The Best Michael Douglas Movies, Ranked
82 credits from 1966 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Looking Through Water (2025) comes out on top with a score of 82. The biggest box office hit is Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) with $623M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Michael Douglas Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Michael Douglas is credited on. Looking Through Water (2025) leads with 82, followed by Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) at 68. 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 82 Looking Through Water 2025 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Ant-Man and the Wasp 2018 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Animal World 2018 · Thriller -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Unlocked 2017 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 2023 · Action
Biggest Michael Douglas Box Office Hits
Michael Douglas's films have made $4.4B worldwide in total. Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) is the biggest hit at $623M, ahead of Ant-Man (2015) ($519M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Ant-Man and the Wasp 2018 · Action $623M $217M dom.
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Ant-Man 2015 · Action $519M $180M dom. - 3 Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 2023 · Action $476M $215M dom.
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Basic Instinct 1992 · Mystery $353M $118M dom. - 5
Fatal Attraction 1987 · Drama $320M $157M dom. - 6
Disclosure 1994 · Drama $214M $83M dom. - 7
Traffic 2000 · Drama $208M $124M dom. - 8
The War of the Roses 1989 · Thriller $160M $86.9M dom. - 9
Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps 2010 · Drama $135M $52.5M dom. - 10
Last Vegas 2013 · Comedy $134M $63.9M dom.
The Best Michael Douglas Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Michael Douglas has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 22 films, and Looking Through Water (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 22 films Looking Through Water 2025 · as William Movie Echo Score: 82
- Action 11 films Ant-Man and the Wasp 2018 · as Dr. Hank Pym Movie Echo Score: 68
- Thriller 4 films Animal World 2018 · as Anderson Movie Echo Score: 60
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Romance 3 films Behind the Candelabra 2013 · as Liberace - Comedy 2 films Last Vegas 2013
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Biography 1 film Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon 2014 -
History 1 film One Day in September 2000 -
Adventure 1 film The Ghost and the Darkness 1996 - Mystery 1 film Basic Instinct 1992
The Best Michael Douglas Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Michael Douglas's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Michael Douglas Movies
Michael Douglas's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Traffic (2000) leads with 9 wins from 14 nominations.
- Awards: 9 wins Traffic 2000 · 14 nominations
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Awards: 2 wins The China Syndrome 1979 · 14 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Wall Street 1987 · 2 nominations -
Awards: 1 win The American President 1995 · 6 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Wonder Boys 2000 · 6 nominations - Awards: 1 win One Day in September 2000 · 1 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Fatal Attraction 1987 · 14 nominations
- Awards: 1 win The Ghost and the Darkness 1996 · 1 nominations
The Latest Michael Douglas Movies
The most recent films Michael Douglas is credited on, newest first — starting with Looking Through Water (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Looking Through Water 2025 · William
- Ant-Man and the Wasp: Quantumania 2023 · Dr. Hank Pym
- Ant-Man and the Wasp 2018 · Dr. Hank Pym
- Animal World 2018 · Anderson
- Unlocked 2017 · Action
- Ant-Man 2015 · Action
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Beyond the Reach 2015 · Thriller - Supermensch: The Legend of Shep Gordon 2014 · Biography
- Last Vegas 2013 · Comedy
- Behind the Candelabra 2013 · Liberace
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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 2012 · (archive footage) - Wall Street: Money Never Sleeps 2010 · Drama
The Best Michael Douglas Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Michael Douglas films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Michael Douglas movie?
Looking Through Water (2025) is the best-rated Michael Douglas film, with a Movie Echo Score of 82, ahead of Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) (68) and Animal World (2018) (60). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Looking Through Water: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Michael Douglas movie?
Ant-Man and the Wasp (2018) made the most at the box office, with $623M worldwide, followed by Ant-Man (2015) with $519M. Together, Michael Douglas's films with box office figures have made $4.4B.
Which Michael Douglas movie won the most awards?
Traffic (2000) is the most decorated Michael Douglas film, with 9 wins from 14 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Michael Douglas drama movie?
Looking Through Water (2025) is the best-rated of Michael Douglas's drama films, with a score of 82. In other genres: Ant-Man and the Wasp (action), Animal World (thriller) and Behind the Candelabra (romance).
What is the newest Michael Douglas movie?
The newest film on Michael Douglas's filmography is Looking Through Water (2025), with Michael Douglas as William.
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