The Best Ron Howard Movies, Ranked
86 credits from 1959 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Rebuilding Paradise (2020) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is The Da Vinci Code (2006) with $760M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Ron Howard Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Ron Howard is credited on. Rebuilding Paradise (2020) leads with 78, followed by We Feed People (2022) at 77. 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 78 Rebuilding Paradise 2020 · Documentary -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 We Feed People 2022 · Documentary -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Thirteen Lives 2022 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Jim Henson Idea Man 2024 · Documentary -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Eden 2025 · Thriller -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Hillbilly Elegy 2020 · Drama
Biggest Ron Howard Box Office Hits
Ron Howard's films have made $4.02B worldwide in total. The Da Vinci Code (2006) is the biggest hit at $760M, ahead of Angels & Demons (2009) ($486M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Da Vinci Code 2006 · Mystery $760M $218M dom. - 2
Angels & Demons 2009 · Mystery $486M $133M dom. - 3
Apollo 13 1995 · Adventure $355M $174M dom. - 4
How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000 · Fantasy $347M $262M dom. - 5
A Beautiful Mind 2001 · Biography $317M $171M dom. - 6
Ransom 1996 · Action $309M $136M dom. - 7
Inferno 2016 · Action $220M $34.3M dom. - 8
Backdraft 1991 · Action $152M $77.9M dom. - 9
Far and Away 1992 · Adventure $138M $58.9M dom. - 10
Parenthood 1989 · Drama $126M $100M dom.
The Best Ron Howard Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ron Howard has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 11 films, and Hillbilly Elegy (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 11 films Hillbilly Elegy 2020 · Director Movie Echo Score: 55
- Action 7 films Ransom 1996 · Director
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Comedy 4 films Edtv 1999 · Director - Documentary 3 films Rebuilding Paradise 2020 · Director Movie Echo Score: 78
- Biography 3 films Thirteen Lives 2022 · Director Movie Echo Score: 72
- Adventure 3 films Apollo 13 1995 · Director
- Thriller 2 films Eden 2025 · Director Movie Echo Score: 60
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Music 2 films The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years 2016 · Director - Mystery 2 films The Da Vinci Code 2006 · Director
The Best Ron Howard Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Ron Howard's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Ron Howard Movies
Ron Howard's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. A Beautiful Mind (2001) leads with 15 wins from 27 nominations.
- Awards: 15 wins A Beautiful Mind 2001 · 27 nominations
- Awards: 7 wins Apollo 13 1995 · 20 nominations
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Awards: 3 wins Cocoon 1985 · 10 nominations -
Awards: 2 wins Cinderella Man 2005 · 12 nominations - Awards: 2 wins How the Grinch Stole Christmas 2000 · 4 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Jim Henson Idea Man 2024 · 1 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Splash 1984 · 6 nominations -
Awards: 1 win Rush 2013 · 12 nominations
The Latest Ron Howard Movies
The most recent films Ron Howard is credited on, newest first — starting with Eden (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Eden 2025 · Director
- Jim Henson Idea Man 2024 · Director
- Thirteen Lives 2022 · Director
- We Feed People 2022 · Director
- Hillbilly Elegy 2020 · Director
- Rebuilding Paradise 2020 · Director
- Inferno 2016 · Director
- The Beatles: Eight Days a Week - The Touring Years 2016 · Director
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In the Heart of the Sea 2015 · Director -
Made in America 2014 · Director - Rush 2013 · Director
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The Dilemma 2011 · Director
The Best Ron Howard Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ron Howard films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ron Howard movie?
Rebuilding Paradise (2020) is the best-rated Ron Howard film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of We Feed People (2022) (77) and Thirteen Lives (2022) (72). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Rebuilding Paradise: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ron Howard movie?
The Da Vinci Code (2006) made the most at the box office, with $760M worldwide, followed by Angels & Demons (2009) with $486M. Together, Ron Howard's films with box office figures have made $4.02B.
Which Ron Howard movie won the most awards?
A Beautiful Mind (2001) is the most decorated Ron Howard film, with 15 wins from 27 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Ron Howard drama movie?
Hillbilly Elegy (2020) is the best-rated of Ron Howard's drama films, with a score of 55. In other genres: Ransom (action), Edtv (comedy) and Rebuilding Paradise (documentary).
What is the newest Ron Howard movie?
The newest film on Ron Howard's filmography is Eden (2025), directed by Ron Howard.
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