The Best Nikolaj Coster Waldau Movies, Ranked
41 credits from 1991 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Shot Caller (2017) comes out on top with a score of 71. The biggest box office hit is Oblivion (2013) with $286M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Nikolaj Coster Waldau Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Nikolaj Coster Waldau is credited on. Shot Caller (2017) leads with 71, followed by A Taste of Hunger (2022) at 70. 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 71 Shot Caller 2017 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 A Taste of Hunger 2022 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 The Silencing 2020 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Exit Plan 2020 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Exit Plan 2019 · Thriller -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 God Is a Bullet 2023 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 Against the Ice 2022 · Adventure -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 Domino 2019 · Thriller
Biggest Nikolaj Coster Waldau Box Office Hits
Nikolaj Coster Waldau's films have made $828M worldwide in total. Oblivion (2013) is the biggest hit at $286M, ahead of The Other Woman (2014) ($197M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Oblivion 2013 · Action $286M $89.1M dom. - 2
The Other Woman 2014 · Comedy $197M $83.9M dom. - 3
Gods of Egypt 2016 · Action $151M $31.2M dom. - 4
Mama 2013 · Mystery $146M $71.6M dom. - 5
Headhunters 2012 · Action $19.4M $1.2M dom. - 6
A Second Chance 2014 · Thriller $12.5M - 7
The Kautokeino Rebellion 2008 · Drama $5.02M - 8 Shot Caller 2017 · Drama $3.44M
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Wonderful and Loved by All 2007 · Comedy $2.36M - 10
At World’s End 2009 · Thriller $1.62M
The Best Nikolaj Coster Waldau Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Nikolaj Coster Waldau has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 15 films, and Shot Caller (2017) is the pick of them.
- Drama 15 films Shot Caller 2017 Movie Echo Score: 71
- Action 7 films The Silencing 2020 Movie Echo Score: 67
- Thriller 5 films Exit Plan 2019 · as Max Isaksen Movie Echo Score: 59
- Comedy 5 films The Other Woman 2014
- Adventure 2 films Against the Ice 2022 Movie Echo Score: 52
- Mystery 1 film Mama 2013
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Romance 1 film Bent 1997 · as Wolf
The Best Nikolaj Coster Waldau Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Nikolaj Coster Waldau's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Nikolaj Coster Waldau Movies
The most recent films Nikolaj Coster Waldau is credited on, newest first — starting with My Fathers’ Daughter (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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My Fathers’ Daughter 2024 · Drama - God Is a Bullet 2023 · Action
- Against the Ice 2022 · Adventure
- A Taste of Hunger 2022 · Drama
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Powder Keg 2021 · Drama - The Silencing 2020 · Action
- Exit Plan 2020 · Drama
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The Day We Died 2020 · Rico - Exit Plan 2019 · Max Isaksen
- Domino 2019 · Thriller
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Game of Thrones - Conquest & Rebellion: An Animated History of the Seven Kingdoms 2017 · Jaime Lannister (voice) - Shot Caller 2017 · Drama
The Best Nikolaj Coster Waldau Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Nikolaj Coster Waldau films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Nikolaj Coster Waldau movie?
Shot Caller (2017) is the best-rated Nikolaj Coster Waldau film, with a Movie Echo Score of 71, ahead of A Taste of Hunger (2022) (70) and The Silencing (2020) (67). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Shot Caller: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Nikolaj Coster Waldau movie?
Oblivion (2013) made the most at the box office, with $286M worldwide, followed by The Other Woman (2014) with $197M. Together, Nikolaj Coster Waldau's films with box office figures have made $828M.
What is the best Nikolaj Coster Waldau drama movie?
Shot Caller (2017) is the best-rated of Nikolaj Coster Waldau's drama films, with a score of 71. In other genres: The Silencing (action), Exit Plan (thriller) and The Other Woman (comedy).
What is the newest Nikolaj Coster Waldau movie?
The newest film on Nikolaj Coster Waldau's filmography is My Fathers’ Daughter (2024).
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