The Best Roland Emmerich Movies, Ranked
23 credits from 1984 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Moonfall (2022) comes out on top with a score of 51. The biggest box office hit is Independence Day (1996) with $817M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Roland Emmerich Box Office Hits
Roland Emmerich's films have made $4.45B worldwide in total. Independence Day (1996) is the biggest hit at $817M, ahead of 2012 (2009) ($791M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Independence Day 1996 · Action $817M $306M dom. - 2
2012 2009 · Action $791M $166M dom. - 3
The Day After Tomorrow 2004 · Action $553M $187M dom. - 4
Independence Day: Resurgence 2016 · Action $390M $103M dom. - 5
Independence Day: Resurgence 2016 · Action $390M $103M dom. - 6
Godzilla 1998 · Action $379M $136M dom. - 7
10,000 BC 2008 · Adventure $270M $94.8M dom. - 8
The Patriot 2000 · Action $215M $113M dom. - 9
White House Down 2013 · Action $205M $73.1M dom. - 10
Stargate 1994 · Action $197M $71.6M dom.
The Best Roland Emmerich Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Roland Emmerich has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 14 films, and Moonfall (2022) is the pick of them.
The Best Roland Emmerich Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Roland Emmerich's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Roland Emmerich Movies
The most recent films Roland Emmerich is credited on, newest first — starting with Moonfall (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Moonfall 2022 · Director -
Midway 2019 · Director - Independence Day: Resurgence 2016 · Director
- Independence Day: Resurgence 2016 · Director
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Stonewall 2015 · Director - White House Down 2013 · Director
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Anonymous 2011 · Director - 2012 2009 · Director
- 10,000 BC 2008 · Director
- The Day After Tomorrow 2004 · Director
- The Patriot 2000 · Director
- Godzilla 1998 · Director
The Best Roland Emmerich Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Roland Emmerich films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Roland Emmerich movie?
Moonfall (2022) is the best-rated Roland Emmerich film, with a Movie Echo Score of 51, ahead of Midway (2019) (45). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Moonfall: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Roland Emmerich movie?
Independence Day (1996) made the most at the box office, with $817M worldwide, followed by 2012 (2009) with $791M. Together, Roland Emmerich's films with box office figures have made $4.45B.
Which Roland Emmerich movie won the most awards?
Independence Day (1996) is the most decorated Roland Emmerich film, with 2 wins from 11 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Roland Emmerich action movie?
Moonfall (2022) is the best-rated of Roland Emmerich's action films, with a score of 51. In other genres: Anonymous (drama) and 10,000 BC (adventure).
What is the newest Roland Emmerich movie?
The newest film on Roland Emmerich's filmography is Moonfall (2022), directed by Roland Emmerich.
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