The Best Barry Levinson Movies, Ranked
37 credits from 1978 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Survivor (2022) comes out on top with a score of 79. The biggest box office hit is Rain Man (1988) with $355M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Barry Levinson Box Office Hits
Barry Levinson's films have made $1.31B worldwide in total. Rain Man (1988) is the biggest hit at $355M, ahead of Disclosure (1994) ($214M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Rain Man 1988 · Drama $355M $173M dom. - 2
Disclosure 1994 · Drama $214M $83M dom. - 3
Sleepers 1996 · Drama $166M $53.3M dom. - 4
Good Morning, Vietnam 1988 · Biography $124M $124M dom. - 5
Bandits 2001 · Drama $67.6M $41.6M dom. - 6
Wag the Dog 1997 · Drama $64.3M $43.1M dom. - 7
Bugsy 1991 · Biography $49.1M $49.1M dom. - 8
The Natural 1984 · Drama $48M $48M dom. - 9
Man of the Year 2006 · Drama $42.5M $37.3M dom. - 10
Sphere 1998 · Sci-Fi $37M $37M dom.
The Best Barry Levinson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Barry Levinson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 13 films, and Rain Man (1988) is the pick of them.
The Best Barry Levinson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Barry Levinson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Barry Levinson Movies
Barry Levinson's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Rain Man (1988) leads with 4 wins from 15 nominations.
The Latest Barry Levinson Movies
The most recent films Barry Levinson is credited on, newest first — starting with The Alto Knights (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Survivor 2022 · Director -
Dopesick 2021 · Director -
The Wizard of Lies 2017 · Director -
Rock the Kasbah 2015 · Director -
The Humbling 2015 · Director -
The Bay 2012 · Director -
You Don’t Know Jack 2010 · Director -
PoliWood 2009 · Director -
What Just Happened 2008 · Director - Man of the Year 2006 · Director
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Envy 2004 · Director
The Best Barry Levinson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Barry Levinson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Barry Levinson movie?
The Survivor (2022) is the best-rated Barry Levinson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 79, ahead of The Alto Knights (2025) (40). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Survivor: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Barry Levinson movie?
Rain Man (1988) made the most at the box office, with $355M worldwide, followed by Disclosure (1994) with $214M. Together, Barry Levinson's films with box office figures have made $1.31B.
Which Barry Levinson movie won the most awards?
Rain Man (1988) is the most decorated Barry Levinson film, with 4 wins from 15 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Barry Levinson drama movie?
Rain Man (1988) is the best-rated of Barry Levinson's drama films. In other genres: Envy (comedy), The Survivor (biography) and Sphere (sci-fi).
What is the newest Barry Levinson movie?
The newest film on Barry Levinson's filmography is The Alto Knights (2025), directed by Barry Levinson.
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