The Best Rian Johnson Movies, Ranked
22 credits from 1993 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) with $1.33B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Rian Johnson Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Rian Johnson is credited on. Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) leads with 90, followed by Wake Up Dead Man (2025) at 84. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Rian Johnson Box Office Hits
Rian Johnson's films have made $1.52B worldwide in total. Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) is the biggest hit at $1.33B, ahead of Looper (2012) ($177M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Rian Johnson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Rian Johnson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 4 films, and Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) is the pick of them.
The Best Rian Johnson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Rian Johnson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Rian Johnson Movies
The most recent films Rian Johnson is credited on, newest first — starting with Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Ben Boyer and the Phenomenology of Automobile Marketing 2001 · Director -
Evil Demon Golfball from Hell!!! 1997 · Director
The Best Rian Johnson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Rian Johnson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Rian Johnson movie?
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) is the best-rated Rian Johnson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of Wake Up Dead Man (2025) (84) and Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) (77). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Rian Johnson movie?
Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (2017) made the most at the box office, with $1.33B worldwide, followed by Looper (2012) with $177M. Together, Rian Johnson's films with box office figures have made $1.52B.
Which Rian Johnson movie won the most awards?
Looper (2012) is the most decorated Rian Johnson film, with 1 win from 7 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Rian Johnson comedy movie?
Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025) is the best-rated of Rian Johnson's comedy films, with a score of 90. In other genres: Star Wars: Episode VIII - The Last Jedi (action), Star Wars: The Last Jedi (adventure) and Brick (drama).
What is the newest Rian Johnson movie?
The newest film on Rian Johnson's filmography is Wake Up Dead Man: A Knives Out Mystery (2025), directed by Rian Johnson.
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