The Best Joel Basman Movies, Ranked
36 credits from 2006 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. A Hidden Life (2019) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is The King's Man (2021) with $126M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Joel Basman Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Joel Basman is credited on. A Hidden Life (2019) leads with 75, followed by The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2019) at 75. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
-
#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 A Hidden Life 2019 · Biography -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch 2019 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 The Command 2019 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Kursk 2018 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Papillon 2018 · Biography -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 The Colony 2021 · Sci-Fi -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 The King's Man 2021 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 Adventures of a Mathematician 2020 · History
Biggest Joel Basman Box Office Hits
Joel Basman's films have made $154M worldwide in total. The King's Man (2021) is the biggest hit at $126M, ahead of Papillon (2018) ($10.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The King's Man 2021 · Action $126M $37.2M dom.
- 2 Papillon 2018 · Biography $10.1M $2.34M dom.
- 3 The Command 2019 · Action $6.82M
- 4 A Hidden Life 2019 · Biography $4.65M $1.73M dom.
- 5
Land of Mine 2016 · Drama $3.17M $435K dom. - 6
Once Upon a Time in Indian Country 2017 · Drama $856K - 7
Breakout 2007 · Music $771K - 8
Löwenzahn - Das Kinoabenteuer 2011 · Adventure $628K - 9 The Colony 2021 · Sci-Fi $329K
- 10
Lubo 2023 · Drama $124K
The Best Joel Basman Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Joel Basman has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 16 films, and The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 16 films The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch 2019 · as Motti Wolkenbruch Movie Echo Score: 75
- Biography 3 films A Hidden Life 2019 Movie Echo Score: 75
- Action 3 films The Command 2019 · as Leo Movie Echo Score: 69
- History 2 films Adventures of a Mathematician 2020 · as Edward Teller Movie Echo Score: 47
-
Thriller 2 films Sennentuntschi: Curse of the Alps 2010 · as Albert -
War 1 film Stella. A Life. 2023 · as Peter - Sci-Fi 1 film The Colony 2021 · as Paling Movie Echo Score: 57
-
Comedy 1 film Keep Rollin’ 2014 · as Valentin - Adventure 1 film Löwenzahn - Das Kinoabenteuer 2011 · as Ronny
The Best Joel Basman Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Joel Basman's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Joel Basman Movies
The most recent films Joel Basman is credited on, newest first — starting with Stella: A Life (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
-
Stella: A Life 2025 · Johnny - Stella. A Life. 2023 · Peter
- Lubo 2023 · Bruno Reiter
-
Caged Birds 2022 · Walter Stürm - The King's Man 2021 · Gavrilo Princip
-
Dear Thomas 2021 · Klaus Brasch - The Colony 2021 · Paling
-
Monte Verità 2021 · Hermann Hesse -
KaDeWe 2021 · Harry Jandorf - Adventures of a Mathematician 2020 · Edward Teller
- A Hidden Life 2019 · Biography
- The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch 2019 · Motti Wolkenbruch
The Best Joel Basman Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Joel Basman films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Joel Basman movie?
A Hidden Life (2019) is the best-rated Joel Basman film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2019) (75) and The Command (2019) (69). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
A Hidden Life: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Joel Basman movie?
The King's Man (2021) made the most at the box office, with $126M worldwide, followed by Papillon (2018) with $10.1M. Together, Joel Basman's films with box office figures have made $154M.
What is the best Joel Basman drama movie?
The Awakening of Motti Wolkenbruch (2019) is the best-rated of Joel Basman's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: A Hidden Life (biography), The Command (action) and Adventures of a Mathematician (history).
What is the newest Joel Basman movie?
The newest film on Joel Basman's filmography is Stella: A Life (2025), with Joel Basman as Johnny.
More Movie Rankings & Collections
Best-of lists by year, decade and genre, all-time box office records and the films on the trending list.
Best-Rated Movie Rankings
Best-rated, biggest and most-awarded
New Movies & Top Genres
New releases, popular films and the best of every genre