The Best Erykah Badu Movies, Ranked
12 credits from 1997 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Piano Lesson (2024) comes out on top with a score of 66. The biggest box office hit is What Men Want (2019) with $72.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
The Best Erykah Badu Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Erykah Badu has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 1 films, and The Piano Lesson (2024) is the pick of them.
The Best Erykah Badu Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Erykah Badu's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Erykah Badu Movies
The most recent films Erykah Badu is credited on, newest first — starting with The Piano Lesson (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
The Best Erykah Badu Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Erykah Badu films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Erykah Badu movie?
The Piano Lesson (2024) is the best-rated Erykah Badu film, with a Movie Echo Score of 66, ahead of What Men Want (2019) (55). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Piano Lesson: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Erykah Badu movie?
What Men Want (2019) made the most at the box office, with $72.2M worldwide, followed by Blues Brothers 2000 (1998) with $14.1M. Together, Erykah Badu's films with box office figures have made $86.8M.
What is the best Erykah Badu drama movie?
The Piano Lesson (2024) is the best-rated of Erykah Badu's drama films, with a score of 66. In other genres: What Men Want (fantasy) and Blues Brothers 2000 (comedy).
What is the newest Erykah Badu movie?
The newest film on Erykah Badu's filmography is Lilith Fair: Building a Mystery - The Untold Story (2025), with Erykah Badu as Self.
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