The Best Mos Def Movies, Ranked
13 credits from 2002 to 2019, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019) comes out on top with a score of 60. The biggest box office hit is The Italian Job (2003) with $176M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Mos Def Box Office Hits
Mos Def's films have made $467M worldwide in total. The Italian Job (2003) is the biggest hit at $176M, ahead of The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) ($104M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Italian Job 2003 · Action $176M $106M dom. - 2
The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2005 · Adventure $104M $51.1M dom. - 3
16 Blocks 2006 · Action $65.7M $36.9M dom. - 4
Be Kind Rewind 2008 · Drama $30.6M $11.2M dom. - 5
Brown Sugar 2002 · Drama $28.3M $27.4M dom. - 6
Amy 2015 · Biography $23.7M $8.41M dom. - 7
Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2006 · Comedy $12.1M $11.7M dom. - 8
Next Day Air 2009 · Action $10.2M $10M dom. - 9
Cadillac Records 2008 · Biography $8.88M $8.2M dom. - 10
The Woodsman 2004 · Drama $4.68M $1.58M dom.
The Best Mos Def Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Mos Def has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 4 films, and Be Kind Rewind (2008) is the pick of them.
The Latest Mos Def Movies
The most recent films Mos Def is credited on, newest first — starting with Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Gorillaz: Reject False Icons 2019 · Music - Amy 2015 · Biography
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Life of Crime 2014 · Comedy - Next Day Air 2009 · Action
- Cadillac Records 2008 · Biography
- Be Kind Rewind 2008 · Drama
- Dave Chappelle's Block Party 2006 · Comedy
- 16 Blocks 2006 · Action
- The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2005 · Adventure
- The Woodsman 2004 · Drama
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Civil Brand 2003 · Drama - The Italian Job 2003 · Action
The Best Mos Def Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Mos Def films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Mos Def movie?
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019) is the best-rated Mos Def film, with a Movie Echo Score of 60. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Gorillaz: Reject False Icons: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Mos Def movie?
The Italian Job (2003) made the most at the box office, with $176M worldwide, followed by The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy (2005) with $104M. Together, Mos Def's films with box office figures have made $467M.
Which Mos Def movie won the most awards?
Amy (2015) is the most decorated Mos Def film, with 3 wins from 5 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Mos Def drama movie?
Be Kind Rewind (2008) is the best-rated of Mos Def's drama films. In other genres: The Italian Job (action), Amy (biography) and Dave Chappelle's Block Party (comedy).
What is the newest Mos Def movie?
The newest film on Mos Def's filmography is Gorillaz: Reject False Icons (2019).
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