The Best David Mamet Movies, Ranked
20 credits from 1987 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Henry Johnson (2025) comes out on top with a score of 68. The biggest box office hit is Heist (2001) with $28.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest David Mamet Box Office Hits
David Mamet's films have made $71.3M worldwide in total. Heist (2001) is the biggest hit at $28.5M, ahead of The Spanish Prisoner (1998) ($9.59M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Heist 2001 · Action $28.5M $23.5M dom. - 2
The Spanish Prisoner 1998 · Drama $9.59M $9.59M dom. - 3
State and Main 2000 · Drama $9.21M $6.94M dom. - 4
Spartan 2004 · Action $8.11M $4.43M dom. - 5
The Winslow Boy 1999 · Drama $3.96M $3.96M dom. - 6
Things Change 1988 · Drama $3.53M $3.53M dom. - 7
Homicide 1991 · Drama $2.97M $2.97M dom. - 8
Redbelt 2008 · Action $2.67M $2.35M dom. - 9
House of Games 1987 · Thriller $2.59M $2.59M dom. - 10
Oleanna 1994 · Drama $125K $125K dom.
The Best David Mamet Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre David Mamet has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 6 films, and The Spanish Prisoner (1998) is the pick of them.
The Best David Mamet Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of David Mamet's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest David Mamet Movies
The most recent films David Mamet is credited on, newest first — starting with Henry Johnson (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Henry Johnson 2025 · Director -
Phil Spector 2013 · Director -
Two Painters 2010 · Director -
Inside the Actor’s Workshop 2010 · Director -
Our Valley 2010 · Director -
Lost Masterpieces of Pornography 2010 · Director - Redbelt 2008 · Director
- Spartan 2004 · Director
- Heist 2001 · Director
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Catastrophe 2001 · Director - State and Main 2000 · Director
- The Winslow Boy 1999 · Director
The Best David Mamet Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest David Mamet films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best David Mamet movie?
Henry Johnson (2025) is the best-rated David Mamet film, with a Movie Echo Score of 68. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Henry Johnson: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing David Mamet movie?
Heist (2001) made the most at the box office, with $28.5M worldwide, followed by The Spanish Prisoner (1998) with $9.59M. Together, David Mamet's films with box office figures have made $71.3M.
What is the best David Mamet drama movie?
The Spanish Prisoner (1998) is the best-rated of David Mamet's drama films. In other genres: Heist (action), Henry Johnson (crime) and House of Games (thriller).
What is the newest David Mamet movie?
The newest film on David Mamet's filmography is Henry Johnson (2025), directed by David Mamet.
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