The Best John Ridley Movies, Ranked
10 credits from 1997 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Let It Fall: L.A. 1982-1992 (2017) comes out on top with a score of 83. The biggest box office hit is Jimi: All Is by My Side (2014) with $600K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
The Best John Ridley Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre John Ridley has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Biography leads with 2 films, and Shirley (2024) is the pick of them.
The Best John Ridley Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of John Ridley's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest John Ridley Movies
The most recent films John Ridley is credited on, newest first — starting with Shirley (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
The Best John Ridley Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest John Ridley films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best John Ridley movie?
Let It Fall: L.A. 1982-1992 (2017) is the best-rated John Ridley film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83, ahead of Shirley (2024) (53) and Needle in a Timestack (2021) (38). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Let It Fall: L.A. 1982-1992: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing John Ridley movie?
Jimi: All Is by My Side (2014) made the most at the box office, with $600K worldwide, followed by Cold Around the Heart (1997) with $5.17K. Together, John Ridley's films with box office figures have made $605K.
What is the best John Ridley biography movie?
Shirley (2024) is the best-rated of John Ridley's biography films, with a score of 53. In other genres: Let It Fall: L.A. 1982-1992 (documentary), Needle in a Timestack (sci-fi) and Cold Around the Heart (thriller).
What is the newest John Ridley movie?
The newest film on John Ridley's filmography is Shirley (2024), directed by John Ridley.
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