The Best Queen Latifah Movies, Ranked
42 credits from 1990 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Girls Trip (2017) comes out on top with a score of 68. The biggest box office hit is Hairspray (2007) with $204M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Queen Latifah Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Queen Latifah is credited on. Girls Trip (2017) leads with 68, followed by Hustle (2022) at 68. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Queen Latifah Box Office Hits
Queen Latifah's films have made $919M worldwide in total. Hairspray (2007) is the biggest hit at $204M, ahead of Bringing Down the House (2003) ($165M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Hairspray 2007 · Comedy $204M $119M dom. - 2
Bringing Down the House 2003 · Comedy $165M $133M dom. - 3
Girls Trip 2017 · Comedy $141M $115M dom. - 4
Taxi 2004 · Action $71.3M $36.9M dom. - 5
Barbershop 2: Back in Business 2004 · Comedy $66M $65.1M dom. - 6
Last Holiday 2006 · Adventure $43.5M $38.4M dom. - 7
Set It Off 1996 · Action $41.6M $36.5M dom. - 8
The Secret Life of Bees 2008 · Drama $40M $37.8M dom. - 9
Beauty Shop 2005 · Comedy $37.2M $36.4M dom. - 10
Joyful Noise 2012 · Comedy $31.2M $30.9M dom.
The Best Queen Latifah Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Queen Latifah has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 8 films, and Girls Trip (2017) is the pick of them.
The Best Queen Latifah Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Queen Latifah's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Queen Latifah Movies
The most recent films Queen Latifah is credited on, newest first — starting with End of the Road (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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End of the Road 2022 · Brenda -
Hustle 2022 · Teresa Sugerman -
The Tiger Rising 2022 · Willie May -
Maya and the Three 2021 · Gran Bruja (voice) -
When the Streetlights Go On 2020 · Detective Grasso -
The Little Mermaid Live! 2019 · Ursula -
Flint 2017 · Iza Banks - Girls Trip 2017 · Comedy
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Ice Age: The Great Egg-Scapade 2016 · Ellie (voice) -
The Wiz Live! 2015 · The Wiz -
Bessie 2015 · Bessie Smith -
Steel Magnolias 2012 · M'Lynn
The Best Queen Latifah Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Queen Latifah films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Queen Latifah movie?
Girls Trip (2017) is the best-rated Queen Latifah film, with a Movie Echo Score of 68, ahead of Hustle (2022) (68) and The Tiger Rising (2022) (48). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Girls Trip: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Queen Latifah movie?
Hairspray (2007) made the most at the box office, with $204M worldwide, followed by Bringing Down the House (2003) with $165M. Together, Queen Latifah's films with box office figures have made $919M.
Which Queen Latifah movie won the most awards?
Hairspray (2007) is the most decorated Queen Latifah film, with 2 wins from 10 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Queen Latifah comedy movie?
Girls Trip (2017) is the best-rated of Queen Latifah's comedy films, with a score of 68. In other genres: Hustle (drama), The Tiger Rising (family) and Last Holiday (adventure).
What is the newest Queen Latifah movie?
The newest film on Queen Latifah's filmography is A GRAMMY Salute to 50 Years of Hip-Hop (2023), with Queen Latifah as Self.
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