#1 of 16,914 ranked Best-rated English movie
1972 Drama Thriller Crime 2h 55m English
100 Metascore $250.3M worldwide
Directed by Francis Ford Coppola
About The Godfather Language · Worldwide
English Movies: New Releases, Best-Rated Films & Box Office
114,849 English-language films are on What’s After the Movie, 31,731 of them (28%) from the 2010s. Drama leads with 35,827, then comedy (29,790) and documentary (22,204). The best-rated is The Godfather (1972) with a Metascore of 100; the newest release is You Can See Everything, out Oct 16, 2026. 19,806 films have reported box office, $666.9B worldwide in all.
- English films on the site
- 114,849
- ranked by rating
- 16,914
- worldwide gross of 19,806 films
- $666.9B
- busiest decade (31,731 films)
- 2010s
#1 of 16,914 ranked New releases
What Are the Newest English Movies?
The 12 most recent English-language releases, newest first: You Can See Everything came out on Oct 16, 2026. One more is scheduled: Jimmy on Nov 6, 2026. 414 English films have come out in 2026 so far.
Upcoming English Movies
English Movies Just Released
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Oct 16, 2026 You Can See Everything 2026 · Documentary -
Oct 9, 2026 Treasure Trekkers 2026 · Animation -
Oct 9, 2026 Winter of the Crow 2026 · Biography -
Oct 9, 2026 California Schemin' 2026 · Biography -
Oct 9, 2026 Tenzing 2026 · Adventure -
Oct 9, 2026 Misty Green 2026 · Comedy -
Oct 9, 2026 Matchbox the Movie 2026 · Action -
Oct 9, 2026 Musk 2026 · Documentary -
Oct 9, 2026 Animals 2026 · Action -
Oct 9, 2026 The Social Reckoning 2026 · Biography -
Oct 9, 2026 Other Mommy 2026 · Horror -
Oct 7, 2026 Who Is Martin Mull? 2026 · Documentary
Best-rated
What Are the Best English Movies?
The Godfather (1972) ranks first of the 16,914 ranked English films, ahead of Rear Window (1954) and Casablanca (1943). 3 of the top 10 are from the 1950s. Ranked by Echo Score; 8 of these 10 films have none (released before 2017, when Echo Scores start) and are ranked by a blend of their Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings.
- 1. The Godfather 100 Metascore (Metascore 100 out of 100)
1972 · Drama, Thriller · 2h 55m
Dir. Francis Ford Coppola No Echo Score: ranked 98/100 on critics & audiences
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2. Rear Window 100 Metascore (Metascore 100 out of 100)1954 · Mystery, Thriller · 1h 52m
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock No Echo Score: ranked 96/100 on critics & audiences
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2. Casablanca 100 Metascore (Metascore 100 out of 100 (18 critic reviews))1943 · Drama, Romance · 1h 42m
Dir. Michael Curtiz No Echo Score: ranked 96/100 on critics & audiences
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4. 12 Angry Men 97 Metascore (Metascore 97 out of 100 (18 critic reviews))1957 · Drama, Crime · 1h 36m
Dir. Sidney Lumet No Echo Score: ranked 95/100 on critics & audiences
- 5. You Can See Everything 95 Echo (Echo Score 95 out of 100)
2026 · Documentary, Biography · 2h 54m
Dir. Lance Oppenheim
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6. Citizen Kane 100 Metascore (Metascore 100 out of 100 (19 critic reviews))1941 · Drama, Mystery · 1h 59m
No Echo Score: ranked 94/100 on critics & audiences
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6. The Passion of Joan of Arc 98 Metascore (Metascore 98 out of 100)1929 · Biography, Drama · 1h 50m
Dir. Carl Theodor Dreyer No Echo Score: ranked 94/100 on critics & audiences
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8. Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb 97 Metascore (Metascore 97 out of 100 (32 critic reviews))1964 · Thriller, Comedy · 1h 35m
Dir. Stanley Kubrick No Echo Score: ranked 94/100 on critics & audiences
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8. Giannis: The Marvelous Journey 94 Echo (Echo Score 94 out of 100)2024 · Sport, Documentary · 1h 49m
Dir. Kristen Lappas
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10. North by Northwest 98 Metascore (Metascore 98 out of 100 (16 critic reviews))1959 · Action, Adventure · 2h 16m
Dir. Alfred Hitchcock No Echo Score: ranked 93/100 on critics & audiences
Genres
What Kinds of English Movies Are There?
