The Best Lennie James Movies, Ranked
21 credits from 1998 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Blade Runner 2049 (2017) comes out on top with a score of 83. The biggest box office hit is Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) with $723M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Lennie James Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Lennie James is credited on. Blade Runner 2049 (2017) leads with 83, followed by Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) at 66. 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 83 Blade Runner 2049 2017 · Sci-Fi -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway 2021 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Mufasa: The Lion King 2024 · Animation -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 The End 2024 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 There There 2022 · Drama
Biggest Lennie James Box Office Hits
Lennie James's films have made $1.19B worldwide in total. Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) is the biggest hit at $723M, ahead of Blade Runner 2049 (2017) ($278M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Mufasa: The Lion King 2024 · Animation $723M $255M dom.
- 2 Blade Runner 2049 2017 · Sci-Fi $278M $92.1M dom.
- 3 Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway 2021 · Adventure $154M $40.5M dom.
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Get On Up 2014 · Biography $33.4M $30.7M dom. - 5
24 Hour Party People 2002 · Biography $2.8M $1.18M dom. - 6 The End 2024 · Drama $270K $142K dom.
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Double Play 2017 · Drama $96K - 8
Among Giants 1998 · Romance $65.7K $65.7K dom. - 9
Swelter 2014 · Action $38.2K - 10 There There 2022 · Drama $8.69K $8.69K dom.
The Best Lennie James Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Lennie James has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 9 films, and The End (2024) is the pick of them.
- Drama 9 films The End 2024 · as Doctor Movie Echo Score: 62
- Animation 3 films Mufasa: The Lion King 2024 · as Obasi Movie Echo Score: 64
- Biography 2 films Get On Up 2014
- Adventure 1 film Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway 2021 · as Barnabas Movie Echo Score: 66
- Sci-Fi 1 film Blade Runner 2049 2017 Movie Echo Score: 83
- Action 1 film Swelter 2014 · as Bishop
- Romance 1 film Among Giants 1998 · as Shovel
The Best Lennie James Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Lennie James's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Lennie James Movies
The most recent films Lennie James is credited on, newest first — starting with Mufasa: The Lion King (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Mufasa: The Lion King 2024 · Obasi
- The End 2024 · Doctor
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Mr Loverman 2024 · Barrington Walker - There There 2022 · James
- Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway 2021 · Barnabas
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The Robot Chicken Walking Dead Special: Look Who’s Walking 2017 · Morgan Jones / Sir Fred Livingston III (voice) - Blade Runner 2049 2017 · Sci-Fi
- Double Play 2017 · Chamon
- Get On Up 2014 · Biography
- Swelter 2014 · Bishop
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Run 2013 · Richard -
The Prisoner 2009 · 147
The Best Lennie James Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Lennie James films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Lennie James movie?
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) is the best-rated Lennie James film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83, ahead of Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (2021) (66) and Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) (64). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Blade Runner 2049: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Lennie James movie?
Mufasa: The Lion King (2024) made the most at the box office, with $723M worldwide, followed by Blade Runner 2049 (2017) with $278M. Together, Lennie James's films with box office figures have made $1.19B.
Which Lennie James movie won the most awards?
Blade Runner 2049 (2017) is the most decorated Lennie James film, with 5 wins from 23 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Lennie James drama movie?
The End (2024) is the best-rated of Lennie James's drama films, with a score of 62. In other genres: Mufasa: The Lion King (animation), Get On Up (biography) and Peter Rabbit 2: The Runaway (adventure).
What is the newest Lennie James movie?
The newest film on Lennie James's filmography is Mufasa: The Lion King (2024), with Lennie James as Obasi.
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