The Best Darren Aronofsky Movies, Ranked
21 credits from 1991 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Caught Stealing (2025) comes out on top with a score of 87. The biggest box office hit is Noah (2014) with $359M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Darren Aronofsky Box Office Hits
Darren Aronofsky's films have made $896M worldwide in total. Noah (2014) is the biggest hit at $359M, ahead of Black Swan (2010) ($329M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Noah 2014 · Action $359M $101M dom. - 2
Black Swan 2010 · Drama $329M $107M dom. - 3
The Whale 2022 · Drama $57.6M $17.5M dom. - 4
The Wrestler 2008 · Drama $44.7M $26.2M dom. - 5
mother! 2017 · Drama $44.5M $17.8M dom. - 6
Caught Stealing 2025 · Comedy $33.3M $19M dom. - 7
The Fountain 2006 · Sci-Fi $16.5M $10.1M dom. - 8
Requiem for a Dream 2000 · Drama $7.39M $3.64M dom. - 9
Pi 1998 · Sci-Fi $3.22M $3.22M dom.
The Best Darren Aronofsky Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Darren Aronofsky has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 6 films, and The Whale (2022) is the pick of them.
The Best Darren Aronofsky Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Darren Aronofsky's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Darren Aronofsky Movies
Darren Aronofsky's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Black Swan (2010) leads with 11 wins from 45 nominations.
The Latest Darren Aronofsky Movies
The most recent films Darren Aronofsky is credited on, newest first — starting with Caught Stealing (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Caught Stealing 2025 · Director
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Postcard From Earth 2023 · Director - The Whale 2022 · Director
- mother! 2017 · Director
- Noah 2014 · Director
- Black Swan 2010 · Director
- The Wrestler 2008 · Director
- The Fountain 2006 · Director
- Requiem for a Dream 2000 · Director
- Pi 1998 · Director
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No Time 1994 · Director -
Protozoa 1993 · Director
The Best Darren Aronofsky Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Darren Aronofsky films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Darren Aronofsky movie?
Caught Stealing (2025) is the best-rated Darren Aronofsky film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87, ahead of The Whale (2022) (65) and mother! (2017) (63). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Caught Stealing: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Darren Aronofsky movie?
Noah (2014) made the most at the box office, with $359M worldwide, followed by Black Swan (2010) with $329M. Together, Darren Aronofsky's films with box office figures have made $896M.
Which Darren Aronofsky movie won the most awards?
Black Swan (2010) is the most decorated Darren Aronofsky film, with 11 wins from 45 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Darren Aronofsky drama movie?
The Whale (2022) is the best-rated of Darren Aronofsky's drama films, with a score of 65. In other genres: Caught Stealing (comedy), The Fountain (sci-fi) and Noah (action).
What is the newest Darren Aronofsky movie?
The newest film on Darren Aronofsky's filmography is Caught Stealing (2025), directed by Darren Aronofsky.
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