The Best Al Pacino Movies, Ranked
91 credits from 1969 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Irishman (2019) comes out on top with a score of 89. The biggest box office hit is Despicable Me 2 (2013) with $971M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Al Pacino Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Al Pacino is credited on. The Irishman (2019) leads with 89, followed by Dead Man's Wire (2026) at 81. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 89 The Irishman 2019 · Biography -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 81 Dead Man's Wire 2026 · Biography -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood 2019 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 The Pirates of Somalia 2017 · Biography -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone 2020 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness 2024 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Knox Goes Away 2024 · Thriller -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 House of Gucci 2021 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 In the Hand of Dante 2026 · Crime -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 41 Modi - Three Days on the Wing of Madness 2025 · Comedy -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally 2021 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 30 The Ritual 2025 · Drama
Biggest Al Pacino Box Office Hits
Al Pacino's films have made $3.74B worldwide in total. Despicable Me 2 (2013) is the biggest hit at $971M, ahead of Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) ($392M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Despicable Me 2 2013 · Adventure $971M $368M dom. - 2 Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood 2019 · Drama $392M $143M dom.
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The Godfather 1972 · Drama $250M $136M dom. - 4
Heat 1995 · Drama $187M $67.4M dom. - 5 House of Gucci 2021 · Drama $153M $53.8M dom.
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The Devil's Advocate 1997 · Drama $153M $60.9M dom. - 7
Jack and Jill 2011 · Comedy $150M $74.2M dom. - 8
The Godfather: Part III 1990 · Action $137M $66.8M dom. - 9
Scent of a Woman 1992 · Drama $134M $63.1M dom. - 10
Donnie Brasco 1997 · Drama $125M $41.9M dom.
The Best Al Pacino Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Al Pacino has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 40 films, and Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 40 films Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood 2019 · as Marvin Schwarz Movie Echo Score: 75
- Biography 6 films The Irishman 2019 · as Jimmy Hoffa Movie Echo Score: 89
- Comedy 5 films Modi - Three Days on the Wing of Madness 2025 · as Maurice Gangnat Movie Echo Score: 41
- Crime 3 films In the Hand of Dante 2026 · as Uncle Carmine Movie Echo Score: 50
- Action 3 films The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone 2020 Movie Echo Score: 75
- Adventure 2 films Despicable Me 2 2013
- Thriller 1 film Knox Goes Away 2024 · as Xavier Crane Movie Echo Score: 65
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Mystery 1 film Hangman 2017 · as Ray Archer Movie Echo Score: 22 -
Sci-Fi 1 film S1m0ne 2002
The Best Al Pacino Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Al Pacino's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Al Pacino Movies
Al Pacino's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) leads with 15 wins from 63 nominations.
- Awards: 15 wins Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood 2019 · 63 nominations
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Awards: 14 wins The Godfather: Part II 1974 · 34 nominations - Awards: 4 wins The Godfather 1972 · 11 nominations
- Awards: 4 wins Scent of a Woman 1992 · 9 nominations
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Awards: 2 wins Dog Day Afternoon 1975 · 30 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Frankie and Johnny 1991 · 2 nominations - Awards: 1 win The Irishman 2019 · 53 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Serpico 1973 · 8 nominations -
Awards: 1 win The Insider 1999 · 16 nominations
The Latest Al Pacino Movies
The most recent films Al Pacino is credited on, newest first — starting with In the Hand of Dante (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- In the Hand of Dante 2026 · Uncle Carmine
- Dead Man's Wire 2026 · M.L. Hall
- Modi - Three Days on the Wing of Madness 2025 · Maurice Gangnat
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In the Hand of Dante 2025 · Uncle Carmine - The Ritual 2025 · Father Theophilus Riesinger
- Modì, Three Days on the Wing of Madness 2024 · Maurice Gangnat
- Knox Goes Away 2024 · Xavier Crane
- House of Gucci 2021 · Aldo Gucci
- American Traitor: The Trial of Axis Sally 2021 · James J. Laughlin
- The Godfather Coda: The Death of Michael Corleone 2020 · Action
- The Irishman 2019 · Jimmy Hoffa
- Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood 2019 · Marvin Schwarz
The Best Al Pacino Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Al Pacino films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Al Pacino movie?
The Irishman (2019) is the best-rated Al Pacino film, with a Movie Echo Score of 89, ahead of Dead Man's Wire (2026) (81) and Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Irishman: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Al Pacino movie?
Despicable Me 2 (2013) made the most at the box office, with $971M worldwide, followed by Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) with $392M. Together, Al Pacino's films with box office figures have made $3.74B.
Which Al Pacino movie won the most awards?
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) is the most decorated Al Pacino film, with 15 wins from 63 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Al Pacino drama movie?
Once Upon a Time ... in Hollywood (2019) is the best-rated of Al Pacino's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: The Irishman (biography), Modi - Three Days on the Wing of Madness (comedy) and In the Hand of Dante (crime).
What is the newest Al Pacino movie?
The newest film on Al Pacino's filmography is In the Hand of Dante (2026), with Al Pacino as Uncle Carmine.
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