The Best Mahershala Ali Movies, Ranked
20 credits from 2003 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) comes out on top with a score of 92. The biggest box office hit is Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) with $869M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Mahershala Ali Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Mahershala Ali is credited on. Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) leads with 92, followed by Between the World and Me (2020) at 84. 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 92 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 84 Between the World and Me 2020 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Green Book 2018 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Swan Song 2021 · Sci-Fi -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Alita: Battle Angel 2019 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Roxanne Roxanne 2018 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Leave the World Behind 2023 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 Jurassic World Rebirth 2025 · Action
Biggest Mahershala Ali Box Office Hits
Mahershala Ali's films have made $2.42B worldwide in total. Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) is the biggest hit at $869M, ahead of Alita: Battle Angel (2019) ($405M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Jurassic World Rebirth 2025 · Action $869M $340M dom.
- 2 Alita: Battle Angel 2019 · Action $405M $85.8M dom.
- 3 Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018 · Action $394M $190M dom.
- 4 Green Book 2018 · Biography $322M $85.1M dom.
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Moonlight 2016 · Drama $65.2M $27.9M dom. - 6
Free State of Jones 2016 · Action $25M $20.8M dom. - 7 Swan Song 2021 · Sci-Fi $177K $126K dom.
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Go for Sisters 2013 · Drama $70.5K $70.5K dom.
The Best Mahershala Ali Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Mahershala Ali has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and Between the World and Me (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 7 films Between the World and Me 2020 Movie Echo Score: 84
- Action 6 films Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018 · as Uncle Aaron Movie Echo Score: 92
- Sci-Fi 1 film Swan Song 2021 · as Cameron, Jack Movie Echo Score: 78
- Biography 1 film Green Book 2018 · as Dr. Donald Shirley Movie Echo Score: 80
Most Awarded Mahershala Ali Movies
Mahershala Ali's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Moonlight (2016) leads with 12 wins from 31 nominations.
The Latest Mahershala Ali Movies
The most recent films Mahershala Ali is credited on, newest first — starting with Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother 2026 · Latif - Jurassic World Rebirth 2025 · Duncan Kincaid
- Leave the World Behind 2023 · G. H. Scott
- Swan Song 2021 · Cameron, Jack
- Between the World and Me 2020 · Drama
- Alita: Battle Angel 2019 · Vector
- Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse 2018 · Uncle Aaron
- Green Book 2018 · Dr. Donald Shirley
- Roxanne Roxanne 2018 · Cross
- Moonlight 2016 · Drama
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The Realest Real 2016 · The Minister - Free State of Jones 2016 · Action
The Best Mahershala Ali Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Mahershala Ali films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Mahershala Ali movie?
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (2018) is the best-rated Mahershala Ali film, with a Movie Echo Score of 92, ahead of Between the World and Me (2020) (84) and Green Book (2018) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Mahershala Ali movie?
Jurassic World Rebirth (2025) made the most at the box office, with $869M worldwide, followed by Alita: Battle Angel (2019) with $405M. Together, Mahershala Ali's films with box office figures have made $2.42B.
Which Mahershala Ali movie won the most awards?
Moonlight (2016) is the most decorated Mahershala Ali film, with 12 wins from 31 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Mahershala Ali drama movie?
Between the World and Me (2020) is the best-rated of Mahershala Ali's drama films, with a score of 84. In other genres: Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse (action), Swan Song (sci-fi) and Green Book (biography).
What is the newest Mahershala Ali movie?
The newest film on Mahershala Ali's filmography is Your Mother Your Mother Your Mother (2026), with Mahershala Ali as Latif.
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