Last Updated on 5 August 2025

The following list is a compilation of the best movies that Steve Martin was in.

I found 29 different ranked lists online of “best Steve Martin movies”. Then I pulled them all into Excel and merged them all to get this definitive compilation. See my Methodology page for the research process that was used. Below is a checklist you can print to track which movies you’ve seen, followed by the ranked list of his best roles, with the links going to the IMDb entries.

Best Steve Martin Movies – Viewing ChecklistDownload
  1. Planes, Trains & Automobiles (1987)
  2. The Jerk (1979)
  3. Parenthood (1989)
  4. Dirty Rotten Scoundrels (1988)
  5. Roxanne (1987)
  6. All of Me (1984)
  7. Bowfinger (1999)
  8. Little Shop of Horrors (1986)
  9. L.A. Story (1991)
  10. Three Amigos! (1986)
  11. Dead Men Don’t Wear Plaid (1982)
  12. Father of the Bride (1991)
  13. The Spanish Prisoner (1997)
  14. The Muppet Movie (1979)
  15. The Man with Two Brains (1983)
  16. Pennies from Heaven (1981)
  17. It’s Complicated (2009)
  18. Grand Canyon (1991)
  19. And the Band Played On (1993)
  20. Leap of Faith (1992)
  21. The Prince of Egypt (1998)
  22. Father of the Bride Part II (1995)
  23. Cheaper by the Dozen (2003)
  24. My Blue Heaven (1990)
  25. Shopgirl (2005)
  26. Bringing Down the House (2003)
  27. Looney Tunes: Back in Action (2003)
  28. The Pink Panther (2006)
  29. Sgt. Bilko (1996)
  30. HouseSitter (1992)
  31. The Lonely Guy (1984)
  32. Cheaper by the Dozen 2 (2005)
  33. Home (2015)
  34. A Simple Twist of Fate (1994)
  35. Baby Mama (2008)
  36. Novocaine (2001)
  37. The Big Year (2011)
  38. The Pink Panther 2 (2009)
  39. Billy Lynn’s Long Halftime Walk (2016)
  40. Mixed Nuts (1994)
  41. The Out-of-Towners (1999)
  42. Sgt. Pepper’s Lonely Hearts Club Band (1978)
  43. Joe Gould’s Secret (2000)
  44. Love the Coopers (2015)
  45. Movers & Shakers (1985)
  46. Another Nice Mess (1972)

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