The Best James Gandolfini Movies, Ranked
36 credits from 1987 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Escape from Planet Earth (2013) with $74.9M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest James Gandolfini Box Office Hits
James Gandolfini's films have made $299M worldwide in total. Escape from Planet Earth (2013) is the biggest hit at $74.9M, ahead of Killing Them Softly (2012) ($37.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Escape from Planet Earth 2013 · Adventure $74.9M $57M dom. - 2
Killing Them Softly 2012 · Drama $37.9M $15M dom. - 3
The Last Castle 2001 · Action $27.6M $18.2M dom. - 4
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 2013 · Comedy $27.4M $22.5M dom. - 5
Enough Said 2013 · Comedy $25.3M $17.6M dom. - 6
Fallen 1998 · Thriller $25.2M $25.2M dom. - 7
The Drop 2014 · Drama $18.7M $10.7M dom. - 8
Terminal Velocity 1994 · Action $16.5M $16.5M dom. - 9
Surviving Christmas 2004 · Comedy $15.1M $11.7M dom. - 10
Angie 1994 · Drama $9.4M $9.4M dom.
The Best James Gandolfini Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre James Gandolfini has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 12 films, and Killing Them Softly (2012) is the pick of them.
The Best James Gandolfini Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of James Gandolfini's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2010s.
The Latest James Gandolfini Movies
The most recent films James Gandolfini is credited on, newest first — starting with The Drop (2014). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Drop 2014 · Drama
- Enough Said 2013 · Comedy
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Violet & Daisy 2013 · Action -
Nicky Deuce 2013 · Bobby Eggs - The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 2013 · Comedy
- Escape from Planet Earth 2013 · Adventure
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Not Fade Away 2012 · Drama - Killing Them Softly 2012 · Drama
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Cinema Verite 2011 · Craig Gilbert -
Welcome to the Rileys 2010 · Drama -
In the Loop 2009 · Comedy -
Stories USA 2007 · The Man (segment "Club Soda")
The Best James Gandolfini Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest James Gandolfini films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing James Gandolfini movie?
Escape from Planet Earth (2013) made the most at the box office, with $74.9M worldwide, followed by Killing Them Softly (2012) with $37.9M. Together, James Gandolfini's films with box office figures have made $299M.
What is the best James Gandolfini drama movie?
Killing Them Softly (2012) is the best-rated of James Gandolfini's drama films. In other genres: The Incredible Burt Wonderstone (comedy), The Last Castle (action) and Fallen (thriller).
What is the newest James Gandolfini movie?
The newest film on James Gandolfini's filmography is Wise Guy: David Chase and The Sopranos (2024), with James Gandolfini as Self (archive footage).
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