The Best Stephen Lang Movies, Ranked
75 credits from 1985 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Featherweight (2024) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) with $2.34B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Stephen Lang Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Stephen Lang is credited on. The Featherweight (2024) leads with 86, followed by Uncharted: Live Action Fan Film (2018) at 83. 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 86 The Featherweight 2024 · Biography -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Uncharted: Live Action Fan Film 2018 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 79 My Love Affair with Marriage 2023 · Animation -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Avatar: Fire and Ash 2025 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Hostiles 2017 · Adventure -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Sisu: Road to Revenge 2025 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 VFW 2020 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Barron's Cove 2025 · Crime -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 VFW 2019 · Horror -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Mid-Century 2022 · Thriller -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 · Action -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Old Man 2022 · Thriller
Biggest Stephen Lang Box Office Hits
Stephen Lang's films have made $5.18B worldwide in total. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) is the biggest hit at $2.34B, ahead of Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) ($1.49B). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 · Action $2.34B $688M dom.
- 2 Avatar: Fire and Ash 2025 · Action $1.49B $404M dom.
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Justice 2017 · Western $661M $229M dom. - 4
Don't Breathe 2016 · Thriller $158M $89.2M dom. - 5
The Nut Job 2014 · Adventure $121M $64.3M dom. - 6
Mortal Engines 2018 · Action $83.9M $16M dom. - 7
The Hard Way 1991 · Crime $65.6M $25.9M dom. - 8
Tombstone 1993 · Action $56.5M $56.5M dom. - 9
Don't Breathe 2 2021 · Action $53.8M $32.7M dom. - 10 Hostiles 2017 · Adventure $35.7M $29.8M dom.
The Best Stephen Lang Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Stephen Lang has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Action leads with 19 films, and Uncharted: Live Action Fan Film (2018) is the pick of them.
- Action 19 films Uncharted: Live Action Fan Film 2018 · as Victor 'Sully' Sullivan Movie Echo Score: 83
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Drama 17 films The Gandhi Murder 2019 · as D.I.G Sunil Raina Movie Echo Score: 57 - Thriller 11 films Mid-Century 2022 · as Frederick Banner Movie Echo Score: 68
- Crime 4 films Barron's Cove 2025 · as Benji Movie Echo Score: 72
- Horror 4 films VFW 2019 · as Fred Movie Echo Score: 71
- Adventure 3 films Hostiles 2017 · as Col. Abraham Biggs Movie Echo Score: 78
- Western 2 films Justice 2017 · as Mayor Pierce Movie Echo Score: 20
- Biography 1 film The Featherweight 2024 · as Bill Gore Movie Echo Score: 86
- Animation 1 film My Love Affair with Marriage 2023 · as Jonas Movie Echo Score: 79
The Best Stephen Lang Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Stephen Lang's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 16 films The Featherweight 2024 · as Bill Gore Movie Echo Score: 86
- 2010s 22 films Uncharted: Live Action Fan Film 2018 · as Victor 'Sully' Sullivan Movie Echo Score: 83
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2000s 4 films Gods and Generals 2003 - 1990s 18 films The Hard Way 1991 · as Party Crasher
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1980s 7 films Twice in a Lifetime 1985
The Latest Stephen Lang Movies
The most recent films Stephen Lang is credited on, newest first — starting with Hellfire (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Hellfire 2026 · Nameless Man - Avatar: Fire and Ash 2025 · Quaritch
- Sisu: Road to Revenge 2025 · Igor Draganov
- Barron's Cove 2025 · Benji
- The Featherweight 2024 · Bill Gore
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Avenue of the Giants 2023 · Herbert Heller - My Love Affair with Marriage 2023 · Jonas
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Muzzle 2023 · Leland - Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 · Quaritch
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The Independent 2022 · Gordon White - Old Man 2022 · Old Man
- Mid-Century 2022 · Frederick Banner
The Best Stephen Lang Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Stephen Lang films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Stephen Lang movie?
The Featherweight (2024) is the best-rated Stephen Lang film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of Uncharted: Live Action Fan Film (2018) (83) and My Love Affair with Marriage (2023) (79). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Featherweight: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Stephen Lang movie?
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) made the most at the box office, with $2.34B worldwide, followed by Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) with $1.49B. Together, Stephen Lang's films with box office figures have made $5.18B.
Which Stephen Lang movie won the most awards?
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) is the most decorated Stephen Lang film, with 7 wins from 29 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Stephen Lang action movie?
Uncharted: Live Action Fan Film (2018) is the best-rated of Stephen Lang's action films, with a score of 83. In other genres: The Gandhi Murder (drama), Mid-Century (thriller) and Barron's Cove (crime).
What is the newest Stephen Lang movie?
The newest film on Stephen Lang's filmography is The Optimist (2026), with Stephen Lang as Herbert Heller.
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