The Best John Ortiz Movies, Ranked
24 credits from 1989 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Ms. White Light (2019) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is Kong: Skull Island (2017) with $569M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated John Ortiz Movies
The 12 highest-rated films John Ortiz is credited on. Ms. White Light (2019) leads with 80, followed by Ms. White Light (2020) at 79. 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 80 Ms. White Light 2019 · Comedy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 79 Ms. White Light 2020 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 American Fiction 2023 · Comedy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Bumblebee 2018 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Ad Astra 2019 · Adventure -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 The Fallout 2022 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The In Between 2022 · Sci-Fi -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Horse Girl 2020 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Nobody 2 2025 · Action -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 The Cloverfield Paradox 2018 · Action -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 43 Poolman 2024 · Comedy -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 Peppermint 2018 · Action
Biggest John Ortiz Box Office Hits
John Ortiz's films have made $1.29B worldwide in total. Kong: Skull Island (2017) is the biggest hit at $569M, ahead of Bumblebee (2018) ($468M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Kong: Skull Island 2017 · Action $569M $168M dom. - 2 Bumblebee 2018 · Action $468M $127M dom.
- 3 Ad Astra 2019 · Adventure $127M $50.2M dom.
- 4 Peppermint 2018 · Action $53.9M $35.4M dom.
- 5 Nobody 2 2025 · Action $43.3M $21.6M dom.
- 6 American Fiction 2023 · Comedy $22.5M $21.1M dom.
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Replicas 2019 · Sci-Fi $9.33M $4.05M dom. - 8
Jack Goes Boating 2010 · Comedy $801K $542K dom. - 9 Poolman 2024 · Comedy $162K $131K dom.
The Best John Ortiz Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre John Ortiz has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 6 films, and Bumblebee (2018) is the pick of them.
- Action 6 films Bumblebee 2018 · as Dr. Powell Movie Echo Score: 75
- Comedy 6 films Ms. White Light 2019 · as Gary Movie Echo Score: 80
- Drama 5 films Ms. White Light 2020 Movie Echo Score: 79
- Sci-Fi 2 films The In Between 2022 · as Mel Movie Echo Score: 65
- Adventure 1 film Ad Astra 2019 · as Lieutenant General Rivas Movie Echo Score: 71
The Latest John Ortiz Movies
The most recent films John Ortiz is credited on, newest first — starting with Nobody 2 (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Nobody 2 2025 · Action
- Poolman 2024 · Wayne, Dirk Pfumpter
- American Fiction 2023 · Arthur
- The In Between 2022 · Mel
- The Fallout 2022 · Carlos Cavell
- Ms. White Light 2020 · Drama
- Horse Girl 2020 · Ron
- Ad Astra 2019 · Lieutenant General Rivas
- Ms. White Light 2019 · Gary
- Replicas 2019 · Jones
- Bumblebee 2018 · Dr. Powell
- Peppermint 2018 · Detective Moises Beltran
The Best John Ortiz Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest John Ortiz films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best John Ortiz movie?
Ms. White Light (2019) is the best-rated John Ortiz film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of Ms. White Light (2020) (79) and American Fiction (2023) (78). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Ms. White Light: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing John Ortiz movie?
Kong: Skull Island (2017) made the most at the box office, with $569M worldwide, followed by Bumblebee (2018) with $468M. Together, John Ortiz's films with box office figures have made $1.29B.
Which John Ortiz movie won the most awards?
American Fiction (2023) is the most decorated John Ortiz film, with 5 wins from 30 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best John Ortiz action movie?
Bumblebee (2018) is the best-rated of John Ortiz's action films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Ms. White Light (comedy), Ms. White Light (drama) and The In Between (sci-fi).
What is the newest John Ortiz movie?
The newest film on John Ortiz's filmography is Nobody 2 (2025).
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