The Best Ron Perlman Movies, Ranked
126 credits from 1982 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Succubus (2024) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) with $442M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Ron Perlman Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Ron Perlman is credited on. Succubus (2024) leads with 86, followed by A Place Among the Dead (2020) at 86. 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 Succubus 2024 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 86 A Place Among the Dead 2020 · Crime -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 84 Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio 2022 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Day of the Fight 2024 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 The Baker 2023 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Nightmare Alley 2021 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Asher 2018 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Pottersville 2017 · Comedy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 There Are No Saints 2022 · Action -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Run with the Hunted 2019 · Thriller -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 The Escape of Prisoner 614 2018 · Adventure -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Don't Look Up 2021 · Sci-Fi
Biggest Ron Perlman Box Office Hits
Ron Perlman's films have made $1.11B worldwide in total. Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) is the biggest hit at $442M, ahead of Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) ($168M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 2023 · Action $442M $157M dom. - 2
Hellboy II: The Golden Army 2008 · Action $168M $76M dom. - 3
Hellboy 2004 · Action $99.4M $59.6M dom. - 4
Season of the Witch 2011 · Adventure $91.6M $24.8M dom. - 5
Conan the Barbarian 2011 · Action $63.5M $21.3M dom. - 6
The Island of Dr. Moreau 1996 · Sci-Fi $49.6M $27.7M dom. - 7
Monster Hunter 2020 · Action $42.1M $15.2M dom. - 8 Nightmare Alley 2021 · Action $39.6M $11.3M dom.
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The Adventures of Huck Finn 1993 · Family $24.1M $24.1M dom. - 10
Quest for Fire 1982 · Adventure $21M $21M dom.
The Best Ron Perlman Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ron Perlman has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 27 films, and The Baker (2023) is the pick of them.
- Action 27 films The Baker 2023 · as Pappi Movie Echo Score: 74
- Drama 16 films Succubus 2024 · as Dr. Orion Zephyr Movie Echo Score: 86
- Comedy 12 films Pottersville 2017 · as Sheriff Jack Movie Echo Score: 65
- Thriller 10 films Run with the Hunted 2019 · as Birdie Movie Echo Score: 63
- Adventure 8 films The Escape of Prisoner 614 2018 · as The Sheriff Movie Echo Score: 58
- Sci-Fi 6 films Don't Look Up 2021 · as Benedict Drask Movie Echo Score: 56
- Crime 5 films A Place Among the Dead 2020 · as RP Movie Echo Score: 86
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Animation 5 films Howard Lovecraft & the Undersea Kingdom 2017 · as Shoggoth (voice) -
Horror 5 films The Devil’s Tomb 2009 · as Wesley
The Best Ron Perlman Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Ron Perlman's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Ron Perlman Movies
Ron Perlman's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) leads with 5 wins from 11 nominations.
The Latest Ron Perlman Movies
The most recent films Ron Perlman is credited on, newest first — starting with Cottonmouth (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Cottonmouth 2025 · Victor Cain -
Joe Baby 2025 · Prentice Stanton -
Paradise Records 2025 · Music -
Play Dirty 2025 · Murray - Day of the Fight 2024 · Stevie
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Absolution 2024 · Action - Succubus 2024 · Dr. Orion Zephyr
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The Instigators 2024 · Mayor Miccelli -
The Retirement Plan 2023 · Bobo - The Baker 2023 · Pappi
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Heroes of the Golden Mask 2023 · Kunyi (voice) - Transformers: Rise of the Beasts 2023 · Action
The Best Ron Perlman Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ron Perlman films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ron Perlman movie?
Succubus (2024) is the best-rated Ron Perlman film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of A Place Among the Dead (2020) (86) and Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) (84). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Succubus: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ron Perlman movie?
Transformers: Rise of the Beasts (2023) made the most at the box office, with $442M worldwide, followed by Hellboy II: The Golden Army (2008) with $168M. Together, Ron Perlman's films with box office figures have made $1.11B.
Which Ron Perlman movie won the most awards?
Guillermo Del Toro’s Pinocchio (2022) is the most decorated Ron Perlman film, with 5 wins from 11 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Ron Perlman action movie?
The Baker (2023) is the best-rated of Ron Perlman's action films, with a score of 74. In other genres: Succubus (drama), Pottersville (comedy) and Run with the Hunted (thriller).
What is the newest Ron Perlman movie?
The newest film on Ron Perlman's filmography is Cottonmouth (2025), with Ron Perlman as Victor Cain.
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