The Best Regina King Movies, Ranked
24 credits from 1996 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Caught Stealing (2025) comes out on top with a score of 87. The biggest box office hit is Ray (2004) with $124M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Regina King Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Regina King is credited on. Caught Stealing (2025) leads with 87, followed by If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) at 78. 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 87 Caught Stealing 2025 · Comedy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 If Beale Street Could Talk 2018 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 The Harder They Fall 2021 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Shirley 2024 · Biography -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Flag Day 2021 · Drama
Biggest Regina King Box Office Hits
Regina King's films have made $366M worldwide in total. Ray (2004) is the biggest hit at $124M, ahead of Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005) ($101M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Ray 2004 · Biography $124M $75.3M dom. - 2
Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous 2005 · Action $101M $48.5M dom. - 3
This Christmas 2007 · Drama $49.8M $49.1M dom. - 4
A Thin Line Between Love and Hate 1996 · Romance $35.6M $34.8M dom. - 5 Caught Stealing 2025 · Comedy $33.3M $19M dom.
- 6 If Beale Street Could Talk 2018 · Drama $20.6M $14.9M dom.
- 7 Flag Day 2021 · Drama $1.3M $425K dom.
- 8 The Harder They Fall 2021 · Drama $8.29K
The Best Regina King Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Regina King has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 8 films If Beale Street Could Talk 2018 · as Sharon Rivers Movie Echo Score: 78
- Comedy 2 films Caught Stealing 2025 · as Roman Movie Echo Score: 87
- Biography 2 films Shirley 2024 · as Shirley Chisholm Movie Echo Score: 53
- Action 1 film Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous 2005
- Romance 1 film A Thin Line Between Love and Hate 1996 · as Mia
The Best Regina King Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Regina King's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Regina King Movies
Regina King's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Ray (2004) leads with 8 wins from 18 nominations.
The Latest Regina King Movies
The most recent films Regina King is credited on, newest first — starting with Caught Stealing (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Caught Stealing 2025 · Roman
- Shirley 2024 · Shirley Chisholm
- The Harder They Fall 2021 · Trudy Smith
- Flag Day 2021 · U.S. Marshal Blake
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Watchmen 2019 · Angela Abar / Sister Night - If Beale Street Could Talk 2018 · Sharon Rivers
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Seven Seconds 2018 · Latrice Butler -
The Snowy Day 2016 · Mom (voice) -
Planes | Fire and Rescue: Smokejumpers 2014 · Dynamite (voice) -
The Gabby Douglas Story 2014 · Natalie Hawkins -
Inside the Box 2013 · Stephanie Miles -
Living Proof 2008 · Ellie Jackson
The Best Regina King Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Regina King films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Regina King movie?
Caught Stealing (2025) is the best-rated Regina King film, with a Movie Echo Score of 87, ahead of If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) (78) and The Harder They Fall (2021) (71). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Caught Stealing: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Regina King movie?
Ray (2004) made the most at the box office, with $124M worldwide, followed by Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (2005) with $101M. Together, Regina King's films with box office figures have made $366M.
Which Regina King movie won the most awards?
Ray (2004) is the most decorated Regina King film, with 8 wins from 18 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Regina King drama movie?
If Beale Street Could Talk (2018) is the best-rated of Regina King's drama films, with a score of 78. In other genres: Caught Stealing (comedy), Shirley (biography) and Miss Congeniality 2: Armed & Fabulous (action).
What is the newest Regina King movie?
The newest film on Regina King's filmography is Caught Stealing (2025), with Regina King as Roman.
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