The Best Stanley Nelson Movies, Ranked
13 credits from 1999 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Attica (2021) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) with $1.46M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Stanley Nelson Box Office Hits
Stanley Nelson's films have made $2.35M worldwide in total. Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) is the biggest hit at $1.46M, ahead of The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) ($584K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Stanley Nelson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Stanley Nelson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Documentary leads with 7 films, and Attica (2021) is the pick of them.
The Best Stanley Nelson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Stanley Nelson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Stanley Nelson Movies
The most recent films Stanley Nelson is credited on, newest first — starting with Sound of the Police (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Sound of the Police 2023 · Director -
Attica 2021 · Director -
Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy 2021 · Director -
Vick 2020 · Director -
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool 2019 · Director -
The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution 2015 · Director -
Freedom Summer 2014 · Director -
Freedom Riders 2010 · Director -
Jonestown: The Life and Death of Peoples Temple 2006 · Director -
The Murder of Emmett Till 2003 · Director -
Marcus Garvey: Look for Me in the Whirlwind 2001 · Director -
The Black Press: Soldiers Without Swords 1999 · Director
The Best Stanley Nelson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Stanley Nelson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Stanley Nelson movie?
Attica (2021) is the best-rated Stanley Nelson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) (80) and Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (2021) (68). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Attica: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Stanley Nelson movie?
Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (2019) made the most at the box office, with $1.46M worldwide, followed by The Black Panthers: Vanguard of the Revolution (2015) with $584K. Together, Stanley Nelson's films with box office figures have made $2.35M.
Which Stanley Nelson movie won the most awards?
Attica (2021) is the most decorated Stanley Nelson film, with 1 win from 2 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Stanley Nelson documentary movie?
Attica (2021) is the best-rated of Stanley Nelson's documentary films, with a score of 84. In other genres: Crack: Cocaine, Corruption & Conspiracy (history) and Miles Davis: Birth of the Cool (music).
What is the newest Stanley Nelson movie?
The newest film on Stanley Nelson's filmography is Sound of the Police (2023), directed by Stanley Nelson.
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