The Best Doug Jones Movies, Ranked
61 credits from 1979 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Down Below (2024) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is The Shape of Water (2017) with $195M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Doug Jones Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Doug Jones is credited on. Down Below (2024) leads with 90, followed by The Shape of Water (2017) 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 90 Down Below 2024 · Horror -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 85 The Shape of Water 2017 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 5th Passenger 2018 · Sci-Fi -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Hocus Pocus 2 2022 · Mystery -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror 2023 · Horror -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 32 Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls 2019 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 31 Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks 2021 · Sci-Fi -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 30 The 100 Candles Game 2020 · Horror -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 30 Beneath the Leaves 2019 · Thriller
Biggest Doug Jones Box Office Hits
Doug Jones's films have made $500M worldwide in total. The Shape of Water (2017) is the biggest hit at $195M, ahead of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) ($168M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Shape of Water 2017 · Adventure $195M $63.9M dom.
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Hellboy II: The Golden Army 2008 · Action $168M $76M dom. - 3
Hellboy 2004 · Action $99.4M $59.6M dom. - 4
The Bye Bye Man 2017 · Thriller $29.9M $22.4M dom. - 5
Warriors of Virtue 1997 · Family $6.54M $6.52M dom. - 6 The 100 Candles Game 2020 · Horror $272K
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Absentia 2011 · Mystery $8.56K
The Best Doug Jones Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Doug Jones has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Horror leads with 12 films, and Down Below (2024) is the pick of them.
- Horror 12 films Down Below 2024 · as Lester Movie Echo Score: 90
- Thriller 9 films Beneath the Leaves 2019 · as James Whitley Movie Echo Score: 30
- Comedy 6 films Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls 2019 · as Number 7 Movie Echo Score: 32
- Action 4 films Hellboy II: The Golden Army 2008
- Sci-Fi 4 films 5th Passenger 2018 · as Langdon Movie Echo Score: 70
- Adventure 4 films The Shape of Water 2017 · as Amphibian Man Movie Echo Score: 85
- Mystery 2 films Hocus Pocus 2 2022 · as Billy Butcherson Movie Echo Score: 59
- Family 2 films Warriors of Virtue 1997 · as Yee
The Best Doug Jones Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Doug Jones's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Doug Jones Movies
The most recent films Doug Jones is credited on, newest first — starting with Operation Taco Gary's (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Operation Taco Gary's 2026 · Elder -
The Angel 2024 · The Angel -
Operation Taco Gary’s 2024 · Elder - Down Below 2024 · Lester
- Nosferatu: A Symphony of Horror 2023 · Count Orlok
- Hocus Pocus 2 2022 · Billy Butcherson
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Batman: Dying is Easy 2021 · Riddler - Battle in Space: The Armada Attacks 2021 · The Sycophant
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In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover 2020 · Billy Butcherson - The 100 Candles Game 2020 · Demon (segment: The Visitant)
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Star Trek: Discovery - Such Sweet Sorrow 2019 · Saru - Beneath the Leaves 2019 · James Whitley
The Best Doug Jones Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Doug Jones films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Doug Jones movie?
Down Below (2024) is the best-rated Doug Jones film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of The Shape of Water (2017) (85) and 5th Passenger (2018) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Down Below: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Doug Jones movie?
The Shape of Water (2017) made the most at the box office, with $195M worldwide, followed by Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) with $168M. Together, Doug Jones's films with box office figures have made $500M.
Which Doug Jones movie won the most awards?
The Shape of Water (2017) is the most decorated Doug Jones film, with 14 wins from 52 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Doug Jones horror movie?
Down Below (2024) is the best-rated of Doug Jones's horror films, with a score of 90. In other genres: Beneath the Leaves (thriller), Benchwarmers 2: Breaking Balls (comedy) and Hellboy II: The Golden Army (action).
What is the newest Doug Jones movie?
The newest film on Doug Jones's filmography is Operation Taco Gary's (2026), with Doug Jones as Elder.
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