The Best Christoph Waltz Movies, Ranked
66 credits from 1977 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Frankenstein (2025) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is No Time to Die (2021) with $774M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Christoph Waltz Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Christoph Waltz is credited on. Frankenstein (2025) leads with 90, followed by Minions & Monsters (2026) at 84. 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 90 Frankenstein 2025 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 84 Minions & Monsters 2026 · Animation -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 84 Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio 2022 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 No Time to Die 2021 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Alita: Battle Angel 2019 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 The French Dispatch 2021 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Georgetown 2019 · Crime -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Georgetown 2021 · Biography -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 The Portable Door 2023 · Comedy -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Dracula 2026 · Fantasy -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Dead for A Dollar 2022 · Thriller -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Downsizing 2017 · Sci-Fi
Biggest Christoph Waltz Box Office Hits
Christoph Waltz's films have made $2.8B worldwide in total. No Time to Die (2021) is the biggest hit at $774M, ahead of Minions & Monsters (2026) ($524M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 No Time to Die 2021 · Action $774M $161M dom.
- 2 Minions & Monsters 2026 · Animation $524M $183M dom.
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Django Unchained 2012 · Action $426M $163M dom. - 4 Alita: Battle Angel 2019 · Action $405M $85.8M dom.
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The Green Hornet 2011 · Action $228M $98.8M dom. - 6
Water for Elephants 2011 · Drama $117M $58.7M dom. - 7
Horrible Bosses 2 2014 · Comedy $108M $54.4M dom. - 8 Downsizing 2017 · Sci-Fi $55M $24.4M dom.
- 9 The French Dispatch 2021 · Drama $46.3M $16.1M dom.
- 10 Dracula 2026 · Fantasy $42.5M $13.1M dom.
The Best Christoph Waltz Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Christoph Waltz has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 19 films, and Frankenstein (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 19 films Frankenstein 2025 · as Harlander Movie Echo Score: 90
- Comedy 10 films The Portable Door 2023 · as Humphrey Wells / John Wells Snr Movie Echo Score: 63
- Action 8 films No Time to Die 2021 · as Blofeld Movie Echo Score: 80
- Thriller 4 films Dead for A Dollar 2022 · as Max Borlund Movie Echo Score: 58
- Biography 2 films Georgetown 2021 · as Ulrich Mott Movie Echo Score: 64
- Sci-Fi 2 films Downsizing 2017 · as Dusan Mirkovic Movie Echo Score: 53
- Animation 1 film Minions & Monsters 2026 · as Max Movie Echo Score: 84
- Fantasy 1 film Dracula 2026 · as Priest Movie Echo Score: 61
- Crime 1 film Georgetown 2019 · as Ulrich Mott Movie Echo Score: 71
The Best Christoph Waltz Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Christoph Waltz's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Christoph Waltz Movies
Christoph Waltz's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Frankenstein (2025) leads with 9 wins from 41 nominations.
- Awards: 9 wins Frankenstein 2025 · 41 nominations
- Awards: 7 wins Django Unchained 2012 · 18 nominations
- Awards: 5 wins Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio 2022 · 11 nominations
- Awards: 5 wins No Time to Die 2021 · 13 nominations
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Awards: 2 wins SPECTRE 2015 · 4 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Big Eyes 2014 · 6 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Rifkin's Festival 2022 · 1 nominations
The Latest Christoph Waltz Movies
The most recent films Christoph Waltz is credited on, newest first — starting with Minions & Monsters (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Minions & Monsters 2026 · Max
- Dracula 2026 · Priest
- Frankenstein 2025 · Harlander
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Old Guy 2025 · Danny Dolinski - The Portable Door 2023 · Humphrey Wells / John Wells Snr
- Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio 2022 · Count Volpe
- Dead for A Dollar 2022 · Max Borlund
- Rifkin's Festival 2022 · Comedy
- The French Dispatch 2021 · Drama
- No Time to Die 2021 · Blofeld
- Georgetown 2021 · Ulrich Mott
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Most Dangerous Game 2020 · Miles Sellars
The Best Christoph Waltz Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Christoph Waltz films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Christoph Waltz movie?
Frankenstein (2025) is the best-rated Christoph Waltz film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of Minions & Monsters (2026) (84) and Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) (84). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Frankenstein: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Christoph Waltz movie?
No Time to Die (2021) made the most at the box office, with $774M worldwide, followed by Minions & Monsters (2026) with $524M. Together, Christoph Waltz's films with box office figures have made $2.8B.
Which Christoph Waltz movie won the most awards?
Frankenstein (2025) is the most decorated Christoph Waltz film, with 9 wins from 41 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Christoph Waltz drama movie?
Frankenstein (2025) is the best-rated of Christoph Waltz's drama films, with a score of 90. In other genres: The Portable Door (comedy), No Time to Die (action) and Dead for A Dollar (thriller).
What is the newest Christoph Waltz movie?
The newest film on Christoph Waltz's filmography is Minions & Monsters (2026), with Christoph Waltz as Max.
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