The Best James Badge Dale Movies, Ranked
22 credits from 1990 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Empty Man (2020) comes out on top with a score of 81. The biggest box office hit is World War Z (2013) with $540M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated James Badge Dale Movies
The 11 highest-rated films James Badge Dale is credited on. The Empty Man (2020) leads with 81, followed by Only the Brave (2017) at 80. 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 81 The Empty Man 2020 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Only the Brave 2017 · Biography -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Little Woods 2019 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 Violent Ends 2025 · Thriller -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Mickey and the Bear 2019 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Standoff at Sparrow Creek 2019 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 King Ivory 2025 · Crime -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Into the Ashes 2019 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 Hold the Dark 2018 · Adventure -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 Donnybrook 2019 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 35 The Kitchen 2019 · Action
Biggest James Badge Dale Box Office Hits
James Badge Dale's films have made $863M worldwide in total. World War Z (2013) is the biggest hit at $540M, ahead of The Lone Ranger (2013) ($261M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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World War Z 2013 · Action $540M $203M dom. - 2
The Lone Ranger 2013 · Action $261M $89.3M dom. - 3 Only the Brave 2017 · Biography $26.4M $18.3M dom.
- 4 The Kitchen 2019 · Action $16M $12.2M dom.
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Lord of the Flies 1990 · Adventure $14M $14M dom. - 6 The Empty Man 2020 · Drama $4.8M $2.99M dom.
- 7 Violent Ends 2025 · Thriller $185K $185K dom.
- 8 Little Woods 2019 · Drama $172K $150K dom.
- 9 King Ivory 2025 · Crime $155K $155K dom.
- 10 Mickey and the Bear 2019 · Drama $57.2K $57.2K dom.
The Best James Badge Dale Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre James Badge Dale has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and The Empty Man (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 8 films The Empty Man 2020 · as James Lasombra Movie Echo Score: 81
- Action 4 films The Kitchen 2019 · as Kevin O'Carroll Movie Echo Score: 35
- Thriller 3 films Violent Ends 2025 · as Sid Frost Movie Echo Score: 77
- Adventure 2 films Hold the Dark 2018 · as Donald Marium Movie Echo Score: 51
- Crime 1 film King Ivory 2025 · as Layne West Movie Echo Score: 67
- Biography 1 film Only the Brave 2017 · as Jesse Steed Movie Echo Score: 80
The Best James Badge Dale Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of James Badge Dale's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest James Badge Dale Movies
The most recent films James Badge Dale is credited on, newest first — starting with King Ivory (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- King Ivory 2025 · Layne West
- Violent Ends 2025 · Sid Frost
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King Ivory 2024 · Layne West -
Balestra 2024 · Raph -
On Our Way 2023 · Henry's Father - The Empty Man 2020 · James Lasombra
- Mickey and the Bear 2019 · Hank Peck
- The Kitchen 2019 · Kevin O'Carroll
- Into the Ashes 2019 · Sal Porter
- Little Woods 2019 · Ian
- Donnybrook 2019 · Whalen
- The Standoff at Sparrow Creek 2019 · Gannon
The Best James Badge Dale Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest James Badge Dale films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best James Badge Dale movie?
The Empty Man (2020) is the best-rated James Badge Dale film, with a Movie Echo Score of 81, ahead of Only the Brave (2017) (80) and Little Woods (2019) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Empty Man: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing James Badge Dale movie?
World War Z (2013) made the most at the box office, with $540M worldwide, followed by The Lone Ranger (2013) with $261M. Together, James Badge Dale's films with box office figures have made $863M.
What is the best James Badge Dale drama movie?
The Empty Man (2020) is the best-rated of James Badge Dale's drama films, with a score of 81. In other genres: The Kitchen (action), Violent Ends (thriller) and Hold the Dark (adventure).
What is the newest James Badge Dale movie?
The newest film on James Badge Dale's filmography is King Ivory (2025), with James Badge Dale as Layne West.
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