The Best Amy Adams Movies, Ranked
40 credits from 1989 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) comes out on top with a score of 70. The biggest box office hit is Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) with $874M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Amy Adams Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Amy Adams is credited on. Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) leads with 70, followed by Vice (2018) at 65. 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 70 Zack Snyder's Justice League 2021 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Vice 2018 · Biography -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Dear Evan Hansen 2021 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Disenchanted 2022 · Adventure -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Nightbitch 2024 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Hillbilly Elegy 2020 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 42 The Woman in the Window 2021 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 30 Justice League 2017 · Action
Biggest Amy Adams Box Office Hits
Amy Adams's films have made $4.1B worldwide in total. Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) is the biggest hit at $874M, ahead of Man of Steel (2013) ($670M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016 · Action $874M $330M dom. - 2
Man of Steel 2013 · Action $670M $291M dom. - 3 Justice League 2017 · Action $661M $229M dom.
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Night at the Museum: Battle of the Smithsonian 2009 · Action $413M $177M dom. - 5
Enchanted 2007 · Fantasy $340M $128M dom. - 6
American Hustle 2013 · Drama $251M $150M dom. - 7
Arrival 2016 · Sci-Fi $213M $101M dom. - 8
Julie & Julia 2009 · Biography $130M $94.1M dom. - 9
Cruel Intentions 2 2000 · Drama $76.3M $38.8M dom. - 10 Vice 2018 · Biography $76.1M $47.8M dom.
The Best Amy Adams Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Amy Adams has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 13 films, and Dear Evan Hansen (2021) is the pick of them.
- Drama 13 films Dear Evan Hansen 2021 · as Cynthia Murphy Movie Echo Score: 65
- Action 6 films Zack Snyder's Justice League 2021 · as Lois Lane Movie Echo Score: 70
- Comedy 4 films Nightbitch 2024 · as Mother Movie Echo Score: 59
- Biography 3 films Vice 2018 · as Lynne Cheney Movie Echo Score: 65
- Adventure 2 films Disenchanted 2022 · as Giselle Movie Echo Score: 63
- Sci-Fi 2 films Arrival 2016
- Fantasy 1 film Enchanted 2007
The Best Amy Adams Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Amy Adams's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Amy Adams Movies
Amy Adams's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. American Hustle (2013) leads with 11 wins from 44 nominations.
- Awards: 11 wins American Hustle 2013 · 44 nominations
- Awards: 7 wins Vice 2018 · 33 nominations
- Awards: 4 wins Arrival 2016 · 33 nominations
- Awards: 3 wins Julie & Julia 2009 · 7 nominations
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Awards: 2 wins Doubt 2008 · 26 nominations -
Awards: 1 win The Master 2012 · 18 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Nocturnal Animals 2016 · 18 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Big Eyes 2014 · 6 nominations - Awards: 1 win Enchanted 2007 · 9 nominations
The Latest Amy Adams Movies
The most recent films Amy Adams is credited on, newest first — starting with Nightbitch (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Nightbitch 2024 · Mother
- Disenchanted 2022 · Giselle
- Dear Evan Hansen 2021 · Cynthia Murphy
- The Woman in the Window 2021 · Anna Fox
- Zack Snyder's Justice League 2021 · Lois Lane
- Hillbilly Elegy 2020 · Bev
- Vice 2018 · Lynne Cheney
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Sharp Objects 2018 · Camille Preaker - Justice League 2017 · Lois Lane
- Nocturnal Animals 2016 · Drama
- Arrival 2016 · Sci-Fi
- Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice 2016 · Action
The Best Amy Adams Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Amy Adams films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Amy Adams movie?
Zack Snyder's Justice League (2021) is the best-rated Amy Adams film, with a Movie Echo Score of 70, ahead of Vice (2018) (65) and Dear Evan Hansen (2021) (65). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Zack Snyder's Justice League: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Amy Adams movie?
Batman v Superman: Dawn of Justice (2016) made the most at the box office, with $874M worldwide, followed by Man of Steel (2013) with $670M. Together, Amy Adams's films with box office figures have made $4.1B.
Which Amy Adams movie won the most awards?
American Hustle (2013) is the most decorated Amy Adams film, with 11 wins from 44 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Amy Adams drama movie?
Dear Evan Hansen (2021) is the best-rated of Amy Adams's drama films, with a score of 65. In other genres: Zack Snyder's Justice League (action), Nightbitch (comedy) and Vice (biography).
What is the newest Amy Adams movie?
The newest film on Amy Adams's filmography is Nightbitch (2024), with Amy Adams as Mother.
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