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The Best Liam Neeson Movies, Ranked

131 credits from 1978 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) with $1.05B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Ranked by Movie Echo Score

Top Rated Liam Neeson Movies

The 12 highest-rated films Liam Neeson is credited on. The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) leads with 80, followed by The Naked Gun (2025) at 75. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.

Worldwide gross

Biggest Liam Neeson Box Office Hits

Liam Neeson's films have made $7.07B worldwide in total. Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) is the biggest hit at $1.05B, ahead of Clash of the Titans (2010) ($493M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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The Best Liam Neeson Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Liam Neeson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 37 films, and The Naked Gun (2025) is the pick of them.

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The Best Liam Neeson Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Liam Neeson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.

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Most Awarded Liam Neeson Movies

Liam Neeson's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Schindler's List (1993) leads with 18 wins from 32 nominations.

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The Latest Liam Neeson Movies

The most recent films Liam Neeson is credited on, newest first — starting with The Fix (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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The Best Liam Neeson Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Liam Neeson films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Liam Neeson movie?

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) is the best-rated Liam Neeson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of The Naked Gun (2025) (75) and Ordinary Love (2020) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

The Ballad of Buster Scruggs: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Liam Neeson movie?

Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace (1999) made the most at the box office, with $1.05B worldwide, followed by Clash of the Titans (2010) with $493M. Together, Liam Neeson's films with box office figures have made $7.07B.

Which Liam Neeson movie won the most awards?

Schindler's List (1993) is the most decorated Liam Neeson film, with 18 wins from 32 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.

What is the best Liam Neeson action movie?

The Naked Gun (2025) is the best-rated of Liam Neeson's action films, with a score of 75. In other genres: The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (drama), Cold Storage (comedy) and Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker (adventure).

What is the newest Liam Neeson movie?

The newest film on Liam Neeson's filmography is The Fix (2026), with Liam Neeson as Larry.

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