Ving Rhames: Movies & Box Office
- films
- 81
- on screen
- 1985–2025
- box office
- $4.41B
- average score
- 62
- Born
- May 12, 1959 (age 67)
- Birthplace
- New York City, U.S.
- Full name
- Irving Rameses Rhames
- Citizenship
- American
- Occupations
- Actor
- Years active
- 1984-present
- Spouses
- Valerie Scott, Deborah Reed
- Children
- 3
The Best Ving Rhames Movies
The highest-rated films Ving Rhames is credited on, by the Movie Echo Score that blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Wild Robot (2024) scores highest, at 90. The full ranking adds the biggest box office hits and the most awarded films.
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Movie Echo Score: Score 90 The Wild Robot 2024 · Thunderbolt -
Movie Echo Score: Score 86 Mission: Impossible – Fallout 2018 · Luther Stickell -
Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning 2025 · Luther Stickell -
Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One 2023 · Luther Stickell -
Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Wendell & Wild 2022 · Buffalo Belzer -
Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Father Figures 2017 · Rod Hamilton
Ving Rhames's Career in Numbers
Ving Rhames's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres Ving Rhames works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from Go Tell It on the Mountain (1985) to Dope Thief (2025), and the 2000s were the busiest decade.
Ving Rhames Movies by Decade
- 1980s 4
- 1990s 14
- 2000s 29
- 2010s 21
- 2020s 8
The 2000s were Ving Rhames's busiest decade, with 29 films.
Ving Rhames Movies by Genre
- Drama 22
- Action 16
- Crime 8
- Thriller 7
- Comedy 5
- Animation 4
- Horror 4
- Adventure 3
- Tv movie 3
- Sci-Fi 1
Drama is the genre Ving Rhames has worked in most, with 22 films, ahead of action (16).
Ving Rhames Career Milestones
- First film
- Go Tell It on the Mountain 1985
- Biggest box office hit
- Mission: Impossible – Fallout $824M worldwide
- Best-rated film
- The Wild Robot Movie Echo Score 90
- Newest film
- Dope Thief 2025
Ving Rhames Filmography: Every Movie
Every film Ving Rhames is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. Rated films average a score of 62. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.
Ving Rhames Movies as an Actor
76- 2025 Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning as Luther Stickell · Action Worldwide box office: $599M Movie Echo Score: 75
- 2025
Uppercut as Elliott Duffond · Drama Movie Echo Score: 33 - 2025
Dope Thief as Bartram 'Bart' Driscoll · Crime - 2024 The Wild Robot as Thunderbolt · Animation Worldwide box office: $335M Movie Echo Score: 90
- 2024
The Garfield Movie as Otto · Animation Worldwide box office: $257M Movie Echo Score: 42 - 2023 Mission: Impossible – Dead Reckoning Part One as Luther Stickell · Action Worldwide box office: $571M Movie Echo Score: 70
- 2023
The Locksmith as Frank · Thriller Worldwide box office: $68.2K Movie Echo Score: 48 - 2022 Wendell & Wild as Buffalo Belzer · Adventure Movie Echo Score: 70
- 2018 Mission: Impossible – Fallout as Luther Stickell · Action Worldwide box office: $824M Movie Echo Score: 86
- 2018
Con Man as Peanut · Drama Movie Echo Score: 44 - 2017 Father Figures as Rod Hamilton · Comedy Worldwide box office: $25.7M Movie Echo Score: 65
- 2017
The Star as Thaddeus · Adventure Worldwide box office: $63.6M Movie Echo Score: 50 - 2016
A Sunday Horse as Mr. Valentine · Drama Worldwide box office: $4.08K - 2015
Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation Action Worldwide box office: $711M - 2014
A Day Late and a Dollar Short as Cecil · Drama - 2013
Force of Execution as Ice Man · Crime Worldwide box office: $87.1K - 2013
In Security as Officer Hall · Action - 2013
Percentage as Porter · Crime - 2013
Death Race: Inferno as Weyland · Thriller - 2012
7 Below as Jack · Horror - 2011
Zombie Apocalypse as Henry · Horror - 2011
Julia X as The Man · Horror - 2011
Pimp Bullies as Miguel · Action - 2011
The River Murders as Captain Langley · Thriller - 2011
Mafia as Renzo Wes · Crime - 2010
The Wrath of Cain as Cain · Action - 2010
Death Race 2 as Weyland · Thriller - 2010
King of the Avenue as Norman / De'Sha · Adventure - 2010
Master Harold… and the Boys as Sam · Drama - 2009
Surrogates Action Worldwide box office: $122M - 2009
The Bridge to Nowhere as Drug Dealer · Crime - 2009
The Goods: Live Hard, Sell Hard Comedy Worldwide box office: $15.3M - 2009
Art of Submission as Gene · Drama - 2009
The Tournament as Joshua Harlow · Action Worldwide box office: $493K - 2009
Echelon Conspiracy Action Worldwide box office: $2.19M - 2009
Evil Angel as Carruthers · Horror - 2009
Give ’em Hell, Malone as Boulder · Crime - 2008
Saving God as Armstrong Cane · Drama - 2007
A Broken Life as The Vet · Drama - 2007
Animal 2 as James 'Animal' Allen · Drama - 2006
Leroy & Stitch as Cobra Bubbles (voice) · Animation - 2006
Mission: Impossible III Action Worldwide box office: $398M - 2006
Tarantino’s Mind as Marsellus Wallace (archive footage) · Comedy - 2005
Shooting Gallery as Cue Ball Carl Bridgers · Thriller - 2005
Back in the Day as J-Bone · Drama - 2005
Animal as Animal · Drama Worldwide box office: $21.3K - 2004
