The Best Franco Nero Movies, Ranked
123 credits from 1965 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Collini Case (2019) comes out on top with a score of 82. The biggest box office hit is The Pope's Exorcist (2023) with $77M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Franco Nero Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Franco Nero is credited on. The Collini Case (2019) leads with 82, followed by Iceman (2019) at 76. 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 82 The Collini Case 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Iceman 2019 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 The Collini Case 2020 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 The Pope's Exorcist 2023 · Thriller -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Off the Rails 2021 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 Recon 2019 · Thriller -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 18 The Broken Key 2017 · Sci-Fi
Biggest Franco Nero Box Office Hits
Franco Nero's films have made $115M worldwide in total. The Pope's Exorcist (2023) is the biggest hit at $77M, ahead of Force 10 from Navarone (1978) ($7.23M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Pope's Exorcist 2023 · Thriller $77M $20M dom.
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Force 10 from Navarone 1978 · Action $7.23M $7.23M dom. - 3 The Collini Case 2020 · Drama $7.08M
- 4 The Collini Case 2019 · Drama $7.08M
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Bathory: Countess of Blood 2008 · Drama $7.01M - 6 Iceman 2019 · Drama $4.96M
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Rasputin 2010 · Thriller $1.86M - 8
The Time of Their Lives 2017 · Comedy $1.13M - 9 Off the Rails 2021 · Comedy $1.09M
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The Final Inquiry 2006 · Drama $250K
The Best Franco Nero Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Franco Nero has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 41 films, and The Collini Case (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 41 films The Collini Case 2019 · as Fabrizio Collini Movie Echo Score: 82
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Crime 15 films Bad Inclination 2003 · as Il barbone - Thriller 11 films The Pope's Exorcist 2023 · as The Pope Movie Echo Score: 60
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Western 8 films Texas, Adios 1966 · as Burt Sullivan - Action 7 films Force 10 from Navarone 1978
- Comedy 5 films Off the Rails 2021 · as Giovanni Movie Echo Score: 53
- Sci-Fi 5 films The Broken Key 2017 · as Hiram Abif Movie Echo Score: 18
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Romance 4 films Obsessive Rythms 2014 · as Carmine -
Horror 3 films Killer Mermaid 2014 · as Niko
The Best Franco Nero Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Franco Nero's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 2020s.
- 2020s 10 films The Collini Case 2020 · as Fabrizio Collini Movie Echo Score: 75
- 2010s 13 films The Collini Case 2019 · as Fabrizio Collini Movie Echo Score: 82
- 2000s 9 films Bathory: Countess of Blood 2008 · as King Mathias
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1990s 11 films The Innocent Sleep 1995 · as Adolfo Cavani -
1980s 17 films Kamikaze ’89 1982 · as Weiss - 1970s 35 films Force 10 from Navarone 1978
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1960s 16 films Django 1966
The Latest Franco Nero Movies
The most recent films Franco Nero is credited on, newest first — starting with In the Hand of Dante (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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In the Hand of Dante 2025 · Don Lecco -
Giorni Felici 2023 · Antonio -
On Our Way 2023 · Henry's Grandfather - The Pope's Exorcist 2023 · The Pope
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The Man Who Drew God 2022 · Emanuele -
The Match 2021 · Old Branko - Off the Rails 2021 · Giovanni
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A Rose in Winter 2020 · Rainer Praeger - The Collini Case 2020 · Fabrizio Collini
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Agony 2020 · Carlo - Recon 2019 · Angelo
- The Collini Case 2019 · Fabrizio Collini
The Best Franco Nero Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Franco Nero films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Franco Nero movie?
The Collini Case (2019) is the best-rated Franco Nero film, with a Movie Echo Score of 82, ahead of Iceman (2019) (76) and The Collini Case (2020) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Collini Case: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Franco Nero movie?
The Pope's Exorcist (2023) made the most at the box office, with $77M worldwide, followed by Force 10 from Navarone (1978) with $7.23M. Together, Franco Nero's films with box office figures have made $115M.
What is the best Franco Nero drama movie?
The Collini Case (2019) is the best-rated of Franco Nero's drama films, with a score of 82. In other genres: Bad Inclination (crime), The Pope's Exorcist (thriller) and Texas, Adios (western).
What is the newest Franco Nero movie?
The newest film on Franco Nero's filmography is In the Hand of Dante (2025), with Franco Nero as Don Lecco.
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