelson's films with box office figures have made $164M.
What is the best Willie Nelson drama movie?
The Electric Horseman (1979) is the best-rated of Willie Nelson's drama films. In other genres: Blonde Ambition (comedy), Barbarosa (western) and Paradox (music).
What is the newest Willie Nelson movie?
The newest film on Willie Nelson's filmography is Willie and Me (2024), with Willie Nelson as Bones, Self.
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