The Best Daniel Kaluuya Movies, Ranked
27 credits from 2006 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Black Panther (2018) comes out on top with a score of 88. The biggest box office hit is Black Panther (2018) with $1.35B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Daniel Kaluuya Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Daniel Kaluuya is credited on. Black Panther (2018) leads with 88, followed by Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) at 87. 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 88 Black Panther 2018 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 87 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Judas and the Black Messiah 2021 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Queen & Slim 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Nope 2022 · Sci-Fi -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Widows 2018 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 A Christmas Carol 2020 · Drama
Biggest Daniel Kaluuya Box Office Hits
Daniel Kaluuya's films have made $3.46B worldwide in total. Black Panther (2018) is the biggest hit at $1.35B, ahead of Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) ($859M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Black Panther 2018 · Action $1.35B $700M dom.
- 2 Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022 · Action $859M $454M dom.
- 3 Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023 · Action $691M $382M dom.
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Get Out 2017 · Mystery $256M $176M dom. - 5 Nope 2022 · Sci-Fi $171M $123M dom.
- 6 Widows 2018 · Drama $76M $42.4M dom.
- 7 Queen & Slim 2019 · Drama $47.8M $43.8M dom.
- 8 Judas and the Black Messiah 2021 · Biography $7.48M $5.48M dom.
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Chatroom 2010 · Drama $684K - 10 A Christmas Carol 2020 · Drama $180K
The Best Daniel Kaluuya Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Daniel Kaluuya has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and Queen & Slim (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 8 films Queen & Slim 2019 · as Slim Movie Echo Score: 71
- Action 3 films Black Panther 2018 · as W'Kabi Movie Echo Score: 88
- Sci-Fi 3 films Nope 2022 · as OJ Haywood Movie Echo Score: 70
- Biography 1 film Judas and the Black Messiah 2021 · as Fred Hampton Movie Echo Score: 83
- Mystery 1 film Get Out 2017
Most Awarded Daniel Kaluuya Movies
Daniel Kaluuya's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Black Panther (2018) leads with 11 wins from 32 nominations.
- Awards: 11 wins Black Panther 2018 · 32 nominations
- Awards: 6 wins Get Out 2017 · 24 nominations
- Awards: 5 wins Judas and the Black Messiah 2021 · 16 nominations
- Awards: 4 wins Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022 · 19 nominations
- Awards: 3 wins Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023 · 15 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Nope 2022 · 7 nominations
The Latest Daniel Kaluuya Movies
The most recent films Daniel Kaluuya is credited on, newest first — starting with Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse 2023 · Hobie Brown
- Black Panther: Wakanda Forever 2022 · Action
- Nope 2022 · OJ Haywood
- Judas and the Black Messiah 2021 · Fred Hampton
- A Christmas Carol 2020 · The Ghost of Christmas Present (voice)
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Two Single Beds 2020 · Jay - Queen & Slim 2019 · Slim
- Widows 2018 · Jatemme Manning
- Black Panther 2018 · W'Kabi
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Watership Down 2018 · Bluebell (voice) -
Great Performers: Horror Show 2017 · The Psycho Killer -
Robot & Scarecrow 2017 · The Man (voice)
The Best Daniel Kaluuya Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Daniel Kaluuya films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Daniel Kaluuya movie?
Black Panther (2018) is the best-rated Daniel Kaluuya film, with a Movie Echo Score of 88, ahead of Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023) (87) and Judas and the Black Messiah (2021) (83). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Black Panther: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Daniel Kaluuya movie?
Black Panther (2018) made the most at the box office, with $1.35B worldwide, followed by Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) with $859M. Together, Daniel Kaluuya's films with box office figures have made $3.46B.
Which Daniel Kaluuya movie won the most awards?
Black Panther (2018) is the most decorated Daniel Kaluuya film, with 11 wins from 32 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Daniel Kaluuya drama movie?
Queen & Slim (2019) is the best-rated of Daniel Kaluuya's drama films, with a score of 71. In other genres: Black Panther (action), Nope (sci-fi) and Judas and the Black Messiah (biography).
What is the newest Daniel Kaluuya movie?
The newest film on Daniel Kaluuya's filmography is Spider-Man: Across the Spider-Verse (2023), with Daniel Kaluuya as Hobie Brown.
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