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The Best Daniel Day-Lewis Movies, Ranked

22 credits from 1971 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Anemone (2025) comes out on top with a score of 73. The biggest box office hit is The Crucible (1996) with $7.34M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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The Best Daniel Day-Lewis Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Daniel Day-Lewis's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.

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The Best Daniel Day-Lewis Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Daniel Day-Lewis films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Daniel Day-Lewis movie?

Anemone (2025) is the best-rated Daniel Day-Lewis film, with a Movie Echo Score of 73. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

Anemone: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Daniel Day-Lewis movie?

The Crucible (1996) made the most at the box office, with $7.34M worldwide, followed by Anemone (2025) with $1.64M. Together, Daniel Day-Lewis's films with box office figures have made $8.99M.

What is the best Daniel Day-Lewis drama movie?

Anemone (2025) is the best-rated of Daniel Day-Lewis's drama films, with a score of 73. In other genres: The Crucible (history).

What is the newest Daniel Day-Lewis movie?

The newest film on Daniel Day-Lewis's filmography is Anemone (2025), with Daniel Day-Lewis as Ray.

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