The Best Anthony Anderson Movies, Ranked
26 credits from 1980 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Small Town Crime (2018) comes out on top with a score of 72. The biggest box office hit is Ferdinand (2017) with $296M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Anthony Anderson Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Anthony Anderson is credited on. Small Town Crime (2018) leads with 72, followed by G20 (2025) at 72. 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 72 Small Town Crime 2018 · Mystery -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 G20 2025 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” 2019 · Comedy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Ferdinand 2017 · Adventure -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 The Star 2017 · Adventure
Biggest Anthony Anderson Box Office Hits
Anthony Anderson's films have made $588M worldwide in total. Ferdinand (2017) is the biggest hit at $296M, ahead of Kangaroo Jack (2003) ($88.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Ferdinand 2017 · Adventure $296M $84.4M dom.
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Kangaroo Jack 2003 · Adventure $88.9M $66.9M dom. - 3 The Star 2017 · Adventure $63.6M $40.9M dom.
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Barbershop: The Next Cut 2016 · Comedy $55.7M $54.1M dom. - 5
Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London 2004 · Action $28.8M $23.6M dom. - 6
Hustle & Flow 2005 · Drama $23.6M $22.2M dom. - 7
My Baby's Daddy 2004 · Comedy $18.5M $17.7M dom. - 8
Trippin’ 1999 · Comedy $9.02M $9.02M dom. - 9
King's Ransom 2005 · Comedy $4.14M $4.01M dom. - 10 Small Town Crime 2018 · Mystery $165K
The Best Anthony Anderson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Anthony Anderson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 8 films, and Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” (2019) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 8 films Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” 2019 · as Uncle Henry Movie Echo Score: 71
- Adventure 3 films Ferdinand 2017 Movie Echo Score: 68
- Action 2 films G20 2025 · as Derek Sutton Movie Echo Score: 72
- Drama 2 films Hustle & Flow 2005
- Mystery 1 film Small Town Crime 2018 · as Teddy Banks Movie Echo Score: 72
The Best Anthony Anderson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Anthony Anderson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Anthony Anderson Movies
The most recent films Anthony Anderson is credited on, newest first — starting with G20 (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- G20 2025 · Derek Sutton
- Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” 2019 · Uncle Henry
- Small Town Crime 2018 · Teddy Banks
- Ferdinand 2017 · Adventure
- The Star 2017 · Zach
- Barbershop: The Next Cut 2016 · Comedy
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Hot Bot 2016 · Agent Frazier -
The Power of Few 2013 · Junkshow -
Steppin: The Movie 2009 · Trevor - Hustle & Flow 2005 · Drama
- King's Ransom 2005 · Comedy
- Agent Cody Banks 2: Destination London 2004 · Action
The Best Anthony Anderson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Anthony Anderson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Anthony Anderson movie?
Small Town Crime (2018) is the best-rated Anthony Anderson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 72, ahead of G20 (2025) (72) and Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” (2019) (71). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Small Town Crime: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Anthony Anderson movie?
Ferdinand (2017) made the most at the box office, with $296M worldwide, followed by Kangaroo Jack (2003) with $88.9M. Together, Anthony Anderson's films with box office figures have made $588M.
Which Anthony Anderson movie won the most awards?
Hustle & Flow (2005) is the most decorated Anthony Anderson film, with 2 wins from 7 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Anthony Anderson comedy movie?
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: Norman Lear’s “All in the Family” and “The Jeffersons” (2019) is the best-rated of Anthony Anderson's comedy films, with a score of 71. In other genres: Ferdinand (adventure), G20 (action) and Hustle & Flow (drama).
What is the newest Anthony Anderson movie?
The newest film on Anthony Anderson's filmography is G20 (2025), with Anthony Anderson as Derek Sutton.
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