The Best Alexander Skarsgård Movies, Ranked
46 credits from 1984 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Pillion (2025) comes out on top with a score of 88. The biggest box office hit is Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) with $470M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Alexander Skarsgård Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Alexander Skarsgård is credited on. Pillion (2025) leads with 88, followed by Pillion (2026) at 86. 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 88 Pillion 2025 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 86 Pillion 2026 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 79 Passing 2021 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Long Shot 2019 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Infinity Pool 2023 · Sci-Fi -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 The Northman 2022 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Lee 2024 · Biography -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Eric Larue 2025 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Godzilla vs. Kong 2021 · Action -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The Hummingbird Project 2019 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 The Kill Team 2019 · Action -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 The Aftermath 2019 · Drama
Biggest Alexander Skarsgård Box Office Hits
Alexander Skarsgård's films have made $1.04B worldwide in total. Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) is the biggest hit at $470M, ahead of Battleship (2012) ($303M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Godzilla vs. Kong 2021 · Action $470M $101M dom.
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Battleship 2012 · Action $303M $65.4M dom. - 3 The Northman 2022 · Action $75.9M $34.2M dom.
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The Giver 2014 · Sci-Fi $67M $45.1M dom. - 5 Long Shot 2019 · Comedy $53.9M $30.3M dom.
- 6 Lee 2024 · Biography $24.7M $2.01M dom.
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Straw Dogs 2011 · Thriller $11.2M $10.3M dom. - 8 The Aftermath 2019 · Drama $9.22M $1.62M dom.
- 9 Pillion 2026 · Comedy $6.67M $3.85M dom.
- 10 Infinity Pool 2023 · Sci-Fi $5.2M $5.08M dom.
The Best Alexander Skarsgård Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Alexander Skarsgård has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 18 films, and Pillion (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 18 films Pillion 2025 · as Ray Movie Echo Score: 88
- Action 6 films The Northman 2022 · as Amleth Movie Echo Score: 74
- Comedy 4 films Pillion 2026 · as Ray Movie Echo Score: 86
- Sci-Fi 3 films Infinity Pool 2023 · as James Foster Movie Echo Score: 75
- Thriller 3 films Straw Dogs 2011
- Biography 1 film Lee 2024 · as Roland Penrose Movie Echo Score: 72
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Adventure 1 film Hold the Dark 2018 · as Vernon Slone Movie Echo Score: 51
The Best Alexander Skarsgård Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Alexander Skarsgård's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Alexander Skarsgård Movies
Alexander Skarsgård's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Passing (2021) leads with 2 wins from 10 nominations.
The Latest Alexander Skarsgård Movies
The most recent films Alexander Skarsgård is credited on, newest first — starting with Pillion (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Pillion 2026 · Ray
- Pillion 2025 · Ray
- Eric Larue 2025 · Ron LaRue
- Lee 2024 · Roland Penrose
- Infinity Pool 2023 · James Foster
- The Northman 2022 · Amleth
- Passing 2021 · John
- Godzilla vs. Kong 2021 · Nathan Lind
- The Kill Team 2019 · Sergeant Deeks
- Long Shot 2019 · Prime Minister James Steward
- The Hummingbird Project 2019 · Anton Zaleski
- The Aftermath 2019 · Stephen Lubert
The Best Alexander Skarsgård Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Alexander Skarsgård films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Alexander Skarsgård movie?
Pillion (2025) is the best-rated Alexander Skarsgård film, with a Movie Echo Score of 88, ahead of Pillion (2026) (86) and Passing (2021) (79). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Pillion: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Alexander Skarsgård movie?
Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) made the most at the box office, with $470M worldwide, followed by Battleship (2012) with $303M. Together, Alexander Skarsgård's films with box office figures have made $1.04B.
Which Alexander Skarsgård movie won the most awards?
Passing (2021) is the most decorated Alexander Skarsgård film, with 2 wins from 10 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Alexander Skarsgård drama movie?
Pillion (2025) is the best-rated of Alexander Skarsgård's drama films, with a score of 88. In other genres: The Northman (action), Pillion (comedy) and Infinity Pool (sci-fi).
What is the newest Alexander Skarsgård movie?
The newest film on Alexander Skarsgård's filmography is Pillion (2026), with Alexander Skarsgård as Ray.
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