The Best Errol Morris Movies, Ranked
30 credits from 1978 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography (2017) comes out on top with a score of 76. The biggest box office hit is The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003) with $5.04M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Errol Morris Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Errol Morris is credited on. The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography (2017) leads with 76, followed by My Psychedelic Love Story (2020) at 74. 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 76 The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography 2017 · Documentary -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 My Psychedelic Love Story 2020 · Documentary -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 The Pigeon Tunnel 2023 · Documentary -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 CHAOS: The Manson Murders 2025 · Documentary -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 American Dharma 2019 · Biography
Biggest Errol Morris Box Office Hits
Errol Morris's films have made $15.4M worldwide in total. The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003) is the biggest hit at $5.04M, ahead of A Brief History of Time (1992) ($2.28M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara 2003 · War $5.04M $4.2M dom. - 2
A Brief History of Time 1992 · Biography $2.28M $2.28M dom. - 3
The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Mystery $1.21M $1.21M dom. - 4
Tabloid 2011 · Documentary $732K $697K dom. - 5
Mr. Death: The Rise and Fall of Fred A. Leuchter, Jr. 1999 · Biography $508K $508K dom. - 6
Standard Operating Procedure 2008 · Crime $324K $229K dom. - 7 The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography 2017 · Documentary $125K $125K dom.
- 8 American Dharma 2019 · Biography $51.9K $51.9K dom.
- 9 The Pigeon Tunnel 2023 · Documentary $45K
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Separated 2024 · Documentary $8.77K $8.77K dom.
The Best Errol Morris Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Errol Morris has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Documentary leads with 11 films, and The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography (2017) is the pick of them.
- Documentary 11 films The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography 2017 · Director Movie Echo Score: 76
- Biography 3 films American Dharma 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 50
- Crime 2 films Standard Operating Procedure 2008 · Director
- War 1 film The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara 2003 · Director
- Mystery 1 film The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Director
The Best Errol Morris Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Errol Morris's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 4 films My Psychedelic Love Story 2020 · Director Movie Echo Score: 74
- 2010s 9 films The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography 2017 · Director Movie Echo Score: 76
- 2000s 2 films The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara 2003 · Director
- 1990s 3 films A Brief History of Time 1992 · Director
- 1980s 2 films The Thin Blue Line 1988 · Director
The Latest Errol Morris Movies
The most recent films Errol Morris is credited on, newest first — starting with CHAOS: The Manson Murders (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- CHAOS: The Manson Murders 2025 · Director
- Separated 2024 · Director
- The Pigeon Tunnel 2023 · Director
- My Psychedelic Love Story 2020 · Director
- American Dharma 2019 · Director
- The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography 2017 · Director
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Wormwood 2017 · Director -
Demon in the Freezer 2016 · Director -
Being Mr. Met 2015 · Director -
November 22, 1963 2013 · Director -
El Wingador 2012 · Director -
The Umbrella Man 2011 · Director
The Best Errol Morris Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Errol Morris films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Errol Morris movie?
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography (2017) is the best-rated Errol Morris film, with a Movie Echo Score of 76, ahead of My Psychedelic Love Story (2020) (74) and The Pigeon Tunnel (2023) (72). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Errol Morris movie?
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003) made the most at the box office, with $5.04M worldwide, followed by A Brief History of Time (1992) with $2.28M. Together, Errol Morris's films with box office figures have made $15.4M.
Which Errol Morris movie won the most awards?
The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (2003) is the most decorated Errol Morris film, with 2 wins from 4 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Errol Morris documentary movie?
The B-Side: Elsa Dorfman's Portrait Photography (2017) is the best-rated of Errol Morris's documentary films, with a score of 76. In other genres: American Dharma (biography), Standard Operating Procedure (crime) and The Fog of War: Eleven Lessons from the Life of Robert S. McNamara (war).
What is the newest Errol Morris movie?
The newest film on Errol Morris's filmography is CHAOS: The Manson Murders (2025), directed by Errol Morris.
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