The Best James Marsden Movies, Ranked
49 credits from 1993 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021) comes out on top with a score of 81. The biggest box office hit is Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) with $492M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated James Marsden Movies
The 12 highest-rated films James Marsden is credited on. My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021) leads with 81, followed by Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) at 73. 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 My Little Pony: A New Generation 2021 · Adventure -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Sonic the Hedgehog 2020 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 2024 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie 2023 · Animation -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2022 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Knox Goes Away 2024 · Thriller -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Disenchanted 2022 · Adventure -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice 2026 · Action -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Henchmen 2020 · Fantasy -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 The Boss Baby: Family Business 2021 · Adventure -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 The Female Brain 2018 · Comedy -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 46 Shock and Awe 2018 · Biography
Biggest James Marsden Box Office Hits
James Marsden's films have made $2.61B worldwide in total. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) is the biggest hit at $492M, ahead of Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) ($405M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 2024 · Action $492M $236M dom.
- 2 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2022 · Action $405M $191M dom.
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Enchanted 2007 · Fantasy $340M $128M dom. - 4 Sonic the Hedgehog 2020 · Action $320M $149M dom.
- 5 PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie 2023 · Animation $205M $65.3M dom.
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Hop 2011 · Comedy $184M $108M dom. - 7
The Butler 2013 · Drama $177M $117M dom. - 8
27 Dresses 2008 · Comedy $163M $76.8M dom. - 9 The Boss Baby: Family Business 2021 · Adventure $147M $57.3M dom.
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The Best of Me 2014 · Drama $38.6M $26.8M dom.
The Best James Marsden Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre James Marsden has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 11 films, and The Female Brain (2018) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 11 films The Female Brain 2018 · as Adam Movie Echo Score: 47
- Drama 10 films The Butler 2013 · as John F. Kennedy
- Action 4 films Sonic the Hedgehog 2020 · as Tom Movie Echo Score: 73
- Thriller 3 films Knox Goes Away 2024 · as Miles Knox Movie Echo Score: 65
- Animation 3 films PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie 2023 · as Hank Movie Echo Score: 68
- Adventure 3 films My Little Pony: A New Generation 2021 · as Hitch Trailblazer Movie Echo Score: 81
- Fantasy 3 films Henchmen 2020 Movie Echo Score: 55
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Sci-Fi 2 films The Box 2009 - Biography 1 film Shock and Awe 2018 · as Warren Strobel Movie Echo Score: 46
The Best James Marsden Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of James Marsden's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest James Marsden Movies
The most recent films James Marsden is credited on, newest first — starting with Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice 2026 · Quick Draw Mike
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 2024 · Tom
- Knox Goes Away 2024 · Miles Knox
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie 2023 · Hank
- Disenchanted 2022 · Edward
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2022 · Tom Wachowski
- My Little Pony: A New Generation 2021 · Hitch Trailblazer
- The Boss Baby: Family Business 2021 · Tim
- Henchmen 2020 · Fantasy
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30 Rock: A One-Time Special 2020 · Criss Cross (voice) - Sonic the Hedgehog 2020 · Tom
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Henchmen 2018 · Hank (voice)
The Best James Marsden Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest James Marsden films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best James Marsden movie?
My Little Pony: A New Generation (2021) is the best-rated James Marsden film, with a Movie Echo Score of 81, ahead of Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) (73) and Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) (69). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
My Little Pony: A New Generation: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing James Marsden movie?
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) made the most at the box office, with $492M worldwide, followed by Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) with $405M. Together, James Marsden's films with box office figures have made $2.61B.
Which James Marsden movie won the most awards?
Enchanted (2007) is the most decorated James Marsden film, with 1 win from 9 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best James Marsden comedy movie?
The Female Brain (2018) is the best-rated of James Marsden's comedy films, with a score of 47. In other genres: The Butler (drama), Sonic the Hedgehog (action) and Knox Goes Away (thriller).
What is the newest James Marsden movie?
The newest film on James Marsden's filmography is Mike & Nick & Nick & Alice (2026), with James Marsden as Quick Draw Mike.
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