The Best Taika Waititi Movies, Ranked
38 credits from 1999 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Save Ralph (2021) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is Thor: Ragnarok (2017) with $855M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Taika Waititi Movies
The 10 highest-rated films Taika Waititi is credited on. Save Ralph (2021) leads with 86, followed by Thor: Ragnarok (2017) at 85. 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 Save Ralph 2021 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 85 Thor: Ragnarok 2017 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender 2026 · Animation -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 2021 · Biography -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 The Suicide Squad 2021 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Free Guy 2021 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss 2018 · Comedy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Next Goal Wins 2023 · Comedy -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 42 Thor: Love and Thunder 2022 · Action
Biggest Taika Waititi Box Office Hits
Taika Waititi's films have made $2.24B worldwide in total. Thor: Ragnarok (2017) is the biggest hit at $855M, ahead of Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) ($761M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Thor: Ragnarok 2017 · Action $855M $315M dom.
- 2 Thor: Love and Thunder 2022 · Action $761M $343M dom.
- 3 Free Guy 2021 · Action $332M $122M dom.
- 4 The Suicide Squad 2021 · Action $169M $55.8M dom.
- 5 Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Drama $93.7M $33.4M dom.
- 6 Next Goal Wins 2023 · Comedy $18.6M $6.71M dom.
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What We Do in the Shadows 2015 · Horror $8.9M $3.47M dom. - 8 The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 2021 · Biography $1.51M
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Scarfies 1999 · Thriller $122
The Best Taika Waititi Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Taika Waititi has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 11 films, and Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss (2018) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 11 films Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss 2018 · as Storsh Movie Echo Score: 58
- Drama 6 films Save Ralph 2021 · as Ralph (voice) Movie Echo Score: 86
- Action 4 films Thor: Ragnarok 2017 · as Korg Movie Echo Score: 85
- Animation 1 film Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender 2026 · as Gorillavark Movie Echo Score: 83
- Biography 1 film The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 2021 · as Max Kase Movie Echo Score: 76
- Horror 1 film What We Do in the Shadows 2015
- Thriller 1 film Scarfies 1999 · as Alex
The Best Taika Waititi Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Taika Waititi's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Taika Waititi Movies
The most recent films Taika Waititi is credited on, newest first — starting with Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender 2026 · Gorillavark
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The Boy & the Octopus 2024 · Director -
Interior Chinatown 2024 · Director - Next Goal Wins 2023 · American Samoan Priest
- Thor: Love and Thunder 2022 · Korg, Old Kronan God
- The Electrical Life of Louis Wain 2021 · Max Kase
- Free Guy 2021 · Antwan
- The Suicide Squad 2021 · Action
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Deadpool’s Maximum Reactions: Deadpool and Korg 2021 · Korg - Save Ralph 2021 · Ralph (voice)
- Jojo Rabbit 2019 · Adolf
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Shrimp 2018 · Bartender
The Best Taika Waititi Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Taika Waititi films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Taika Waititi movie?
Save Ralph (2021) is the best-rated Taika Waititi film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of Thor: Ragnarok (2017) (85) and Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026) (83). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Save Ralph: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Taika Waititi movie?
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) made the most at the box office, with $855M worldwide, followed by Thor: Love and Thunder (2022) with $761M. Together, Taika Waititi's films with box office figures have made $2.24B.
Which Taika Waititi movie won the most awards?
Jojo Rabbit (2019) is the most decorated Taika Waititi film, with 5 wins from 37 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Taika Waititi comedy movie?
Seven Stages to Achieve Eternal Bliss (2018) is the best-rated of Taika Waititi's comedy films, with a score of 58. In other genres: Save Ralph (drama), Thor: Ragnarok (action) and Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (animation).
What is the newest Taika Waititi movie?
The newest film on Taika Waititi's filmography is Avatar Aang: The Last Airbender (2026), with Taika Waititi as Gorillavark.
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