The Best Sam Rockwell Movies, Ranked
71 credits from 1989 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is The Bad Guys (2022) with $250M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Sam Rockwell Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Sam Rockwell is credited on. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) leads with 90, followed by Jojo Rabbit (2019) at 80. 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 90 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 79 Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die 2026 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 The Bad Guys 2022 · Adventure -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Richard Jewell 2019 · Biography -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 The One and Only Ivan 2020 · Adventure -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Trolls World Tour 2020 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 The Bad Guys 2 2025 · Animation -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Vice 2018 · Biography -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Woman Walks Ahead 2018 · Biography -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 See How They Run 2022 · History -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 The Best of Enemies 2019 · Biography
Biggest Sam Rockwell Box Office Hits
Sam Rockwell's films have made $1.47B worldwide in total. The Bad Guys (2022) is the biggest hit at $250M, ahead of The Bad Guys 2 (2025) ($240M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Bad Guys 2022 · Adventure $250M $97.5M dom.
- 2 The Bad Guys 2 2025 · Animation $240M $82.6M dom.
- 3 Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017 · Drama $163M $54.5M dom.
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The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2005 · Adventure $104M $51.1M dom. - 5
Argylle 2024 · Action $96.2M $45.2M dom. - 6
Poltergeist 2015 · Thriller $95.4M $47.4M dom. - 7 Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Drama $93.7M $33.4M dom.
- 8 Vice 2018 · Biography $76.1M $47.8M dom.
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Matchstick Men 2003 · Drama $65.6M $36.9M dom. - 10 Trolls World Tour 2020 · Action $49.3M $450K dom.
The Best Sam Rockwell Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Sam Rockwell has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 20 films, and Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) is the pick of them.
- Drama 20 films Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017 · as Dixon Movie Echo Score: 90
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Comedy 14 films Welcome to Collinwood 2002 - Biography 6 films Richard Jewell 2019 · as Watson Bryant Movie Echo Score: 75
- Action 5 films Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die 2026 Movie Echo Score: 79
- Adventure 4 films The Bad Guys 2022 · as Wolf Movie Echo Score: 78
- Animation 2 films The Bad Guys 2 2025 · as Mr. Wolf Movie Echo Score: 73
- Thriller 2 films Poltergeist 2015
- History 1 film See How They Run 2022 · as Inspector Stoppard Movie Echo Score: 64
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Sci-Fi 1 film Moon 2009
The Best Sam Rockwell Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Sam Rockwell's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 9 films Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die 2026 Movie Echo Score: 79
- 2010s 21 films Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017 · as Dixon Movie Echo Score: 90
- 2000s 13 films The Hitchhiker's Guide to the Galaxy 2005
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1990s 16 films Strictly Business 1991 · as Gary -
1980s 2 films Last Exit to Brooklyn 1989 · as Al
Most Awarded Sam Rockwell Movies
Sam Rockwell's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) leads with 22 wins from 39 nominations.
- Awards: 22 wins Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri 2017 · 39 nominations
- Awards: 7 wins Vice 2018 · 33 nominations
- Awards: 5 wins Jojo Rabbit 2019 · 37 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Seven Psychopaths 2012 · 7 nominations - Awards: 1 win Moon 2009 · 2 nominations
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Awards: 1 win The Way, Way Back 2013 · 5 nominations - Awards: 1 win The Bad Guys 2 2025 · 10 nominations
The Latest Sam Rockwell Movies
The most recent films Sam Rockwell is credited on, newest first — starting with Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die 2026 · Action
- The Bad Guys 2 2025 · Mr. Wolf
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The Bad Guys: Little Lies and Alibis 2025 · Wolf (voice) - Argylle 2024 · Aidan Wilde
- See How They Run 2022 · Inspector Stoppard
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The Bad Guys In Maraschino Ruby 2022 · Wolf (voice) - The Bad Guys 2022 · Wolf
- The One and Only Ivan 2020 · Ivan
- Trolls World Tour 2020 · Hickory
- Richard Jewell 2019 · Watson Bryant
- Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Captain Klenzendorf
- The Best of Enemies 2019 · C.P. Ellis
The Best Sam Rockwell Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Sam Rockwell films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Sam Rockwell movie?
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) is the best-rated Sam Rockwell film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of Jojo Rabbit (2019) (80) and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026) (79). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Sam Rockwell movie?
The Bad Guys (2022) made the most at the box office, with $250M worldwide, followed by The Bad Guys 2 (2025) with $240M. Together, Sam Rockwell's films with box office figures have made $1.47B.
Which Sam Rockwell movie won the most awards?
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) is the most decorated Sam Rockwell film, with 22 wins from 39 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Sam Rockwell drama movie?
Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) is the best-rated of Sam Rockwell's drama films, with a score of 90. In other genres: Welcome to Collinwood (comedy), Richard Jewell (biography) and Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (action).
What is the newest Sam Rockwell movie?
The newest film on Sam Rockwell's filmography is Good Luck, Have Fun, Don't Die (2026).
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