The Best Rory Kennedy Movies, Ranked
13 credits from 1999 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton (2017) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Last Days in Vietnam (2014) with $466K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Rory Kennedy Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Rory Kennedy is credited on. Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton (2017) leads with 78, followed by Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022) at 73. 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 Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton 2017 · Sport -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Downfall: The Case Against Boeing 2022 · Documentary -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Queen of Chess 2026 · Documentary -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari 2022 · Documentary
The Best Rory Kennedy Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Rory Kennedy has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Documentary leads with 9 films, and Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022) is the pick of them.
The Latest Rory Kennedy Movies
The most recent films Rory Kennedy is credited on, newest first — starting with Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing 2026 · Director - Queen of Chess 2026 · Director
- The Volcano: Rescue from Whakaari 2022 · Director
- Downfall: The Case Against Boeing 2022 · Director
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Above and Beyond: NASA's Journey To Tomorrow 2018 · Director - Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton 2017 · Director
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Last Days in Vietnam 2014 · Director -
Thank You, Mr. President: Helen Thomas at the White House 2008 · Director -
Ghosts of Abu Ghraib 2007 · Director -
A Boy’s Life 2003 · Director -
American Hollow 1999 · Director
The Best Rory Kennedy Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Rory Kennedy films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Rory Kennedy movie?
Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton (2017) is the best-rated Rory Kennedy film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022) (73) and Queen of Chess (2026) (71). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Rory Kennedy movie?
Last Days in Vietnam (2014) made the most at the box office, with $466K worldwide, followed by Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton (2017) with $223K. Together, Rory Kennedy's films with box office figures have made $764K.
What is the best Rory Kennedy documentary movie?
Downfall: The Case Against Boeing (2022) is the best-rated of Rory Kennedy's documentary films, with a score of 73. In other genres: Take Every Wave: The Life of Laird Hamilton (sport) and Last Days in Vietnam (history).
What is the newest Rory Kennedy movie?
The newest film on Rory Kennedy's filmography is Freefall: A Reckoning for Boeing (2026), directed by Rory Kennedy.
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