The Best Nick Nolte Movies, Ranked
75 credits from 1972 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Golden Voice (2025) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is Noah (2014) with $359M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Nick Nolte Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Nick Nolte is credited on. The Golden Voice (2025) leads with 80, followed by Die My Love (2025) at 76. 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 The Golden Voice 2025 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Die My Love 2025 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Crime 101 2026 · Crime -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Die, My Love 2025 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 The Padre 2018 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 43 Angel Has Fallen 2019 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 28 Head Full of Honey 2018 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 20 Blackout 2022 · Action
Biggest Nick Nolte Box Office Hits
Nick Nolte's films have made $1.76B worldwide in total. Noah (2014) is the biggest hit at $359M, ahead of Cape Fear (1991) ($182M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Noah 2014 · Action $359M $101M dom. - 2
Cape Fear 1991 · Thriller $182M $79.1M dom. - 3
Another 48 Hrs. 1990 · Action $154M $80.8M dom. - 4 Angel Has Fallen 2019 · Action $147M $69M dom.
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Gangster Squad 2013 · Action $105M $46M dom. - 6
The Thin Red Line 1999 · Action $98.1M $36.4M dom. - 7
48 Hrs. 1982 · Action $78.9M $78.9M dom. - 8
The Prince of Tides 1991 · Drama $74.8M $74.8M dom. - 9 Crime 101 2026 · Crime $72.9M $36.6M dom.
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Down and Out in Beverly Hills 1986 · Comedy $62.1M $62.1M dom.
The Best Nick Nolte Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Nick Nolte has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 34 films, and The Golden Voice (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 34 films The Golden Voice 2025 · as Barry Movie Echo Score: 80
- Action 14 films Angel Has Fallen 2019 Movie Echo Score: 43
- Comedy 8 films Die, My Love 2025 · as Harry Movie Echo Score: 72
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Adventure 3 films The Deep 1977 - Crime 2 films Crime 101 2026 · as Money Movie Echo Score: 75
- Thriller 2 films Cape Fear 1991
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History 1 film Chicago 10 2008 -
Biography 1 film Jefferson in Paris 1995
The Best Nick Nolte Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Nick Nolte's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Nick Nolte Movies
Nick Nolte's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Affliction (1998) leads with 1 win from 11 nominations.
The Latest Nick Nolte Movies
The most recent films Nick Nolte is credited on, newest first — starting with Crime 101 (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Crime 101 2026 · Money
- Die My Love 2025 · Harry
- Die, My Love 2025 · Harry
- The Golden Voice 2025 · Barry
- Blackout 2022 · Ethan McCoy
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Last Words 2021 · Shakespeare - Angel Has Fallen 2019 · Action
- Head Full of Honey 2018 · Amadeus
- The Padre 2018 · Nemes
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A Walk in the Woods 2015 · Adventure -
Hateship Loveship 2014 · Drama - Noah 2014 · Action
The Best Nick Nolte Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Nick Nolte films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Nick Nolte movie?
The Golden Voice (2025) is the best-rated Nick Nolte film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of Die My Love (2025) (76) and Crime 101 (2026) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Golden Voice: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Nick Nolte movie?
Noah (2014) made the most at the box office, with $359M worldwide, followed by Cape Fear (1991) with $182M. Together, Nick Nolte's films with box office figures have made $1.76B.
Which Nick Nolte movie won the most awards?
Affliction (1998) is the most decorated Nick Nolte film, with 1 win from 11 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Nick Nolte drama movie?
The Golden Voice (2025) is the best-rated of Nick Nolte's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Angel Has Fallen (action), Die, My Love (comedy) and The Deep (adventure).
What is the newest Nick Nolte movie?
The newest film on Nick Nolte's filmography is Crime 101 (2026), with Nick Nolte as Money.
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