Drama is part of 31% of English films (35,827); comedy (29,790) and documentary (22,204) follow. Compared with the whole catalogue, English films lean most towards horror: 14% of them, against 10% of all films. Films can have several genres. Each bar opens the full list filtered to that genre, with its best-rated film underneath.
- Drama 35,827 · 31%Best-rated: The Godfather (1972)
- Comedy 29,790 · 26%Best-rated: Nirvanna the Band the Show the Movie (2025)
- Documentary 22,204 · 19%Best-rated: You Can See Everything (2026)
- Horror 15,784 · 14%Best-rated: Shaun the Sheep: The Beast of Mossy Bottom (2026)
- Thriller 15,393 · 13%Best-rated: Dr. Strangelove or: How I Learned to Stop Worrying and Love the Bomb (1964)
- Romance 11,083 · 10%Best-rated: Casablanca (1943)
- Action 9,887 · 9%Best-rated: North by Northwest (1959)
- Crime 9,031 · 8%Best-rated: 12 Angry Men (1957)
- Animation 8,404 · 7%Best-rated: Wolfwalkers (2020)
- Music 7,416 · 6%Best-rated: David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020)
Smaller genres: Sci-Fi (7,042), Family (6,965), Adventure (6,424), Mystery (5,745), Fantasy (4,906), History (2,687), Western (2,364), War (2,124), Biography (1,274), Sport (582), Musical (431).
Decade by decade
English Cinema, Decade by Decade
The 2010s are the busiest decade with 31,731 films (28%); the earliest English film on the site is from 1900. The best-rated of the 2000s, 2010s and 2020s: The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001), Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) and You Can See Everything (2026). No English film from before the 1920s is ranked.
- 26 English films from the 1900s 1900sNo ranked film
- 334 English films from the 1910s 1910sNo ranked film
- 567 English films from the 1920s 1920s The Passion of Joan of Arc 98 Metascore
- 4,021 English films from the 1930s 1930s
The Lady Vanishes 98 Metascore - 4,136 English films from the 1940s 1940s Casablanca 100 Metascore
- 4,162 English films from the 1950s 1950s Rear Window 100 Metascore
- 3,831 English films from the 1960s 1960s
- 5,143 English films from the 1970s 1970s The Godfather 100 Metascore
- 7,761 English films from the 1980s 1980s
My Left Foot 97 Metascore - 10,382 English films from the 1990s 1990s
Schindler's List 95 Metascore - 16,773 English films from the 2000s 2000s
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 92 Metascore - 31,731 English films from the 2010s 2010s
- 22,790 English films from the 2020s 2020s You Can See Everything 95 Echo
Box office
Which English Movies Earned the Most?
Avatar (2009) leads with $2.9B worldwide. The top 5 together took $12.8B, 2% of the $666.9B earned by the 19,806 English films with reported box office. Grosses that look like data errors, and films stored with the wrong language, are left out.
- worldwide gross, all English films
- $666.9B
- films with reported box office
- 19,806
- share of the top 5
- 2%
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1. Avatar $2.9B worldwide2009 · Action
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2. Avengers: Endgame $2.8B worldwide2019 · Action
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3. Spider-Man: Brand New Day $2.5B worldwide2026 · Action
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4. Avatar: The Way of Water $2.3B worldwide2022 · Action
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5. Titanic $2.3B worldwide1997 · Drama
People
Who Are the Top English Directors and Actors?
Robert Altman and Alfred Hitchcock share the lead with 35 notable English films each, ahead of John Ford (34) and Steven Spielberg (33). Eric Roberts leads the cast lists with 105 English films, ahead of Michael Caine (91) and Bruce Willis (88). Counted over notable features: films with ratings, box office, awards or a plot summary on the site.
