The Best Kevin Macdonald Movies, Ranked
30 credits from 1994 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. One to One: John & Yoko (2025) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is State of Play (2009) with $87.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Kevin Macdonald Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Kevin Macdonald is credited on. One to One: John & Yoko (2025) leads with 80, followed by The Mauritanian (2021) 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 80 One to One: John & Yoko 2025 · Documentary -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 The Mauritanian 2021 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Whitney 2018 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Life in a Day 2020 2021 · Documentary -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 High & Low: John Galliano 2024 · Documentary -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 30 The Runner 2026 · Action
Biggest Kevin Macdonald Box Office Hits
Kevin Macdonald's films have made $219M worldwide in total. State of Play (2009) is the biggest hit at $87.8M, ahead of The Last King of Scotland (2006) ($55.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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State of Play 2009 · Drama $87.8M $37M dom. - 2
The Last King of Scotland 2006 · Biography $55.8M $17.6M dom. - 3
The Eagle 2011 · Drama $38M $19.5M dom. - 4
Touching the Void 2004 · Adventure $13.9M $4.59M dom. - 5 The Mauritanian 2021 · Drama $7.53M $837K dom.
- 6 Whitney 2018 · Biography $4.61M $3.03M dom.
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Black Sea 2015 · Adventure $4.07M $1.17M dom. - 8
Marley 2012 · Biography $3.84M $1.41M dom. - 9 One to One: John & Yoko 2025 · Documentary $969K $394K dom.
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How I Live Now 2013 · Action $926K $60.2K dom.
The Best Kevin Macdonald Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kevin Macdonald has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Documentary leads with 13 films, and One to One: John & Yoko (2025) is the pick of them.
- Documentary 13 films One to One: John & Yoko 2025 · Director Movie Echo Score: 80
- Drama 4 films The Mauritanian 2021 · Director Movie Echo Score: 76
- Biography 3 films Whitney 2018 · Director Movie Echo Score: 75
- Action 2 films The Runner 2026 · Director Movie Echo Score: 30
- Adventure 2 films Touching the Void 2004 · Director
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History 1 film One Day in September 2000 · Director
The Best Kevin Macdonald Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kevin Macdonald's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Kevin Macdonald Movies
Kevin Macdonald's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Last King of Scotland (2006) leads with 7 wins from 9 nominations.
The Latest Kevin Macdonald Movies
The most recent films Kevin Macdonald is credited on, newest first — starting with The Runner (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Runner 2026 · Director
- One to One: John & Yoko 2025 · Director
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Klitschko: More Than a Fight 2024 · Director - High & Low: John Galliano 2024 · Director
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Bruno v Tyson 2021 · Director - The Mauritanian 2021 · Director
- Life in a Day 2020 2021 · Director
- Whitney 2018 · Director
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Sky Ladder: The Art of Cai Guo-Qiang 2016 · Director -
11.22.63 2016 · Director - Black Sea 2015 · Director
- How I Live Now 2013 · Director
The Best Kevin Macdonald Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kevin Macdonald films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kevin Macdonald movie?
One to One: John & Yoko (2025) is the best-rated Kevin Macdonald film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of The Mauritanian (2021) (76) and Whitney (2018) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
One to One: John & Yoko: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kevin Macdonald movie?
State of Play (2009) made the most at the box office, with $87.8M worldwide, followed by The Last King of Scotland (2006) with $55.8M. Together, Kevin Macdonald's films with box office figures have made $219M.
Which Kevin Macdonald movie won the most awards?
The Last King of Scotland (2006) is the most decorated Kevin Macdonald film, with 7 wins from 9 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Kevin Macdonald documentary movie?
One to One: John & Yoko (2025) is the best-rated of Kevin Macdonald's documentary films, with a score of 80. In other genres: The Mauritanian (drama), Whitney (biography) and The Runner (action).
What is the newest Kevin Macdonald movie?
The newest film on Kevin Macdonald's filmography is The Runner (2026), directed by Kevin Macdonald.
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