The Best Taraji P. Henson Movies, Ranked
37 credits from 2000 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Color Purple (2023) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) with $940M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Taraji P. Henson Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Taraji P. Henson is credited on. The Color Purple (2023) leads with 78, followed by Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) at 77. 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 78 The Color Purple 2023 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Minions: The Rise of Gru 2022 · Adventure -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie 2023 · Animation -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Annie Live! 2021 · Family -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 Proud Mary 2018 · Crime -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Muppets Haunted Mansion 2021 · Tv movie -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Acrimony 2018 · Thriller -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 What Men Want 2019 · Fantasy -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Straw 2025 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 The Best of Enemies 2019 · Biography -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 36 Coffee & Kareem 2020 · Action
Biggest Taraji P. Henson Box Office Hits
Taraji P. Henson's films have made $3.01B worldwide in total. Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) is the biggest hit at $940M, ahead of Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) ($529M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Minions: The Rise of Gru 2022 · Adventure $940M $371M dom.
- 2 Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 · Adventure $529M $201M dom.
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The Karate Kid 2010 · Action $359M $177M dom. - 4
Hidden Figures 2016 · Biography $236M $170M dom. - 5 PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie 2023 · Animation $205M $65.3M dom.
- 6 What Men Want 2019 · Fantasy $72.2M $54.6M dom.
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Think Like a Man Too 2014 · Comedy $70.2M $65.2M dom. - 8 The Color Purple 2023 · Drama $68.9M $60.6M dom.
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No Good Deed 2014 · Thriller $54.3M $52.5M dom. - 10
I Can Do Bad All by Myself 2009 · Drama $51.7M $51.7M dom.
The Best Taraji P. Henson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Taraji P. Henson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 10 films, and The Color Purple (2023) is the pick of them.
- Drama 10 films The Color Purple 2023 · as Shug Avery Movie Echo Score: 78
- Adventure 3 films Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 · as Yesss Movie Echo Score: 77
- Action 3 films Coffee & Kareem 2020 · as Vanessa Manning Movie Echo Score: 36
- Animation 2 films PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie 2023 · as Victoria Vance Movie Echo Score: 68
- Tv movie 2 films Muppets Haunted Mansion 2021 · as The Bride Movie Echo Score: 57
- Biography 2 films The Best of Enemies 2019 · as Ann Atwater Movie Echo Score: 53
- Thriller 2 films Acrimony 2018 · as Melinda Moore Gayle Movie Echo Score: 56
- Family 1 film Annie Live! 2021 · as Miss Hannigan Movie Echo Score: 67
- Fantasy 1 film What Men Want 2019 · as Ali Davis Movie Echo Score: 55
The Best Taraji P. Henson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Taraji P. Henson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Taraji P. Henson Movies
The most recent films Taraji P. Henson is credited on, newest first — starting with Straw (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Straw 2025 · Janiyah Wiltkinson
- The Color Purple 2023 · Shug Avery
- PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie 2023 · Victoria Vance
- Minions: The Rise of Gru 2022 · Belle Bottom
- Annie Live! 2021 · Miss Hannigan
- Muppets Haunted Mansion 2021 · The Bride
- Coffee & Kareem 2020 · Vanessa Manning
- The Best of Enemies 2019 · Ann Atwater
- What Men Want 2019 · Ali Davis
- Ralph Breaks the Internet 2018 · Yesss
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Tyler Perry's Acrimony 2018 · Melinda - Acrimony 2018 · Melinda Moore Gayle
The Best Taraji P. Henson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Taraji P. Henson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Taraji P. Henson movie?
The Color Purple (2023) is the best-rated Taraji P. Henson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) (77) and Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) (68). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Color Purple: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Taraji P. Henson movie?
Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) made the most at the box office, with $940M worldwide, followed by Ralph Breaks the Internet (2018) with $529M. Together, Taraji P. Henson's films with box office figures have made $3.01B.
Which Taraji P. Henson movie won the most awards?
Hidden Figures (2016) is the most decorated Taraji P. Henson film, with 3 wins from 12 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Taraji P. Henson drama movie?
The Color Purple (2023) is the best-rated of Taraji P. Henson's drama films, with a score of 78. In other genres: Ralph Breaks the Internet (adventure), Coffee & Kareem (action) and PAW Patrol: The Mighty Movie (animation).
What is the newest Taraji P. Henson movie?
The newest film on Taraji P. Henson's filmography is Straw (2025), with Taraji P. Henson as Janiyah Wiltkinson.
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