Directors with the most English films
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Alfred Hitchcock 35 filmsBest-rated: Rear Window (1954) -
John Ford 34 filmsBest-rated: The Grapes of Wrath (1940) -
Steven Spielberg 33 filmsBest-rated: Schindler's List (1993) -
Steven Soderbergh 32 filmsBest-rated: The Christophers (2026) -
Spike Lee 31 filmsBest-rated: David Byrne’s American Utopia (2020)
Most-cast actors in English films
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Eric Roberts 105 filmsBest-rated: Hard Luck Love Song (2021) -
Michael Caine 91 filmsBest-rated: The Man Who Would Be King (1975) -
Bruce Willis 88 filmsBest-rated: Pulp Fiction (1994) -
Samuel L. Jackson 87 filmsBest-rated: Pulp Fiction (1994) -
Nicolas Cage 85 filmsBest-rated: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) -
Robert De Niro 84 filmsBest-rated: Goodfellas (1990)
Awards
Which English Films Have Won the Most Awards?
Everything Everywhere All at Once (2022) leads with 33 wins from 62 nominations, ahead of Oppenheimer (2023) with 30 wins from 65 nominations. Counted like the awards pages: one film in one category is one nomination.
| Film | Wins | Noms.Nominations | Won at |
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 Everything Everywhere All at Once 2022 · Action | 33 | 62 | Artios Awards BAFTA Critics' Choice |
 Oppenheimer 2023 · Biography | 30 | 65 | BAFTA Critics' Choice DGA Awards |
 Mad Max: Fury Road 2015 · Action | 29 | 47 | AACTA Awards BAFTA Critics' Choice |
 The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King 2003 · Action | 28 | 38 | BAFTA Critics' Choice DGA Awards |
 Slumdog Millionaire 2008 · Drama | 27 | 33 | BAFTA Critics' Choice DGA Awards |
 Con Artist 2010 · Comedy | 26 | 49 | Artios Awards BAFTA Critics' Choice |
 La La Land 2016 · Drama | 25 | 45 | Artios Awards BAFTA Critics' Choice |
 Sinners 2025 · Action | 23 | 61 | Artios Awards BAFTA Critics' Choice |
Explained
English Movies Explained: Plot Summaries & Endings
25,797 English films have a full plot summary on the site and 3,209 have the ending explained. The newest are Matchbox the Movie (2026) and The Social Reckoning (2026); The Third Man (1949) and The Maltese Falcon (1941) are among the best-rated after the top 10.
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Browse All 114,849 English Movies
Filter all 114,849 English films by genre, decade or year and sort them by rating, box office, release date or title. The list starts with the 16,914 ranked English films, best-rated first.
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Related languages
Movies in Other Languages
The biggest languages after English: French (12,503 films), Japanese (12,033 films) and Spanish (11,829 films).
FAQ
English Movies: Questions & Answers
Answers from the 114,849 English films on the site: their ranking, box office and directors.
How many English movies are there?
114,849 English-language films are on What’s After the Movie, released from 1900 to 2026. 16,914 are ranked by rating and 19,806 have reported box office.
Browse all English movies What is the best English movie?
The Godfather (1972) ranks highest (No Echo Score: ranked 98/100 on critics & audiences), followed by Rear Window (1954) and Casablanca (1943). Ranked by a blend of Metascore and IMDb/Letterboxd user ratings (Echo Scores start with 2017 releases).
About The Godfather What is the highest-grossing English movie?
Avatar (2009), with $2.9B worldwide, ahead of Avengers: Endgame (2019) at $2.8B.
English box office charts Which decade had the most English films?
The 2010s, with 31,731 films (28% of all English films on the site). Its best-rated film is Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018).
Who has directed the most English films?
Robert Altman and Alfred Hitchcock share the lead with 35 notable English films each, ahead of John Ford (34) and Steven Spielberg (33). Robert Altman's best-rated is Nashville (1975).
Robert Altman's films What are the newest English movies?
You Can See Everything (released Oct 16, 2026), Treasure Trekkers (released Oct 9, 2026) and Winter of the Crow (released Oct 9, 2026). Next up: Jimmy on Nov 6, 2026.
New English releases