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.
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.
The Latest Daniel Day-Lewis Movies
The most recent films Daniel Day-Lewis is credited on, newest first — starting with Anemone (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Anemone 2025 · Ray -
For the Hungry Boy 2018 · Reynolds Woodcock -
Abby Singer 2003 · Daniel Day-Lewis (uncredited) -
The Crucible 1996 · John Proctor -
Eversmile New Jersey 1989 · Dr. Fergus O'Connell -
My Left Foot: The Story of Christy Brown 1989 · Christy Brown -
Stars & Bars 1988 · Henderson Dores -
Nanou 1986 · Max -
The Insurance Man 1986 · Kafka -
My Brother Jonathan 1985 · Jonathan Dakers -
Dangerous Corner 1983 · Gordon Whitehouse -
How Many Miles to Babylon? 1982 · Alex Moore
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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