The Best Mel Gibson Movies, Ranked
83 credits from 1977 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Boss Level (2021) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is Signs (2002) with $408M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Mel Gibson Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Mel Gibson is credited on. Boss Level (2021) leads with 80, followed by Bandit (2022) at 80. 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 80 Boss Level 2021 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Bandit 2022 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Dragged Across Concrete 2019 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Father Stu 2022 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Hunting Season 2025 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Last Looks 2022 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Desperation Road 2023 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Monster Summer 2024 · Adventure -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 The Professor and the Madman 2019 · Biography -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Fatman 2020 · Comedy -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 49 Dangerous 2021 · Action -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 46 Daddy's Home 2 2017 · Comedy
Biggest Mel Gibson Box Office Hits
Mel Gibson's films have made $4.69B worldwide in total. Signs (2002) is the biggest hit at $408M, ahead of What Women Want (2000) ($374M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Signs 2002 · Sci-Fi $408M $228M dom. - 2
What Women Want 2000 · Fantasy $374M $183M dom. - 3
Pocahontas 1995 · Drama $346M $142M dom. - 4
Lethal Weapon 3 1992 · Action $322M $145M dom. - 5
Ransom 1996 · Action $309M $136M dom. - 6
Lethal Weapon 4 1998 · Action $285M $130M dom. - 7
Lethal Weapon 2 1989 · Action $228M $147M dom. - 8
Chicken Run 2000 · Comedy $225M $107M dom. - 9
The Patriot 2000 · Action $215M $113M dom. - 10
The Expendables 3 2014 · Action $215M $39.3M dom.
The Best Mel Gibson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Mel Gibson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 29 films, and Boss Level (2021) is the pick of them.
- Action 29 films Boss Level 2021 · as Colonel Clive Ventor Movie Echo Score: 80
- Drama 14 films Bandit 2022 · as Tommy Movie Echo Score: 80
- Comedy 5 films Fatman 2020 · as Chris Movie Echo Score: 55
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Thriller 3 films On the Line 2022 · as Elvis Movie Echo Score: 32 - Adventure 2 films Monster Summer 2024 · as Gene Movie Echo Score: 61
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Mystery 2 films Conspiracy Theory 1997 - Sci-Fi 2 films Signs 2002
- Biography 1 film The Professor and the Madman 2019 · as James Murray Movie Echo Score: 59
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Crime 1 film Get the Gringo 2012 · as Driver
The Best Mel Gibson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Mel Gibson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Mel Gibson Movies
Mel Gibson's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Braveheart (1995) leads with 9 wins from 21 nominations.
The Latest Mel Gibson Movies
The most recent films Mel Gibson is credited on, newest first — starting with Hunting Season (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Hunting Season 2025 · Bowdrie
- Monster Summer 2024 · Gene
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Boneyard 2024 · Agent Petrovick - Desperation Road 2023 · Mitchell
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Confidential Informant 2023 · Lieutenant Kevin Hickey -
The Continental: From the World of John Wick 2023 · Cormac O'Connor - On the Line 2022 · Elvis
- Bandit 2022 · Tommy
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Hot Seat 2022 · Wallace Reed - Father Stu 2022 · Bill Long
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Agent Game 2022 · Olsen -
Panama 2022 · Stark
The Best Mel Gibson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Mel Gibson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Mel Gibson movie?
Boss Level (2021) is the best-rated Mel Gibson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of Bandit (2022) (80) and Dragged Across Concrete (2019) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Boss Level: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Mel Gibson movie?
Signs (2002) made the most at the box office, with $408M worldwide, followed by What Women Want (2000) with $374M. Together, Mel Gibson's films with box office figures have made $4.69B.
Which Mel Gibson movie won the most awards?
Braveheart (1995) is the most decorated Mel Gibson film, with 9 wins from 21 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Mel Gibson action movie?
Boss Level (2021) is the best-rated of Mel Gibson's action films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Bandit (drama), Fatman (comedy) and On the Line (thriller).
What is the newest Mel Gibson movie?
The newest film on Mel Gibson's filmography is Hunting Season (2025), with Mel Gibson as Bowdrie.
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