The Best Paul Greengrass Movies, Ranked
19 credits from 1989 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. News of the World (2020) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) with $443M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Paul Greengrass Box Office Hits
Paul Greengrass's films have made $1.58B worldwide in total. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) is the biggest hit at $443M, ahead of Jason Bourne (2016) ($415M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Bourne Ultimatum 2007 · Action $443M $227M dom. - 2
Jason Bourne 2016 · Action $415M $162M dom. - 3
The Bourne Supremacy 2004 · Action $293M $176M dom. - 4
Captain Phillips 2013 · Action $219M $107M dom. - 5
Green Zone 2010 · Action $113M $35.1M dom. - 6
United 93 2006 · Drama $76.7M $31.5M dom. - 7
News of the World 2020 · Action $12.7M $12.7M dom. - 8
The Uprising 2026 · Action $7.76M $6.46M dom. - 9
Bloody Sunday 2002 · Drama $1.76M $773K dom. - 10
The Theory of Flight 1998 · Drama $73.2K $73.2K dom.
The Best Paul Greengrass Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Paul Greengrass has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 7 films, and News of the World (2020) is the pick of them.
The Best Paul Greengrass Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Paul Greengrass's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Paul Greengrass Movies
Paul Greengrass's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) leads with 6 wins from 10 nominations.
The Latest Paul Greengrass Movies
The most recent films Paul Greengrass is credited on, newest first — starting with The Uprising (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Uprising 2026 · Director
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The Lost Bus 2025 · Director - News of the World 2020 · Director
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22 July 2018 · Director - Jason Bourne 2016 · Director
- Captain Phillips 2013 · Director
- Green Zone 2010 · Director
- The Bourne Ultimatum 2007 · Director
- United 93 2006 · Director
- The Bourne Supremacy 2004 · Director
- Bloody Sunday 2002 · Director
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The Murder of Stephen Lawrence 1999 · Director
The Best Paul Greengrass Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Paul Greengrass films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Paul Greengrass movie?
News of the World (2020) is the best-rated Paul Greengrass film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of The Lost Bus (2025) (71) and 22 July (2018) (65). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
News of the World: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Paul Greengrass movie?
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) made the most at the box office, with $443M worldwide, followed by Jason Bourne (2016) with $415M. Together, Paul Greengrass's films with box office figures have made $1.58B.
Which Paul Greengrass movie won the most awards?
The Bourne Ultimatum (2007) is the most decorated Paul Greengrass film, with 6 wins from 10 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Paul Greengrass action movie?
News of the World (2020) is the best-rated of Paul Greengrass's action films, with a score of 80. In other genres: United 93 (drama) and The Lost Bus (biography).
What is the newest Paul Greengrass movie?
The newest film on Paul Greengrass's filmography is The Uprising (2026), directed by Paul Greengrass.
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