The Best Wendell Pierce Movies, Ranked
28 credits from 1990 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Clemency (2019) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Waiting to Exhale (1995) with $81.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Wendell Pierce Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Wendell Pierce is credited on. Clemency (2019) leads with 78, followed by Highest 2 Lowest (2025) at 74. 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 Clemency 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Highest 2 Lowest 2025 · Crime -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 One Last Thing 2018 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Burning Cane 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Piercing 2019 · Mystery -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 41 Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War 2026 · Action
Biggest Wendell Pierce Box Office Hits
Wendell Pierce's films have made $232M worldwide in total. Waiting to Exhale (1995) is the biggest hit at $81.5M, ahead of Selma (2014) ($67.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Waiting to Exhale 1995 · Comedy $81.5M $67.1M dom. - 2
Selma 2014 · Biography $67.8M $52.1M dom. - 3
Land of Plenty 2005 · Drama $47.1M $20.7M dom. - 4
Bye Bye Love 1995 · Comedy $12.1M $12.1M dom. - 5
A Rage in Harlem 1991 · Crime $10.4M $10.4M dom. - 6
Möbius 2013 · Drama $10.4M - 7 Highest 2 Lowest 2025 · Crime $1.5M $1.5M dom.
- 8 Clemency 2019 · Drama $365K $365K dom.
- 9 Piercing 2019 · Mystery $149K $15.9K dom.
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The 24 Hour Woman 1999 · Comedy $110K $110K dom.
The Best Wendell Pierce Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Wendell Pierce has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 6 films, and Clemency (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 6 films Clemency 2019 · as Jonathan Williams Movie Echo Score: 78
- Comedy 4 films Waiting to Exhale 1995 · as Michael
- Crime 3 films Highest 2 Lowest 2025 · as Gabe Movie Echo Score: 74
- Action 2 films Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War 2026 · as James Greer Movie Echo Score: 41
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Tv movie 2 films Confirmation 2016 · as Clarence Thomas - Mystery 1 film Piercing 2019 · as The Doctor Movie Echo Score: 58
- Biography 1 film Selma 2014
The Best Wendell Pierce Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Wendell Pierce's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Wendell Pierce Movies
The most recent films Wendell Pierce is credited on, newest first — starting with Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War 2026 · James Greer
- Highest 2 Lowest 2025 · Gabe
- Clemency 2019 · Jonathan Williams
- Burning Cane 2019 · Reverend Tillman
- Piercing 2019 · The Doctor
- One Last Thing 2018 · Dylan
- Confirmation 2016 · Clarence Thomas
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Grease Live 2016 · Coach Calhoun - Selma 2014 · Biography
- Möbius 2013 · Bob
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Four 2012 · Joe -
Beyond All Boundaries 2009 · Sgt. Thomas McPhatter
The Best Wendell Pierce Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Wendell Pierce films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Wendell Pierce movie?
Clemency (2019) is the best-rated Wendell Pierce film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Highest 2 Lowest (2025) (74) and One Last Thing (2018) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Clemency: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Wendell Pierce movie?
Waiting to Exhale (1995) made the most at the box office, with $81.5M worldwide, followed by Selma (2014) with $67.8M. Together, Wendell Pierce's films with box office figures have made $232M.
Which Wendell Pierce movie won the most awards?
Selma (2014) is the most decorated Wendell Pierce film, with 2 wins from 12 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Wendell Pierce drama movie?
Clemency (2019) is the best-rated of Wendell Pierce's drama films, with a score of 78. In other genres: Waiting to Exhale (comedy), Highest 2 Lowest (crime) and Tom Clancy's Jack Ryan: Ghost War (action).
What is the newest Wendell Pierce movie?
The newest film on Wendell Pierce's filmography is They Fight (2026), with Wendell Pierce as Slim.
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