The Best Chris Messina Movies, Ranked
29 credits from 2007 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) with $206M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Chris Messina Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Chris Messina is credited on. Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) leads with 80, followed by The True Adventures of Wolfboy (2020) 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 80 Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) 2020 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 The True Adventures of Wolfboy 2020 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 The True Adventures of Wolfboy 2019 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Air 2023 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Pressure 2026 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Dreamin' Wild 2023 · Biography -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 The Secrets We Keep 2020 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 The Aviary 2022 · Thriller -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Blame 2018 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Juror #2 2024 · Thriller -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 I Care a Lot 2021 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 She Dies Tomorrow 2020 · Drama
Biggest Chris Messina Box Office Hits
Chris Messina's films have made $642M worldwide in total. Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) is the biggest hit at $206M, ahead of Julie & Julia (2009) ($130M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) 2020 · Action $206M $84.2M dom.
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Julie & Julia 2009 · Biography $130M $94.1M dom. - 3 Air 2023 · Drama $90.1M $52.5M dom.
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The Boogeyman 2023 · Mystery $67.3M $43.2M dom. - 5
Devil 2010 · Drama $62.7M $33.6M dom. - 6 Juror #2 2024 · Thriller $27.3M
- 7 Pressure 2026 · Drama $23.1M $15.6M dom.
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Live by Night 2016 · Drama $22.8M $10.4M dom. - 9
I.S.S. 2024 · Sci-Fi $6.61M $6.57M dom. - 10
Cake 2015 · Drama $2.43M $1.95M dom.
The Best Chris Messina Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Chris Messina has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 16 films, and The True Adventures of Wolfboy (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 16 films The True Adventures of Wolfboy 2019 · as Denny Movie Echo Score: 77
- Thriller 2 films The Aviary 2022 · as Seth Movie Echo Score: 68
- Biography 2 films Dreamin' Wild 2023 · as Matt Sullivan Movie Echo Score: 74
- Mystery 2 films The Boogeyman 2023 · as Will Harper Movie Echo Score: 55
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Comedy 2 films Ira & Abby 2007 - Sci-Fi 1 film I.S.S. 2024 · as Gordon Barrett Movie Echo Score: 47
- Adventure 1 film The True Adventures of Wolfboy 2020 Movie Echo Score: 78
- Action 1 film Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) 2020 · as Victor Zsasz Movie Echo Score: 80
The Best Chris Messina Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Chris Messina's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Chris Messina Movies
The most recent films Chris Messina is credited on, newest first — starting with Pressure (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Pressure 2026 · Irving Krick
- Juror #2 2024 · Eric Resnick
- I.S.S. 2024 · Gordon Barrett
- Dreamin' Wild 2023 · Matt Sullivan
- The Boogeyman 2023 · Will Harper
- Air 2023 · David Falk
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Call Jane 2022 · Will - The Aviary 2022 · Seth
- I Care a Lot 2021 · Dean Ericson
- The True Adventures of Wolfboy 2020 · Adventure
- The Secrets We Keep 2020 · Lewis
- She Dies Tomorrow 2020 · Jason
The Best Chris Messina Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Chris Messina films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Chris Messina movie?
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) is the best-rated Chris Messina film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of The True Adventures of Wolfboy (2020) (78) and The True Adventures of Wolfboy (2019) (77). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn): cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Chris Messina movie?
Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020) made the most at the box office, with $206M worldwide, followed by Julie & Julia (2009) with $130M. Together, Chris Messina's films with box office figures have made $642M.
Which Chris Messina movie won the most awards?
Julie & Julia (2009) is the most decorated Chris Messina film, with 3 wins from 7 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Chris Messina drama movie?
The True Adventures of Wolfboy (2019) is the best-rated of Chris Messina's drama films, with a score of 77. In other genres: The Aviary (thriller), Dreamin' Wild (biography) and The Boogeyman (mystery).
What is the newest Chris Messina movie?
The newest film on Chris Messina's filmography is Pressure (2026), with Chris Messina as Irving Krick.
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