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The Best Paolo Sorrentino Movies, Ranked

27 credits from 1998 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Hand of God (2021) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is The Great Beauty (2013) with $25.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Ranked by Movie Echo Score

Top Rated Paolo Sorrentino Movies

The 4 highest-rated films Paolo Sorrentino is credited on. The Hand of God (2021) leads with 80, followed by La Grazia (2025) at 80. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.

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The Best Paolo Sorrentino Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Paolo Sorrentino has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 16 films, and The Hand of God (2021) is the pick of them.

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The Best Paolo Sorrentino Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Paolo Sorrentino's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.

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The Best Paolo Sorrentino Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Paolo Sorrentino films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Paolo Sorrentino movie?

The Hand of God (2021) is the best-rated Paolo Sorrentino film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of La Grazia (2025) (80) and Loro (2019) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

The Hand of God: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Paolo Sorrentino movie?

The Great Beauty (2013) made the most at the box office, with $25.5M worldwide, followed by Youth (2015) with $23.5M. Together, Paolo Sorrentino's films with box office figures have made $97.5M.

Which Paolo Sorrentino movie won the most awards?

The Great Beauty (2013) is the most decorated Paolo Sorrentino film, with 4 wins from 6 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.

What is the best Paolo Sorrentino drama movie?

The Hand of God (2021) is the best-rated of Paolo Sorrentino's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Loro (biography) and One Man Up (comedy).

What is the newest Paolo Sorrentino movie?

The newest film on Paolo Sorrentino's filmography is La Grazia (2025), directed by Paolo Sorrentino.

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