The Best Marlon Wayans Movies, Ranked
36 credits from 1992 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Air (2023) comes out on top with a score of 76. The biggest box office hit is G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) with $302M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Marlon Wayans Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Marlon Wayans is credited on. Air (2023) leads with 76, followed by On the Rocks (2020) at 71. 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 76 Air 2023 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 On the Rocks 2020 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Respect 2021 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Scary Movie 2026 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Him 2025 · Horror -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 41 The Curse of Bridge Hollow 2022 · Adventure -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 31 Sextuplets 2019 · Comedy
Biggest Marlon Wayans Box Office Hits
Marlon Wayans's films have made $1.65B worldwide in total. G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) is the biggest hit at $302M, ahead of Scary Movie (2000) ($278M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2009 · Action $302M $150M dom. - 2
Scary Movie 2000 · Comedy $278M $157M dom. - 3 Scary Movie 2026 · Comedy $232M $108M dom.
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The Heat 2013 · Action $230M $160M dom. - 5
White Chicks 2004 · Comedy $113M $70.8M dom. - 6
Little Man 2006 · Comedy $104M $58.6M dom. - 7 Air 2023 · Drama $90.1M $52.5M dom.
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The Ladykillers 2004 · Thriller $76.7M $39.8M dom. - 9
A Haunted House 2013 · Horror $60.2M $40M dom. - 10 Respect 2021 · Biography $32.9M $24.3M dom.
The Best Marlon Wayans Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Marlon Wayans has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 10 films, and Scary Movie (2026) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 10 films Scary Movie 2026 · as Shorty, Joe, Tiffany Movie Echo Score: 53
- Horror 3 films Him 2025 · as Isaiah White Movie Echo Score: 53
- Adventure 2 films On the Rocks 2020 · as Dean Movie Echo Score: 71
- Action 2 films G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra 2009
- Thriller 2 films The Ladykillers 2004
- Drama 1 film Air 2023 · as George Raveling Movie Echo Score: 76
- Biography 1 film Respect 2021 · as Ted White Movie Echo Score: 66
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Crime 1 film Above the Rim 1994 · as Bugaloo
The Best Marlon Wayans Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Marlon Wayans's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Marlon Wayans Movies
The most recent films Marlon Wayans is credited on, newest first — starting with Scary Movie (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Scary Movie 2026 · Shorty, Joe, Tiffany
- Him 2025 · Isaiah White
- Air 2023 · George Raveling
- The Curse of Bridge Hollow 2022 · Howard Gordon
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Back Home Again 2021 · Mr. Tortoise (voice) - Respect 2021 · Ted White
- On the Rocks 2020 · Dean
- Sextuplets 2019 · Alan, Russell, Dawn
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Naked 2017 · Rob Anderson -
Fifty Shades of Black 2016 · Comedy -
A Haunted House 2 2014 · Horror - The Heat 2013 · Action
The Best Marlon Wayans Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Marlon Wayans films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Marlon Wayans movie?
Air (2023) is the best-rated Marlon Wayans film, with a Movie Echo Score of 76, ahead of On the Rocks (2020) (71) and Respect (2021) (66). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Air: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Marlon Wayans movie?
G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (2009) made the most at the box office, with $302M worldwide, followed by Scary Movie (2000) with $278M. Together, Marlon Wayans's films with box office figures have made $1.65B.
Which Marlon Wayans movie won the most awards?
Fifty Shades of Black (2016) is the most decorated Marlon Wayans film, with 1 win from 1 nomination across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Marlon Wayans comedy movie?
Scary Movie (2026) is the best-rated of Marlon Wayans's comedy films, with a score of 53. In other genres: Him (horror), On the Rocks (adventure) and G.I. Joe: The Rise of Cobra (action).
What is the newest Marlon Wayans movie?
The newest film on Marlon Wayans's filmography is Scary Movie (2026), with Marlon Wayans as Shorty, Joe, Tiffany.
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