Dawn of the Dead Drama Worldwide box office: $102M - 2003
Jimmy Neutron: Operation: Rescue Jet Fusion as Chief (voice) · Sci-Fi - 2003
Stitch! The Movie as Cobra Bubbles (voice) · Animation - 2003
Beef as Narrator (voice) · Documentary - 2003
Dark Blue Action Worldwide box office: $12.2M - 2003
Sin as Eddie Burns · Crime - 2002
RFK as Judge Jones · Drama - 2002
Undisputed Action Worldwide box office: $14.9M - 2002
Little John as John Morgan · Drama - 2002
Sins of the Father as Garrick Jones · Drama - 2000
Holiday Heart as Holiday Heart · Drama - 2000
American Tragedy as Johnnie Cochran · Tv movie - 1998
Body Count as Pike · Thriller - 1997
Rosewood Action Worldwide box office: $13.1M - 1997
Dangerous Ground as Muki · Crime Worldwide box office: $5.41M - 1996
Striptease Drama Worldwide box office: $113M - 1995
Kiss of Death as Omar · Thriller Worldwide box office: $14.9M - 1995
Ed McBain’s 87th Precinct: Lightning as Detective Artie Brown · Tv movie - 1994
Drop Squad as Garvey · Comedy Worldwide box office: $735K - 1993
The Saint of Fort Washington as Little Leroy · Drama Worldwide box office: $134K - 1993
Dave Comedy Worldwide box office: $63.3M - 1992
Stop! Or My Mom Will Shoot as Mr. Stereo · Action Worldwide box office: $70.6M - 1991
The People Under the Stairs Mystery Worldwide box office: $31.3M - 1991
Flight of the Intruder as McRae · Action Worldwide box office: $14.6M - 1990
The Long Walk Home Drama Worldwide box office: $4.87M - 1990
When You Remember Me as Leon · Tv movie - 1989
Casualties of War Drama Worldwide box office: $18.7M - 1988
Patty Hearst Biography Worldwide box office: $1.22M - 1986
Native Son as Jack · Drama Worldwide box office: $1.3M - 1985
Go Tell It on the Mountain as Young Gabriel · Drama
Ving Rhames in Documentaries & Specials
5- 2025
Pulp Fiction: The Making Of as Self (archive footage) · Documentary - 2019
QT8: The First Eight as Self (archive footage) · Documentary Worldwide box office: $101K Movie Echo Score: 76 - 2018
Behind the Fallout: The Making of ‘M:I-6’ as Self · Documentary - 2004
The Story Room: The Making of ‘Lilo & Stitch’ as Self · Animation - 2002
Pulp Fiction: The Facts as Self (archive footage) · Documentary
Who Is Ving Rhames?
Ving Rhames was born in New York City, U.S. in 1959 and is 67 years old. Credited on films since 1985, as an actor. The background, training and the roles that shaped the career.
Irving Rameses Rhames (born May 12, 1959) is best known for his roles in the 'Mission: Impossible' film series as IMF Agent Luther Stickell and Marsellus Wallace in 'Pulp Fiction'. A native of Harlem, he discovered his passion for acting while attending New York's High School of Performing Arts. He later studied drama at SUNY Purchase, where he got his nickname 'Ving', before transferring to Juilliard. His acting career started on Broadway before his debut on the big screen. He received a Golden Globe in 1998 for Best Actor. His most notable roles include, among others, a computer hacker Luther Stickell opposite Tom Cruise in the Mission: Impossible series, and Marsellus Wallace in Pulp Fiction.
Beyond acting, Rhames is known for his generosity, once giving his Golden Globe to Jack Lemmon, a fellow nominee. His later roles include a part in the video game 'Driver 3', the voiceover for Cobra Bubbles in 'Lilo & Stitch' and several television commercials for RadioShack. Rhames also narrates the BET television series 'American Gangster' and has provided narration for numerous Arby's commercials since 2014. He's also involved in music, having made an appearance in Ludacris's song 'Southern Gangstas'.
Who Ving Rhames Makes Movies With
The actors and directors Ving Rhames shares the most films with. Tom Cruise comes first, with 6 films together, followed by Samuel L. Jackson (6).
Ving Rhames: Questions & Answers
How many movies Ving Rhames has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.
How many movies has Ving Rhames been in?
Ving Rhames is credited on 81 films, from 1985 to 2025. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.
What is Ving Rhames's highest-grossing movie?
Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) is Ving Rhames's biggest box office hit, with $824M worldwide, ahead of Mission: Impossible - Rogue Nation (2015) ($711M). Across every film with box office figures, Ving Rhames's movies have made $4.41B.
Ving Rhames's biggest hits What is the best Ving Rhames movie?
By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, Ving Rhames's best-rated film is The Wild Robot (2024) with a score of 90, followed by Mission: Impossible – Fallout (2018) (86).
Best Ving Rhames movies, ranked How old is Ving Rhames?
Ving Rhames is 67 years old, born on May 12, 1959 in New York City, U.S..
What is Ving Rhames's newest movie?
The most recent film on Ving Rhames's filmography is Mission: Impossible – The Final Reckoning (2025), in the role of Luther Stickell.
Who does Ving Rhames work with most often?
Ving Rhames shares the most films with Tom Cruise (6 films), Samuel L. Jackson (6 films) and Simon Pegg (5 films).
The Best Ving Rhames Movies, Ranked
Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 81 credits.
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