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In the history of the greatest TV shows turned into movies, what are the best of all time?
Here are 35 of the greatest movies that actually came from TV shows.
The movie remains a high-water mark, boasting all of Hillenburg’s memorable madcap humor with a better budget.
The only difference is, like, a more elaborate opening and somehow better jokes.
Jackass Forever (2022)
The artistic redemption of the Jackass series is nothing short of miraculous.
Is Charlie’s Angels corny?
It is somehow all of those things and more.
Aykroyd plays the part of Joe Friday, nephew of the original Joe Friday portrayed by Jack Webb.
Also, Saddam Hussein and Satan are both involved.
We can’t quote literally any of the songs here, but just know they’re devilishly catchy.
The Green Hornet (2011)
The Green Hornet would have faded into obscurity if not for Bruce Lee.
MacGruber (2010)
Time has been nothing but kind to MacGruber.
(“Your God can’t save you, but I can.”
(In the U.S., the movie was simply titled Cowboy Bebop: The Movie.)
you’re free to’t ask for more from a true mighty morphin' movie.
One might say they took the title of their movie quite literally.
And indeed, it was.
But David Leitch’s summer 2024 release is a dynamite tribute to all eras of Hollywood stunt performers.
Eventually, the Simpsons family must save their friends and neighbors even though they’re so royally mad.
But in 2009, director J.J. Abrams helmed the debatably more consequential reboot film, simply titled Star Trek.
This improvisational mockumentary had everyone saying “My wife!”
all the way until the movie’s anticipated (and equally magnificent) 2020 sequel, Borat Subsequent Moviefilm.
(In fact, that’s where its iconic theme song comes from.)
The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
(1988)
The uncomfortable presence of O.J.
Simpson aside, The Naked Gun: From the Files of Police Squad!
brings the comical misadventures of Police Squad!
to the big screen with legendary comic star Leslie Nielsen back in his role as Frank Drebin.
Batman: Mask of the Phantasm (1993)
Everyone has a favorite Batman movie.
But aficionados may likely all agree that Batman: Mask of the Phantasm is the best of them all.
(They still made toys after this movie, by the way.)
(They eventually got their wish with Twin Peaks: The Return in 2017.)
The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
(Elizabeth Debicki, Alicia Vikander, and Hugh Grant all fill out supporting roles.)
Stylish and sexy, The Man From U.N.C.L.E.
Both the show and De Palma’s movie were adaptations of Eliot Ness and Oscar Fraley’s own memoir.
Not bad for a movie where Gonzo hits on a chicken.
After he’s sentenced, Kimble escapes and begins a cross-country trip to find the real killer.
Somehow, an actual 120 episodes were made without that story running out of steam.
(And it was actually very popular!)
But the movie cuts it all down to a tighter 130 minutes, or just over two hours.
Colin Farrell and Foxx co-star as Miami detectives who go undercover to combat illegal substance trafficking rings.
But only the movie taught us how to be a fiend for mojitos.
