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Kal Penn

Actor · 46 credits · 29 in highly-rated films

Best known for Smile (2022)

Frequent collaborators: John Cho, Neil Patrick Harris, Paula Garcés, Danneel Ackles, Purva Bedi

Best Kal Penn movies by genre

Movies (46 total, ranked by score)

  1. Smile

    2022 · ★ 6.7 (4,214 votes)

    Horror, Mystery

    1

  2. Love Don't Co$t a Thing

    2003 · ★ 7.7 (711 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Family

    2

  3. A Lot Like Love

    2005 · ★ 6.8 (1,379 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    3

  4. Harold & Kumar Go to White Castle

    2004 · ★ 6.6 (2,290 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure

    4

  5. The Namesake

    2006 · ★ 6.8 (193 votes)

    Drama

    5

  6. Superman Returns

    2006 · ★ 5.8 (4,667 votes)

    Science Fiction, Action, Adventure

    6

  7. National Lampoon's Van Wilder

    2002 · ★ 6.0 (1,963 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    7

  8. Harold & Kumar Escape from Guantanamo Bay

    2008 · ★ 6.3 (1,640 votes)

    Comedy, Adventure

    8

  9. A Very Harold & Kumar Christmas

    2011 · ★ 6.0 (1,080 votes)

    Comedy

    9

  10. Schoolhouse Rock! 50th Anniversary Singalong

    2023 · ★ 6.0 (2 votes)

    Music, Comedy, Family

    10

  11. The Girl in the Woods

    2020 · ★ 6.8 (5 votes)

    Horror

    11

  12. Awesometown

    2006 · ★ 7.4 (13 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie

    12

  13. Harold & Kumar Go to Amsterdam

    2008 · ★ 6.5 (34 votes)

    Comedy

    13

  14. The Sisterhood of Night

    2015 · ★ 6.2 (72 votes)

    Mystery, Drama, Thriller

    14

  15. The Ashram

    2018 · ★ 5.6 (23 votes)

    Thriller, Fantasy

    15

  16. American Desi

    2001 · ★ 5.9 (10 votes)

    Comedy, Romance, Drama

    16

  17. A Prayer for Rain

    2014 · ★ 6.3 (30 votes)

    History, Drama

    17

  18. Cosmopolitan

    2003 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    18

  19. Hot Mess Holiday

    2021 · ★ 6.0 (8 votes)

    Comedy

    19

  20. Express: Aisle to Glory

    1998

    Comedy

    20

  21. Regarding Ardy

    2003

    Comedy, TV Movie

    21

  22. Man About Town

    2006 · ★ 5.2 (151 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    22

  23. Harold & Kumars Yuletide Jamz

    2011 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Comedy, Music

    23

  24. Emily & Tim

    2015 · ★ 5.6 (11 votes)

    Drama

    24

  25. The Layover

    2017 · ★ 5.4 (732 votes)

    Comedy, Romance

    25

  26. Dancing in Twilight

    2005 · ★ 2.2 (2 votes)

    Romance, Drama

    26

  27. Homeland Security

    2004 · ★ 4.8 (6 votes)

    Drama, War, TV Movie

    27

  28. Sueno

    2005 · ★ 4.1 (11 votes)

    Drama, Comedy, Romance

    28

  29. Freshmen

    1999 · ★ 1.0 (1 votes)

    Drama

    29

  30. Ball and Chain

    2004 · ★ 6.0 (8 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    30

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