The Best Jennifer Hudson Movies, Ranked
37 credits from 2007 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. GOAT (2026) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Sing (2016) with $634M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Jennifer Hudson Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Jennifer Hudson is credited on. GOAT (2026) leads with 78, followed by PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (2026) 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 78 GOAT 2026 · Animation -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie 2026 · Animation -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Monster 2021 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Respect 2021 · Biography -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 36 Breathe 2024 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 28 Tell It Like a Woman 2023 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 22 Cats 2019 · Drama
Biggest Jennifer Hudson Box Office Hits
Jennifer Hudson's films have made $1.24B worldwide in total. Sing (2016) is the biggest hit at $634M, ahead of GOAT (2026) ($195M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Sing 2016 · Drama $634M $271M dom. - 2 GOAT 2026 · Animation $195M $103M dom.
- 3 PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie 2026 · Animation $152M $52.5M dom.
- 4 Cats 2019 · Drama $75.6M $27.2M dom.
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The Three Stooges 2012 · Comedy $54.8M $44.3M dom. - 6 Monster 2021 · Drama $42.1M $15.2M dom.
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The Secret Life of Bees 2008 · Drama $40M $37.8M dom. - 8 Respect 2021 · Biography $32.9M $24.3M dom.
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Black Nativity 2013 · Drama $7.45M $7.02M dom. - 10
Chi-Raq 2015 · Drama $2.72M $2.65M dom.
The Best Jennifer Hudson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jennifer Hudson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 9 films, and Monster (2021) is the pick of them.
- Drama 9 films Monster 2021 · as Mrs. Harmon Movie Echo Score: 72
- Animation 2 films GOAT 2026 Movie Echo Score: 78
- Action 2 films Breathe 2024 · as Maya Movie Echo Score: 36
- Biography 1 film Respect 2021 · as Aretha Franklin Movie Echo Score: 66
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Tv movie 1 film Confirmation 2016 · as Angela Wright - Comedy 1 film The Three Stooges 2012
The Best Jennifer Hudson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jennifer Hudson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Jennifer Hudson Movies
The most recent films Jennifer Hudson is credited on, newest first — starting with PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie 2026 · Animation
- GOAT 2026 · Animation
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Christmas with Andrea Bocelli & Friends: A Grammy Holiday Special 2024 · Music - Breathe 2024 · Maya
- Tell It Like a Woman 2023 · Pepcy, Kim
- Respect 2021 · Aretha Franklin
- Monster 2021 · Mrs. Harmon
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Baba Yaga 2021 · Forest (voice) -
In Search of the Sanderson Sisters: A Hocus Pocus Hulaween Takeover 2020 · Jennifer Hudson - Cats 2019 · Drama
- Sing 2016 · Drama
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Hairspray Live! 2016 · Motormouth Maybelle
The Best Jennifer Hudson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jennifer Hudson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Jennifer Hudson movie?
GOAT (2026) is the best-rated Jennifer Hudson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (2026) (73) and Monster (2021) (72). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
GOAT: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Jennifer Hudson movie?
Sing (2016) made the most at the box office, with $634M worldwide, followed by GOAT (2026) with $195M. Together, Jennifer Hudson's films with box office figures have made $1.24B.
What is the best Jennifer Hudson drama movie?
Monster (2021) is the best-rated of Jennifer Hudson's drama films, with a score of 72. In other genres: GOAT (animation), Breathe (action) and Respect (biography).
What is the newest Jennifer Hudson movie?
The newest film on Jennifer Hudson's filmography is PAW Patrol: The Dino Movie (2026).
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