The Best Kasi Lemmons Movies, Ranked
19 credits from 1979 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Harriet (2019) comes out on top with a score of 62. The biggest box office hit is Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022) with $59.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kasi Lemmons Box Office Hits
Kasi Lemmons's films have made $141M worldwide in total. Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022) is the biggest hit at $59.8M, ahead of Harriet (2019) ($43.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody 2022 · Biography $59.8M $23.7M dom. - 2
Harriet 2019 · Action $43.3M $43.1M dom. - 3
Eve's Bayou 1997 · Drama $14.8M $14.8M dom. - 4
The Five Heartbeats 1991 · Drama $8.75M $8.75M dom. - 5
Black Nativity 2013 · Drama $7.45M $7.02M dom. - 6
Gridlock’d 1997 · Drama $5.57M $5.57M dom. - 7
The Caveman's Valentine 2001 · Drama $794K $687K dom. - 8
Drop Squad 1994 · Comedy $735K $735K dom.
The Best Kasi Lemmons Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kasi Lemmons has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and Eve's Bayou (1997) is the pick of them.
The Best Kasi Lemmons Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kasi Lemmons's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Kasi Lemmons Movies
The most recent films Kasi Lemmons is credited on, newest first — starting with Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody 2022 · Director
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Self Made: Inspired by the Life of Madam C.J. Walker 2020 · Director - Harriet 2019 · Director
- Black Nativity 2013 · Director
- The Caveman's Valentine 2001 · Director
- Eve's Bayou 1997 · Director
- Gridlock’d 1997 · Madonna
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Dr. Hugo 1996 · Director -
Zooman 1995 · Grace - Drop Squad 1994 · June Vanderpool
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Afterburn 1992 · Carol North - The Five Heartbeats 1991 · Cookie
The Best Kasi Lemmons Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kasi Lemmons films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kasi Lemmons movie?
Harriet (2019) is the best-rated Kasi Lemmons film, with a Movie Echo Score of 62, ahead of Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022) (50). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Harriet: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kasi Lemmons movie?
Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022) made the most at the box office, with $59.8M worldwide, followed by Harriet (2019) with $43.3M. Together, Kasi Lemmons's films with box office figures have made $141M.
Which Kasi Lemmons movie won the most awards?
Eve's Bayou (1997) is the most decorated Kasi Lemmons film, with 3 wins from 3 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Kasi Lemmons drama movie?
Eve's Bayou (1997) is the best-rated of Kasi Lemmons's drama films. In other genres: Harriet (action), Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (biography) and Drop Squad (comedy).
What is the newest Kasi Lemmons movie?
The newest film on Kasi Lemmons's filmography is Whitney Houston: I Wanna Dance With Somebody (2022), directed by Kasi Lemmons.
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