The Best Jason Bateman Movies, Ranked
47 credits from 1985 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Zootopia 2 (2025) comes out on top with a score of 83. 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 Jason Bateman Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Jason Bateman is credited on. Zootopia 2 (2025) leads with 83, followed by Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes (2021) 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 83 Zootopia 2 2025 · Animation -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes 2021 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Game Night 2018 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Air 2023 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Carry-On 2024 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery 2022 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Thunder Force 2021 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 44 Fool's Paradise 2023 · Comedy
Biggest Jason Bateman Box Office Hits
Jason Bateman's films have made $3.67B worldwide in total. Zootopia 2 (2025) is the biggest hit at $1.87B, ahead of Hancock (2008) ($629M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Zootopia 2 2025 · Animation $1.87B $428M dom.
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Hancock 2008 · Action $629M $228M dom. - 3
Horrible Bosses 2011 · Comedy $210M $118M dom. - 4
Identity Thief 2013 · Comedy $174M $135M dom. - 5 Game Night 2018 · Action $118M $69.3M dom.
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Office Christmas Party 2016 · Comedy $115M $54.8M dom. - 7
Horrible Bosses 2 2014 · Comedy $108M $54.4M dom. - 8 Air 2023 · Drama $90.1M $52.5M dom.
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The Change-Up 2011 · Comedy $75.5M $37.1M dom. - 10
Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium 2007 · Fantasy $69.5M $32.1M dom.
The Best Jason Bateman Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jason Bateman has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 13 films, and Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes (2021) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 13 films Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes 2021 · as Tim Holifield Movie Echo Score: 80
- Drama 10 films Air 2023 · as Rob Strasser Movie Echo Score: 76
- Action 4 films Game Night 2018 · as Max Movie Echo Score: 78
- Fantasy 2 films Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium 2007
- Animation 1 film Zootopia 2 2025 · as Nick Wilde Movie Echo Score: 83
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Mystery 1 film The Gift 2015 -
Sport 1 film Necessary Roughness 1991
The Best Jason Bateman Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jason Bateman's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Jason Bateman Movies
The most recent films Jason Bateman is credited on, newest first — starting with Zootopia 2 (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Zootopia 2 2025 · Nick Wilde
- Carry-On 2024 · Traveler
- Fool's Paradise 2023 · SPFX Tech
- Air 2023 · Rob Strasser
- Who Killed Santa? A Murderville Murder Mystery 2022 · Jason Bateman
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Dinner Rush 2022 · Nick Wilde - Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes 2021 · Tim Holifield
- Thunder Force 2021 · The Crab
- Game Night 2018 · Max
- Office Christmas Party 2016 · Comedy
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The Family Fang 2016 · Drama - The Gift 2015 · Mystery
The Best Jason Bateman Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jason Bateman films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Jason Bateman movie?
Zootopia 2 (2025) is the best-rated Jason Bateman film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83, ahead of Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes (2021) (80) and Game Night (2018) (78). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Zootopia 2: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Jason Bateman movie?
Zootopia 2 (2025) made the most at the box office, with $1.87B worldwide, followed by Hancock (2008) with $629M. Together, Jason Bateman's films with box office figures have made $3.67B.
Which Jason Bateman movie won the most awards?
Zootopia 2 (2025) is the most decorated Jason Bateman 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 Jason Bateman comedy movie?
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes (2021) is the best-rated of Jason Bateman's comedy films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Air (drama), Game Night (action) and Mr. Magorium's Wonder Emporium (fantasy).
What is the newest Jason Bateman movie?
The newest film on Jason Bateman's filmography is Zootopia 2 (2025), with Jason Bateman as Nick Wilde.
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