The Best Chris Cooper Movies, Ranked
43 credits from 1982 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Little Women (2019) comes out on top with a score of 81. The biggest box office hit is Cars 3 (2017) with $384M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Chris Cooper Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Chris Cooper is credited on. Little Women (2019) leads with 81, followed by A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) at 78. 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 81 Little Women 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 2019 · Biography -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Everything's Going to Be Great 2025 · Comedy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 The History of Sound 2025 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 The History of Sound 2025 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Cars 3 2017 · Adventure -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 Boston Strangler 2023 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 Irresistible 2020 · Drama
Biggest Chris Cooper Box Office Hits
Chris Cooper's films have made $1.32B worldwide in total. Cars 3 (2017) is the biggest hit at $384M, ahead of Little Women (2019) ($332M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Cars 3 2017 · Adventure $384M $153M dom.
- 2 Little Women 2019 · Drama $332M $108M dom.
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Seabiscuit 2003 · Drama $148M $120M dom. - 4
The Kingdom 2007 · Action $87M $47.5M dom. - 5
August: Osage County 2013 · Drama $74.2M $37.7M dom. - 6 A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 2019 · Biography $67.9M $61.7M dom.
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Breach 2007 · Drama $41M $33.2M dom. - 8
Money Train 1995 · Comedy $35.4M $35.4M dom. - 9
October Sky 1999 · Biography $34.7M $32.6M dom. - 10
Adaptation. 2002 · Drama $32.8M $22.5M dom.
The Best Chris Cooper Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Chris Cooper has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 23 films, and Little Women (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 23 films Little Women 2019 · as Mr. Laurence Movie Echo Score: 81
- Comedy 3 films Everything's Going to Be Great 2025 · as Walter Movie Echo Score: 75
- Biography 2 films A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 2019 · as Jerry Vogel Movie Echo Score: 78
- Adventure 1 film Cars 3 2017 Movie Echo Score: 60
- Action 1 film The Kingdom 2007
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Fantasy 1 film Interstate 60 2002 · as Bob Cody -
Romance 1 film Thousand Pieces of Gold 1990 · as Charlie
The Best Chris Cooper Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Chris Cooper's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Chris Cooper Movies
Chris Cooper's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Adaptation. (2002) leads with 5 wins from 20 nominations.
The Latest Chris Cooper Movies
The most recent films Chris Cooper is credited on, newest first — starting with The History of Sound (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The History of Sound 2025 · Older Lionel
- Everything's Going to Be Great 2025 · Walter
- The History of Sound 2025 · Older Lionel
- Boston Strangler 2023 · Jack Maclaine
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With/In Volume 2 2022 · Comedy - Irresistible 2020 · Jack Hastings
- Little Women 2019 · Mr. Laurence
- A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood 2019 · Jerry Vogel
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Henrietta Bulkowski 2019 · Danny Wilcox - Cars 3 2017 · Adventure
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Live by Night 2016 · Drama -
Demolition 2016 · Drama
The Best Chris Cooper Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Chris Cooper films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Chris Cooper movie?
Little Women (2019) is the best-rated Chris Cooper film, with a Movie Echo Score of 81, ahead of A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (2019) (78) and Everything's Going to Be Great (2025) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Little Women: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Chris Cooper movie?
Cars 3 (2017) made the most at the box office, with $384M worldwide, followed by Little Women (2019) with $332M. Together, Chris Cooper's films with box office figures have made $1.32B.
Which Chris Cooper movie won the most awards?
Adaptation. (2002) is the most decorated Chris Cooper film, with 5 wins from 20 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Chris Cooper drama movie?
Little Women (2019) is the best-rated of Chris Cooper's drama films, with a score of 81. In other genres: Everything's Going to Be Great (comedy), A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood (biography) and Cars 3 (adventure).
What is the newest Chris Cooper movie?
The newest film on Chris Cooper's filmography is The History of Sound (2025), with Chris Cooper as Older Lionel.
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