The Best Karl Urban Movies, Ranked
32 credits from 1992 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Thor: Ragnarok (2017) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Thor: Ragnarok (2017) with $855M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Karl Urban Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Karl Urban is credited on. Thor: Ragnarok (2017) leads with 85, followed by The Sea Beast (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 85 Thor: Ragnarok 2017 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 The Sea Beast 2022 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Mortal Kombat II 2026 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Acts Of Vengeance 2017 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Batman: Death in the Family 2020 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 Bent 2018 · Thriller -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 The Bluff 2026 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 46 Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019 · Adventure -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 22 Hangman 2017 · Mystery
Biggest Karl Urban Box Office Hits
Karl Urban's films have made $1.71B worldwide in total. Thor: Ragnarok (2017) is the biggest hit at $855M, ahead of Star Trek Beyond (2016) ($343M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Thor: Ragnarok 2017 · Action $855M $315M dom.
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Star Trek Beyond 2016 · Action $343M $159M dom. - 3
Pete's Dragon 2016 · Adventure $144M $76.2M dom. - 4 Mortal Kombat II 2026 · Action $129M $79.8M dom.
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Riddick 2013 · Action $98.3M $42M dom. - 6
Doom 2005 · Action $58.1M $28.2M dom. - 7
Dredd 2012 · Action $41M $13.4M dom. - 8
Pathfinder 2007 · Action $31M $10.2M dom. - 9
The Loft 2015 · Thriller $11M $6M dom. - 10 Acts Of Vengeance 2017 · Action $321K
The Best Karl Urban Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Karl Urban has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 12 films, and Thor: Ragnarok (2017) is the pick of them.
- Action 12 films Thor: Ragnarok 2017 · as Skurge Movie Echo Score: 85
- Adventure 3 films The Sea Beast 2022 · as Jacob Holland Movie Echo Score: 76
- Thriller 3 films Bent 2018 · as Danny Gallagher Movie Echo Score: 51
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Drama 3 films The Price of Milk 2001 - Mystery 1 film Hangman 2017 · as Det. Will Ruiney Movie Echo Score: 22
The Best Karl Urban Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Karl Urban's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Karl Urban Movies
The most recent films Karl Urban is credited on, newest first — starting with Mortal Kombat II (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Mortal Kombat II 2026 · Johnny Cage
- The Bluff 2026 · Captain Connor
- The Sea Beast 2022 · Jacob Holland
- Batman: Death in the Family 2020 · Sergeant Rock (voice)
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Butcher: A Short Film 2020 · Billy Butcher - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019 · Stormtrooper (uncredited)
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Mr. Butcher 2019 · Butcher -
DC Showcase: Sgt. Rock 2019 · Sgt. Rock (voice) - Bent 2018 · Danny Gallagher
- Hangman 2017 · Det. Will Ruiney
- Thor: Ragnarok 2017 · Skurge
- Acts Of Vengeance 2017 · Strode
The Best Karl Urban Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Karl Urban films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Karl Urban movie?
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) is the best-rated Karl Urban film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of The Sea Beast (2022) (76) and Mortal Kombat II (2026) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Thor: Ragnarok: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Karl Urban movie?
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) made the most at the box office, with $855M worldwide, followed by Star Trek Beyond (2016) with $343M. Together, Karl Urban's films with box office figures have made $1.71B.
Which Karl Urban movie won the most awards?
Star Trek Beyond (2016) is the most decorated Karl Urban film, with 1 win from 6 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Karl Urban action movie?
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) is the best-rated of Karl Urban's action films, with a score of 85. In other genres: The Sea Beast (adventure), Bent (thriller) and The Price of Milk (drama).
What is the newest Karl Urban movie?
The newest film on Karl Urban's filmography is Mortal Kombat II (2026), with Karl Urban as Johnny Cage.
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