The Best James Mangold Movies, Ranked
22 credits from 1995 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Ford v Ferrari (2019) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is Logan (2017) with $619M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest James Mangold Box Office Hits
James Mangold's films have made $2.56B worldwide in total. Logan (2017) is the biggest hit at $619M, ahead of The Wolverine (2013) ($415M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Logan 2017 · Action $619M $226M dom. - 2
The Wolverine 2013 · Action $415M $133M dom. - 3
Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 2023 · Action $384M $174M dom. - 4
Knight and Day 2010 · Action $262M $76.4M dom. - 5
Ford v Ferrari 2019 · Action $226M $118M dom. - 6
Walk the Line 2005 · Biography $187M $120M dom. - 7
A Complete Unknown 2024 · Biography $141M $75M dom. - 8
Identity 2003 · Mystery $90.3M $52.2M dom. - 9
Kate & Leopold 2001 · Fantasy $76M $47.1M dom. - 10
3:10 to Yuma 2007 · Action $70M $53.6M dom.
The Best James Mangold Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre James Mangold has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 6 films, and Ford v Ferrari (2019) is the pick of them.
The Best James Mangold Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of James Mangold's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded James Mangold Movies
James Mangold's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Walk the Line (2005) leads with 9 wins from 18 nominations.
- Awards: 9 wins Walk the Line 2005 · 18 nominations
- Awards: 3 wins Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 2023 · 12 nominations
- Awards: 3 wins Ford v Ferrari 2019 · 16 nominations
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Awards: 3 wins Girl, Interrupted 1999 · 3 nominations - Awards: 2 wins A Complete Unknown 2024 · 34 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Kate & Leopold 2001 · 4 nominations
The Latest James Mangold Movies
The most recent films James Mangold is credited on, newest first — starting with A Complete Unknown (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- A Complete Unknown 2024 · Director
- Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny 2023 · Director
- Ford v Ferrari 2019 · Director
- Logan 2017 · Director
- The Wolverine 2013 · Director
- Knight and Day 2010 · Director
- 3:10 to Yuma 2007 · Director
- Walk the Line 2005 · Director
- Identity 2003 · Director
- Kate & Leopold 2001 · Director
- Girl, Interrupted 1999 · Director
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Cop Land 1997 · Director
The Best James Mangold Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest James Mangold films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best James Mangold movie?
Ford v Ferrari (2019) is the best-rated James Mangold film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of A Complete Unknown (2024) (72) and Indiana Jones and the Dial of Destiny (2023) (63). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Ford v Ferrari: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing James Mangold movie?
Logan (2017) made the most at the box office, with $619M worldwide, followed by The Wolverine (2013) with $415M. Together, James Mangold's films with box office figures have made $2.56B.
Which James Mangold movie won the most awards?
Walk the Line (2005) is the most decorated James Mangold film, with 9 wins from 18 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best James Mangold action movie?
Ford v Ferrari (2019) is the best-rated of James Mangold's action films, with a score of 86. In other genres: A Complete Unknown (biography), Cop Land (drama) and Identity (mystery).
What is the newest James Mangold movie?
The newest film on James Mangold's filmography is On the Red Carpet Presents: “A Complete Unknown” (2025), with James Mangold as Self.
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