The Best Ed Harris Movies, Ranked
87 credits from 1977 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Top Gun: Maverick (2022) comes out on top with a score of 83. The biggest box office hit is Top Gun: Maverick (2022) with $1.5B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Ed Harris Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Ed Harris is credited on. Top Gun: Maverick (2022) leads with 83, followed by Love Lies Bleeding (2024) at 76. 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 83 Top Gun: Maverick 2022 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Love Lies Bleeding 2024 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 A Crooked Somebody 2018 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 My Dead Friend Zoe 2025 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Kodachrome 2018 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 The Lost Daughter 2021 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The Last Full Measure 2019 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 The Last Full Measure 2020 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 mother! 2017 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Resistance 2020 · Biography -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Downtown Owl 2024 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Get Away If You Can 2022
Biggest Ed Harris Box Office Hits
Ed Harris's films have made $4.07B worldwide in total. Top Gun: Maverick (2022) is the biggest hit at $1.5B, ahead of Apollo 13 (1995) ($355M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Top Gun: Maverick 2022 · Action $1.5B $719M dom.
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Apollo 13 1995 · Adventure $355M $174M dom. - 3
The Rock 1996 · Action $335M $134M dom. - 4
A Beautiful Mind 2001 · Biography $317M $171M dom. - 5
The Truman Show: Tru-Talk 1998 · Tv movie $264M $126M dom. - 6
Geostorm 2017 · Action $222M $33.7M dom. - 7
Stepmom 1998 · Drama $160M $91.1M dom. - 8
Enemy at the Gates 2001 · Drama $97M $51.4M dom. - 9
The Abyss 1989 · Action $90.5M $55M dom. - 10
Snowpiercer 2014 · Action $86.8M $4.56M dom.
The Best Ed Harris Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ed Harris has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 35 films, and A Crooked Somebody (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 35 films A Crooked Somebody 2018 · as Sam Vaughn Movie Echo Score: 75
- Action 15 films Top Gun: Maverick 2022 Movie Echo Score: 83
- Comedy 5 films My Dead Friend Zoe 2025 · as Dale Movie Echo Score: 71
- Biography 4 films Resistance 2020 · as General Patton Movie Echo Score: 62
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Thriller 4 films The Human Stain 2003 - Tv movie 2 films The Truman Show: Tru-Talk 1998 · as Christof
- Adventure 2 films Apollo 13 1995
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Mystery 1 film Cleaner 2008
The Best Ed Harris Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Ed Harris's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Ed Harris Movies
Ed Harris's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. A Beautiful Mind (2001) leads with 15 wins from 27 nominations.
- Awards: 15 wins A Beautiful Mind 2001 · 27 nominations
- Awards: 7 wins Apollo 13 1995 · 20 nominations
- Awards: 6 wins Top Gun: Maverick 2022 · 25 nominations
- Awards: 4 wins The Lost Daughter 2021 · 16 nominations
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Awards: 4 wins The Right Stuff 1983 · 10 nominations -
Awards: 3 wins Places in the Heart 1984 · 12 nominations - Awards: 2 wins The Abyss 1989 · 3 nominations
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Awards: 2 wins Gone Baby Gone 2007 · 5 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Pollock 2000 · 3 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Needful Things 1993 · 2 nominations
The Latest Ed Harris Movies
The most recent films Ed Harris is credited on, newest first — starting with The Dink (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Dink 2026 · Chuck Boyd -
How to Make a Killing 2026 · Comedy -
Riff Raff 2025 · Vincent - My Dead Friend Zoe 2025 · Dale
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Long Day’s Journey into Night 2025 · James Tyrone - Downtown Owl 2024 · Horace Jones
- Love Lies Bleeding 2024 · Lou Sr.
- Get Away If You Can 2022 · Alan
- Top Gun: Maverick 2022 · Action
- The Lost Daughter 2021 · Lyle
- Resistance 2020 · General Patton
- The Last Full Measure 2020 · Ray Mott
The Best Ed Harris Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ed Harris films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ed Harris movie?
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) is the best-rated Ed Harris film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83, ahead of Love Lies Bleeding (2024) (76) and A Crooked Somebody (2018) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Top Gun: Maverick: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ed Harris movie?
Top Gun: Maverick (2022) made the most at the box office, with $1.5B worldwide, followed by Apollo 13 (1995) with $355M. Together, Ed Harris's films with box office figures have made $4.07B.
Which Ed Harris movie won the most awards?
A Beautiful Mind (2001) is the most decorated Ed Harris film, with 15 wins from 27 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Ed Harris drama movie?
A Crooked Somebody (2018) is the best-rated of Ed Harris's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Top Gun: Maverick (action), My Dead Friend Zoe (comedy) and Resistance (biography).
What is the newest Ed Harris movie?
The newest film on Ed Harris's filmography is The Dink (2026), with Ed Harris as Chuck Boyd.
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