The Best Keegan-Michael Key Movies, Ranked
14 credits from 1991 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Play Dirty (2025) comes out on top with a score of 69. The biggest box office hit is The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) with $1.01B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
The Best Keegan-Michael Key Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Keegan-Michael Key has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Animation leads with 2 films, and The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) is the pick of them.
The Latest Keegan-Michael Key Movies
The most recent films Keegan-Michael Key is credited on, newest first — starting with Buddy (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Buddy 2026 · Buddy, Dark Buddy -
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie 2026 · Toad -
Play Dirty 2025 · Ed Mackey -
The Pentaverate 2022 · Dr. Hobart Clark -
Pixar Popcorn: Fluffy Stuff with Ducky & Bunny: Three Heads 2021 · Ducky (voice) -
Pixar Popcorn: Fluffy Stuff with Ducky & Bunny: Love 2021 · Ducky (voice) -
Pigeon Toady’s Guide to Your New Baby 2016 · Alpha Wolf (voice) -
Teacher of the Year 2015 · Ronald Douche -
Key and Peele: Super Bowl Special 2015 · Various Characters -
The Hotwives of Las Vegas 2015 · Ace -
Lunatics: A Love Story 1991 · Passerby (uncredited)
The Best Keegan-Michael Key Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Keegan-Michael Key films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Keegan-Michael Key movie?
Play Dirty (2025) is the best-rated Keegan-Michael Key film, with a Movie Echo Score of 69, ahead of The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) (59). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Play Dirty: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Keegan-Michael Key movie?
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) made the most at the box office, with $1.01B worldwide, followed by Buddy (2026) with $25.1M. Together, Keegan-Michael Key's films with box office figures have made $1.04B.
What is the best Keegan-Michael Key animation movie?
The Super Mario Galaxy Movie (2026) is the best-rated of Keegan-Michael Key's animation films, with a score of 59. In other genres: Buddy (horror) and Play Dirty (action).
What is the newest Keegan-Michael Key movie?
The newest film on Keegan-Michael Key's filmography is Buddy (2026), with Keegan-Michael Key as Buddy, Dark Buddy.
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