The Best Idris Elba Movies, Ranked
63 credits from 1999 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Thor: Ragnarok (2017) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Zootopia 2 (2025) with $1.87B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Idris Elba Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Idris Elba is credited on. Thor: Ragnarok (2017) leads with 85, followed by Zootopia 2 (2025) at 83. 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 85 Thor: Ragnarok 2017 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Zootopia 2 2025 · Animation -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Molly's Game 2017 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 The Suicide Squad 2021 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Concrete Cowboy 2021 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Heads of State 2025 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 The Harder They Fall 2021 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 2024 · Action -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Fixed 2025 · Animation -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2022 · Action -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 A House of Dynamite 2025 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse 2022 · Animation
Biggest Idris Elba Box Office Hits
Idris Elba's films have made $8.09B worldwide in total. Zootopia 2 (2025) is the biggest hit at $1.87B, ahead of The Jungle Book (2016) ($968M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Zootopia 2 2025 · Animation $1.87B $428M dom.
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The Jungle Book 2016 · Adventure $968M $364M dom. - 3 Thor: Ragnarok 2017 · Action $855M $315M dom.
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Fast & Furious Presents: Hobbs & Shaw 2019 · Action $761M $174M dom. - 5
Thor: The Dark World 2013 · Action $645M $206M dom. - 6 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 2024 · Action $492M $236M dom.
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Pacific Rim 2013 · Action $411M $102M dom. - 8 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2022 · Action $405M $191M dom.
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Star Trek Beyond 2016 · Action $343M $159M dom. - 10 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse 2022 · Animation $283M $47.3M dom.
The Best Idris Elba Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Idris Elba has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 17 films, and Thor: Ragnarok (2017) is the pick of them.
- Action 17 films Thor: Ragnarok 2017 · as Heimdall Movie Echo Score: 85
- Drama 16 films Concrete Cowboy 2021 · as Harp Movie Echo Score: 73
- Animation 4 films Zootopia 2 2025 · as Chief Bogo Movie Echo Score: 83
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Adventure 2 films Beast 2022 · as Dr. Nate Samuels Movie Echo Score: 57 - Biography 2 films Molly's Game 2017 · as Charlie Jaffey Movie Echo Score: 75
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Thriller 1 film No Good Deed 2014
The Best Idris Elba Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Idris Elba's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Idris Elba Movies
Idris Elba's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Zootopia 2 (2025) leads with 4 wins from 17 nominations.
- Awards: 4 wins Zootopia 2 2025 · 17 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins The Harder They Fall 2021 · 4 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse 2022 · 2 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins The Jungle Book 2016 · 5 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Star Trek Beyond 2016 · 6 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Mandela: Long Walk to Freedom 2013 · 6 nominations
The Latest Idris Elba Movies
The most recent films Idris Elba is credited on, newest first — starting with Masters of the Universe (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Masters of the Universe 2026 · Duncan - Zootopia 2 2025 · Chief Bogo
- A House of Dynamite 2025 · POTUS
- Fixed 2025 · Rocco
- Heads of State 2025 · Sam Clarke
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 2024 · Knuckles
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A Very Sonic Christmas 2024 · Knuckles (voice) -
Luther: The Fallen Sun 2023 · John Luther -
Hijack 2023 · Sam Nelson - The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse 2022 · The Fox
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Three Thousand Years of Longing 2022 · The Djinn - Beast 2022 · Dr. Nate Samuels
The Best Idris Elba Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Idris Elba films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Idris Elba movie?
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) is the best-rated Idris Elba film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Zootopia 2 (2025) (83) and Molly's Game (2017) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Thor: Ragnarok: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Idris Elba movie?
Zootopia 2 (2025) made the most at the box office, with $1.87B worldwide, followed by The Jungle Book (2016) with $968M. Together, Idris Elba's films with box office figures have made $8.09B.
Which Idris Elba movie won the most awards?
Zootopia 2 (2025) is the most decorated Idris Elba film, with 4 wins from 17 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Idris Elba action movie?
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) is the best-rated of Idris Elba's action films, with a score of 85. In other genres: Concrete Cowboy (drama), Zootopia 2 (animation) and Beast (adventure).
What is the newest Idris Elba movie?
The newest film on Idris Elba's filmography is Masters of the Universe (2026), with Idris Elba as Duncan.
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