The Best Nia Long Movies, Ranked
28 credits from 1986 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Life in a Year (2020) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is Michael (2026) with $1.03B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Nia Long Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Nia Long is credited on. Life in a Year (2020) leads with 80, followed by Missing (2023) at 73. 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 Life in a Year 2020 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Missing 2023 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Roxanne Roxanne 2018 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The Banker 2020 · Biography -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Michael 2026 · Biography -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 47 Meters Down: Uncaged 2019 · Adventure -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 49 Look Both Ways 2022 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 42 You People 2023 · Comedy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 42 Fatal Affair 2020 · Drama
Biggest Nia Long Box Office Hits
Nia Long's films have made $1.75B worldwide in total. Michael (2026) is the biggest hit at $1.03B, ahead of Big Momma's House (2000) ($174M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Michael 2026 · Biography $1.03B $372M dom.
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Big Momma's House 2000 · Action $174M $118M dom. - 3
Big Momma's House 2 2006 · Action $142M $70.2M dom. - 4
Made in America 1993 · Comedy $105M $44.9M dom. - 5
Are We There Yet? 2005 · Adventure $97.9M $82.7M dom. - 6
Are We Done Yet? 2007 · Drama $58.4M $49.7M dom. - 7 Missing 2023 · Drama $48.8M $32.5M dom.
- 8 47 Meters Down: Uncaged 2019 · Adventure $47.6M $22.3M dom.
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Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club 2014 · Drama $16.4M $16M dom. - 10
The Single Moms Club 2014 · Drama $16.4M $16M dom.
The Best Nia Long Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Nia Long has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 11 films, and Life in a Year (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 11 films Life in a Year 2020 · as Catherine Movie Echo Score: 80
- Comedy 5 films You People 2023 · as Fatima Movie Echo Score: 42
- Biography 3 films The Banker 2020 · as Eunice Garrett Movie Echo Score: 65
- Adventure 2 films 47 Meters Down: Uncaged 2019 · as Jennifer Movie Echo Score: 52
- Action 2 films Big Momma's House 2000
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Romance 1 film Hav Plenty 1997 · as Trudy
The Best Nia Long Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Nia Long's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Nia Long Movies
The most recent films Nia Long is credited on, newest first — starting with Michael (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Michael 2026 · Katherine Jackson
- You People 2023 · Fatima
- Missing 2023 · Grace
- Look Both Ways 2022 · Lucy
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The Best Man: The Final Chapters 2022 · Jordan Armstrong - Life in a Year 2020 · Catherine
- Fatal Affair 2020 · Ellie Warren
- The Banker 2020 · Eunice Garrett
- 47 Meters Down: Uncaged 2019 · Jennifer
- Roxanne Roxanne 2018 · Ms. Peggy
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Beaches 2017 · Hillary Whitney - Tyler Perry's The Single Moms Club 2014 · Drama
The Best Nia Long Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Nia Long films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Nia Long movie?
Life in a Year (2020) is the best-rated Nia Long film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of Missing (2023) (73) and Roxanne Roxanne (2018) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Life in a Year: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Nia Long movie?
Michael (2026) made the most at the box office, with $1.03B worldwide, followed by Big Momma's House (2000) with $174M. Together, Nia Long's films with box office figures have made $1.75B.
What is the best Nia Long drama movie?
Life in a Year (2020) is the best-rated of Nia Long's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: You People (comedy), The Banker (biography) and 47 Meters Down: Uncaged (adventure).
What is the newest Nia Long movie?
The newest film on Nia Long's filmography is Michael (2026), with Nia Long as Katherine Jackson.
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