The Best LL Cool J Movies, Ranked
37 credits from 1986 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is S.W.A.T. (2003) with $208M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest LL Cool J Box Office Hits
LL Cool J's films have made $422M worldwide in total. S.W.A.T. (2003) is the biggest hit at $208M, ahead of The Hard Way (1991) ($65.6M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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S.W.A.T. 2003 · Action $208M $117M dom. - 2
The Hard Way 1991 · Crime $65.6M $25.9M dom. - 3
Last Holiday 2006 · Adventure $43.5M $38.4M dom. - 4
Kingdom Come 2001 · Drama $23.4M $23.2M dom. - 5
Toys 1992 · Adventure $23.3M $23.3M dom. - 6
Mindhunters 2005 · Drama $21.1M $4.48M dom. - 7
Deliver Us from Eva 2003 · Drama $17.6M $17.6M dom. - 8
Woo 1998 · Romance $8.17M $8.06M dom. - 9
Caught Up 1998 · Drama $6.75M $6.75M dom. - 10
Edison 2005 · Drama $4.17M
The Best LL Cool J Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre LL Cool J has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 9 films, and Kingdom Come (2001) is the pick of them.
The Latest LL Cool J Movies
The most recent films LL Cool J is credited on, newest first — starting with Slow Burn (2007). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Slow Burn 2007 · Drama - Last Holiday 2006 · Adventure
- Mindhunters 2005 · Drama
- Edison 2005 · Deed
- S.W.A.T. 2003 · Action
- Deliver Us from Eva 2003 · Drama
- Kingdom Come 2001 · Drama
- Woo 1998 · Darryl
- Caught Up 1998 · Roger
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B.A.P.S 1997 · LL Cool J -
Touch 1997 · Drama -
The Right to Remain Silent 1996 · Charles Red Taylor
The Best LL Cool J Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest LL Cool J films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing LL Cool J movie?
S.W.A.T. (2003) made the most at the box office, with $208M worldwide, followed by The Hard Way (1991) with $65.6M. Together, LL Cool J's films with box office figures have made $422M.
What is the best LL Cool J drama movie?
Kingdom Come (2001) is the best-rated of LL Cool J's drama films. In other genres: Last Holiday (adventure), S.W.A.T. (action) and Woo (romance).
What is the newest LL Cool J movie?
The newest film on LL Cool J's filmography is Jimmy Fallon’s Holiday Seasoning Spectacular (2024), with LL Cool J as Self.
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