The Best Common Movies, Ranked
48 credits from 2003 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Tale (2018) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is Now You See Me (2013) with $352M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Common Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Common is credited on. The Tale (2018) leads with 86, followed by John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) 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 86 The Tale 2018 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 2019 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 79 The Hate U Give 2018 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Megan Leavey 2017 · Biography -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 All About Nina 2018 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Here and Now 2018 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Saint Judy 2019 · Biography -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Hunter Killer 2018 · Action -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Smallfoot 2018 · Adventure -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 The Informer 2020 · Action -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 Ocean’s Eight 2018 · Crime -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 A Happening of Monumental Proportions 2018 · Comedy
Biggest Common Box Office Hits
Common's films have made $1.46B worldwide in total. Now You See Me (2013) is the biggest hit at $352M, ahead of John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) ($328M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Now You See Me 2013 · Mystery $352M $118M dom. - 2 John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 2019 · Action $328M $171M dom.
- 3 Ocean’s Eight 2018 · Crime $298M $140M dom.
- 4 Smallfoot 2018 · Adventure $218M $83.3M dom.
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Run All Night 2015 · Action $71.7M $26.5M dom. - 6
Selma 2014 · Biography $67.8M $52.1M dom. - 7 The Hate U Give 2018 · Drama $34.9M $29.7M dom.
- 8 Hunter Killer 2018 · Action $31.7M $15.8M dom.
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Just Wright 2010 · Comedy $21.6M $21.5M dom. - 10
The Kitchen 2019 · Action $16M $12.2M dom.
The Best Common Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Common has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 7 films, and John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) is the pick of them.
- Action 7 films John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 2019 Movie Echo Score: 80
- Drama 7 films The Tale 2018 · as Martin Movie Echo Score: 86
- Biography 3 films Megan Leavey 2017 Movie Echo Score: 76
- Comedy 2 films A Happening of Monumental Proportions 2018 · as Daniel Movie Echo Score: 48
- Adventure 1 film Smallfoot 2018 · as Stonekeeper Movie Echo Score: 63
- Crime 1 film Ocean’s Eight 2018 · as Common Movie Echo Score: 51
- Mystery 1 film Now You See Me 2013
The Latest Common Movies
The most recent films Common is credited on, newest first — starting with Breathe (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Breathe 2024 · Darius -
Alice 2022 · Frank - The Informer 2020 · Action
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Ava 2020 · Action - The Kitchen 2019 · Gary Silvers
- John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 2019 · Action
- Saint Judy 2019 · Benjamin Adebayo
- Here and Now 2018 · Ben
- Hunter Killer 2018 · RA John Fisk
- The Hate U Give 2018 · Carlos
- Smallfoot 2018 · Stonekeeper
- All About Nina 2018 · Rafe
The Best Common Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Common films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Common movie?
The Tale (2018) is the best-rated Common film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) (80) and The Hate U Give (2018) (79). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Tale: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Common movie?
Now You See Me (2013) made the most at the box office, with $352M worldwide, followed by John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) with $328M. Together, Common's films with box office figures have made $1.46B.
Which Common movie won the most awards?
Selma (2014) is the most decorated Common film, with 2 wins from 12 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Common action movie?
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) is the best-rated of Common's action films, with a score of 80. In other genres: The Tale (drama), Megan Leavey (biography) and A Happening of Monumental Proportions (comedy).
What is the newest Common movie?
The newest film on Common's filmography is Diane Warren: Relentless (2025), with Common as Self.
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