The Best Danielle Brooks Movies, Ranked
16 credits from 2015 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Color Purple (2023) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is A Minecraft Movie (2025) with $960M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Danielle Brooks Movies
The 10 highest-rated films Danielle Brooks is credited on. The Color Purple (2023) leads with 78, followed by Clemency (2019) at 78. 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 78 The Color Purple 2023 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Clemency 2019 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 2021 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 The Bad Guys 2 2025 · Animation -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Day Shall Come 2019 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Sadie 2018 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Eat Wheaties! 2021 · Comedy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine 2020 · Comedy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 A Minecraft Movie 2025 · Action -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 Oh. What. Fun. 2025 · Comedy
Biggest Danielle Brooks Box Office Hits
Danielle Brooks's films have made $1.27B worldwide in total. A Minecraft Movie (2025) is the biggest hit at $960M, ahead of The Bad Guys 2 (2025) ($240M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 A Minecraft Movie 2025 · Action $960M $424M dom.
- 2 The Bad Guys 2 2025 · Animation $240M $82.6M dom.
- 3 The Color Purple 2023 · Drama $68.9M $60.6M dom.
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If I Go Will They Miss Me 2026 · Drama $753K $753K dom. - 5 The Day Shall Come 2019 · Comedy $552K $27K dom.
- 6 Clemency 2019 · Drama $365K $365K dom.
The Best Danielle Brooks Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Danielle Brooks has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 6 films, and The Color Purple (2023) is the pick of them.
The Latest Danielle Brooks Movies
The most recent films Danielle Brooks is credited on, newest first — starting with If I Go Will They Miss Me (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- If I Go Will They Miss Me 2026 · Lozita
- Oh. What. Fun. 2025 · Morgan
- The Bad Guys 2 2025 · Kitty Kat
- A Minecraft Movie 2025 · Dawn
- The Color Purple 2023 · Sofia
- Eat Wheaties! 2021 · Wendy
- Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia 2021 · Mahalia Jackson
- Sarah Cooper: Everything’s Fine 2020 · Jordana Bachman
- Clemency 2019 · Evette Wilkinson
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The Public’s Much Ado About Nothing 2019 · Beatrice - The Day Shall Come 2019 · Venus
- Sadie 2018 · Carla
The Best Danielle Brooks Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Danielle Brooks films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Danielle Brooks movie?
The Color Purple (2023) is the best-rated Danielle Brooks film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Clemency (2019) (78) and Robin Roberts Presents: Mahalia (2021) (77). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Color Purple: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Danielle Brooks movie?
A Minecraft Movie (2025) made the most at the box office, with $960M worldwide, followed by The Bad Guys 2 (2025) with $240M. Together, Danielle Brooks's films with box office figures have made $1.27B.
Which Danielle Brooks movie won the most awards?
The Bad Guys 2 (2025) is the most decorated Danielle Brooks film, with 1 win from 10 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Danielle Brooks drama movie?
The Color Purple (2023) is the best-rated of Danielle Brooks's drama films, with a score of 78. In other genres: The Day Shall Come (comedy), The Bad Guys 2 (animation) and A Minecraft Movie (action).
What is the newest Danielle Brooks movie?
The newest film on Danielle Brooks's filmography is If I Go Will They Miss Me (2026), with Danielle Brooks as Lozita.
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