The Best Michael Potts Movies, Ranked
15 credits from 1988 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) comes out on top with a score of 77. The biggest box office hit is Highest 2 Lowest (2025) with $1.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Michael Potts Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Michael Potts is credited on. Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) leads with 77, followed by Here and Now (2018) at 75. 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 77 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 2020 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Here and Now 2018 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Highest 2 Lowest 2025 · Crime -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Rounding 2025 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Cicada 2021 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 The Piano Lesson 2024 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Rustin 2023 · Biography -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Change in the Air 2018 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 34 Measure of Revenge 2022 · Mystery
Biggest Michael Potts Box Office Hits
Michael Potts's films have made $2.16M worldwide in total. Highest 2 Lowest (2025) is the biggest hit at $1.5M, ahead of The Piano Lesson (2024) ($546K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Michael Potts Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Michael Potts has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 7 films Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 2020 · as Slow Drag Movie Echo Score: 77
- Crime 1 film Highest 2 Lowest 2025 · as Patrick Bethea Movie Echo Score: 74
- Biography 1 film Rustin 2023 · as Cleve Robinson Movie Echo Score: 60
- Mystery 1 film Measure of Revenge 2022 · as Detective Eaton Movie Echo Score: 34
The Latest Michael Potts Movies
The most recent films Michael Potts is credited on, newest first — starting with Highest 2 Lowest (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Highest 2 Lowest 2025 · Patrick Bethea
- Rounding 2025 · Dr. Emil Harrison
- The Piano Lesson 2024 · Wining Boy
- Rustin 2023 · Cleve Robinson
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Shakespeare in the Park: Richard III 2023 · Lord Stanley - Measure of Revenge 2022 · Detective Eaton
- Cicada 2021 · Francis
- Ma Rainey's Black Bottom 2020 · Slow Drag
- Here and Now 2018 · Drama
- Change in the Air 2018 · Professor Hoffman
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Let Me Make You a Martyr 2016 · Charon -
Hack-O-Lantern 1988 · Bill
The Best Michael Potts Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Michael Potts films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Michael Potts movie?
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) is the best-rated Michael Potts film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77, ahead of Here and Now (2018) (75) and Highest 2 Lowest (2025) (74). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Michael Potts movie?
Highest 2 Lowest (2025) made the most at the box office, with $1.5M worldwide, followed by The Piano Lesson (2024) with $546K. Together, Michael Potts's films with box office figures have made $2.16M.
Which Michael Potts movie won the most awards?
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) is the most decorated Michael Potts film, with 10 wins from 32 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Michael Potts drama movie?
Ma Rainey's Black Bottom (2020) is the best-rated of Michael Potts's drama films, with a score of 77. In other genres: Highest 2 Lowest (crime), Rustin (biography) and Measure of Revenge (mystery).
What is the newest Michael Potts movie?
The newest film on Michael Potts's filmography is Highest 2 Lowest (2025), with Michael Potts as Patrick Bethea.
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