The Best Kevin Hart Movies, Ranked
76 credits from 1978 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) with $963M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Kevin Hart Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Kevin Hart is credited on. Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) leads with 84, followed by Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes (2021) at 80. 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 84 Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie 2017 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes 2021 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2017 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 The Secret Life of Pets 2 2019 · Adventure -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 DC League of Super-Pets 2022 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Fatherhood 2021 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Jumanji: The Next Level 2019 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Kevin Hart’s Guide to Black History 2019 · Comedy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 The Upside 2019 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 Night School 2018 · Comedy -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 Back on the Strip 2023 · Comedy -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Die Hart 2023 · Thriller
Biggest Kevin Hart Box Office Hits
Kevin Hart's films have made $4.58B worldwide in total. Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) is the biggest hit at $963M, ahead of The Secret Life of Pets (2016) ($876M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle 2017 · Action $963M $405M dom.
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The Secret Life of Pets 2016 · Adventure $876M $369M dom. - 3 Jumanji: The Next Level 2019 · Action $802M $320M dom.
- 4 The Secret Life of Pets 2 2019 · Adventure $431M $159M dom.
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Central Intelligence 2016 · Action $217M $127M dom. - 6 DC League of Super-Pets 2022 · Action $208M $93.7M dom.
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Ride Along 2014 · Action $154M $135M dom. - 8 Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie 2017 · Action $125M $73.9M dom.
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Ride Along 2 2016 · Action $125M $91.2M dom. - 10
Get Hard 2015 · Comedy $112M $90.4M dom.
The Best Kevin Hart Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kevin Hart has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 22 films, and Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes (2021) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 22 films Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes 2021 · as Arnold Drummond Movie Echo Score: 80
- Action 11 films Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie 2017 Movie Echo Score: 84
- Drama 4 films Fatherhood 2021 · as Matt Logelin Movie Echo Score: 63
- Adventure 2 films The Secret Life of Pets 2 2019 · as Snowball Movie Echo Score: 67
- Thriller 1 film Die Hart 2023 · as Kevin Hart Movie Echo Score: 50
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Sport 1 film Grudge Match 2013
The Latest Kevin Hart Movies
The most recent films Kevin Hart is credited on, newest first — starting with 72 Hours (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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72 Hours 2026 · Comedy -
Love, Death & Robots: Smart Appliances, Stupid Owners 2025 · Air Ionizer -
Borderlands 2024 · Roland -
Die Hart 2: Die Harter 2024 · Kevin Hart, Doug -
Lift 2024 · Cyrus - Back on the Strip 2023 · Comedy
- Die Hart 2023 · Kevin Hart
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Me Time 2022 · Sonny Fisher - DC League of Super-Pets 2022 · Ace
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The Man from Toronto 2022 · Teddy - Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes 2021 · Arnold Drummond
- Fatherhood 2021 · Matt Logelin
The Best Kevin Hart Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kevin Hart films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kevin Hart movie?
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) is the best-rated Kevin Hart film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes (2021) (80) and Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kevin Hart movie?
Jumanji: Welcome to the Jungle (2017) made the most at the box office, with $963M worldwide, followed by The Secret Life of Pets (2016) with $876M. Together, Kevin Hart's films with box office figures have made $4.58B.
Which Kevin Hart movie won the most awards?
Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (2017) is the most decorated Kevin Hart film, with 1 win from 1 nomination across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Kevin Hart comedy movie?
Live in Front of a Studio Audience: The Facts of Life and Diff’rent Strokes (2021) is the best-rated of Kevin Hart's comedy films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Captain Underpants: The First Epic Movie (action), Fatherhood (drama) and The Secret Life of Pets 2 (adventure).
What is the newest Kevin Hart movie?
The newest film on Kevin Hart's filmography is 72 Hours (2026).
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