The Best Ridley Scott Movies, Ranked
71 credits from 1965 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Last Duel (2021) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is The Martian (2015) with $631M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Ridley Scott Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Ridley Scott is credited on. The Last Duel (2021) leads with 75, followed by Napoleon (2023) at 73. 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 75 The Last Duel 2021 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Napoleon 2023 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 All the Money in the World 2017 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Gladiator II 2024 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Alien: Covenant 2017 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 House of Gucci 2021 · Drama
Biggest Ridley Scott Box Office Hits
Ridley Scott's films have made $5.03B worldwide in total. The Martian (2015) is the biggest hit at $631M, ahead of Gladiator (2000) ($466M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Martian 2015 · Action $631M $228M dom. - 2
Gladiator 2000 · Action $466M $188M dom. - 3 Gladiator II 2024 · Action $462M $172M dom.
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Prometheus 2012 · Action $403M $126M dom. - 5
Hannibal 2001 · Thriller $352M $165M dom. - 6
Robin Hood 2010 · Action $322M $105M dom. - 7
American Gangster 2007 · Drama $270M $130M dom. - 8
Exodus: Gods and Kings 2014 · Action $268M $65M dom. - 9 Alien: Covenant 2017 · Action $241M $74.3M dom.
- 10 Napoleon 2023 · Action $222M $61.5M dom.
The Best Ridley Scott Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ridley Scott has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 16 films, and The Last Duel (2021) is the pick of them.
- Action 16 films The Last Duel 2021 · Director Movie Echo Score: 75
- Drama 11 films House of Gucci 2021 · Director Movie Echo Score: 60
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Adventure 3 films Legend 1986 · Director -
Horror 2 films Alien 1979 · Director - Biography 1 film All the Money in the World 2017 · Director Movie Echo Score: 70
- Thriller 1 film Hannibal 2001 · Director
The Best Ridley Scott Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Ridley Scott's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Ridley Scott Movies
Ridley Scott's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Gladiator (2000) leads with 12 wins from 36 nominations.
- Awards: 12 wins Gladiator 2000 · 36 nominations
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Awards: 3 wins Blade Runner 1982 · 14 nominations -
Awards: 3 wins Thelma & Louise 1991 · 18 nominations -
Awards: 2 wins Black Hawk Down 2001 · 8 nominations - Awards: 2 wins The Martian 2015 · 29 nominations
- Awards: 1 win American Gangster 2007 · 14 nominations
The Latest Ridley Scott Movies
The most recent films Ridley Scott is credited on, newest first — starting with The Dog Stars (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Dog Stars 2026 · Director -
Dope Thief 2025 · Director - Gladiator II 2024 · Director
- Napoleon 2023 · Director
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Behold 2023 · Director - House of Gucci 2021 · Director
- The Last Duel 2021 · Director
- All the Money in the World 2017 · Director
- Alien: Covenant 2017 · Director
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Alien: Covenant - Prologue: The Crossing 2017 · Director - The Martian 2015 · Director
- Exodus: Gods and Kings 2014 · Director
The Best Ridley Scott Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ridley Scott films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ridley Scott movie?
The Last Duel (2021) is the best-rated Ridley Scott film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of Napoleon (2023) (73) and All the Money in the World (2017) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Last Duel: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ridley Scott movie?
The Martian (2015) made the most at the box office, with $631M worldwide, followed by Gladiator (2000) with $466M. Together, Ridley Scott's films with box office figures have made $5.03B.
Which Ridley Scott movie won the most awards?
Gladiator (2000) is the most decorated Ridley Scott film, with 12 wins from 36 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Ridley Scott action movie?
The Last Duel (2021) is the best-rated of Ridley Scott's action films, with a score of 75. In other genres: House of Gucci (drama), Legend (adventure) and Alien (horror).
What is the newest Ridley Scott movie?
The newest film on Ridley Scott's filmography is The Dog Stars (2026), directed by Ridley Scott.
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