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Jim Henson

Actor · 159 credits · 25 in highly-rated films

Best known for Labyrinth (1986)

Frequent collaborators: Frank Oz, Jerry Nelson, Richard Hunt, Dave Goelz, Caroll Spinney

Best Jim Henson movies by genre

Movies (114 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Muppet Movie

    1979 · ★ 7.2 (715 votes)

    Family, Comedy, Adventure

    1

  2. The Dark Crystal

    1982 · ★ 7.2 (1,292 votes)

    Adventure, Family, Fantasy

    2

  3. The Great Muppet Caper

    1981 · ★ 6.9 (350 votes)

    Comedy, Crime, Family

    3

  4. The Muppets Take Manhattan

    1984 · ★ 6.6 (431 votes)

    Romance, Comedy, Family

    4

  5. A Muppet Family Christmas

    1987 · ★ 6.9 (115 votes)

    Family, Comedy, Music

    5

  6. Emmet Otter's Jug-Band Christmas

    1977 · ★ 6.9 (82 votes)

    Family, Comedy, Music

    6

  7. The World of 'The Dark Crystal'

    1983 · ★ 6.6 (8 votes)

    Documentary

    7

  8. Dog City

    1989 · ★ 8.1 (8 votes)

    Family, Crime, Comedy

    8

  9. Classic Creatures: Return of the Jedi

    1983 · ★ 8.8 (10 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. Follow That Bird

    1985 · ★ 6.4 (92 votes)

    Family, Comedy, Adventure

    10

  11. I Am Big Bird: The Caroll Spinney Story

    2015 · ★ 7.4 (44 votes)

    Documentary

    11

  12. Wow, You're A Cartoonist!

    1988

    Family

    12

  13. Free to Be... a Family

    1988 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary, TV Movie

    13

  14. Christmas Eve on Sesame Street

    1978 · ★ 7.5 (23 votes)

    Comedy, Family, Music

    14

  15. Miss Piggy's Hollywood

    1989

    15

  16. The Christmas Toy

    1986 · ★ 6.7 (42 votes)

    Family, Comedy, Fantasy

    16

  17. The Muppets Go to the Movies

    1981 · ★ 7.0 (12 votes)

    TV Movie, Family, Comedy

    17

  18. Sesame Street: Elmo Says BOO!

    1997 · ★ 6.7 (3 votes)

    Family, Music

    18

  19. The Muppets at Walt Disney World

    1990 · ★ 6.6 (16 votes)

    Comedy, Family, TV Movie

    19

  20. Muppet Video: The Kermit and Piggy Story

    1985 · ★ 6.7 (3 votes)

    Comedy, Family

    20

  21. The Muppets Go Hollywood

    1979 · ★ 6.2 (26 votes)

    TV Movie, Family, Comedy

    21

  22. Sesame Street: Learning About Letters

    1986

    Family

    22

  23. Time Piece

    1965 · ★ 7.1 (35 votes)

    Comedy, Music, Fantasy

    23

  24. Reflections of 'The Dark Crystal'

    2007 · ★ 5.8 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    24

  25. Henson's Place: The Man Behind the Muppets

    1984 · ★ 6.9 (12 votes)

    Documentary

    25

  26. Alexander the Grape

    1965 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Animation, Comedy, Family

    26

  27. The Orson Welles Show

    1979 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    TV Movie, Documentary

    27

  28. Sesame Street: 25 Wonderful Years: A Musical Celebration!

    1993 · ★ 7.3 (3 votes)

    Family, Music

    28

  29. A Classic Christmas from The Ed Sullivan Show

    1992

    Documentary, Music

    29

  30. The Best of Ernie and Bert

    1988 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Family

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.