The Best Joko Anwar Movies, Ranked
45 credits from 2003 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Impetigore (2019) comes out on top with a score of 77. The biggest box office hit is The Gathering (2003) with $1.35M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Joko Anwar Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Joko Anwar is credited on. Impetigore (2019) leads with 77, followed by Satan's Slaves: Communion (2022) at 76. 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 77 Impetigore 2019 · Horror -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Satan's Slaves: Communion 2022 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Grave Torture 2024 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Ave Maryam 2018 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Gundala 2019 · Adventure -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Gundala 2020 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 30 A World Without 2021 · Mystery
Biggest Joko Anwar Box Office Hits
Joko Anwar's films have made $4.67M worldwide in total. The Gathering (2003) is the biggest hit at $1.35M, ahead of Satan's Slaves: Communion (2022) ($992K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Gathering 2003 · Comedy $1.35M - 2 Satan's Slaves: Communion 2022 · Drama $992K
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Three Sassy Sisters 2016 · Drama $612K - 4
My Generation 2017 · Drama $546K - 5 Gundala 2020 · Action $383K $116K dom.
- 6 Grave Torture 2024 · Drama $329K
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Macabre 2009 · Thriller $190K - 8
Sing to the Dawn 2009 · Animation $180K - 9 Impetigore 2019 · Horror $70.6K
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Ritual 2012 · Horror $11.6K
The Best Joko Anwar Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Joko Anwar has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 19 films, and Satan's Slaves: Communion (2022) is the pick of them.
- Drama 19 films Satan's Slaves: Communion 2022 · Director Movie Echo Score: 76
- Horror 8 films Impetigore 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 77
- Comedy 4 films The Gathering 2003 · as Restaurant Manager
- Adventure 3 films Gundala 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 71
- Action 2 films Gundala 2020 · Director Movie Echo Score: 70
- Mystery 2 films A World Without 2021 · as Joko Liauw Movie Echo Score: 30
- Thriller 2 films Macabre 2009 · as Yuppie #3
- Animation 1 film Sing to the Dawn 2009 · as Ubay (voice)
The Best Joko Anwar Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Joko Anwar's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Joko Anwar Movies
The most recent films Joko Anwar is credited on, newest first — starting with The Siege at Thorn High (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Siege at Thorn High 2025 · Director - Grave Torture 2024 · Director
- Satan's Slaves: Communion 2022 · Director
- A World Without 2021 · Joko Liauw
- Gundala 2020 · Director
- Impetigore 2019 · Director
- Gundala 2019 · Director
- Ave Maryam 2018 · Martin
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27 Steps of May 2018 · Opponent Boxer Manager -
Fly By Night 2018 · Alan -
Reunion Z 2018 · Joko Anwar -
Daysleepers 2018 · Tito
The Best Joko Anwar Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Joko Anwar films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Joko Anwar movie?
Impetigore (2019) is the best-rated Joko Anwar film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77, ahead of Satan's Slaves: Communion (2022) (76) and Grave Torture (2024) (72). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Impetigore: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Joko Anwar movie?
The Gathering (2003) made the most at the box office, with $1.35M worldwide, followed by Satan's Slaves: Communion (2022) with $992K. Together, Joko Anwar's films with box office figures have made $4.67M.
What is the best Joko Anwar drama movie?
Satan's Slaves: Communion (2022) is the best-rated of Joko Anwar's drama films, with a score of 76. In other genres: Impetigore (horror), The Gathering (comedy) and Gundala (adventure).
What is the newest Joko Anwar movie?
The newest film on Joko Anwar's filmography is The Siege at Thorn High (2025), directed by Joko Anwar.
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