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The Best Jay Pharoah Movies, Ranked

24 credits from 2012 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023) comes out on top with a score of 77. The biggest box office hit is The Blackening (2023) with $18.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Ranked by Movie Echo Score

Top Rated Jay Pharoah Movies

The 11 highest-rated films Jay Pharoah is credited on. The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023) leads with 77, followed by Bad Hair (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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Biggest Jay Pharoah Box Office Hits

Jay Pharoah's films have made $34.6M worldwide in total. The Blackening (2023) is the biggest hit at $18.2M, ahead of Unsane (2018) ($14.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 The Blackening (2023) movie poster The Blackening 2023 · Thriller $18.2M $17.7M dom.
  2. 2 Unsane (2018) movie poster Unsane 2018 · Thriller $14.3M $7.73M dom.
  3. 3 All My Life (2020) movie poster All My Life 2020 · Drama $1.97M $914K dom.
  4. 4 Out of Office (2022) movie poster Out of Office 2022 · Comedy $95.8K
  5. 5 How to Fake a War (2020) movie poster How to Fake a War 2020 · Comedy $70.6K $70.6K dom.
  6. 6 Private Property (2022) movie poster Private Property 2022 · Drama $22.1K
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The Best Jay Pharoah Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Jay Pharoah has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 8 films, and Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” and “Good Times” (2019) is the pick of them.

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The Latest Jay Pharoah Movies

The most recent films Jay Pharoah is credited on, newest first — starting with Running on Empty (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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The Best Jay Pharoah Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jay Pharoah films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Jay Pharoah movie?

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (2023) is the best-rated Jay Pharoah film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77, ahead of Bad Hair (2020) (73) and Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” and “Good Times” (2019) (73). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Jay Pharoah movie?

The Blackening (2023) made the most at the box office, with $18.2M worldwide, followed by Unsane (2018) with $14.3M. Together, Jay Pharoah's films with box office figures have made $34.6M.

What is the best Jay Pharoah comedy movie?

Live in Front of a Studio Audience: “All in the Family” and “Good Times” (2019) is the best-rated of Jay Pharoah's comedy films, with a score of 73. In other genres: The Blackening (thriller), All My Life (drama) and The Venture Bros.: Radiant Is the Blood of the Baboon Heart (animation).

What is the newest Jay Pharoah movie?

The newest film on Jay Pharoah's filmography is SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (2025), with Jay Pharoah as Self.

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