The Best Edward Norton Movies, Ranked
52 credits from 1994 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Isle of Dogs (2018) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is The Bourne Legacy (2012) with $276M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Edward Norton Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Edward Norton is credited on. Isle of Dogs (2018) leads with 86, followed by Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) 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 86 Isle of Dogs 2018 · Adventure -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 The Invite 2026 · Comedy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Asteroid City 2023 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 A Complete Unknown 2024 · Biography -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 The French Dispatch 2021 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Motherless Brooklyn 2019 · Drama
Biggest Edward Norton Box Office Hits
Edward Norton's films have made $2.39B worldwide in total. The Bourne Legacy (2012) is the biggest hit at $276M, ahead of The Incredible Hulk (2008) ($265M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Bourne Legacy 2012 · Action $276M $113M dom. - 2
The Incredible Hulk 2008 · Action $265M $135M dom. - 3
Red Dragon 2002 · Thriller $209M $93.1M dom. - 4
The Italian Job 2003 · Action $176M $106M dom. - 5
The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014 · Drama $175M $59.3M dom. - 6 A Complete Unknown 2024 · Biography $141M $75M dom.
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The Score 2001 · Action $114M $71.1M dom. - 8
Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2014 · Comedy $103M $42.3M dom. - 9
Primal Fear 1996 · Drama $103M $56.1M dom. - 10
Fight Club 1999 · Drama $101M $37M dom.
The Best Edward Norton Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Edward Norton has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 18 films, and Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) is the pick of them.
- Drama 18 films Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022 · as Miles Bron Movie Echo Score: 76
- Comedy 4 films The Invite 2026 · as Hawk Movie Echo Score: 74
- Action 4 films The Bourne Legacy 2012
- Thriller 2 films Red Dragon 2002
- Biography 1 film A Complete Unknown 2024 · as Pete Seeger Movie Echo Score: 72
- Adventure 1 film Isle of Dogs 2018 · as Rex Movie Echo Score: 86
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Romance 1 film Everyone Says I Love You 1996 · as Holden Spence
The Best Edward Norton Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Edward Norton's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Edward Norton Movies
Edward Norton's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) leads with 14 wins from 37 nominations.
- Awards: 14 wins The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014 · 37 nominations
- Awards: 3 wins Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022 · 25 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins A Complete Unknown 2024 · 34 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Moonrise Kingdom 2012 · 14 nominations - Awards: 1 win Isle of Dogs 2018 · 10 nominations
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Awards: 1 win The Illusionist 2006 · 2 nominations - Awards: 1 win Primal Fear 1996 · 3 nominations
The Latest Edward Norton Movies
The most recent films Edward Norton is credited on, newest first — starting with The Invite (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Invite 2026 · Hawk
- A Complete Unknown 2024 · Pete Seeger
- Asteroid City 2023 · Conrad Earp
- Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery 2022 · Miles Bron
- The French Dispatch 2021 · Drama
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Paper Birds 2021 · Robert - Motherless Brooklyn 2019 · Lionel Essrog
- Isle of Dogs 2018 · Rex
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Collateral Beauty 2016 · Drama - Birdman or (The Unexpected Virtue of Ignorance) 2014 · Comedy
- The Grand Budapest Hotel 2014 · Drama
- The Bourne Legacy 2012 · Action
The Best Edward Norton Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Edward Norton films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Edward Norton movie?
Isle of Dogs (2018) is the best-rated Edward Norton film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) (76) and The Invite (2026) (74). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Isle of Dogs: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Edward Norton movie?
The Bourne Legacy (2012) made the most at the box office, with $276M worldwide, followed by The Incredible Hulk (2008) with $265M. Together, Edward Norton's films with box office figures have made $2.39B.
Which Edward Norton movie won the most awards?
The Grand Budapest Hotel (2014) is the most decorated Edward Norton film, with 14 wins from 37 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Edward Norton drama movie?
Glass Onion: A Knives Out Mystery (2022) is the best-rated of Edward Norton's drama films, with a score of 76. In other genres: The Invite (comedy), The Bourne Legacy (action) and Red Dragon (thriller).
What is the newest Edward Norton movie?
The newest film on Edward Norton's filmography is The Invite (2026), with Edward Norton as Hawk.
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