The Best Esai Morales Movies, Ranked
54 credits from 1982 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) with $599M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Esai Morales Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Esai Morales is credited on. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) leads with 75, followed by Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) 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 75 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 2025 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 2023 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Master Gardener 2023 · Thriller -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 The Wall of Mexico 2019 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The Wall of Mexico 2020 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Senior Moment 2021 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 54 War Machine 2026 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 SuperFly 2018 · Action -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 25 Crescent City 2024 · Crime
Biggest Esai Morales Box Office Hits
Esai Morales's films have made $1.31B worldwide in total. Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) is the biggest hit at $599M, ahead of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) ($571M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 2025 · Action $599M $197M dom.
- 2 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 2023 · Action $571M $173M dom.
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La Bamba 1987 · Biography $54.2M $54.2M dom. - 4
In the Army Now 1994 · Comedy $28.9M $28.9M dom. - 5 SuperFly 2018 · Action $20.8M $20.5M dom.
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The Principal 1987 · Action $19.7M $19.7M dom. - 7
Bad Boys 1983 · Drama $9.19M $9.19M dom. - 8
Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike 2012 · Sci-Fi $3.34M $3.34M dom. - 9 Master Gardener 2023 · Thriller $1.51M $667K dom.
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Rapa Nui 1994 · Adventure $305K $305K dom.
The Best Esai Morales Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Esai Morales has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 11 films, and The Wall of Mexico (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 11 films The Wall of Mexico 2020 · as Henry Arista Movie Echo Score: 65
- Action 9 films Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 2025 · as Gabriel Movie Echo Score: 75
- Comedy 7 films The Wall of Mexico 2019 · as Henry Arista Movie Echo Score: 69
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Romance 5 films Naked Tango 1990 · as Zico Borenstein - Crime 3 films Crescent City 2024 · as Luke Carson Movie Echo Score: 25
- Thriller 3 films Master Gardener 2023 · as Oscar Neruda Movie Echo Score: 69
- Adventure 2 films Rapa Nui 1994 · as Make
- Sci-Fi 1 film Atlas Shrugged II: The Strike 2012
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Animation 1 film The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina 2002 · as Vargas Mouse (voice)
The Best Esai Morales Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Esai Morales's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 9 films Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 2025 · as Gabriel Movie Echo Score: 75
- 2010s 12 films The Wall of Mexico 2019 · as Henry Arista Movie Echo Score: 69
- 2000s 6 films The Adventures of Tom Thumb and Thumbelina 2002 · as Vargas Mouse (voice)
- 1990s 15 films In the Army Now 1994 · as Sgt. Stern
- 1980s 6 films La Bamba 1987
The Latest Esai Morales Movies
The most recent films Esai Morales is credited on, newest first — starting with War Machine (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- War Machine 2026 · Action
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Cottonmouth 2025 · Abe - Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 2025 · Gabriel
- Crescent City 2024 · Luke Carson
- Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 2023 · Gabriel
- Master Gardener 2023 · Oscar Neruda
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Art of Love 2021 · Romance - Senior Moment 2021 · Diego Lozana
- The Wall of Mexico 2020 · Henry Arista
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Imprisoned 2019 · Governor Mandera - The Wall of Mexico 2019 · Henry Arista
- SuperFly 2018 · Adalberto Gonzalez
The Best Esai Morales Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Esai Morales films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Esai Morales movie?
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) is the best-rated Esai Morales film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) (70) and Master Gardener (2023) (69). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Esai Morales movie?
Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025) made the most at the box office, with $599M worldwide, followed by Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) with $571M. Together, Esai Morales's films with box office figures have made $1.31B.
Which Esai Morales movie won the most awards?
Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One (2023) is the most decorated Esai Morales film, with 2 wins from 11 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Esai Morales drama movie?
The Wall of Mexico (2020) is the best-rated of Esai Morales's drama films, with a score of 65. In other genres: Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (action), The Wall of Mexico (comedy) and Naked Tango (romance).
What is the newest Esai Morales movie?
The newest film on Esai Morales's filmography is War Machine (2026).
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