The Best David Strathairn Movies, Ranked
77 credits from 1980 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. A Little Prayer (2023) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is Zootopia 2 (2025) with $1.87B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated David Strathairn Movies
The 12 highest-rated films David Strathairn is credited on. A Little Prayer (2023) leads with 86, followed by Zootopia 2 (2025) 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 86 A Little Prayer 2023 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Zootopia 2 2025 · Animation -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Nomadland 2020 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 The Luckiest Man in America 2025 · Thriller -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Fast Color 2019 · Sci-Fi -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 My Dinner with Hervé 2018 · Tv movie -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 UFO 2018 · Sci-Fi -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Where the Crawdads Sing 2022 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Nightmare Alley 2021 · Action -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 The Devil Has a Name 2019 · Thriller -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 An Interview with God 2018 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 By Any Means 2026 · Action
Biggest David Strathairn Box Office Hits
David Strathairn's films have made $3.15B worldwide in total. Zootopia 2 (2025) is the biggest hit at $1.87B, ahead of Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) ($387M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Zootopia 2 2025 · Animation $1.87B $428M dom.
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Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2019 · Action $387M $111M dom. - 3
The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008 · Adventure $164M $71.2M dom. - 4 Where the Crawdads Sing 2022 · Drama $144M $90.2M dom.
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Sneakers 1992 · Drama $105M $51.4M dom. - 6
The River Wild 1994 · Adventure $94.2M $46.8M dom. - 7
Fracture 2007 · Drama $92M $39M dom. - 8
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2015 · Drama $86M $33.1M dom. - 9
Good Night, and Good Luck. 2005 · Drama $54.6M $31.6M dom. - 10 Nightmare Alley 2021 · Action $39.6M $11.3M dom.
The Best David Strathairn Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre David Strathairn has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 38 films, and A Little Prayer (2023) is the pick of them.
- Drama 38 films A Little Prayer 2023 · as Bill Movie Echo Score: 86
- Thriller 5 films The Luckiest Man in America 2025 · as Bill Carruthers Movie Echo Score: 78
- Action 4 films Nightmare Alley 2021 · as Pete Movie Echo Score: 68
- Sci-Fi 4 films Fast Color 2019 · as Ellis Movie Echo Score: 73
- Tv movie 4 films My Dinner with Hervé 2018 · as Marty Rothstein Movie Echo Score: 73
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Comedy 4 films Big Girls Don’t Cry… They Get Even 1991 · as Keith - Adventure 3 films The Spiderwick Chronicles 2008
- Animation 1 film Zootopia 2 2025 · as Milton Lynxley Movie Echo Score: 83
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Fantasy 1 film Lovesick 1983 · as Marvin Zuckerman
The Best David Strathairn Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of David Strathairn's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded David Strathairn Movies
David Strathairn's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Nomadland (2020) leads with 19 wins from 31 nominations.
The Latest David Strathairn Movies
The most recent films David Strathairn is credited on, newest first — starting with By Any Means (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- By Any Means 2026 · Action
- Zootopia 2 2025 · Milton Lynxley
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A Little Prayer 2025 · Bill - The Luckiest Man in America 2025 · Bill Carruthers
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O Horizon 2025 · Warren -
Remember This 2023 · Jan Karski - A Little Prayer 2023 · Bill
- Where the Crawdads Sing 2022 · Tom Milton
- Nightmare Alley 2021 · Pete
- Nomadland 2020 · Dave
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The Devil Has a Name 2020 · Fred Stern -
Walkaway Joe 2020 · Joe Haley
The Best David Strathairn Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest David Strathairn films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best David Strathairn movie?
A Little Prayer (2023) is the best-rated David Strathairn film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of Zootopia 2 (2025) (83) and Nomadland (2020) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
A Little Prayer: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing David Strathairn movie?
Zootopia 2 (2025) made the most at the box office, with $1.87B worldwide, followed by Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) with $387M. Together, David Strathairn's films with box office figures have made $3.15B.
Which David Strathairn movie won the most awards?
Nomadland (2020) is the most decorated David Strathairn film, with 19 wins from 31 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best David Strathairn drama movie?
A Little Prayer (2023) is the best-rated of David Strathairn's drama films, with a score of 86. In other genres: The Luckiest Man in America (thriller), Nightmare Alley (action) and Fast Color (sci-fi).
What is the newest David Strathairn movie?
The newest film on David Strathairn's filmography is By Any Means (2026).
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