Best Joel Schumacher movies by genre
Directed movies (26 total, ranked by score)
1Falling Down
1993 · ★ 7.4 (4,177 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
2The Phantom of the Opera
2004 · ★ 7.3 (1,820 votes)
Thriller, Drama, Romance
3A Time to Kill
1996 · ★ 7.4 (3,056 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
4The Lost Boys
1987 · ★ 7.1 (2,370 votes)
Horror, Comedy, Thriller
5Phone Booth
2003 · ★ 6.9 (4,235 votes)
Thriller, Crime
6The Client
1994 · ★ 6.7 (1,428 votes)
Drama, Thriller, Crime
78MM
1999 · ★ 6.5 (2,333 votes)
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
8The Number 23
2007 · ★ 6.4 (3,574 votes)
Thriller, Mystery, Crime
9Veronica Guerin
2003 · ★ 6.7 (344 votes)
Drama, Crime, Thriller
10Flatliners
1990 · ★ 6.5 (1,773 votes)
Drama, Science Fiction, Horror
11Dying Young
1991 · ★ 6.7 (496 votes)
Drama, Romance
12Tigerland
2000 · ★ 6.6 (629 votes)
Drama, War
13St. Elmo's Fire
1985 · ★ 6.1 (609 votes)
Drama, Romance, Comedy
14Flawless
1999 · ★ 6.2 (307 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Crime
15Cousins
1989 · ★ 6.0 (65 votes)
Comedy, Romance
16Amateur Night at the Dixie Bar and Grill
1979 · ★ 2.0 (1 votes)
Comedy, Drama, TV Movie
17Batman Forever
1995 · ★ 5.5 (5,678 votes)
Action, Crime, Fantasy
18Bad Company
2002 · ★ 5.5 (883 votes)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
19Twelve
2010 · ★ 5.7 (251 votes)
Thriller, Drama, Action
20The Incredible Shrinking Woman
1981 · ★ 5.4 (124 votes)
Comedy, Family, Science Fiction
21Trespass
2011 · ★ 5.5 (1,231 votes)
Thriller, Crime, Drama
22Virginia Hill
1974 · ★ 5.7 (3 votes)
Drama, TV Movie, Crime
23Man in the Mirror
2011 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Drama
24Blood Creek
2009 · ★ 5.3 (302 votes)
Horror, Thriller
25D.C. Cab
1983 · ★ 5.2 (101 votes)
Adventure, Comedy, Crime
26Batman & Robin
1997 · ★ 4.4 (5,492 votes)
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.