The Best Daniel Day-Lewis Movies, Ranked
13 credits from 1984 to 2017, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Phantom Thread (2017) comes out on top with a score of 88. The biggest box office hit is Lincoln (2012) with $275M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Daniel Day-Lewis Box Office Hits
Daniel Day-Lewis's films have made $862M worldwide in total. Lincoln (2012) is the biggest hit at $275M, ahead of Gangs of New York (2002) ($194M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Lincoln 2012 · Biography $275M $182M dom. - 2
Gangs of New York 2002 · Drama $194M $77.8M dom. - 3
There Will Be Blood 2007 · Drama $76.4M $40.2M dom. - 4
The Last of the Mohicans 1992 · Action $75.5M $75.5M dom. - 5
In the Name of the Father 1993 · Biography $65.8M $25.1M dom. - 6
Nine 2009 · Drama $54M $19.7M dom. - 7
Phantom Thread 2017 · Drama $52.2M $21.2M dom. - 8
The Age of Innocence 1993 · Drama $32.3M $32.3M dom. - 9
My Left Foot 1989 · Biography $14.7M $14.7M dom. - 10
The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1988 · Drama $10M $10M dom.
The Best Daniel Day-Lewis Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Daniel Day-Lewis has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and Phantom Thread (2017) is the pick of them.
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 1980s to 2010s.
Most Awarded Daniel Day-Lewis Movies
Daniel Day-Lewis's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Lincoln (2012) leads with 10 wins from 49 nominations.
- Awards: 10 wins Lincoln 2012 · 49 nominations
- Awards: 7 wins There Will Be Blood 2007 · 24 nominations
- Awards: 5 wins Gangs of New York 2002 · 32 nominations
- Awards: 3 wins The Age of Innocence 1993 · 14 nominations
- Awards: 3 wins My Left Foot 1989 · 7 nominations
- Awards: 3 wins Phantom Thread 2017 · 16 nominations
- Awards: 3 wins The Last of the Mohicans 1992 · 9 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1988 · 6 nominations
The Latest Daniel Day-Lewis Movies
The most recent films Daniel Day-Lewis is credited on, newest first — starting with Phantom Thread (2017). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Phantom Thread 2017 · Reynolds Woodcock
- Lincoln 2012 · Biography
- Nine 2009 · Drama
- There Will Be Blood 2007 · Drama
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The Ballad of Jack and Rose 2005 · Drama - Gangs of New York 2002 · Drama
- In the Name of the Father 1993 · Biography
- The Age of Innocence 1993 · Drama
- The Last of the Mohicans 1992 · Action
- My Left Foot 1989 · Biography
- The Unbearable Lightness of Being 1988 · Drama
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My Beautiful Laundrette 1986 · Drama
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?
Phantom Thread (2017) is the best-rated Daniel Day-Lewis film, with a Movie Echo Score of 88. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Phantom Thread: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Daniel Day-Lewis movie?
Lincoln (2012) made the most at the box office, with $275M worldwide, followed by Gangs of New York (2002) with $194M. Together, Daniel Day-Lewis's films with box office figures have made $862M.
Which Daniel Day-Lewis movie won the most awards?
Lincoln (2012) is the most decorated Daniel Day-Lewis film, with 10 wins from 49 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Daniel Day-Lewis drama movie?
Phantom Thread (2017) is the best-rated of Daniel Day-Lewis's drama films, with a score of 88. In other genres: Lincoln (biography) and The Last of the Mohicans (action).
What is the newest Daniel Day-Lewis movie?
The newest film on Daniel Day-Lewis's filmography is Phantom Thread (2017), with Daniel Day-Lewis as Reynolds Woodcock.
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