The Best Sidney Lumet Movies, Ranked
68 credits from 1939 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Verdict (1982) with $54M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Sidney Lumet Box Office Hits
Sidney Lumet's films have made $322M worldwide in total. The Verdict (1982) is the biggest hit at $54M, ahead of Dog Day Afternoon (1975) ($50M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Verdict 1982 · Drama $54M $54M dom. - 2
Dog Day Afternoon 1975 · Biography $50M $50M dom. - 3
Serpico 1973 · Biography $29.9M $29.8M dom. - 4
Murder on the Orient Express 1974 · Drama $27.7M $27.6M dom. - 5
The Morning After 1986 · Thriller $25.1M $25.1M dom. - 6
Network 1976 · Drama $23.7M $23.7M dom. - 7
Guilty as Sin 1993 · Thriller $22.9M $22.9M dom. - 8
The Wiz 1978 · Adventure $21M $21M dom. - 9
Deathtrap 1982 · Mystery $19.3M $19.3M dom. - 10
Family Business 1989 · Drama $12.2M $12.2M dom.
The Best Sidney Lumet Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Sidney Lumet has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 31 films, and The Verdict (1982) is the pick of them.
The Best Sidney Lumet Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Sidney Lumet's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1950s to 2000s.
Most Awarded Sidney Lumet Movies
Sidney Lumet's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Network (1976) leads with 9 wins from 25 nominations.
- Awards: 9 wins Network 1976 · 25 nominations
- Awards: 4 wins Murder on the Orient Express 1974 · 17 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins Dog Day Afternoon 1975 · 30 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Serpico 1973 · 8 nominations
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Awards: 1 win The Pawnbroker 1965 · 5 nominations -
Awards: 1 win The Hill 1965 · 6 nominations -
Awards: 1 win 12 Angry Men 1957 · 10 nominations
The Latest Sidney Lumet Movies
The most recent films Sidney Lumet is credited on, newest first — starting with Find Me Guilty (2006). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Find Me Guilty 2006 · Director -
Strip Search 2004 · Director -
Gloria 1999 · Director -
Critical Care 1997 · Director -
Night Falls on Manhattan 1997 · Director - Guilty as Sin 1993 · Director
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Q & A 1990 · Director - Family Business 1989 · Director
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Running on Empty 1988 · Director - The Morning After 1986 · Director
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Power 1986 · Director -
Garbo Talks 1984 · Director
The Best Sidney Lumet Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Sidney Lumet films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Sidney Lumet movie?
The Verdict (1982) made the most at the box office, with $54M worldwide, followed by Dog Day Afternoon (1975) with $50M. Together, Sidney Lumet's films with box office figures have made $322M.
Which Sidney Lumet movie won the most awards?
Network (1976) is the most decorated Sidney Lumet film, with 9 wins from 25 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Sidney Lumet drama movie?
The Verdict (1982) is the best-rated of Sidney Lumet's drama films. In other genres: The Morning After (thriller), Dog Day Afternoon (biography) and Deathtrap (mystery).
What is the newest Sidney Lumet movie?
The newest film on Sidney Lumet's filmography is The Enigmatic Charlotte Rampling (2023), with Sidney Lumet as Self (archive footage).
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