The Best Riz Ahmed Movies, Ranked
34 credits from 2006 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Sound of Metal (2019) comes out on top with a score of 82. The biggest box office hit is Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) with $1.06B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Riz Ahmed Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Riz Ahmed is credited on. Sound of Metal (2019) leads with 82, followed by Weathering with You (2020) at 80. 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 82 Sound of Metal 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Weathering with You 2020 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Sound of Metal 2020 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 The Sisters Brothers 2018 · Adventure -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Nimona 2023 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Mogul Mowgli 2021 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Fingernails 2023 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Hamlet 2026 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Relay 2025 · Action -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Encounter 2021 · Sci-Fi -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Una 2017 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Venom 2018 · Action
Biggest Riz Ahmed Box Office Hits
Riz Ahmed's films have made $2.55B worldwide in total. Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) is the biggest hit at $1.06B, ahead of Venom (2018) ($856M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story 2016 · Action $1.06B $534M dom. - 2 Venom 2018 · Action $856M $214M dom.
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Jason Bourne 2016 · Action $415M $162M dom. - 4 Weathering with You 2020 · Drama $192M $8.06M dom.
- 5 The Sisters Brothers 2018 · Adventure $13.1M $3.14M dom.
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Four Lions 2010 · Drama $6.15M $305K dom. - 7
The Reluctant Fundamentalist 2013 · Thriller $2.18M $553K dom. - 8
The Road to Guantanamo 2006 · Drama $1.51M $327K dom. - 9
Trishna 2012 · Drama $968K $240K dom. - 10
Ill Manors 2012 · Drama $714K
The Best Riz Ahmed Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Riz Ahmed has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 18 films, and Sound of Metal (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 18 films Sound of Metal 2019 · as Ruben Stone Movie Echo Score: 82
- Action 5 films Nimona 2023 · as Ballister Boldheart Movie Echo Score: 78
- Thriller 3 films The Reluctant Fundamentalist 2013
- Sci-Fi 1 film Encounter 2021 · as Malik Khan Movie Echo Score: 64
- Adventure 1 film The Sisters Brothers 2018 · as Hermann Kermit Warm Movie Echo Score: 78
The Best Riz Ahmed Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Riz Ahmed's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Riz Ahmed Movies
Riz Ahmed's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Sound of Metal (2020) leads with 9 wins from 22 nominations.
The Latest Riz Ahmed Movies
The most recent films Riz Ahmed is credited on, newest first — starting with Hamlet (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Hamlet 2026 · Hamlet
- Relay 2025 · Ash
- Fingernails 2023 · Amir
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Dammi 2023 · Mounir - Nimona 2023 · Ballister Boldheart
- Encounter 2021 · Malik Khan
- Mogul Mowgli 2021 · Zed
- Sound of Metal 2020 · Ruben Stone
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The Long Goodbye 2020 · Riz - Weathering with You 2020 · Drama
- Sound of Metal 2019 · Ruben Stone
- Venom 2018 · Carlton Drake, Riot
The Best Riz Ahmed Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Riz Ahmed films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Riz Ahmed movie?
Sound of Metal (2019) is the best-rated Riz Ahmed film, with a Movie Echo Score of 82, ahead of Weathering with You (2020) (80) and Sound of Metal (2020) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Sound of Metal: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Riz Ahmed movie?
Rogue One: A Star Wars Story (2016) made the most at the box office, with $1.06B worldwide, followed by Venom (2018) with $856M. Together, Riz Ahmed's films with box office figures have made $2.55B.
Which Riz Ahmed movie won the most awards?
Sound of Metal (2020) is the most decorated Riz Ahmed film, with 9 wins from 22 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Riz Ahmed drama movie?
Sound of Metal (2019) is the best-rated of Riz Ahmed's drama films, with a score of 82. In other genres: Nimona (action), The Reluctant Fundamentalist (thriller) and Encounter (sci-fi).
What is the newest Riz Ahmed movie?
The newest film on Riz Ahmed's filmography is Hamlet (2026), with Riz Ahmed as Hamlet.
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