The Best Mira Nair Movies, Ranked
28 credits from 1985 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Monsoon Wedding (2002) with $30.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Mira Nair Box Office Hits
Mira Nair's films have made $130M worldwide in total. Monsoon Wedding (2002) is the biggest hit at $30.8M, ahead of The Namesake (2007) ($20.4M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Monsoon Wedding 2002 · Drama $30.8M $13.9M dom. - 2
The Namesake 2007 · Drama $20.4M $13.6M dom. - 3
Amelia 2009 · Adventure $19.6M $14.2M dom. - 4
Vanity Fair 2004 · Drama $19.5M $16.1M dom. - 5
Queen of Katwe 2016 · Biography $10.4M $8.87M dom. - 6
New York, I Love You 2009 · Drama $9.96M $1.59M dom. - 7
Mississippi Masala 1992 · Drama $7.33M $7.33M dom. - 8
Kama Sutra: A Tale of Love 1996 · Romance $4.11M $4.11M dom. - 9
The Perez Family 1995 · Drama $2.83M $2.83M dom. - 10
The Reluctant Fundamentalist 2013 · Thriller $2.18M $553K dom.
The Best Mira Nair Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Mira Nair has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 16 films, and Monsoon Wedding (2002) is the pick of them.
The Best Mira Nair Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Mira Nair's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2010s.
The Latest Mira Nair Movies
The most recent films Mira Nair is credited on, newest first — starting with A Suitable Boy (2020). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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A Suitable Boy 2020 · Director - Queen of Katwe 2016 · Director
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Words with Gods 2014 · Director - The Reluctant Fundamentalist 2013 · Director
- Amelia 2009 · Director
- New York, I Love You 2009 · Director
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How Can It Be 2008 · Director -
Migration 2008 · Director - The Namesake 2007 · Director
- Vanity Fair 2004 · Director
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September 11 2003 · Director -
11’09”01—September 11: India 2002 · Director
The Best Mira Nair Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Mira Nair films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Mira Nair movie?
Monsoon Wedding (2002) made the most at the box office, with $30.8M worldwide, followed by The Namesake (2007) with $20.4M. Together, Mira Nair's films with box office figures have made $130M.
What is the best Mira Nair drama movie?
Monsoon Wedding (2002) is the best-rated of Mira Nair's drama films. In other genres: Queen of Katwe (biography), The Reluctant Fundamentalist (thriller) and Amelia (adventure).
What is the newest Mira Nair movie?
The newest film on Mira Nair's filmography is Uma Thurman: Hollywood’s Silent Warrior (2024), with Mira Nair as Self - director.
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