The Best Steve Buscemi Movies, Ranked
102 credits from 1985 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Death of Stalin (2018) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Monsters University (2013) with $744M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Steve Buscemi Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Steve Buscemi is credited on. The Death of Stalin (2018) leads with 85, followed by Lean on Pete (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 85 The Death of Stalin 2018 · Biography -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Lean on Pete 2018 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Day of the Fight 2024 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 82 Transformers One 2024 · Animation -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018 · Adventure -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 The King of Staten Island 2020 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Hubie Halloween 2020 · Comedy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 The Year Between 2023 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Nancy 2018 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer 2025 · Comedy -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 The Week Of 2018 · Comedy -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 41 The Dead Don't Die 2019 · Fantasy
Biggest Steve Buscemi Box Office Hits
Steve Buscemi's films have made $2.99B worldwide in total. Monsters University (2013) is the biggest hit at $744M, ahead of Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) ($542M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Monsters University 2013 · Adventure $744M $268M dom. - 2 Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation 2018 · Adventure $542M $168M dom.
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The Boss Baby 2017 · Fantasy $528M $175M dom. - 4
Hotel Transylvania 2 2015 · Fantasy $475M $170M dom. - 5
The Island 2005 · Action $163M $35.8M dom. - 6 Transformers One 2024 · Animation $129M $59.1M dom.
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Final Fantasy: The Spirits Within 2001 · Action $85.1M $32.1M dom. - 8
Fargo 1996 · Drama $60.6M $24.6M dom. - 9
The Big Lebowski 1998 · Comedy $48.3M $19.5M dom. - 10
Igor 2008 · Fantasy $30.9M $19.5M dom.
The Best Steve Buscemi Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Steve Buscemi has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 28 films, and Day of the Fight (2024) is the pick of them.
- Drama 28 films Day of the Fight 2024 · as Mike's Uncle Movie Echo Score: 83
- Comedy 17 films Hubie Halloween 2020 · as Walter Lambert Movie Echo Score: 65
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Action 5 films Vacation Friends 2 2023 · as Reese Hackford Movie Echo Score: 37 - Animation 4 films Transformers One 2024 · as Starscream Movie Echo Score: 82
- Adventure 4 films Lean on Pete 2018 · as Del Movie Echo Score: 83
- Fantasy 4 films The Dead Don't Die 2019 · as Farmer Frank Miller Movie Echo Score: 41
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Crime 3 films Billy Bathgate 1991 · as Irving - Biography 2 films The Death of Stalin 2018 · as Nikita Khrushchev Movie Echo Score: 85
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Thriller 2 films King of New York 1990
The Best Steve Buscemi Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Steve Buscemi's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Steve Buscemi Movies
Steve Buscemi's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Fargo (1996) leads with 12 wins from 30 nominations.
The Latest Steve Buscemi Movies
The most recent films Steve Buscemi is credited on, newest first — starting with Don't Say Good Luck (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Don't Say Good Luck 2026 · Drama -
Animal Farm 2026 · Mr. Whymper -
Animal Farm 2025 · Mr. Whymper (voice) - Psycho Therapy: The Shallow Tale of a Writer Who Decided to Write About a Serial Killer 2025 · Kollmick
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Carole & Grey 2024 · Shapeshifter - Day of the Fight 2024 · Mike's Uncle
- Transformers One 2024 · Starscream
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The Brown Dog 2024 · Radio DJ - Vacation Friends 2 2023 · Reese Hackford
- The Year Between 2023 · Don
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Hotel Transylvania: Transformania 2022 · Wayne - Hubie Halloween 2020 · Walter Lambert
The Best Steve Buscemi Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Steve Buscemi films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Steve Buscemi movie?
The Death of Stalin (2018) is the best-rated Steve Buscemi film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Lean on Pete (2018) (83) and Day of the Fight (2024) (83). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Death of Stalin: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Steve Buscemi movie?
Monsters University (2013) made the most at the box office, with $744M worldwide, followed by Hotel Transylvania 3: Summer Vacation (2018) with $542M. Together, Steve Buscemi's films with box office figures have made $2.99B.
Which Steve Buscemi movie won the most awards?
Fargo (1996) is the most decorated Steve Buscemi film, with 12 wins from 30 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Steve Buscemi drama movie?
Day of the Fight (2024) is the best-rated of Steve Buscemi's drama films, with a score of 83. In other genres: Hubie Halloween (comedy), Vacation Friends 2 (action) and Transformers One (animation).
What is the newest Steve Buscemi movie?
The newest film on Steve Buscemi's filmography is Don't Say Good Luck (2026).
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