The Best Jeff Bridges Movies, Ranked
100 credits from 1969 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Minions & Monsters (2026) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is Minions & Monsters (2026) with $524M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Jeff Bridges Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Jeff Bridges is credited on. Minions & Monsters (2026) leads with 84, followed by Only the Brave (2017) 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 84 Minions & Monsters 2026 · Animation -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Only the Brave 2017 · Biography -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Hal 2018 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Bad Times at the El Royale 2018 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 TRON: Ares 2025 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 The Only Living Boy in New York 2017 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 35 Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017 · Action
Biggest Jeff Bridges Box Office Hits
Jeff Bridges's films have made $2.77B worldwide in total. Minions & Monsters (2026) is the biggest hit at $524M, ahead of Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) ($411M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Minions & Monsters 2026 · Animation $524M $183M dom.
- 2 Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017 · Action $411M $100M dom.
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TRON: Legacy 2010 · Action $400M $172M dom. - 4
True Grit 2010 · Drama $252M $171M dom. - 5
Seabiscuit 2003 · Drama $148M $120M dom. - 6
Seventh Son 2015 · Action $114M $17.2M dom. - 7
R.I.P.D. 2013 · Action $78.3M $33.6M dom. - 8
The Giver 2014 · Sci-Fi $67M $45.1M dom. - 9
K-PAX 2001 · Sci-Fi $65M $50.3M dom. - 10
King Kong 1976 · Adventure $52.6M $52.6M dom.
The Best Jeff Bridges Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jeff Bridges has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 28 films, and Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 28 films Bad Times at the El Royale 2018 · as Father Daniel Flynn, Dock O'Kelly Movie Echo Score: 72
- Action 10 films TRON: Ares 2025 · as Kevin Flynn Movie Echo Score: 65
- Adventure 6 films King Kong 1976
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Comedy 5 films The Big Lebowski 1998 - Biography 3 films Only the Brave 2017 · as Duane Steinbrink Movie Echo Score: 80
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Thriller 3 films The Morning After 1986 · as Turner Kendall -
Romance 3 films The Mirror Has Two Faces 1996 · as Gregory Larkin - Sci-Fi 2 films The Giver 2014
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Mystery 2 films Arlington Road 1999
The Best Jeff Bridges Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jeff Bridges's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Jeff Bridges Movies
Jeff Bridges's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Crazy Heart (2009) leads with 9 wins from 14 nominations.
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Awards: 9 wins Crazy Heart 2009 · 14 nominations -
Awards: 5 wins The Last Picture Show 1971 · 21 nominations -
Awards: 5 wins The Fisher King 1991 · 17 nominations - Awards: 2 wins King Kong 1976 · 5 nominations
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Awards: 2 wins The Fabulous Baker Boys 1989 · 5 nominations - Awards: 2 wins True Grit 2010 · 34 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Starman 1984 · 5 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Stay Hungry 1976 · 1 nominations - Awards: 1 win Bad Times at the El Royale 2018 · 5 nominations
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Awards: 1 win TRON 1982 · 5 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Tucker: The Man and His Dream 1988 · 5 nominations
The Latest Jeff Bridges Movies
The most recent films Jeff Bridges is credited on, newest first — starting with Minions & Monsters (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Minions & Monsters 2026 · Frank, Elwood
- TRON: Ares 2025 · Kevin Flynn
- Bad Times at the El Royale 2018 · Father Daniel Flynn, Dock O'Kelly
- Hal 2018 · Biography
- Only the Brave 2017 · Duane Steinbrink
- Kingsman: The Golden Circle 2017 · Action
- The Only Living Boy in New York 2017 · Drama
- Seventh Son 2015 · Action
- The Giver 2014 · Sci-Fi
- R.I.P.D. 2013 · Action
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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 2012 · (archive footage) -
TRON: The Next Day 2011 · Kevin Flynn
The Best Jeff Bridges Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jeff Bridges films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Jeff Bridges movie?
Minions & Monsters (2026) is the best-rated Jeff Bridges film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of Only the Brave (2017) (80) and Hal (2018) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Minions & Monsters: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Jeff Bridges movie?
Minions & Monsters (2026) made the most at the box office, with $524M worldwide, followed by Kingsman: The Golden Circle (2017) with $411M. Together, Jeff Bridges's films with box office figures have made $2.77B.
Which Jeff Bridges movie won the most awards?
Crazy Heart (2009) is the most decorated Jeff Bridges film, with 9 wins from 14 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Jeff Bridges drama movie?
Bad Times at the El Royale (2018) is the best-rated of Jeff Bridges's drama films, with a score of 72. In other genres: TRON: Ares (action), King Kong (adventure) and The Big Lebowski (comedy).
What is the newest Jeff Bridges movie?
The newest film on Jeff Bridges's filmography is Minions & Monsters (2026), with Jeff Bridges as Frank, Elwood.
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