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The Best Martin Lawrence Movies, Ranked

39 credits from 1954 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Bad Boys for Life (2020) comes out on top with a score of 73. The biggest box office hit is Bad Boys for Life (2020) with $427M 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 Martin Lawrence Movies

The 5 highest-rated films Martin Lawrence is credited on. Bad Boys for Life (2020) leads with 73, followed by Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) at 70. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.

Worldwide gross

Biggest Martin Lawrence Box Office Hits

Martin Lawrence's films have made $2.7B worldwide in total. Bad Boys for Life (2020) is the biggest hit at $427M, ahead of Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) ($405M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

All-time box office
  1. 1 Bad Boys for Life (2020) movie poster Bad Boys for Life 2020 · Action $427M $206M dom.
  2. 2 Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) movie poster Bad Boys: Ride or Die 2024 · Action $405M $194M dom.
  3. 3 Bad Boys II (2003) movie poster Bad Boys II 2003 · Action $273M $139M dom.
  4. 4 Wild Hogs (2007) movie poster Wild Hogs 2007 · Action $254M $168M dom.
  5. 5 Open Season (2006) movie poster Open Season 2006 · Adventure $201M $85.1M dom.
  6. 6 Big Momma's House (2000) movie poster Big Momma's House 2000 · Action $174M $118M dom.
  7. 7 Big Momma's House 2 (2006) movie poster Big Momma's House 2 2006 · Action $142M $70.2M dom.
  8. 8 Bad Boys (1995) movie poster Bad Boys 1995 · Action $141M $65.8M dom.
  9. 9 Blue Streak (1999) movie poster Blue Streak 1999 · Action $118M $68.5M dom.
  10. 10 Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son (2011) movie poster Big Mommas: Like Father, Like Son 2011 · Comedy $82.7M $37.9M dom.
One pick per genre

The Best Martin Lawrence Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Martin Lawrence has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 10 films, and Bad Boys for Life (2020) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Martin Lawrence Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Martin Lawrence's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.

Newest first

The Latest Martin Lawrence Movies

The most recent films Martin Lawrence is credited on, newest first — starting with Sneaks (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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The Best Martin Lawrence Movies: Questions & Answers

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

What is the best Martin Lawrence movie?

Bad Boys for Life (2020) is the best-rated Martin Lawrence film, with a Movie Echo Score of 73, ahead of Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) (70) and The Beach Bum (2019) (56). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

Bad Boys for Life: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Martin Lawrence movie?

Bad Boys for Life (2020) made the most at the box office, with $427M worldwide, followed by Bad Boys: Ride or Die (2024) with $405M. Together, Martin Lawrence's films with box office figures have made $2.7B.

What is the best Martin Lawrence action movie?

Bad Boys for Life (2020) is the best-rated of Martin Lawrence's action films, with a score of 73. In other genres: The Beach Bum (comedy), Open Season (adventure) and Sneaks (animation).

What is the newest Martin Lawrence movie?

The newest film on Martin Lawrence's filmography is Sneaks (2025), with Martin Lawrence as J.B..

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