The Best Robert Rodriguez Movies, Ranked
49 credits from 1991 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles (2021) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is Alita: Battle Angel (2019) with $405M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Robert Rodriguez Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Robert Rodriguez is credited on. Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles (2021) leads with 86, followed by Alita: Battle Angel (2019) 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 86 Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles 2021 · Music -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Alita: Battle Angel 2019 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Red 11 2019 · Horror -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 We Can Be Heroes 2020 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Spy Kids: Armageddon 2023 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 46 Hypnotic 2023 · Action
Biggest Robert Rodriguez Box Office Hits
Robert Rodriguez's films have made $1.57B worldwide in total. Alita: Battle Angel (2019) is the biggest hit at $405M, ahead of Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) ($197M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Alita: Battle Angel 2019 · Action $405M $85.8M dom.
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Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over 2003 · Action $197M $112M dom. - 3
Sin City 2005 · Action $159M $74.1M dom. - 4
Spy Kids 2001 · Action $148M $113M dom. - 5
Spy Kids 2: Island of Lost Dreams 2002 · Action $120M $85.8M dom. - 6
Once Upon a Time in Mexico 2003 · Action $98.8M $56.4M dom. - 7
Spy Kids: All the Time in the World 2011 · Action $85.6M $38.5M dom. - 8
The Adventures of Sharkboy and Lavagirl 3-D 2005 · Action $72M $39.2M dom. - 9
Machete 2010 · Action $45.5M $26.6M dom. - 10
The Faculty 1998 · Sci-Fi $40.3M $40.3M dom.
The Best Robert Rodriguez Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Robert Rodriguez has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 20 films, and Alita: Battle Angel (2019) is the pick of them.
- Action 20 films Alita: Battle Angel 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 75
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Comedy 5 films Four Rooms 1995 · Director - Horror 2 films Red 11 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 64
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Fantasy 2 films Shorts 2009 · Director - Music 1 film Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles 2021 · Director Movie Echo Score: 86
- Sci-Fi 1 film The Faculty 1998 · Director
The Best Robert Rodriguez Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Robert Rodriguez's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Robert Rodriguez Movies
The most recent films Robert Rodriguez is credited on, newest first — starting with Spy Kids: Armageddon (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Spy Kids: Armageddon 2023 · Director
- Hypnotic 2023 · Director
- Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles 2021 · Director
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The Book of Boba Fett 2021 · Director - We Can Be Heroes 2020 · Director
- Red 11 2019 · Director
- Alita: Battle Angel 2019 · Director
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The Limit 2018 · Director -
Sock ’Em Dead 2015 · Robert Rodriguez -
Sin City: A Dame To Kill For 2014 · Director -
Machete Kills 2013 · Director - Spy Kids: All the Time in the World 2011 · Director
The Best Robert Rodriguez Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Robert Rodriguez films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Robert Rodriguez movie?
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles (2021) is the best-rated Robert Rodriguez film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of Alita: Battle Angel (2019) (75) and Red 11 (2019) (64). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Happier Than Ever: A Love Letter to Los Angeles: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Robert Rodriguez movie?
Alita: Battle Angel (2019) made the most at the box office, with $405M worldwide, followed by Spy Kids 3-D: Game Over (2003) with $197M. Together, Robert Rodriguez's films with box office figures have made $1.57B.
Which Robert Rodriguez movie won the most awards?
El mariachi (1993) is the most decorated Robert Rodriguez film, with 1 win from 2 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Robert Rodriguez action movie?
Alita: Battle Angel (2019) is the best-rated of Robert Rodriguez's action films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Four Rooms (comedy), Red 11 (horror) and Shorts (fantasy).
What is the newest Robert Rodriguez movie?
The newest film on Robert Rodriguez's filmography is Like Tears in Rain (2024), with Robert Rodriguez as Self.
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