The Best Elijah Wood Movies, Ranked
76 credits from 1990 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Come to Daddy (2019) comes out on top with a score of 77. The biggest box office hit is The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) with $959M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Elijah Wood Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Elijah Wood is credited on. Come to Daddy (2019) leads with 77, followed by The Toxic Avenger (2025) at 70. 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 77 Come to Daddy 2019 · Comedy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Toxic Avenger 2025 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 The Monkey 2025 · Horror -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Ready or Not 2: Here I Come 2026 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 No Man of God 2021 · Biography -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Come to Daddy 2020 · Thriller -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Bookworm 2024 · Adventure
Biggest Elijah Wood Box Office Hits
Elijah Wood's films have made $3.38B worldwide in total. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) is the biggest hit at $959M, ahead of The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) ($888M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2013 · Adventure $959M $258M dom. - 2
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring 2001 · Action $888M $319M dom. - 3
Happy Feet 2006 · Adventure $384M $198M dom. - 4
Deep Impact 1998 · Action $349M $140M dom. - 5
Happy Feet Two 2011 · Comedy $159M $64M dom. - 6
The Last Witch Hunter 2015 · Action $147M $27.4M dom. - 7
Forever Young 1992 · Romance $128M $56M dom. - 8 The Monkey 2025 · Horror $68.9M $39.7M dom.
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The Good Son 1993 · Horror $60.6M $44.8M dom. - 10
9 2009 · Adventure $48.4M $31.7M dom.
The Best Elijah Wood Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Elijah Wood has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 10 films, and Paradise (1991) is the pick of them.
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Drama 10 films Paradise 1991 · as Willard Young - Comedy 7 films Come to Daddy 2019 · as Norval Greenwood Movie Echo Score: 77
- Action 7 films The Toxic Avenger 2025 · as Fritz Garbinger (His Creepy Brother) Movie Echo Score: 70
- Adventure 6 films Bookworm 2024 · as Strawn Movie Echo Score: 62
- Horror 3 films The Monkey 2025 · as Ted Movie Echo Score: 69
- Thriller 3 films Come to Daddy 2020 · as Norval Greenwood Movie Echo Score: 64
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Animation 3 films The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina 2002 · as Tom Thumb (voice) - Romance 3 films Forever Young 1992 · as Nat Cooper
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Family 3 films The Adventures of Huck Finn 1993 · as Huck Finn
The Best Elijah Wood Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Elijah Wood's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Elijah Wood Movies
Elijah Wood's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) leads with 12 wins from 37 nominations.
The Latest Elijah Wood Movies
The most recent films Elijah Wood is credited on, newest first — starting with Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Ready or Not 2: Here I Come 2026 · The Lawyer
- The Toxic Avenger 2025 · Fritz Garbinger (His Creepy Brother)
- The Monkey 2025 · Ted
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Over the Garden Wall 10th Anniversary Tribute 2024 · Wirt (voice) - Bookworm 2024 · Strawn
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The Toxic Avenger 2023 · Fritz Garbinger - No Man of God 2021 · Bill Hagmaier
- Come to Daddy 2020 · Norval Greenwood
- Come to Daddy 2019 · Norval Greenwood
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The Postman Dreams 2 2017 - The Last Witch Hunter 2015 · Action
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Henry 2015 · Animation
The Best Elijah Wood Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Elijah Wood films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Elijah Wood movie?
Come to Daddy (2019) is the best-rated Elijah Wood film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77, ahead of The Toxic Avenger (2025) (70) and The Monkey (2025) (69). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Come to Daddy: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Elijah Wood movie?
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) made the most at the box office, with $959M worldwide, followed by The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) with $888M. Together, Elijah Wood's films with box office figures have made $3.38B.
Which Elijah Wood movie won the most awards?
The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (2001) is the most decorated Elijah Wood film, with 12 wins from 37 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Elijah Wood drama movie?
Paradise (1991) is the best-rated of Elijah Wood's drama films. In other genres: Come to Daddy (comedy), The Toxic Avenger (action) and Bookworm (adventure).
What is the newest Elijah Wood movie?
The newest film on Elijah Wood's filmography is Ready or Not 2: Here I Come (2026), with Elijah Wood as The Lawyer.
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