The Best Jesse Williams Movies, Ranked
24 credits from 2010 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. What We Hide (2025) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is The Butler (2013) with $177M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Jesse Williams Movies
The 10 highest-rated films Jesse Williams is credited on. What We Hide (2025) leads with 78, followed by What We Hide (2025) at 78. 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 What We Hide 2025 · Thriller -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 What We Hide 2025 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 The Great Lillian Hall 2024 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Selah and the Spades 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Selah and The Spades 2020 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Secret Headquarters 2022 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Random Acts of Violence 2020 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 Random Acts of Violence 2019 · Horror -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 41 Your Place or Mine 2023 · Comedy -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 29 Jacob's Ladder 2019 · Drama
The Best Jesse Williams Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jesse Williams has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and What We Hide (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 7 films What We Hide 2025 · as Sheriff Ben Jeffries Movie Echo Score: 78
- Thriller 2 films What We Hide 2025 · as Sheriff Ben Jeffries Movie Echo Score: 78
- Comedy 2 films Your Place or Mine 2023 · as Theo Martin Movie Echo Score: 41
- Action 1 film Secret Headquarters 2022 · as Capt. Sean Irons Movie Echo Score: 62
- Horror 1 film Random Acts of Violence 2019 · as Todd Walkley Movie Echo Score: 51
The Latest Jesse Williams Movies
The most recent films Jesse Williams is credited on, newest first — starting with What We Hide (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- What We Hide 2025 · Sheriff Ben Jeffries
- What We Hide 2025 · Sheriff Ben Jeffries
- The Great Lillian Hall 2024 · David Flemming
- Your Place or Mine 2023 · Theo Martin
- Secret Headquarters 2022 · Capt. Sean Irons
- Random Acts of Violence 2020 · Todd
- Selah and The Spades 2020 · Headmaster Banton
- Jacob's Ladder 2019 · Isaac
- Random Acts of Violence 2019 · Todd Walkley
- Selah and the Spades 2019 · Headmaster Banton
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Legacy 2017 · Troy -
Money 2016 · Sean
The Best Jesse Williams Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jesse Williams films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Jesse Williams movie?
What We Hide (2025) is the best-rated Jesse Williams film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of What We Hide (2025) (78) and The Great Lillian Hall (2024) (77). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
What We Hide: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Jesse Williams movie?
The Butler (2013) made the most at the box office, with $177M worldwide, followed by The Great Lillian Hall (2024) with $200K. Together, Jesse Williams's films with box office figures have made $178M.
What is the best Jesse Williams drama movie?
What We Hide (2025) is the best-rated of Jesse Williams's drama films, with a score of 78. In other genres: What We Hide (thriller), Your Place or Mine (comedy) and Secret Headquarters (action).
What is the newest Jesse Williams movie?
The newest film on Jesse Williams's filmography is What We Hide (2025), with Jesse Williams as Sheriff Ben Jeffries.
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