The Best David Bowie Movies, Ranked
117 credits from 1969 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Zappa (2020) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Labyrinth (1986) with $14.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest David Bowie Box Office Hits
David Bowie's films have made $50.6M worldwide in total. Labyrinth (1986) is the biggest hit at $14.7M, ahead of Into the Night (1985) ($7.56M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1
Labyrinth 1986 · Adventure $14.7M $13.7M dom. - 2
Into the Night 1985 · Comedy $7.56M $7.56M dom. - 3
The Hunger 1983 · Drama $5.99M $5.98M dom. - 4
Merry Christmas Mr. Lawrence 1983 · Drama $2.38M $2.31M dom. - 5
Absolute Beginners 1986 · Drama $930K $930K dom. - 6
Mayor of the Sunset Strip 2004 · Biography $257K $257K dom. - 7
Zappa 2020 · Biography $220K $15.5K dom. - 8
Glastonbury 2007 · Music $202K $8.42K dom. - 9
The Man Who Fell to Earth 1976 · Sci-Fi $167K $100K dom.
The Best David Bowie Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre David Bowie has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 5 films, and The Hunger (1983) is the pick of them.
The Best David Bowie Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of David Bowie's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
The Latest David Bowie Movies
The most recent films David Bowie is credited on, newest first — starting with Zappa (2020). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Zappa 2020 · Biography
-
Twin Peaks: The Return 2017 · Phillip Jeffries -
Blackstar 2015 · Music -
Twin Peaks: The Missing Pieces 2014 · Phillip Jeffries -
SpongeBob’s Atlantis SquarePantis 2007 · Lord Royal Highness - Glastonbury 2007 · Music
- Mayor of the Sunset Strip 2004 · Biography
-
Ziggy Stardust and the Spiders from Mars 2002 · Biography -
Mr. Rice’s Secret 2000 · Mr. William Rice -
Gunslinger’s Revenge 1998 · Jack Sikora -
Everybody Loves Sunshine 1998 · Bernie -
The Linguini Incident 1991 · Monte
The Best David Bowie Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest David Bowie films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best David Bowie movie?
Zappa (2020) is the best-rated David Bowie film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Zappa: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing David Bowie movie?
Labyrinth (1986) made the most at the box office, with $14.7M worldwide, followed by Into the Night (1985) with $7.56M. Together, David Bowie's films with box office figures have made $50.6M.
Which David Bowie movie won the most awards?
The Man Who Fell to Earth (1976) is the most decorated David Bowie film, with 1 win from 1 nomination across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best David Bowie drama movie?
The Hunger (1983) is the best-rated of David Bowie's drama films. In other genres: Glastonbury (music), Zappa (biography) and Into the Night (comedy).
What is the newest David Bowie movie?
The newest film on David Bowie's filmography is Twiggy (2026), with David Bowie as Self - Singer.
More Movie Rankings & Collections
Best-of lists by year, decade and genre, all-time box office records and the films on the trending list.
Best-Rated Movie Rankings
Best-rated, biggest and most-awarded
New Movies & Top Genres
New releases, popular films and the best of every genre