The Best Zac Efron Movies, Ranked
42 credits from 2004 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Save Ralph (2021) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is The Greatest Showman (2017) with $469M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Zac Efron Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Zac Efron is credited on. Save Ralph (2021) leads with 86, followed by The Iron Claw (2023) at 80. 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 86 Save Ralph 2021 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 The Iron Claw 2023 · Biography -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 The Greatest Showman 2017 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile 2019 · Biography -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 The Beach Bum 2019 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 Scoob! 2020 · Adventure -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 Gold 2022 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 The Greatest Beer Run Ever 2022 · Adventure -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 49 A Family Affair 2024 · Comedy -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 Ricky Stanicky 2024 · Comedy -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 46 Baywatch 2017 · Action -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 22 Firestarter 2022 · Sci-Fi
Biggest Zac Efron Box Office Hits
Zac Efron's films have made $2.25B worldwide in total. The Greatest Showman (2017) is the biggest hit at $469M, ahead of The Lorax (2012) ($349M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Greatest Showman 2017 · Biography $469M $174M dom.
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The Lorax 2012 · Animation $349M $214M dom. - 3
Neighbors 2014 · Comedy $271M $150M dom. - 4
High School Musical 3: Senior Year 2008 · Drama $253M $90.6M dom. - 5 Baywatch 2017 · Action $178M $58.1M dom.
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17 Again 2009 · Drama $136M $64.2M dom. - 7
Neighbors 2: Sorority Rising 2016 · Comedy $108M $55.5M dom. - 8
The Lucky One 2012 · Drama $99.4M $60.5M dom. - 9
Dirty Grandpa 2016 · Comedy $94.1M $35.6M dom. - 10
Mike and Dave Need Wedding Dates 2016 · Adventure $77.1M $46M dom.
The Best Zac Efron Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Zac Efron has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 10 films, and Save Ralph (2021) is the pick of them.
- Drama 10 films Save Ralph 2021 · as Bobby (voice) Movie Echo Score: 86
- Comedy 7 films The Beach Bum 2019 · as Flicker Movie Echo Score: 56
- Adventure 4 films Scoob! 2020 · as Fred Jones Movie Echo Score: 52
- Biography 3 films The Iron Claw 2023 · as Kevin Von Erich Movie Echo Score: 80
- Action 3 films Gold 2022 · as Man One Movie Echo Score: 52
- Sci-Fi 2 films Firestarter 2022 · as Andy McGee Movie Echo Score: 22
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Music 2 films High School Musical 2 2007 · as Troy Bolton -
Thriller 1 film The Paperboy 2012 - Animation 1 film The Lorax 2012 · as Ted Wiggins (voice)
The Best Zac Efron Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Zac Efron's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Zac Efron Movies
The most recent films Zac Efron is credited on, newest first — starting with A Family Affair (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- A Family Affair 2024 · Chris Cole
- Ricky Stanicky 2024 · Dean
- The Iron Claw 2023 · Kevin Von Erich
- The Greatest Beer Run Ever 2022 · Chickie Donohue
- Firestarter 2022 · Andy McGee
- Gold 2022 · Man One
- Save Ralph 2021 · Bobby (voice)
- Scoob! 2020 · Fred Jones
- Extremely Wicked, Shockingly Evil and Vile 2019 · Ted Bundy
- The Beach Bum 2019 · Flicker
- The Greatest Showman 2017 · Phillip Carlyle
- Baywatch 2017 · Action
The Best Zac Efron Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Zac Efron films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Zac Efron movie?
Save Ralph (2021) is the best-rated Zac Efron film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of The Iron Claw (2023) (80) and The Greatest Showman (2017) (68). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Save Ralph: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Zac Efron movie?
The Greatest Showman (2017) made the most at the box office, with $469M worldwide, followed by The Lorax (2012) with $349M. Together, Zac Efron's films with box office figures have made $2.25B.
Which Zac Efron movie won the most awards?
The Greatest Showman (2017) is the most decorated Zac Efron film, with 2 wins from 6 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Zac Efron drama movie?
Save Ralph (2021) is the best-rated of Zac Efron's drama films, with a score of 86. In other genres: The Beach Bum (comedy), Scoob! (adventure) and The Iron Claw (biography).
What is the newest Zac Efron movie?
The newest film on Zac Efron's filmography is A Family Affair (2024), with Zac Efron as Chris Cole.
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