The Best Ashton Sanders Movies, Ranked
12 credits from 2016 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) comes out on top with a score of 83. The biggest box office hit is The Equalizer 2 (2018) with $190M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Ashton Sanders Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Ashton Sanders is credited on. Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) leads with 83, followed by Native Son (2019) at 73. 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 83 Judas and the Black Messiah 2021 · Biography -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Native Son 2019 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 All Day and a Night 2020 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The Equalizer 2 2018 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Captive State 2019 · Sci-Fi -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Corporate Retreat 2026 · Horror -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody 2022 · Biography
Biggest Ashton Sanders Box Office Hits
Ashton Sanders's films have made $332M worldwide in total. The Equalizer 2 (2018) is the biggest hit at $190M, ahead of Moonlight (2016) ($65.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Equalizer 2 2018 · Action $190M $102M dom.
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Moonlight 2016 · Drama $65.2M $27.9M dom. - 3 Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody 2022 · Biography $59.8M $23.7M dom.
- 4 Captive State 2019 · Sci-Fi $8.81M $5.96M dom.
- 5 Judas and the Black Messiah 2021 · Biography $7.48M $5.48M dom.
- 6 All Day and a Night 2020 · Drama $36.1K
The Best Ashton Sanders Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ashton Sanders has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 4 films, and Native Son (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 4 films Native Son 2019 · as Bigger Thomas Movie Echo Score: 73
- Biography 2 films Judas and the Black Messiah 2021 · as Jimmy Palmer Movie Echo Score: 83
- Horror 1 film Corporate Retreat 2026 · as Carl Movie Echo Score: 61
- Sci-Fi 1 film Captive State 2019 · as Gabriel Drummond Movie Echo Score: 63
- Action 1 film The Equalizer 2 2018 · as Miles Whittaker Movie Echo Score: 65
The Latest Ashton Sanders Movies
The most recent films Ashton Sanders is credited on, newest first — starting with Corporate Retreat (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Corporate Retreat 2026 · Carl
- Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody 2022 · Bobby Brown
- Judas and the Black Messiah 2021 · Jimmy Palmer
- All Day and a Night 2020 · Jahkor Abraham Lincoln
- Native Son 2019 · Bigger Thomas
- Captive State 2019 · Gabriel Drummond
- The Equalizer 2 2018 · Miles Whittaker
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Dead Women Walking 2018 · Troy -
L.A. Noir 2016 · Actor - Moonlight 2016 · Drama
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The Last Virgin in LA 2016 · Josh
The Best Ashton Sanders Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ashton Sanders films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ashton Sanders movie?
Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) is the best-rated Ashton Sanders film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83, ahead of Native Son (2019) (73) and All Day and a Night (2020) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Judas and the Black Messiah: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ashton Sanders movie?
The Equalizer 2 (2018) made the most at the box office, with $190M worldwide, followed by Moonlight (2016) with $65.2M. Together, Ashton Sanders's films with box office figures have made $332M.
Which Ashton Sanders movie won the most awards?
Moonlight (2016) is the most decorated Ashton Sanders film, with 12 wins from 31 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Ashton Sanders drama movie?
Native Son (2019) is the best-rated of Ashton Sanders's drama films, with a score of 73. In other genres: Judas and the Black Messiah (biography), Corporate Retreat (horror) and Captive State (sci-fi).
What is the newest Ashton Sanders movie?
The newest film on Ashton Sanders's filmography is Corporate Retreat (2026), with Ashton Sanders as Carl.
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