The Best Paul Dano Movies, Ranked
26 credits from 2000 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Fabelmans (2022) comes out on top with a score of 88. The biggest box office hit is The Batman (2022) with $772M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Paul Dano Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Paul Dano is credited on. The Fabelmans (2022) leads with 88, followed by The Batman (2022) at 84. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Paul Dano Box Office Hits
Paul Dano's films have made $1.28B worldwide in total. The Batman (2022) is the biggest hit at $772M, ahead of 12 Years a Slave (2013) ($188M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Batman 2022 · Action $772M $369M dom. - 2
12 Years a Slave 2013 · Biography $188M $56.7M dom. - 3
Looper 2012 · Action $177M $66.5M dom. - 4
The Fabelmans 2022 · Drama $45.6M $17.3M dom. - 5
Love & Mercy 2015 · Biography $28.6M $12.6M dom. - 6
Youth 2015 · Drama $23.5M $2.7M dom. - 7
Dumb Money 2023 · Biography $20.7M $13.9M dom. - 8
Ruby Sparks 2012 · Fantasy $9.37M $2.54M dom. - 9
The Wizard of the Kremlin 2026 · Drama $8.58M $652K dom. - 10
Swiss Army Man 2016 · Adventure $4.94M $4.21M dom.
The Best Paul Dano Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Paul Dano has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 10 films, and The Fabelmans (2022) is the pick of them.
- Drama 10 films The Fabelmans 2022 · as Burt Fabelman Movie Echo Score: 88
- Biography 3 films Dumb Money 2023 · as Keith Gill Movie Echo Score: 68
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Comedy 3 films The Extra Man 2010 -
Adventure 2 films Spaceman 2024 · as Hanus Movie Echo Score: 62 - Action 2 films The Batman 2022 · as The Riddler Movie Echo Score: 84
- Fantasy 1 film Ruby Sparks 2012
The Best Paul Dano Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Paul Dano's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Paul Dano Movies
Paul Dano's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. 12 Years a Slave (2013) leads with 18 wins from 55 nominations.
The Latest Paul Dano Movies
The most recent films Paul Dano is credited on, newest first — starting with The Wizard of the Kremlin (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Wizard of the Kremlin 2026 · Vadim Baranov
- Spaceman 2024 · Hanus
- Dumb Money 2023 · Keith Gill
- The Fabelmans 2022 · Burt Fabelman
- The Batman 2022 · The Riddler
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Escape at Dannemora 2018 · David Sweat - Swiss Army Man 2016 · Adventure
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War and Peace 2016 · Pierre Bezukhov - Youth 2015 · Drama
- Love & Mercy 2015 · Biography
- 12 Years a Slave 2013 · Biography
- Looper 2012 · Action
The Best Paul Dano Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Paul Dano films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Paul Dano movie?
The Fabelmans (2022) is the best-rated Paul Dano film, with a Movie Echo Score of 88, ahead of The Batman (2022) (84) and Dumb Money (2023) (68). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Fabelmans: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Paul Dano movie?
The Batman (2022) made the most at the box office, with $772M worldwide, followed by 12 Years a Slave (2013) with $188M. Together, Paul Dano's films with box office figures have made $1.28B.
Which Paul Dano movie won the most awards?
12 Years a Slave (2013) is the most decorated Paul Dano film, with 18 wins from 55 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Paul Dano drama movie?
The Fabelmans (2022) is the best-rated of Paul Dano's drama films, with a score of 88. In other genres: Dumb Money (biography), The Extra Man (comedy) and Spaceman (adventure).
What is the newest Paul Dano movie?
The newest film on Paul Dano's filmography is The Wizard of the Kremlin (2026), with Paul Dano as Vadim Baranov.
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