The Best Joseph Gordon-Levitt Movies, Ranked
29 credits from 1994 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) comes out on top with a score of 89. The biggest box office hit is Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) with $1.33B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Joseph Gordon-Levitt Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Joseph Gordon-Levitt is credited on. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) leads with 89, followed by Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) at 77. 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 89 The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi 2017 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 Flora and Son 2023 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 7500 2020 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Greedy People 2024 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Project Power 2020 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F 2024 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 32 Killer Heat 2024 · Crime -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 29 Pinocchio 2022 · Adventure
Biggest Joseph Gordon-Levitt Box Office Hits
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's films have made $3.95B worldwide in total. Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) is the biggest hit at $1.33B, ahead of The Dark Knight Rises (2012) ($1.11B). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi 2017 · Action $1.33B $620M dom.
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The Dark Knight Rises 2012 · Action $1.11B $448M dom. - 3
Inception 2010 · Action $839M $293M dom. - 4
Looper 2012 · Action $177M $66.5M dom. - 5
Treasure Planet 2002 · Adventure $110M $38.2M dom. - 6
The Walk 2015 · Adventure $61.2M $10.1M dom. - 7
The Night Before 2015 · Comedy $52.4M $43M dom. - 8
Angels in the Outfield 1994 · Sport $50.2M $50.2M dom. - 9
50/50 2011 · Drama $41.1M $35M dom. - 10
Don Jon 2013 · Drama $39.4M $24.5M dom.
The Best Joseph Gordon-Levitt Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Joseph Gordon-Levitt has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 11 films, and The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 11 films The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020 Movie Echo Score: 89
- Action 10 films Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi 2017 Movie Echo Score: 77
- Comedy 3 films Greedy People 2024 · as Terry Movie Echo Score: 65
- Adventure 3 films Pinocchio 2022 · as Jiminy Cricket Movie Echo Score: 29
- Crime 1 film Killer Heat 2024 · as Nick Bali Movie Echo Score: 32
- Sport 1 film Angels in the Outfield 1994
The Best Joseph Gordon-Levitt Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Joseph Gordon-Levitt's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Joseph Gordon-Levitt Movies
Joseph Gordon-Levitt's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Inception (2010) leads with 17 wins from 41 nominations.
- Awards: 17 wins Inception 2010 · 41 nominations
- Awards: 15 wins The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020 · 34 nominations
- Awards: 1 win The Dark Knight Rises 2012 · 9 nominations
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Awards: 1 win (500) Days of Summer 2009 · 8 nominations -
Awards: 1 win The Lookout 2007 · 1 nominations - Awards: 1 win Looper 2012 · 7 nominations
The Latest Joseph Gordon-Levitt Movies
The most recent films Joseph Gordon-Levitt is credited on, newest first — starting with Killer Heat (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Killer Heat 2024 · Nick Bali
- Greedy People 2024 · Terry
- Beverly Hills Cop: Axel F 2024 · Detective Bobby Abbott
- Flora and Son 2023 · Jeff
- Pinocchio 2022 · Jiminy Cricket
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020 · Drama
- Project Power 2020 · Frank
- 7500 2020 · Tobias Ellis
- Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi 2017 · Action
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Snowden 2016 · Action - The Night Before 2015 · Comedy
- The Walk 2015 · Adventure
The Best Joseph Gordon-Levitt Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Joseph Gordon-Levitt films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Joseph Gordon-Levitt movie?
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) is the best-rated Joseph Gordon-Levitt film, with a Movie Echo Score of 89, ahead of Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) (77) and Flora and Son (2023) (77). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Trial of the Chicago 7: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Joseph Gordon-Levitt movie?
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) made the most at the box office, with $1.33B worldwide, followed by The Dark Knight Rises (2012) with $1.11B. Together, Joseph Gordon-Levitt's films with box office figures have made $3.95B.
Which Joseph Gordon-Levitt movie won the most awards?
Inception (2010) is the most decorated Joseph Gordon-Levitt film, with 17 wins from 41 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Joseph Gordon-Levitt drama movie?
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) is the best-rated of Joseph Gordon-Levitt's drama films, with a score of 89. In other genres: Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (action), Greedy People (comedy) and Pinocchio (adventure).
What is the newest Joseph Gordon-Levitt movie?
The newest film on Joseph Gordon-Levitt's filmography is Killer Heat (2024), with Joseph Gordon-Levitt as Nick Bali.
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