The Best Samuel L. Jackson Movies, Ranked
172 credits from 1972 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (2021) comes out on top with a score of 74. The biggest box office hit is Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) with $1.41B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Samuel L. Jackson Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Samuel L. Jackson is credited on. Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (2021) leads with 74, followed by Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (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 74 Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard 2021 · Comedy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank 2022 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 The Piano Lesson 2024 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Captain Marvel 2019 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The Last Full Measure 2019 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The Banker 2020 · Biography -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Death to 2020 2020 · Comedy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 The Last Full Measure 2020 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson 2020 · History -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 The Kill Room 2023 · Thriller -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 The Marvels 2023 · Action -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 The Protégé 2021 · Action
Biggest Samuel L. Jackson Box Office Hits
Samuel L. Jackson's films have made $10.2B worldwide in total. Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) is the biggest hit at $1.41B, ahead of Captain Marvel (2019) ($1.13B). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015 · Action $1.41B $459M dom. - 2 Captain Marvel 2019 · Action $1.13B $427M dom.
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Captain America: The Winter Soldier 2014 · Action $714M $260M dom. - 4
The Incredibles 2004 · Action $632M $261M dom. - 5
Kong: Skull Island 2017 · Action $569M $168M dom. - 6
Django Unchained 2012 · Action $426M $163M dom. - 7
Kingsman: The Secret Service 2015 · Action $414M $128M dom. - 8
Die Hard: With a Vengeance 1995 · Action $366M $100M dom. - 9
Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2016 · Adventure $296M $87.2M dom. - 10
Turbo 2013 · Adventure $283M $83M dom.
The Best Samuel L. Jackson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Samuel L. Jackson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 40 films, and The Piano Lesson (2024) is the pick of them.
- Drama 40 films The Piano Lesson 2024 · as Doaker Movie Echo Score: 66
- Action 35 films Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank 2022 · as Jimbo Movie Echo Score: 73
- Comedy 8 films Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard 2021 · as Darius Kincaid Movie Echo Score: 74
- Thriller 7 films The Kill Room 2023 · as Gordon Movie Echo Score: 61
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Adventure 4 films Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker 2019 · as Mace Windu (voice) Movie Echo Score: 46 -
Sci-Fi 4 films Sphere 1998 -
Mystery 3 films Spiral: From the Book of Saw 2021 · as Marcus Banks Movie Echo Score: 37 -
Animation 2 films The Garfield Movie 2024 · as Vic Movie Echo Score: 42 - History 2 films Enslaved with Samuel L Jackson 2020 · as Presenter Movie Echo Score: 62
The Best Samuel L. Jackson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Samuel L. Jackson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Samuel L. Jackson Movies
Samuel L. Jackson's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Pulp Fiction (1994) leads with 9 wins from 32 nominations.
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Awards: 9 wins Pulp Fiction 1994 · 32 nominations - Awards: 7 wins Django Unchained 2012 · 18 nominations
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Awards: 4 wins The Hateful Eight 2015 · 17 nominations -
Awards: 3 wins Eve's Bayou 1997 · 3 nominations - Awards: 2 wins The Incredibles 2004 · 5 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins Avengers: Age of Ultron 2015 · 6 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Fresh 1994 · 2 nominations
The Latest Samuel L. Jackson Movies
The most recent films Samuel L. Jackson is credited on, newest first — starting with The Unholy Trinity (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Unholy Trinity 2025 · St. Christopher - The Piano Lesson 2024 · Doaker
- The Garfield Movie 2024 · Vic
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Damaged 2024 · Dan Lawson -
Argylle 2024 · Action - The Marvels 2023 · Nick Fury
- The Kill Room 2023 · Gordon
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Secret Invasion 2023 · Nick Fury - Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank 2022 · Jimbo
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The Last Days of Ptolemy Grey 2022 · Ptolemy Grey - The Protégé 2021 · Moody
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The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard 2021 · Darius Kincaid
The Best Samuel L. Jackson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Samuel L. Jackson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Samuel L. Jackson movie?
Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (2021) is the best-rated Samuel L. Jackson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 74, ahead of Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (2022) (73) and The Piano Lesson (2024) (66). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Samuel L. Jackson movie?
Avengers: Age of Ultron (2015) made the most at the box office, with $1.41B worldwide, followed by Captain Marvel (2019) with $1.13B. Together, Samuel L. Jackson's films with box office figures have made $10.2B.
Which Samuel L. Jackson movie won the most awards?
Pulp Fiction (1994) is the most decorated Samuel L. Jackson film, with 9 wins from 32 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Samuel L. Jackson drama movie?
The Piano Lesson (2024) is the best-rated of Samuel L. Jackson's drama films, with a score of 66. In other genres: Paws of Fury: The Legend of Hank (action), Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (comedy) and The Kill Room (thriller).
What is the newest Samuel L. Jackson movie?
The newest film on Samuel L. Jackson's filmography is Afterburn (2025), with Samuel L. Jackson as King August.
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