The Best Danny Glover Movies, Ranked
132 credits from 1969 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Sorry to Bother You (2018) comes out on top with a score of 83. The biggest box office hit is Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) with $802M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Danny Glover Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Danny Glover is credited on. Sorry to Bother You (2018) leads with 83, followed by The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) at 83. 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 83 Sorry to Bother You 2018 · Sci-Fi -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 The Last Black Man in San Francisco 2019 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Come Sunday 2018 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 The Naughty Nine 2023 · Adventure -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 American Dreamer 2024 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Press Play 2022 · Music -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Jumanji: The Next Level 2019 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Proud Mary 2018 · Crime -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 The Curse of Buckout Road 2019 · Thriller -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 Death Race: Beyond Anarchy 2018 · Sci-Fi -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 The Good Catholic 2017 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 41 The Dead Don't Die 2019 · Fantasy
Biggest Danny Glover Box Office Hits
Danny Glover's films have made $2.74B worldwide in total. Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) is the biggest hit at $802M, ahead of Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) ($322M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Jumanji: The Next Level 2019 · Action $802M $320M dom.
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Lethal Weapon 3 1992 · Action $322M $145M dom. - 3
Lethal Weapon 4 1998 · Action $285M $130M dom. - 4
Lethal Weapon 2 1989 · Action $228M $147M dom. - 5 The Curse of Buckout Road 2019 · Thriller $123M $54.7M dom.
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Lethal Weapon 1987 · Action $120M $65.2M dom. - 7
Barnyard 2006 · Comedy $117M $72.6M dom. - 8
Saw 2004 · Mystery $104M $56M dom. - 9
The Color Purple 1985 · Drama $98.5M $98.5M dom. - 10
Monster Trucks 2017 · Action $64.5M $33.4M dom.
The Best Danny Glover Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Danny Glover has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 39 films, and The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 39 films The Last Black Man in San Francisco 2019 · as Grandpa Allen Movie Echo Score: 83
- Action 16 films Jumanji: The Next Level 2019 · as Milo Movie Echo Score: 59
- Comedy 8 films American Dreamer 2024 · as Jerry Movie Echo Score: 63
- Mystery 5 films Saw 2004
- Adventure 4 films The Naughty Nine 2023 · as Santa Claus Movie Echo Score: 64
- Fantasy 4 films The Dead Don't Die 2019 · as Hank Thompson Movie Echo Score: 41
- Sci-Fi 4 films Sorry to Bother You 2018 · as Langston Movie Echo Score: 83
- Crime 4 films Proud Mary 2018 · as Benny Movie Echo Score: 59
- Thriller 3 films The Curse of Buckout Road 2019 · as Dr. Lawrence Powell Movie Echo Score: 55
The Best Danny Glover Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Danny Glover's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Danny Glover Movies
Danny Glover's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Places in the Heart (1984) leads with 3 wins from 12 nominations.
The Latest Danny Glover Movies
The most recent films Danny Glover is credited on, newest first — starting with Newbies (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Newbies 2025 - American Dreamer 2024 · Jerry
- The Naughty Nine 2023 · Santa Claus
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Double Soul 2023 · Michael Tedeschi - Press Play 2022 · Cooper
- Jumanji: The Next Level 2019 · Milo
- The Curse of Buckout Road 2019 · Dr. Lawrence Powell
- The Dead Don't Die 2019 · Hank Thompson
- The Last Black Man in San Francisco 2019 · Grandpa Allen
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Christmas Break-In 2018 · Ray - Death Race: Beyond Anarchy 2018 · Baltimore Bob
- Sorry to Bother You 2018 · Langston
The Best Danny Glover Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Danny Glover films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Danny Glover movie?
Sorry to Bother You (2018) is the best-rated Danny Glover film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83, ahead of The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) (83) and Come Sunday (2018) (67). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Sorry to Bother You: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Danny Glover movie?
Jumanji: The Next Level (2019) made the most at the box office, with $802M worldwide, followed by Lethal Weapon 3 (1992) with $322M. Together, Danny Glover's films with box office figures have made $2.74B.
Which Danny Glover movie won the most awards?
Places in the Heart (1984) is the most decorated Danny Glover film, with 3 wins from 12 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Danny Glover drama movie?
The Last Black Man in San Francisco (2019) is the best-rated of Danny Glover's drama films, with a score of 83. In other genres: Jumanji: The Next Level (action), American Dreamer (comedy) and Saw (mystery).
What is the newest Danny Glover movie?
The newest film on Danny Glover's filmography is Newbies (2025).
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