The Best Francis Lawrence Movies, Ranked
17 credits from 2005 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Long Walk (2025) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) with $865M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Francis Lawrence Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Francis Lawrence is credited on. The Long Walk (2025) leads with 85, followed by Slumberland (2022) at 67. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Francis Lawrence Box Office Hits
Francis Lawrence's films have made $3.78B worldwide in total. The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) is the biggest hit at $865M, ahead of The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) ($759M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013 · Action $865M $425M dom. - 2
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 2014 · Action $759M $337M dom. - 3
The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 2015 · Action $661M $282M dom. - 4
I Am Legend 2007 · Sci-Fi $585M $256M dom. - 5
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 2023 · Action $348M $166M dom. - 6
Constantine 2005 · Thriller $231M $76M dom. - 7
Red Sparrow 2018 · Drama $152M $46.9M dom. - 8
Water for Elephants 2011 · Drama $117M $58.7M dom. - 9
The Long Walk 2025 · Horror $63.2M $35.2M dom.
The Best Francis Lawrence Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Francis Lawrence has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 4 films, and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) is the pick of them.
- Action 4 films The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 2023 · Director Movie Echo Score: 62
- Drama 2 films Red Sparrow 2018 · Director Movie Echo Score: 55
- Horror 1 film The Long Walk 2025 · Director Movie Echo Score: 85
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Adventure 1 film Slumberland 2022 · Director Movie Echo Score: 67 - Sci-Fi 1 film I Am Legend 2007 · Director
- Thriller 1 film Constantine 2005 · Director
The Best Francis Lawrence Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Francis Lawrence's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Francis Lawrence Movies
The most recent films Francis Lawrence is credited on, newest first — starting with The Long Walk (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Long Walk 2025 · Director
- The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes 2023 · Director
- Slumberland 2022 · Director
- Red Sparrow 2018 · Director
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 2 2015 · Director
- The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 2014 · Director
- The Hunger Games: Catching Fire 2013 · Director
- Water for Elephants 2011 · Director
- I Am Legend 2007 · Director
- Constantine 2005 · Director
The Best Francis Lawrence Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Francis Lawrence films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Francis Lawrence movie?
The Long Walk (2025) is the best-rated Francis Lawrence film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Slumberland (2022) (67) and The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) (62). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Long Walk: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Francis Lawrence movie?
The Hunger Games: Catching Fire (2013) made the most at the box office, with $865M worldwide, followed by The Hunger Games: Mockingjay - Part 1 (2014) with $759M. Together, Francis Lawrence's films with box office figures have made $3.78B.
What is the best Francis Lawrence action movie?
The Hunger Games: The Ballad of Songbirds and Snakes (2023) is the best-rated of Francis Lawrence's action films, with a score of 62. In other genres: Red Sparrow (drama), The Long Walk (horror) and Slumberland (adventure).
What is the newest Francis Lawrence movie?
The newest film on Francis Lawrence's filmography is The Long Walk (2025), directed by Francis Lawrence.
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