The Best Laurence Fishburne Movies, Ranked
94 credits from 1975 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Transformers One (2024) comes out on top with a score of 82. The biggest box office hit is Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) with $623M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Laurence Fishburne Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Laurence Fishburne is credited on. Transformers One (2024) leads with 82, followed by John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) 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 82 Transformers One 2024 · Animation -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 2019 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 John Wick: Chapter 4 2023 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Last Flag Flying 2017 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Ant-Man and the Wasp 2018 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 The School for Good and Evil 2022 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Where'd You Go, Bernadette 2019 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 All the Old Knives 2022 · Mystery -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 The Mule 2018 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Cellar Door 2024 · Thriller -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Slingshot 2024 · Sci-Fi -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Running with the Devil 2019 · Drama
Biggest Laurence Fishburne Box Office Hits
Laurence Fishburne's films have made $3.56B worldwide in total. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) is the biggest hit at $623M, ahead of The Matrix (1999) ($468M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Ant-Man and the Wasp 2018 · Action $623M $217M dom.
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The Matrix 1999 · Action $468M $172M dom. - 3 John Wick: Chapter 4 2023 · Action $447M $187M dom.
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The Matrix Revolutions 2003 · Action $427M $139M dom. - 5 John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 2019 · Action $328M $171M dom.
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Passengers 2016 · Adventure $303M $100M dom. - 7 The Mule 2018 · Drama $175M $104M dom.
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Mystic River 2003 · Drama $157M $90.1M dom. - 9 Transformers One 2024 · Animation $129M $59.1M dom.
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Predators 2010 · Action $127M $52M dom.
The Best Laurence Fishburne Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Laurence Fishburne has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 22 films, and John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) is the pick of them.
- Action 22 films John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 2019 · as Bowery King Movie Echo Score: 80
- Drama 21 films Last Flag Flying 2017 · as Reverend Richard Mueller Movie Echo Score: 75
- Thriller 5 films Cellar Door 2024 · as Emmett Movie Echo Score: 58
- Animation 2 films Transformers One 2024 · as Alpha Trion Movie Echo Score: 82
- Sci-Fi 2 films Slingshot 2024 · as Captain Franks Movie Echo Score: 50
- Adventure 2 films Passengers 2016
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Romance 2 films Willie & Phil 1980 · as High School Student -
Horror 1 film The Astronaut 2025 · as Gen. William Harris Movie Echo Score: 30 - Mystery 1 film All the Old Knives 2022 · as Vick Wallinger Movie Echo Score: 59
The Best Laurence Fishburne Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Laurence Fishburne's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 12 films Transformers One 2024 · as Alpha Trion Movie Echo Score: 82
- 2010s 15 films John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum 2019 · as Bowery King Movie Echo Score: 80
- 2000s 14 films The Matrix Revolutions 2003
- 1990s 15 films The Matrix 1999
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1980s 11 films A Nightmare on Elm Street 3: Dream Warriors 1987
The Latest Laurence Fishburne Movies
The most recent films Laurence Fishburne is credited on, newest first — starting with The Astronaut (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Astronaut 2025 · Gen. William Harris
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Sneaks 2025 · The Collector - Cellar Door 2024 · Emmett
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Megalopolis 2024 · Fundi Romaine - Transformers One 2024 · Alpha Trion
- Slingshot 2024 · Captain Franks
- John Wick: Chapter 4 2023 · Bowery King
- The School for Good and Evil 2022 · Action
- All the Old Knives 2022 · Vick Wallinger
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The Ice Road 2021 · Jim Goldenrod -
Under the Stadium Lights 2021 · Harold Christian -
#FreeRayshawn 2020 · Steven Poincy
The Best Laurence Fishburne Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Laurence Fishburne films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Laurence Fishburne movie?
Transformers One (2024) is the best-rated Laurence Fishburne film, with a Movie Echo Score of 82, ahead of John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) (80) and John Wick: Chapter 4 (2023) (77). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Transformers One: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Laurence Fishburne movie?
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) made the most at the box office, with $623M worldwide, followed by The Matrix (1999) with $468M. Together, Laurence Fishburne's films with box office figures have made $3.56B.
Which Laurence Fishburne movie won the most awards?
Mystic River (2003) is the most decorated Laurence Fishburne film, with 7 wins from 27 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Laurence Fishburne action movie?
John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum (2019) is the best-rated of Laurence Fishburne's action films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Last Flag Flying (drama), Cellar Door (thriller) and Transformers One (animation).
What is the newest Laurence Fishburne movie?
The newest film on Laurence Fishburne's filmography is The Astronaut (2025), with Laurence Fishburne as Gen. William Harris.
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