The Best Jim Carrey Movies, Ranked
66 credits from 1981 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) comes out on top with a score of 73. The biggest box office hit is Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) with $492M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Jim Carrey Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Jim Carrey is credited on. Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) leads with 73, followed by Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) at 69. 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 73 Sonic the Hedgehog 2020 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 2024 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2022 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 The Bad Batch 2017 · Sci-Fi -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 37 Dark Crimes 2018 · Drama
Biggest Jim Carrey Box Office Hits
Jim Carrey's films have made $6.42B worldwide in total. Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) is the biggest hit at $492M, ahead of Bruce Almighty (2003) ($485M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Sonic the Hedgehog 3 2024 · Action $492M $236M dom.
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Bruce Almighty 2003 · Drama $485M $243M dom. - 3 Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2022 · Action $405M $191M dom.
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The Mask 1994 · Action $352M $120M dom. - 5
How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000 · Fantasy $347M $262M dom. - 6
Batman Forever 1995 · Action $337M $184M dom. - 7
A Christmas Carol 2009 · Drama $325M $138M dom. - 8 Sonic the Hedgehog 2020 · Action $320M $149M dom.
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Liar Liar 1997 · Fantasy $303M $181M dom. - 10
Horton Hears a Who! 2008 · Adventure $299M $155M dom.
The Best Jim Carrey Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jim Carrey has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 15 films, and Dumb and Dumber (1994) is the pick of them.
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Comedy 15 films Dumb and Dumber 1994 - Drama 11 films Dark Crimes 2018 · as Tadek Movie Echo Score: 37
- Action 9 films Sonic the Hedgehog 2020 · as Dr. Robotnik Movie Echo Score: 73
- Fantasy 3 films How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000
- Sci-Fi 2 films The Bad Batch 2017 Movie Echo Score: 55
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Tv movie 2 films The Truman Show: Tru-Talk 1998 · as Truman Burbank - Adventure 2 films Horton Hears a Who! 2008
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Biography 1 film Man on the Moon 1999
The Best Jim Carrey Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jim Carrey's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Jim Carrey Movies
Jim Carrey's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Truman Show (1998) leads with 6 wins from 20 nominations.
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Awards: 6 wins The Truman Show 1998 · 20 nominations -
Awards: 3 wins Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 · 19 nominations - Awards: 2 wins How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000 · 4 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Man on the Moon 1999 · 2 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Lemony Snicket's A Series of Unfortunate Events 2004 · 7 nominations
The Latest Jim Carrey Movies
The most recent films Jim Carrey is credited on, newest first — starting with Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Sonic the Hedgehog 3 2024 · Ivo Robotnik, Gerald Robotnik
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2 2022 · Dr. Robotnik
- Sonic the Hedgehog 2020 · Dr. Robotnik
- Dark Crimes 2018 · Tadek
- The Bad Batch 2017 · Sci-Fi
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Dumb and Dumber To 2014 · Comedy -
Kick-Ass 2 2013 · Action -
Cold Dead Hand with Jim Carrey 2013 · Charlton Heston / Lonesome Earl / Sam Elliot -
The Incredible Burt Wonderstone 2013 · Comedy -
Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 2012 · (archive footage) -
Mr. Popper's Penguins 2011 · Comedy -
I Love You Phillip Morris 2010 · Drama
The Best Jim Carrey Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jim Carrey films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Jim Carrey movie?
Sonic the Hedgehog (2020) is the best-rated Jim Carrey film, with a Movie Echo Score of 73, ahead of Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) (69) and Sonic the Hedgehog 2 (2022) (67). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Sonic the Hedgehog: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Jim Carrey movie?
Sonic the Hedgehog 3 (2024) made the most at the box office, with $492M worldwide, followed by Bruce Almighty (2003) with $485M. Together, Jim Carrey's films with box office figures have made $6.42B.
Which Jim Carrey movie won the most awards?
The Truman Show (1998) is the most decorated Jim Carrey film, with 6 wins from 20 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Jim Carrey comedy movie?
Dumb and Dumber (1994) is the best-rated of Jim Carrey's comedy films. In other genres: Dark Crimes (drama), Sonic the Hedgehog (action) and How the Grinch Stole Christmas (fantasy).
What is the newest Jim Carrey movie?
The newest film on Jim Carrey's filmography is SNL50: Beyond Saturday Night (2025), with Jim Carrey as Self.
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