The Best Noah Baumbach Movies, Ranked
20 credits from 1995 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Marriage Story (2019) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is While We're Young (2015) with $18.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Noah Baumbach Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Noah Baumbach is credited on. Marriage Story (2019) leads with 80, followed by The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017) at 72. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Noah Baumbach Box Office Hits
Noah Baumbach's films have made $52.4M worldwide in total. While We're Young (2015) is the biggest hit at $18.1M, ahead of The Squid and the Whale (2005) ($11.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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While We're Young 2015 · Drama $18.1M $7.59M dom. - 2
The Squid and the Whale 2005 · Drama $11.1M $7.37M dom. - 3
Frances Ha 2013 · Drama $8.98M $4.07M dom. - 4
Greenberg 2010 · Drama $6.34M $4.23M dom. - 5
Mistress America 2015 · Comedy $3.34M $2.5M dom. - 6
Margot at the Wedding 2007 · Drama $2.9M $1.96M dom. - 7
Kicking and Screaming 1995 · Drama $718K $718K dom. - 8
Marriage Story 2019 · Drama $334K - 9
Mr. Jealousy 1998 · Comedy $302K $302K dom. - 10
De Palma 2016 · Biography $168K $165K dom.
The Best Noah Baumbach Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Noah Baumbach has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 9 films, and Marriage Story (2019) is the pick of them.
The Best Noah Baumbach Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Noah Baumbach's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Noah Baumbach Movies
The most recent films Noah Baumbach is credited on, newest first — starting with Jay Kelly (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Jay Kelly 2025 · Director -
White Noise 2022 · Director - Marriage Story 2019 · Director
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The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) 2017 · Director - De Palma 2016 · Director
- Mistress America 2015 · Director
- While We're Young 2015 · Director
- Frances Ha 2013 · Director
- Greenberg 2010 · Director
- Margot at the Wedding 2007 · Director
- The Squid and the Whale 2005 · Director
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Conrad and Butler Take a Vacation 2000 · Director
The Best Noah Baumbach Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Noah Baumbach films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Noah Baumbach movie?
Marriage Story (2019) is the best-rated Noah Baumbach film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) (2017) (72) and Jay Kelly (2025) (56). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Marriage Story: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Noah Baumbach movie?
While We're Young (2015) made the most at the box office, with $18.1M worldwide, followed by The Squid and the Whale (2005) with $11.1M. Together, Noah Baumbach's films with box office figures have made $52.4M.
Which Noah Baumbach movie won the most awards?
Marriage Story (2019) is the most decorated Noah Baumbach film, with 7 wins from 32 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Noah Baumbach drama movie?
Marriage Story (2019) is the best-rated of Noah Baumbach's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Jay Kelly (comedy) and De Palma (biography).
What is the newest Noah Baumbach movie?
The newest film on Noah Baumbach's filmography is Jay Kelly (2025), directed by Noah Baumbach.
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