The Best Joel Edgerton Movies, Ranked
59 credits from 1996 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Bluey: The Sign (2024) comes out on top with a score of 94. The biggest box office hit is The Great Gatsby (2013) with $354M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Joel Edgerton Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Joel Edgerton is credited on. Bluey: The Sign (2024) leads with 94, followed by Train Dreams (2025) at 92. 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 94 Bluey: The Sign 2024 · Family -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 92 Train Dreams 2025 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 90 The Plague 2025 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 81 Train Dreams 2025 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 The Stranger 2022 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Thirteen Lives 2022 · Biography -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 It Comes at Night 2017 · Mystery -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Master Gardener 2023 · Thriller -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 The King 2019 · Biography -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 The Green Knight 2021 · Adventure -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The Boys in the Boat 2023 · Biography -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 The Green Knight 2021 · Adventure
Biggest Joel Edgerton Box Office Hits
Joel Edgerton's films have made $1.33B worldwide in total. The Great Gatsby (2013) is the biggest hit at $354M, ahead of Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) ($268M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Great Gatsby 2013 · Drama $354M $145M dom. - 2
Exodus: Gods and Kings 2014 · Action $268M $65M dom. - 3
Red Sparrow 2018 · Drama $152M $46.9M dom. - 4
Zero Dark Thirty 2012 · Action $133M $95.7M dom. - 5
Black Mass 2015 · Action $100M $62.6M dom. - 6
The Gift 2015 · Mystery $59M $43.8M dom. - 7
The Odd Life of Timothy Green 2012 · Drama $56M $51.9M dom. - 8 The Boys in the Boat 2023 · Biography $55.5M $52.6M dom.
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Warrior 2011 · Action $23.3M $13.7M dom. - 10 It Comes at Night 2017 · Mystery $19.7M $14M dom.
The Best Joel Edgerton Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Joel Edgerton has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 23 films, and Train Dreams (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 23 films Train Dreams 2025 · as Robert Grainier Movie Echo Score: 92
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Action 8 films Bright 2017 · as Nick Jakoby Movie Echo Score: 54 - Biography 5 films Thirteen Lives 2022 · as Harry Harris Movie Echo Score: 72
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Comedy 5 films Separation City 2009 · as Simon Nicholson - Thriller 4 films Master Gardener 2023 · as Narvel Roth Movie Echo Score: 69
- Mystery 3 films It Comes at Night 2017 Movie Echo Score: 70
- Adventure 2 films The Green Knight 2021 · as The Lord Movie Echo Score: 67
- Family 1 film Bluey: The Sign 2024 · as Policeman (voice) Movie Echo Score: 94
The Best Joel Edgerton Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Joel Edgerton's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Joel Edgerton Movies
Joel Edgerton's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Great Gatsby (2013) leads with 18 wins from 22 nominations.
- Awards: 18 wins The Great Gatsby 2013 · 22 nominations
- Awards: 4 wins Zero Dark Thirty 2012 · 22 nominations
- Awards: 3 wins Train Dreams 2025 · 18 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins The Stranger 2022 · 10 nominations
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Awards: 2 wins Boy Erased 2018 · 11 nominations -
Awards: 2 wins Wish You Were Here 2013 · 9 nominations - Awards: 1 win The Plague 2025 · 3 nominations
The Latest Joel Edgerton Movies
The most recent films Joel Edgerton is credited on, newest first — starting with The Plague (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Plague 2025 · Drama
- Train Dreams 2025 · Robert Grainier
- Train Dreams 2025 · Robert Grainier
- Bluey: The Sign 2024 · Policeman (voice)
- The Boys in the Boat 2023 · Coach Al Ulbrickson
- Master Gardener 2023 · Narvel Roth
- The Stranger 2022 · Mark Frame
- Thirteen Lives 2022 · Harry Harris
- The Green Knight 2021 · The Lord
- The Green Knight 2021 · The Lord
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The Underground Railroad 2021 · Arnold Ridgeway - The King 2019 · Falstaff
The Best Joel Edgerton Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Joel Edgerton films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Joel Edgerton movie?
Bluey: The Sign (2024) is the best-rated Joel Edgerton film, with a Movie Echo Score of 94, ahead of Train Dreams (2025) (92) and The Plague (2025) (90). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Bluey: The Sign: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Joel Edgerton movie?
The Great Gatsby (2013) made the most at the box office, with $354M worldwide, followed by Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014) with $268M. Together, Joel Edgerton's films with box office figures have made $1.33B.
Which Joel Edgerton movie won the most awards?
The Great Gatsby (2013) is the most decorated Joel Edgerton film, with 18 wins from 22 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Joel Edgerton drama movie?
Train Dreams (2025) is the best-rated of Joel Edgerton's drama films, with a score of 92. In other genres: Bright (action), Thirteen Lives (biography) and Separation City (comedy).
What is the newest Joel Edgerton movie?
The newest film on Joel Edgerton's filmography is The Plague (2025).
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