The Best Kimberly Elise Movies, Ranked
20 credits from 1996 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Ad Astra (2019) comes out on top with a score of 71. The biggest box office hit is Ad Astra (2019) with $127M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Kimberly Elise Box Office Hits
Kimberly Elise's films have made $374M worldwide in total. Ad Astra (2019) is the biggest hit at $127M, ahead of Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) ($50.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Ad Astra 2019 · Adventure $127M $50.2M dom. - 2
Diary of a Mad Black Woman 2005 · Drama $50.7M $50.6M dom. - 3
Death Wish 2018 · Action $49.6M $34M dom. - 4
Almost Christmas 2016 · Drama $42.6M $42.2M dom. - 5
Set It Off 1996 · Action $41.6M $36.5M dom. - 6
The Great Debaters 2007 · Biography $30.3M $30.2M dom. - 7
Dope 2015 · Drama $18M $17.5M dom. - 8
Pride 2007 · Drama $7.09M $7.06M dom. - 9
Woman Thou Art Loosed 2004 · Drama $6.88M $6.88M dom. - 10
Confirmation 2016 · Tv movie $8.38K
The Best Kimberly Elise Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Kimberly Elise has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 9 films, and Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) is the pick of them.
The Best Kimberly Elise Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Kimberly Elise's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2010s.
The Latest Kimberly Elise Movies
The most recent films Kimberly Elise is credited on, newest first — starting with A Snowy Day in Oakland (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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A Snowy Day in Oakland 2023 · Theona -
Carole’s Christmas 2019 · Carole Jordan - Ad Astra 2019 · Lorraine Deavers
- Death Wish 2018 · Detective Leonore Jackson
- Almost Christmas 2016 · Drama
- Confirmation 2016 · Sonia Jarvis
- Dope 2015 · Drama
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Apple Mortgage Cake 2014 · Angela Logan -
A Day Late and a Dollar Short 2014 · Djanel -
Highland Park 2013 · Toni -
Event 15 2013 · Blau -
Hannah’s Law 2012 · Stagecoach Mary
The Best Kimberly Elise Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Kimberly Elise films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Kimberly Elise movie?
Ad Astra (2019) is the best-rated Kimberly Elise film, with a Movie Echo Score of 71, ahead of Death Wish (2018) (43). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Ad Astra: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Kimberly Elise movie?
Ad Astra (2019) made the most at the box office, with $127M worldwide, followed by Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) with $50.7M. Together, Kimberly Elise's films with box office figures have made $374M.
Which Kimberly Elise movie won the most awards?
Dope (2015) is the most decorated Kimberly Elise film, with 1 win from 2 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Kimberly Elise drama movie?
Diary of a Mad Black Woman (2005) is the best-rated of Kimberly Elise's drama films. In other genres: Death Wish (action), Confirmation (tv movie) and Ad Astra (adventure).
What is the newest Kimberly Elise movie?
The newest film on Kimberly Elise's filmography is A Snowy Day in Oakland (2023), with Kimberly Elise as Theona.
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