The Dalai Lama: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 4
- on screen
- 2017–2025
- box office
- $1.07M
- average score
- 66
The Dalai Lama's Career in Numbers
The Dalai Lama's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres The Dalai Lama works in most and the milestones along the way.
The Dalai Lama Movies by Decade
- 2010s 1
The Dalai Lama Movies by Genre
- Documentary 1
Documentary is the genre The Dalai Lama has worked in most, with 1 film.
The Dalai Lama Career Milestones
- First film
- The Last Dalai Lama? 2017
- Biggest box office hit
- The Last Dalai Lama? $146K worldwide
- Best-rated film
- The Last Dalai Lama? Movie Echo Score 74
The Dalai Lama Filmography: Every Movie
Every film The Dalai Lama is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 66. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
The Dalai Lama Movies as an Actor
1
The Dalai Lama: Questions & Answers
How many movies The Dalai Lama has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has The Dalai Lama been in?
The Dalai Lama is credited on 4 films, from 2017 to 2025. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is The Dalai Lama's highest-grossing movie?
Wisdom of Happiness (2025) is The Dalai Lama's biggest box office hit, with $925K worldwide, ahead of The Last Dalai Lama? (2017) ($146K). Across every film with box office figures, The Dalai Lama's movies have made $1.07M.
The Dalai Lama's biggest hits What is the best The Dalai Lama movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, The Dalai Lama's best-rated film is The Dalai Lama: Scientist (2019) with a score of 75, followed by The Last Dalai Lama? (2017) (74).
Best The Dalai Lama movies, ranked What is The Dalai Lama's newest movie?
The most recent film on The Dalai Lama's filmography is Wisdom of Happiness (2025), in the role of Self.
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