The Best Ray Nicholson Movies, Ranked
11 credits from 2018 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Promising Young Woman (2020) comes out on top with a score of 89. The biggest box office hit is Smile 2 (2024) with $138M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Ray Nicholson Movies
The 10 highest-rated films Ray Nicholson is credited on. Promising Young Woman (2020) leads with 89, followed by Smile 2 (2024) at 75. 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 89 Promising Young Woman 2020 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Smile 2 2024 · Horror -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 I Love You Forever 2025 · Comedy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Gonzo Girl 2023 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Novocaine 2025 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Borderline 2025 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 The Outsider 2018 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Where Are You 2022 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 Something from Tiffany's 2022 · Comedy -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 Out of the Blue 2022 · Thriller
Biggest Ray Nicholson Box Office Hits
Ray Nicholson's films have made $192M worldwide in total. Smile 2 (2024) is the biggest hit at $138M, ahead of Novocaine (2025) ($34.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Ray Nicholson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ray Nicholson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 5 films, and Promising Young Woman (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 5 films Promising Young Woman 2020 · as Jim Movie Echo Score: 89
- Comedy 3 films I Love You Forever 2025 · as Finn Movie Echo Score: 65
- Action 1 film Novocaine 2025 · as Simon Movie Echo Score: 63
- Horror 1 film Smile 2 2024 · as Paul Hudson Movie Echo Score: 75
- Thriller 1 film Out of the Blue 2022 · as Connor Movie Echo Score: 40
The Latest Ray Nicholson Movies
The most recent films Ray Nicholson is credited on, newest first — starting with Novocaine (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Novocaine 2025 · Simon
- Borderline 2025 · Duerson
- I Love You Forever 2025 · Finn
- Smile 2 2024 · Paul Hudson
- Gonzo Girl 2023 · Larry
- Something from Tiffany's 2022 · Gary Wilson
- Where Are You 2022 · Cedric
- Out of the Blue 2022 · Connor
- Promising Young Woman 2020 · Jim
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Where Are You 2019 · Cedric - The Outsider 2018 · American Stock Broker
The Best Ray Nicholson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ray Nicholson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ray Nicholson movie?
Promising Young Woman (2020) is the best-rated Ray Nicholson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 89, ahead of Smile 2 (2024) (75) and I Love You Forever (2025) (65). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Promising Young Woman: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ray Nicholson movie?
Smile 2 (2024) made the most at the box office, with $138M worldwide, followed by Novocaine (2025) with $34.5M. Together, Ray Nicholson's films with box office figures have made $192M.
Which Ray Nicholson movie won the most awards?
Promising Young Woman (2020) is the most decorated Ray Nicholson film, with 7 wins from 27 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Ray Nicholson drama movie?
Promising Young Woman (2020) is the best-rated of Ray Nicholson's drama films, with a score of 89. In other genres: I Love You Forever (comedy), Novocaine (action) and Smile 2 (horror).
What is the newest Ray Nicholson movie?
The newest film on Ray Nicholson's filmography is Novocaine (2025), with Ray Nicholson as Simon.
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