The Best Todd Haynes Movies, Ranked
23 credits from 1978 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Velvet Underground (2021) comes out on top with a score of 84. The biggest box office hit is Carol (2015) with $44.4M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Todd Haynes Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Todd Haynes is credited on. The Velvet Underground (2021) leads with 84, followed by May December (2023) at 80. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Todd Haynes Box Office Hits
Todd Haynes's films have made $125M worldwide in total. Carol (2015) is the biggest hit at $44.4M, ahead of Far From Heaven (2002) ($29M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Carol 2015 · Drama $44.4M $12.7M dom. - 2
Far From Heaven 2002 · Drama $29M $15.9M dom. - 3
Dark Waters 2019 · Biography $23.1M $11.1M dom. - 4
I'm Not There. 2007 · Biography $11.8M $4.02M dom. - 5
The Velvet Underground 2021 · Music $5.63M $151K dom. - 6
May December 2023 · Comedy $5.27M - 7
Wonderstruck 2017 · Drama $3.29M $1.06M dom. - 8
Velvet Goldmine 1998 · Drama $1.05M $1.05M dom. - 9
Poison 1991 · Sci-Fi $787K $787K dom. - 10
Safe 1995 · Drama $513K $512K dom.
The Best Todd Haynes Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Todd Haynes has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 11 films, and Wonderstruck (2017) is the pick of them.
- Drama 11 films Wonderstruck 2017 · Director Movie Echo Score: 75
- Biography 2 films Dark Waters 2019 · Director Movie Echo Score: 79
- Comedy 1 film May December 2023 · Director Movie Echo Score: 80
- Music 1 film The Velvet Underground 2021 · Director Movie Echo Score: 84
- Sci-Fi 1 film Poison 1991 · Director
The Best Todd Haynes Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Todd Haynes's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Todd Haynes Movies
Todd Haynes's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Far From Heaven (2002) leads with 6 wins from 17 nominations.
The Latest Todd Haynes Movies
The most recent films Todd Haynes is credited on, newest first — starting with May December (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- May December 2023 · Director
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Image Book 2023 · Director - The Velvet Underground 2021 · Director
- Dark Waters 2019 · Director
- Wonderstruck 2017 · Director
- Carol 2015 · Director
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Mildred Pierce 2011 · Director - I'm Not There. 2007 · Director
- Far From Heaven 2002 · Director
- Velvet Goldmine 1998 · Director
- Safe 1995 · Director
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Dottie Gets Spanked 1993 · Director
The Best Todd Haynes Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Todd Haynes films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Todd Haynes movie?
The Velvet Underground (2021) is the best-rated Todd Haynes film, with a Movie Echo Score of 84, ahead of May December (2023) (80) and Dark Waters (2019) (79). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Velvet Underground: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Todd Haynes movie?
Carol (2015) made the most at the box office, with $44.4M worldwide, followed by Far From Heaven (2002) with $29M. Together, Todd Haynes's films with box office figures have made $125M.
Which Todd Haynes movie won the most awards?
Far From Heaven (2002) is the most decorated Todd Haynes film, with 6 wins from 17 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Todd Haynes drama movie?
Wonderstruck (2017) is the best-rated of Todd Haynes's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Dark Waters (biography), May December (comedy) and The Velvet Underground (music).
What is the newest Todd Haynes movie?
The newest film on Todd Haynes's filmography is May December (2023), directed by Todd Haynes.
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