The Best Liz Garbus Movies, Ranked
20 credits from 1998 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is Becoming Cousteau (2021) with $283K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Liz Garbus Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Liz Garbus is credited on. All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020) leads with 75, followed by Becoming Cousteau (2021) at 72. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Liz Garbus Box Office Hits
Liz Garbus's films have made $588K worldwide in total. Becoming Cousteau (2021) is the biggest hit at $283K, ahead of Lost Girls (2020) ($106K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Becoming Cousteau 2021 · Adventure $283K $232K dom. - 2
Lost Girls 2020 · Drama $106K - 3
Girlhood 2003 · Crime $100K $38K dom. - 4
Bobby Fischer Against the World 2011 · Biography $90.5K - 5
Love, Marilyn 2012 · Documentary $6.95K $6.95K dom. - 6
The Execution of Wanda Jean 2002 · Documentary $1.39K $1.39K dom.
The Best Liz Garbus Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Liz Garbus has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Documentary leads with 11 films, and All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020) is the pick of them.
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Documentary 11 films All In: The Fight for Democracy 2020 · Director Movie Echo Score: 75 - Crime 3 films Girlhood 2003 · Director
- Drama 2 films Lost Girls 2020 · Director Movie Echo Score: 70
- Adventure 1 film Becoming Cousteau 2021 · Director Movie Echo Score: 72
- Biography 1 film Bobby Fischer Against the World 2011 · Director
The Best Liz Garbus Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Liz Garbus's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Liz Garbus Movies
The most recent films Liz Garbus is credited on, newest first — starting with Good American Family (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Good American Family 2025 · Director -
Harry & Meghan 2022 · Director - Becoming Cousteau 2021 · Director
- All In: The Fight for Democracy 2020 · Director
- Lost Girls 2020 · Director
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I’ll Be Gone in the Dark 2020 · Director -
I’ll Be Gone in the Dark 2020 · Director -
A Dangerous Son 2018 · Director -
Nothing Left Unsaid: Gloria Vanderbilt & Anderson Cooper 2016 · Director -
What Happened, Miss Simone? 2015 · Director -
A Good Job: Stories of the FDNY 2014 · Director - Love, Marilyn 2012 · Director
The Best Liz Garbus Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Liz Garbus films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Liz Garbus movie?
All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020) is the best-rated Liz Garbus film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of Becoming Cousteau (2021) (72) and Lost Girls (2020) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
All In: The Fight for Democracy: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Liz Garbus movie?
Becoming Cousteau (2021) made the most at the box office, with $283K worldwide, followed by Lost Girls (2020) with $106K. Together, Liz Garbus's films with box office figures have made $588K.
What is the best Liz Garbus documentary movie?
All In: The Fight for Democracy (2020) is the best-rated of Liz Garbus's documentary films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Girlhood (crime), Lost Girls (drama) and Becoming Cousteau (adventure).
What is the newest Liz Garbus movie?
The newest film on Liz Garbus's filmography is Good American Family (2025), directed by Liz Garbus.
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