The Best Sanaa Lathan Movies, Ranked
23 credits from 1997 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Native Son (2019) comes out on top with a score of 73. The biggest box office hit is AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) with $177M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Sanaa Lathan Movies
The 5 highest-rated films Sanaa Lathan is credited on. Native Son (2019) leads with 73, followed by On the Come Up (2022) at 70. 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 73 Native Son 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 On the Come Up 2022 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat 2024 · Comedy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 51 Nappily Ever After 2018 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 American Assassin 2017 · Action
Biggest Sanaa Lathan Box Office Hits
Sanaa Lathan's films have made $468M worldwide in total. AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) is the biggest hit at $177M, ahead of American Assassin (2017) ($67.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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AVP: Alien vs. Predator 2004 · Action $177M $80.3M dom. - 2 American Assassin 2017 · Action $67.2M $36.2M dom.
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The Perfect Guy 2015 · Drama $60.3M $57M dom. - 4
Out of Time 2003 · Drama $55.5M $41.1M dom. - 5
The Family That Preys 2008 · Drama $37.1M $37.1M dom. - 6
Brown Sugar 2002 · Drama $28.3M $27.4M dom. - 7
Love & Basketball 2000 · Drama $27.7M $27.5M dom. - 8
Something New 2006 · Drama $11.5M $11.5M dom. - 9
Catfish in Black Bean Sauce 1999 · Drama $1.32M $1.32M dom. - 10
Repentance 2014 · Thriller $1.19M $1.19M dom.
The Best Sanaa Lathan Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Sanaa Lathan has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 14 films, and Native Son (2019) is the pick of them.
The Best Sanaa Lathan Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Sanaa Lathan's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Sanaa Lathan Movies
The most recent films Sanaa Lathan is credited on, newest first — starting with The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat 2024 · Barbara Jean
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Young. Wild. Free. 2023 · Janice Huffman - On the Come Up 2022 · Jay
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With/In Volume 2 2022 · Comedy -
The Best Man: The Final Chapters 2022 · Robyn -
With/In Volume 1 2021 · (segment "Leap") - Native Son 2019 · Trudy Thomas
- Nappily Ever After 2018 · Violet
- American Assassin 2017 · Irene Kennedy
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Shots Fired 2017 · Ashe Akino - The Perfect Guy 2015 · Drama
- Repentance 2014 · Thriller
The Best Sanaa Lathan Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Sanaa Lathan films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Sanaa Lathan movie?
Native Son (2019) is the best-rated Sanaa Lathan film, with a Movie Echo Score of 73, ahead of On the Come Up (2022) (70) and The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024) (68). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Native Son: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Sanaa Lathan movie?
AVP: Alien vs. Predator (2004) made the most at the box office, with $177M worldwide, followed by American Assassin (2017) with $67.2M. Together, Sanaa Lathan's films with box office figures have made $468M.
Which Sanaa Lathan movie won the most awards?
Love & Basketball (2000) is the most decorated Sanaa Lathan film, with 1 win from 3 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Sanaa Lathan drama movie?
Native Son (2019) is the best-rated of Sanaa Lathan's drama films, with a score of 73. In other genres: The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (comedy), American Assassin (action) and Repentance (thriller).
What is the newest Sanaa Lathan movie?
The newest film on Sanaa Lathan's filmography is The Supremes at Earl's All-You-Can-Eat (2024), with Sanaa Lathan as Barbara Jean.
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