The Best Tom Arnold Movies

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List of the best Tom Arnold movies, ranked best to worst with movie trailers when available. Tom Arnold's highest grossing movies have received a lot of accolades over the years, earning millions upon millions around the world. The order of these top Tom Arnold movies is decided by how many votes they receive, so only highly rated Tom Arnold movies will be at the top of the list. Tom Arnold has been in a lot of films, so people often debate each other over what the greatest Tom Arnold movie of all time is. If you and a friend are arguing about this then use this list of the most entertaining Tom Arnold films to end the squabble once and for all.

If you think the best Tom Arnold role isn't at the top, then upvote it so it has the chance to become number one. The greatest Tom Arnold performances didn't necessarily come from the best movies, but in most cases they go hand in hand.

List features films like Coneheads and Romantic Comedy 101.

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Most divisive: Madea's Witness Protection
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  • True Lies
    1

    True Lies

    Arnold Schwarzenegger, Jamie Lee Curtis, Tom Arnold
    59 votes
    • Released: 1994
    • Directed by: James Cameron
    In True Lies, a high-octane blend of action-comedy and spy-thriller, Harry Tasker (Arnold Schwarzenegger) leads a double life. By day, he's a dull computer salesman married to Helen (Jamie Lee Curtis), but by night, he's a top-secret government agent combating international terrorism. When his two worlds collide following an investigation into illegal arms sales, chaos ensues. Director James Cameron expertly orchestrates this rollercoaster ride of suspense, humor, and explosive stunts. The film scooped up an Academy Award for Best Visual Effects, testament to its groundbreaking spectacle.

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  • Nine Months
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    Nine Months

    Hugh Grant, Julianne Moore, Tom Arnold
    22 votes
    • Released: 1995
    • Directed by: Chris Columbus
    When successful child psychologist and one-time playboy Samuel Faulkner (Hugh Grant) hears that his girlfriend, Rebecca (Julianne Moore), is pregnant, he panics. As Faulkner's crippling fear of commitment sets in, Rebecca decides to leave him. Realizing he wants to spend his life with her, Faulkner struggles to come to terms with the gravity of impending fatherhood -- a struggle helped in no way by the antics of Rebecca's bumbling obstetrician, Eastern-Bloc refugee Dr. Kosevich (Robin Williams).
  • Exit Wounds
    3

    Exit Wounds

    Steven Seagal, DMX, Isaiah Washington
    17 votes
    • Released: 2001
    • Directed by: Andrzej Bartkowiak
    Steven Seagal stars as maverick Detroit police detective Orin Boyd, whose take-no-prisoners approach to domestic terrorism gets him booted downtown to the city's toughest precinct. Multi-Platinum hip hop star DMX stars as the powerful and mysterious crime lord Latrell Walker, whose dicey connections and seemingly unlimited cash make him everyone's target. Together the two men take on a conspiracy that reaches all the way through the ranks to the heart of the precinct.

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  • Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery
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    Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery

    Mike Myers, Elizabeth Hurley, Michael York
    29 votes
    • Released: 1997
    • Directed by: Jay Roach
    In Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery, Austin Powers (Mike Myers), a British secret agent from the swinging '60s, is cryogenically frozen and then awakened in the '90s to battle his nemesis, Dr. Evil (also Mike Myers). This comedy, filled with tongue-in-cheek humor and parody elements, takes audiences on a wild ride through time. Aided by his sidekick Vanessa Kensington (Elizabeth Hurley), Powers must stop Dr. Evil's world domination plans. The film cleverly plays off classic spy tropes while introducing a style all its own, making it a memorable entry in the genre.

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  • Cradle 2 the Grave
    5

    Cradle 2 the Grave

    Jet Li, DMX, Anthony Anderson
    18 votes
    • Released: 2003
    • Directed by: Andrzej Bartkowiak
    Master thief Anthony Fait (DMX) pulls off a major jewel heist and somehow manages to escape from the SWAT team that's pursuing him. A Taiwanese agent named Su (Jet Li) is on Fait's tail and wants to take him down so that he can retrieve the stolen black diamonds. But when Fait's daughter (Paige Hurd) is kidnapped by a rival criminal and Su's ex-partner (Mark Dacascos), Su must work with Fait to save the thief's daughter and get his revenge in the process.

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  • The Stupids
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    The Stupids

    Tom Arnold, Jessica Lundy, Bug Hall
    20 votes
    • Released: 1996
    • Directed by: John Landis
    Stanley Stupid (Tom Arnold) lives up to his name: He thinks the post office is sending him mail from a villain named "Sender" and is convinced his trash is stolen every night. He decides to pose as a tree to find out what's happening to his garbage and ends up at a meeting of global arms smugglers. Joan (Jessica Lundy), Stanley's wife, and their children, Buster (Bug Hall) and Petunia (Alex McKenna), go off in search of Stanley, who continually outwits a trained assassin.

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