The Best Hideaki Anno Movies, Ranked
51 credits from 1982 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) comes out on top with a score of 79. The biggest box office hit is Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) with $93.9M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Hideaki Anno Box Office Hits
Hideaki Anno's films have made $399M worldwide in total. Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) is the biggest hit at $93.9M, ahead of Shin Godzilla (2016) ($82.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time 2021 · Action $93.9M $811K dom. - 2
Shin Godzilla 2016 · Action $82.1M $5.96M dom. - 3
Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence) 2016 · Action $78.1M $1.92M dom. - 4
Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance 2011 · Action $60.6M $175K dom. - 5
Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion 1997 · Animation $22.6M $1.3M dom. - 6
Evangelion: 1.0 You Are (Not) Alone 2008 · Action $16.5M $108K dom. - 7
Shin Kamen Rider 2023 · Action $15.8M - 8
Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth 1997 · Sci-Fi $15.8M - 9
Sakuran 2006 · History $6.25M - 10
Last Letter 2020 · Drama $5.66M
The Best Hideaki Anno Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Hideaki Anno has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 12 films, and Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) is the pick of them.
- Action 12 films Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time 2021 · Director Movie Echo Score: 79
- Animation 10 films Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion 1997 · Director
- Sci-Fi 5 films Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth 1997 · Director
- Drama 5 films Last Letter 2020 · as Yuri's Husband
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Comedy 3 films Welcome to the Quiet Room 2007 · as Doctor Matsubara - History 1 film Sakuran 2006 · as Oretachi
The Best Hideaki Anno Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Hideaki Anno's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Hideaki Anno Movies
The most recent films Hideaki Anno is credited on, newest first — starting with The End of Evangelion (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The End of Evangelion 2024 · Director - Shin Kamen Rider 2023 · Director
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Special Broadcast Movie “Shin Kamen Rider” Premise/Act 1: Kumo-Aug 2023 · Director -
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EVANGELION:3.0(-120min.) 2023 · Director - Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time 2021 · Director
- Last Letter 2020 · Yuri's Husband
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Evangelion the Movie AVANT 1: 0706 Version 2019 · Director - Shin Godzilla (Godzilla Resurgence) 2016 · Director
- Shin Godzilla 2016 · Bus Driver
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Evangelion: 3.0 You Can (Not) Redo 2014 · Director -
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Peaceful Times (F02) Petit Film 2013 · Director - Evangelion: 2.0 You Can (Not) Advance 2011 · Director
The Best Hideaki Anno Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Hideaki Anno films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Hideaki Anno movie?
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) is the best-rated Hideaki Anno film, with a Movie Echo Score of 79, ahead of Shin Kamen Rider (2023) (79). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Hideaki Anno movie?
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) made the most at the box office, with $93.9M worldwide, followed by Shin Godzilla (2016) with $82.1M. Together, Hideaki Anno's films with box office figures have made $399M.
What is the best Hideaki Anno action movie?
Evangelion: 3.0+1.0 Thrice Upon a Time (2021) is the best-rated of Hideaki Anno's action films, with a score of 79. In other genres: Neon Genesis Evangelion: The End of Evangelion (animation), Neon Genesis Evangelion: Death and Rebirth (sci-fi) and Last Letter (drama).
What is the newest Hideaki Anno movie?
The newest film on Hideaki Anno's filmography is The End of Evangelion (2024), directed by Hideaki Anno.
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