The Best Paul Giamatti Movies, Ranked
62 credits from 1991 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Black Mirror: Eulogy (2025) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) with $717M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Paul Giamatti Movies
The 10 highest-rated films Paul Giamatti is credited on. Black Mirror: Eulogy (2025) leads with 90, followed by The Holdovers (2023) at 88. 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 90 Black Mirror: Eulogy 2025 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 88 The Holdovers 2023 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 86 Private Life 2018 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 2025 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 White Fang 2018 · Adventure -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Gunpowder Milkshake 2021 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 The Catcher Was a Spy 2018 · Biography -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 54 A Mouthful of Air 2021 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 I Think We're Alone Now 2018 · Sci-Fi -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 41 Jungle Cruise 2021 · Action
Biggest Paul Giamatti Box Office Hits
Paul Giamatti's films have made $2.87B worldwide in total. The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) is the biggest hit at $717M, ahead of San Andreas (2015) ($475M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Amazing Spider-Man 2 2014 · Action $717M $204M dom. - 2
San Andreas 2015 · Action $475M $155M dom. - 3
Doctor Dolittle 1998 · Comedy $294M $144M dom. - 4
Turbo 2013 · Adventure $283M $83M dom. - 5 Jungle Cruise 2021 · Action $221M $117M dom.
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12 Years a Slave 2013 · Biography $188M $56.7M dom. - 7
Sideways 2004 · Drama $110M $71.5M dom. - 8 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 2025 · Drama $108M $45M dom.
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Fred Claus 2007 · Fantasy $97.8M $72M dom. - 10
The Illusionist 2006 · Drama $87.9M $39.9M dom.
The Best Paul Giamatti Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Paul Giamatti has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 17 films, and Black Mirror: Eulogy (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 17 films Black Mirror: Eulogy 2025 · as Phillip Movie Echo Score: 90
- Action 6 films Gunpowder Milkshake 2021 · as Nathan Movie Echo Score: 60
- Comedy 5 films The Holdovers 2023 · as Paul Hunham Movie Echo Score: 88
- Sci-Fi 4 films I Think We're Alone Now 2018 · as Patrick Movie Echo Score: 51
- Adventure 4 films White Fang 2018 Movie Echo Score: 75
- Biography 4 films The Catcher Was a Spy 2018 Movie Echo Score: 55
- Fantasy 2 films Fred Claus 2007
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Mystery 2 films Lady in the Water 2006
The Best Paul Giamatti Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Paul Giamatti's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Paul Giamatti Movies
Paul Giamatti'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 Giamatti Movies
The most recent films Paul Giamatti is credited on, newest first — starting with Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 2025 · Harold Levinson
- Black Mirror: Eulogy 2025 · Phillip
- The Holdovers 2023 · Paul Hunham
- A Mouthful of Air 2021 · Dr. Sylvester
- Jungle Cruise 2021 · Nilo
- Gunpowder Milkshake 2021 · Nathan
- Private Life 2018 · Richard Grimes
- I Think We're Alone Now 2018 · Patrick
- White Fang 2018 · Adventure
- The Catcher Was a Spy 2018 · Biography
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Love & Mercy 2015 · Biography - San Andreas 2015 · Action
The Best Paul Giamatti Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Paul Giamatti films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Paul Giamatti movie?
Black Mirror: Eulogy (2025) is the best-rated Paul Giamatti film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of The Holdovers (2023) (88) and Private Life (2018) (86). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Black Mirror: Eulogy: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Paul Giamatti movie?
The Amazing Spider-Man 2 (2014) made the most at the box office, with $717M worldwide, followed by San Andreas (2015) with $475M. Together, Paul Giamatti's films with box office figures have made $2.87B.
Which Paul Giamatti movie won the most awards?
12 Years a Slave (2013) is the most decorated Paul Giamatti 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 Giamatti drama movie?
Black Mirror: Eulogy (2025) is the best-rated of Paul Giamatti's drama films, with a score of 90. In other genres: Gunpowder Milkshake (action), The Holdovers (comedy) and I Think We're Alone Now (sci-fi).
What is the newest Paul Giamatti movie?
The newest film on Paul Giamatti's filmography is Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025), with Paul Giamatti as Harold Levinson.
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