The Best Barkhad Abdi Movies, Ranked
13 credits from 2013 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Blade Runner 2049 (2017) comes out on top with a score of 83. The biggest box office hit is Blade Runner 2049 (2017) with $278M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Barkhad Abdi Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Barkhad Abdi is credited on. Blade Runner 2049 (2017) leads with 83, followed by Good Time (2017) at 80. 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 Blade Runner 2049 2017 · Sci-Fi -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Good Time 2017 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 The Pirates of Somalia 2017 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Beneath a Sea of Lights 2020 · Crime -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 25 Tyson’s Run 2022 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 20 Agent Game 2022 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 15 Run 2025 · Thriller
Biggest Barkhad Abdi Box Office Hits
Barkhad Abdi's films have made $539M worldwide in total. Blade Runner 2049 (2017) is the biggest hit at $278M, ahead of Captain Phillips (2013) ($219M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Blade Runner 2049 2017 · Sci-Fi $278M $92.1M dom.
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Captain Phillips 2013 · Action $219M $107M dom. - 3
Eye in the Sky 2016 · Drama $35.3M $18.7M dom. - 4 Good Time 2017 · Drama $3.27M $2.03M dom.
- 5 The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir 2019 · Drama $3.27M
- 6 Tyson’s Run 2022 · Drama $396K $391K dom.
- 7 The Pirates of Somalia 2017 · Biography $103K
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Extortion 2017 · Adventure $8.62K - 9
A Girl From Mogadishu 2019 · Drama $5.98K
The Best Barkhad Abdi Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Barkhad Abdi has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 5 films, and Good Time (2017) is the pick of them.
- Drama 5 films Good Time 2017 Movie Echo Score: 80
- Action 2 films Agent Game 2022 · as Omar Movie Echo Score: 20
- Thriller 1 film Run 2025 Movie Echo Score: 15
- Crime 1 film Beneath a Sea of Lights 2020 · as Caweys Movie Echo Score: 66
- Biography 1 film The Pirates of Somalia 2017 · as Abdi Movie Echo Score: 75
- Sci-Fi 1 film Blade Runner 2049 2017 Movie Echo Score: 83
- Adventure 1 film Extortion 2017 · as Miguel Kaba
The Latest Barkhad Abdi Movies
The most recent films Barkhad Abdi is credited on, newest first — starting with Run (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Run 2025 · Thriller
- Agent Game 2022 · Omar
- Tyson’s Run 2022 · Aklilu
- Beneath a Sea of Lights 2020 · Caweys
- The Extraordinary Journey of the Fakir 2019 · Wiraj
- A Girl From Mogadishu 2019 · Hassan
- The Pirates of Somalia 2017 · Abdi
- Blade Runner 2049 2017 · Sci-Fi
- Good Time 2017 · Drama
- Extortion 2017 · Miguel Kaba
- Eye in the Sky 2016 · Drama
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Grimsby 2016 · Tabansi Nyagura
The Best Barkhad Abdi Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Barkhad Abdi films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Barkhad Abdi movie?
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) is the best-rated Barkhad Abdi film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83, ahead of Good Time (2017) (80) and The Pirates of Somalia (2017) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Blade Runner 2049: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Barkhad Abdi movie?
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) made the most at the box office, with $278M worldwide, followed by Captain Phillips (2013) with $219M. Together, Barkhad Abdi's films with box office figures have made $539M.
Which Barkhad Abdi movie won the most awards?
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) is the most decorated Barkhad Abdi film, with 5 wins from 23 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Barkhad Abdi drama movie?
Good Time (2017) is the best-rated of Barkhad Abdi's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Agent Game (action), Run (thriller) and Beneath a Sea of Lights (crime).
What is the newest Barkhad Abdi movie?
The newest film on Barkhad Abdi's filmography is Run (2025).
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