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The Best Ethan Hawke Movies, Ranked

43 credits from 1988 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. She Dances (2025) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Total Recall (2012) with $198M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Ranked by Movie Echo Score

Top Rated Ethan Hawke Movies

The 7 highest-rated films Ethan Hawke is credited on. She Dances (2025) leads with 85, followed by She Dances (2026) at 83. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.

Worldwide gross

Biggest Ethan Hawke Box Office Hits

Ethan Hawke's films have made $376M worldwide in total. Total Recall (2012) is the biggest hit at $198M, ahead of Black Phone 2 (2025) ($132M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

All-time box office
  1. 1 Total Recall (2012) movie poster Total Recall 2012 · Sci-Fi $198M $58.9M dom.
  2. 2 Black Phone 2 (2025) movie poster Black Phone 2 2025 · Horror $132M $77.4M dom.
  3. 3 White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf (1994) movie poster White Fang 2: Myth of the White Wolf 1994 · Family $8.88M $8.88M dom.
  4. 4 Mystery Date (1991) movie poster Mystery Date 1991 · Comedy $6.17M $6.17M dom.
  5. 5 Blue Moon (2025) movie poster Blue Moon 2025 · Biography $3.57M $2.17M dom.
  6. 6 Moby Dick (2011) movie poster Moby Dick 2011 · Drama $3.06M
  7. 7 Rich in Love (1992) movie poster Rich in Love 1992 · Drama $2.15M $2.15M dom.
  8. 8 A Midnight Clear (1992) movie poster A Midnight Clear 1992 · War $1.53M $1.53M dom.
  9. 9 Waterland (1992) movie poster Waterland 1992 · Drama $1.1M $1.1M dom.
  10. 10 Strange Way of Life (2023) movie poster Strange Way of Life 2023 · Western $1.06M $504K dom.
One pick per genre

The Best Ethan Hawke Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Ethan Hawke has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 9 films, and Moby Dick (2011) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Ethan Hawke Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Ethan Hawke's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.

Newest first

The Latest Ethan Hawke Movies

The most recent films Ethan Hawke is credited on, newest first — starting with The Weight (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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FAQ

The Best Ethan Hawke Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ethan Hawke films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Ethan Hawke movie?

She Dances (2025) is the best-rated Ethan Hawke film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of She Dances (2026) (83) and Blue Moon (2025) (77). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

She Dances: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Ethan Hawke movie?

Total Recall (2012) made the most at the box office, with $198M worldwide, followed by Black Phone 2 (2025) with $132M. Together, Ethan Hawke's films with box office figures have made $376M.

What is the best Ethan Hawke drama movie?

Moby Dick (2011) is the best-rated of Ethan Hawke's drama films. In other genres: She Dances (comedy), Blue Moon (biography) and Strange Way of Life (western).

What is the newest Ethan Hawke movie?

The newest film on Ethan Hawke's filmography is The Weight (2026), with Ethan Hawke as Samuel Murphy.

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