The Best Sam Worthington Movies, Ranked
43 credits from 2003 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Avatar (2009) with $2.92B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Sam Worthington Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Sam Worthington is credited on. Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) leads with 78, followed by Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024) 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 Avatar: Fire and Ash 2025 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 2024 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Simulant 2023 · Sci-Fi -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Relay 2025 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Transfusion 2023 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 The Killer 2024 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Fractured 2019 · Mystery -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Fuze 2026 · Action -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 The Hunter's Prayer 2017 · Action -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 43 The Last Son 2021 · Action -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 41 Lansky 2021 · Biography
Biggest Sam Worthington Box Office Hits
Sam Worthington's films have made $8.4B worldwide in total. Avatar (2009) is the biggest hit at $2.92B, ahead of Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) ($2.34B). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Avatar 2009 · Action $2.92B $785M dom. - 2 Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 · Action $2.34B $688M dom.
- 3 Avatar: Fire and Ash 2025 · Action $1.49B $404M dom.
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Clash of the Titans 2010 · Action $493M $163M dom. - 5
Terminator Salvation 2009 · Action $371M $125M dom. - 6
Wrath of the Titans 2012 · Action $302M $83.7M dom. - 7
Hacksaw Ridge 2016 · Biography $181M $67.2M dom. - 8
The Shack 2017 · Drama $96.9M $57.4M dom. - 9
Man on a Ledge 2012 · Thriller $47.6M $18.6M dom. - 10
The Debt 2011 · Drama $45.6M $31.2M dom.
The Best Sam Worthington Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Sam Worthington has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 16 films, and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) is the pick of them.
- Action 16 films Avatar: Fire and Ash 2025 · as Jake Movie Echo Score: 78
- Drama 11 films Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 2024 · as Trent Gephart Movie Echo Score: 75
- Sci-Fi 2 films Simulant 2023 · as Kessler Movie Echo Score: 68
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Thriller 2 films 9 Bullets 2022 · as Jack Movie Echo Score: 35 - Mystery 2 films Fractured 2019 · as Ray Monroe Movie Echo Score: 59
- Biography 2 films Lansky 2021 · as David Stone Movie Echo Score: 41
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Horror 1 film The Exorcism 2024 · as Joe Movie Echo Score: 31 -
Family 1 film Paper Planes 2014 · as Jack -
Crime 1 film Gettin’ Square 2003 · as Barry 'Wattsy' Wirth
The Best Sam Worthington Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Sam Worthington's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Sam Worthington Movies
Sam Worthington's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Avatar (2009) leads with 18 wins from 34 nominations.
The Latest Sam Worthington Movies
The most recent films Sam Worthington is credited on, newest first — starting with Fuze (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Fuze 2026 · X
- Avatar: Fire and Ash 2025 · Jake
- Relay 2025 · Dawson
- The Killer 2024 · Finn
- Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 2024 · Trent Gephart
- The Exorcism 2024 · Joe
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Breathe 2024 · Lucas -
Lift 2024 · Huxley - Simulant 2023 · Kessler
- Transfusion 2023 · Ryan Logan
- Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 · Jake
- 9 Bullets 2022 · Jack
The Best Sam Worthington Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Sam Worthington films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Sam Worthington movie?
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) is the best-rated Sam Worthington film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (2024) (75) and Simulant (2023) (68). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Avatar: Fire and Ash: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Sam Worthington movie?
Avatar (2009) made the most at the box office, with $2.92B worldwide, followed by Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) with $2.34B. Together, Sam Worthington's films with box office figures have made $8.4B.
Which Sam Worthington movie won the most awards?
Avatar (2009) is the most decorated Sam Worthington film, with 18 wins from 34 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Sam Worthington action movie?
Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) is the best-rated of Sam Worthington's action films, with a score of 78. In other genres: Horizon: An American Saga - Chapter 1 (drama), Simulant (sci-fi) and 9 Bullets (thriller).
What is the newest Sam Worthington movie?
The newest film on Sam Worthington's filmography is Fuze (2026), with Sam Worthington as X.
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