The Best Russell Crowe Movies, Ranked
72 credits from 1990 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Nuremberg (2025) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) with $761M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Russell Crowe Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Russell Crowe is credited on. Nuremberg (2025) leads with 78, followed by The Weight (2026) 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 78 Nuremberg 2025 · Biography -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 The Weight 2026 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 True History of the Kelly Gang 2020 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 True History of the Kelly Gang 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 The Pope's Exorcist 2023 · Thriller -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Boy Erased 2018 · Biography -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Kraven the Hunter 2024 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Land of Bad 2024 · Action -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Sleeping Dogs 2024 · Crime -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 Beast 2026 · Action -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 The Greatest Beer Run Ever 2022 · Adventure -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 Unhinged 2020 · Thriller
Biggest Russell Crowe Box Office Hits
Russell Crowe's films have made $5.49B worldwide in total. Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) is the biggest hit at $761M, ahead of Man of Steel (2013) ($670M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Thor: Love and Thunder 2022 · Action $761M $343M dom. - 2
Man of Steel 2013 · Action $670M $291M dom. - 3
Gladiator 2000 · Action $466M $188M dom. - 4
Les Miserables 2012 · Drama $443M $149M dom. - 5
The Mummy 2017 · Action $409M $80.2M dom. - 6
Noah 2014 · Action $359M $101M dom. - 7
Robin Hood 2010 · Action $322M $105M dom. - 8
A Beautiful Mind 2001 · Biography $317M $171M dom. - 9
American Gangster 2007 · Drama $270M $130M dom. - 10
Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003 · Action $212M $93.9M dom.
The Best Russell Crowe Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Russell Crowe has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 21 films, and The Weight (2026) is the pick of them.
- Action 21 films The Weight 2026 · as Clancy Movie Echo Score: 75
- Drama 16 films True History of the Kelly Gang 2019 · as Harry Power Movie Echo Score: 67
- Biography 7 films Nuremberg 2025 · as Hermann Göring Movie Echo Score: 78
- Thriller 3 films The Pope's Exorcist 2023 · as Father Gabriel Amorth Movie Echo Score: 60
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Romance 2 films Rough Magic 1995 · as Alex Ross -
Horror 1 film The Exorcism 2024 · as Anthony Miller Movie Echo Score: 31 - Crime 1 film Sleeping Dogs 2024 · as Roy Freeman Movie Echo Score: 53
- Adventure 1 film The Greatest Beer Run Ever 2022 · as Arthur Coates Movie Echo Score: 51
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War 1 film Blood Oath 1990 · as Lt. Corbett
The Best Russell Crowe Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Russell Crowe's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Russell Crowe Movies
Russell Crowe'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: 12 wins Les Miserables 2012 · 39 nominations
- Awards: 12 wins Gladiator 2000 · 36 nominations
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Awards: 10 wins L.A. Confidential 1997 · 35 nominations - Awards: 6 wins Master and Commander: The Far Side of the World 2003 · 25 nominations
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Awards: 3 wins The Water Diviner 2015 · 8 nominations - Awards: 3 wins True History of the Kelly Gang 2020 · 12 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins Boy Erased 2018 · 11 nominations
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Awards: 2 wins Cinderella Man 2005 · 12 nominations -
Awards: 1 win The Insider 1999 · 16 nominations - Awards: 1 win American Gangster 2007 · 14 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Noah 2014 · 2 nominations
The Latest Russell Crowe Movies
The most recent films Russell Crowe is credited on, newest first — starting with Unabomber (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Unabomber 2026 · Professor Henry Murray - The Weight 2026 · Clancy
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The Get Out 2026 · Manco Kapak - Beast 2026 · Sammy
- Nuremberg 2025 · Hermann Göring
- Kraven the Hunter 2024 · Nikolai Kravinoff
- The Exorcism 2024 · Anthony Miller
- Sleeping Dogs 2024 · Roy Freeman
- Land of Bad 2024 · AF Capt. Eddie Grimm 'Reaper'
- The Pope's Exorcist 2023 · Father Gabriel Amorth
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Poker Face 2022 · Jake Foley - The Greatest Beer Run Ever 2022 · Arthur Coates
The Best Russell Crowe Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Russell Crowe films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Russell Crowe movie?
Nuremberg (2025) is the best-rated Russell Crowe film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of The Weight (2026) (75) and True History of the Kelly Gang (2020) (72). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Nuremberg: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Russell Crowe movie?
Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) made the most at the box office, with $761M worldwide, followed by Man of Steel (2013) with $670M. Together, Russell Crowe's films with box office figures have made $5.49B.
Which Russell Crowe movie won the most awards?
A Beautiful Mind (2001) is the most decorated Russell Crowe 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 Russell Crowe action movie?
The Weight (2026) is the best-rated of Russell Crowe's action films, with a score of 75. In other genres: True History of the Kelly Gang (drama), Nuremberg (biography) and The Pope's Exorcist (thriller).
What is the newest Russell Crowe movie?
The newest film on Russell Crowe's filmography is Unabomber (2026), with Russell Crowe as Professor Henry Murray.
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