The Best Don Cheadle Movies, Ranked
63 credits from 1987 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Avengers: Endgame (2019) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Avengers: Endgame (2019) with $2.8B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Don Cheadle Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Don Cheadle is credited on. Avengers: Endgame (2019) leads with 85, followed by Avengers: Infinity War (2018) at 85. 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 85 Avengers: Endgame 2019 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 85 Avengers: Infinity War 2018 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Unstoppable 2024 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 No Sudden Move 2021 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 I Love Boosters 2026 · Adventure -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Space Jam: A New Legacy 2021 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 White Noise 2022 · Drama
Biggest Don Cheadle Box Office Hits
Don Cheadle's films have made $7.69B worldwide in total. Avengers: Endgame (2019) is the biggest hit at $2.8B, ahead of Avengers: Infinity War (2018) ($2.05B). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Avengers: Endgame 2019 · Action $2.8B $858M dom.
- 2 Avengers: Infinity War 2018 · Action $2.05B $679M dom.
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Iron Man 3 2013 · Action $1.22B $409M dom. - 4
Captain America: Civil War 2016 · Action $1.16B $408M dom. - 5 Space Jam: A New Legacy 2021 · Action $164M $70.6M dom.
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Crash 2005 · Drama $98.4M $54.6M dom. - 7
Brooklyn's Finest 2010 · Action $44M $27.2M dom. - 8
Hotel Rwanda 2004 · Drama $33.9M $23.5M dom. - 9
Traitor 2008 · Drama $27.7M $23.5M dom. - 10
Kevin Hart: What Now? 2016 · Comedy $23.6M $23.6M dom.
The Best Don Cheadle Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Don Cheadle has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 12 films, and Unstoppable (2024) is the pick of them.
- Drama 12 films Unstoppable 2024 · as Coach Shawn Charles Movie Echo Score: 68
- Action 9 films Avengers: Endgame 2019 · as James Rhodes, War Machine Movie Echo Score: 85
- Comedy 8 films Kevin Hart: What Now? 2016
- Adventure 2 films I Love Boosters 2026 · as Dr. Jack Movie Echo Score: 53
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Biography 2 films The Assassination of Richard Nixon 2004 -
Sci-Fi 1 film The Meteor Man 1993 · as Goldilocks
The Best Don Cheadle Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Don Cheadle's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Don Cheadle Movies
Don Cheadle's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Avengers: Endgame (2019) leads with 12 wins from 25 nominations.
- Awards: 12 wins Avengers: Endgame 2019 · 25 nominations
- Awards: 10 wins Crash 2005 · 29 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Iron Man 3 2013 · 8 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Avengers: Infinity War 2018 · 7 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Captain America: Civil War 2016 · 8 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Hotel Rwanda 2004 · 14 nominations
The Latest Don Cheadle Movies
The most recent films Don Cheadle is credited on, newest first — starting with I Love Boosters (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- I Love Boosters 2026 · Dr. Jack
- Unstoppable 2024 · Coach Shawn Charles
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Triumph: Jesse Owens and the Berlin Olympics 2024 · History -
Don’t Look Deeper 2023 · Martin -
Secret Invasion 2023 · James 'Rhodey' Rhodes - White Noise 2022 · Murray
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With/In Volume 2 2022 · Comedy -
The Boys Presents: Diabolical 2022 · Animation - Space Jam: A New Legacy 2021 · Al G. Rhythm
- No Sudden Move 2021 · Curt Goynes
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With/In Volume 1 2021 · (segment "Intersection") -
30 for 30: The Bunny & the GOAT 2021 · Al G. Rhythm
The Best Don Cheadle Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Don Cheadle films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Don Cheadle movie?
Avengers: Endgame (2019) is the best-rated Don Cheadle film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Avengers: Infinity War (2018) (85) and Unstoppable (2024) (68). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Avengers: Endgame: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Don Cheadle movie?
Avengers: Endgame (2019) made the most at the box office, with $2.8B worldwide, followed by Avengers: Infinity War (2018) with $2.05B. Together, Don Cheadle's films with box office figures have made $7.69B.
Which Don Cheadle movie won the most awards?
Avengers: Endgame (2019) is the most decorated Don Cheadle film, with 12 wins from 25 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Don Cheadle drama movie?
Unstoppable (2024) is the best-rated of Don Cheadle's drama films, with a score of 68. In other genres: Avengers: Endgame (action), Kevin Hart: What Now? (comedy) and I Love Boosters (adventure).
What is the newest Don Cheadle movie?
The newest film on Don Cheadle's filmography is I Love Boosters (2026), with Don Cheadle as Dr. Jack.
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