The Best Harry Belafonte Movies, Ranked
55 credits from 1953 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. BlacKkKlansman (2018) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is BlacKkKlansman (2018) with $93.4M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
The Best Harry Belafonte Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Harry Belafonte has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 5 films, and Kansas City (1996) is the pick of them.
The Best Harry Belafonte Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Harry Belafonte's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2010s.
The Latest Harry Belafonte Movies
The most recent films Harry Belafonte is credited on, newest first — starting with BlacKkKlansman (2018). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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BlacKkKlansman 2018 · Biography -
Swing Vote 1999 · Will Dunn -
Kansas City 1996 · Drama -
White Man’s Burden 1995 · Thaddeus Thomas -
Uptown Saturday Night 1974 · Geechie Dan Beauford -
Buck and the Preacher 1972 · Preacher -
The Angel Levine 1970 · Alexander Levine -
Odds Against Tomorrow 1959 · Johnny Ingram -
The World, the Flesh and the Devil 1959 · Ralph Burton -
Island in the Sun 1957 · David Boyeur -
Carmen Jones 1954 · Drama -
Bright Road 1953 · Mr. Williams - School Principal
The Best Harry Belafonte Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Harry Belafonte films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Harry Belafonte movie?
BlacKkKlansman (2018) is the best-rated Harry Belafonte film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
BlacKkKlansman: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Harry Belafonte movie?
BlacKkKlansman (2018) made the most at the box office, with $93.4M worldwide, followed by Kansas City (1996) with $1.36M. Together, Harry Belafonte's films with box office figures have made $94.9M.
Which Harry Belafonte movie won the most awards?
BlacKkKlansman (2018) is the most decorated Harry Belafonte film, with 3 wins from 25 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Harry Belafonte drama movie?
Kansas City (1996) is the best-rated of Harry Belafonte's drama films. In other genres: BlacKkKlansman (biography) and Buck and the Preacher (action).
What is the newest Harry Belafonte movie?
The newest film on Harry Belafonte's filmography is Following Harry (2024), with Harry Belafonte as Self (archive footage).
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