The Best Rae Dawn Chong Movies, Ranked
44 credits from 1978 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Reborn (2018) comes out on top with a score of 46. The biggest box office hit is Commando (1985) with $57.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Rae Dawn Chong Box Office Hits
Rae Dawn Chong's films have made $166M worldwide in total. Commando (1985) is the biggest hit at $57.5M, ahead of Soul Man (1986) ($27.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Commando 1985 · Action $57.5M $35.1M dom. - 2
Soul Man 1986 · Comedy $27.8M $27.8M dom. - 3
Quest for Fire 1982 · Adventure $21M $21M dom. - 4
The Principal 1987 · Action $19.7M $19.7M dom. - 5
Beat Street 1984 · Drama $16.6M $16.6M dom. - 6
Hideaway 1995 · Drama $12.2M $12.2M dom. - 7
Cheech & Chong's The Corsican Brothers 1984 · Comedy $3.77M $3.77M dom. - 8
Choose Me 1984 · Comedy $2.49M $2.49M dom. - 9
The Squeeze 1987 · Crime $2.23M $2.23M dom. - 10
Reborn 2018 · Horror $1.42M
The Best Rae Dawn Chong Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Rae Dawn Chong has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 11 films, and Beat Street (1984) is the pick of them.
The Best Rae Dawn Chong Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Rae Dawn Chong's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Rae Dawn Chong Movies
The most recent films Rae Dawn Chong is credited on, newest first — starting with The Raven (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Raven 2026 · Nurse Virginia -
Scared to Death 2024 · Ruth -
The Mistress 2022 · Horror -
The Sleeping Negro 2021 · Black Woman - Reborn 2018 · Dory Ryder
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Five Minutes 2017 · Delores -
Knock ’em Dead 2014 · Jenny -
Pegasus Vs. Chimera 2012 · Mayda -
Shiver 2012 · Detective Burdine -
Cyrus: Mind of a Serial Killer 2010 · Vivian -
Max Havoc: Ring of Fire 2006 · Sister Caroline -
Deadly Skies 2006 · Madison Taylor
The Best Rae Dawn Chong Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Rae Dawn Chong films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Rae Dawn Chong movie?
Reborn (2018) is the best-rated Rae Dawn Chong film, with a Movie Echo Score of 46, ahead of The Mistress (2022) (30). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Reborn: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Rae Dawn Chong movie?
Commando (1985) made the most at the box office, with $57.5M worldwide, followed by Soul Man (1986) with $27.8M. Together, Rae Dawn Chong's films with box office figures have made $166M.
Which Rae Dawn Chong movie won the most awards?
Quest for Fire (1982) is the most decorated Rae Dawn Chong film, with 2 wins from 3 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Rae Dawn Chong drama movie?
Beat Street (1984) is the best-rated of Rae Dawn Chong's drama films. In other genres: Soul Man (comedy), Commando (action) and Reborn (horror).
What is the newest Rae Dawn Chong movie?
The newest film on Rae Dawn Chong's filmography is The Raven (2026), with Rae Dawn Chong as Nurse Virginia.
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