The Best William H. Macy Movies, Ranked
72 credits from 1978 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Train Dreams (2025) comes out on top with a score of 92. The biggest box office hit is Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) with $397M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated William H. Macy Movies
The 8 highest-rated films William H. Macy is credited on. Train Dreams (2025) leads with 92, followed by Train Dreams (2025) at 81. 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 92 Train Dreams 2025 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 81 Train Dreams 2025 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Soul on Fire 2025 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 2024 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 The Running Man 2025 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 Maybe I Do 2023 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 Krystal 2018 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 32 The Layover 2017 · Comedy
Biggest William H. Macy Box Office Hits
William H. Macy's films have made $1.21B worldwide in total. Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) is the biggest hit at $397M, ahead of Jurassic Park III (2001) ($369M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 2024 · Action $397M $171M dom.
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Jurassic Park III 2001 · Action $369M $181M dom. - 3
Mr. Holland's Opus 1996 · Drama $106M $82.6M dom. - 4 The Running Man 2025 · Action $69.5M $37.8M dom.
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Fargo 1996 · Drama $60.6M $24.6M dom. - 6
Magnolia 1999 · Drama $48.5M $22.5M dom. - 7
Down Periscope 1996 · Comedy $37.6M $25.8M dom. - 8
Mystery Men 1999 · Action $33.5M $29.8M dom. - 9
Murder in the First 1995 · Drama $17.4M $17.4M dom. - 10
Ghosts of Mississippi 1996 · History $13.3M $13.3M dom.
The Best William H. Macy Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre William H. Macy has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 30 films, and Train Dreams (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 30 films Train Dreams 2025 · as Peeples Movie Echo Score: 92
- Comedy 10 films Maybe I Do 2023 · as Sam Movie Echo Score: 40
- Action 4 films Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 2024 · as Trevathan Movie Echo Score: 65
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Crime 3 films Shadows and Fog 1991 · as Cop - Biography 1 film Soul on Fire 2025 · as Jack Buck Movie Echo Score: 71
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War 1 film In Enemy Hands 2004 · as Nathan Travers - History 1 film Ghosts of Mississippi 1996 · as Charlie Crisco
The Best William H. Macy Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of William H. Macy's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded William H. Macy Movies
William H. Macy's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Fargo (1996) leads with 12 wins from 30 nominations.
The Latest William H. Macy Movies
The most recent films William H. Macy is credited on, newest first — starting with Frontier Crucible (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Frontier Crucible 2025 · Major O'Rourke - The Running Man 2025 · Action
- Train Dreams 2025 · Arn Peeples
- Soul on Fire 2025 · Jack Buck
- Train Dreams 2025 · Peeples
- Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes 2024 · Trevathan
- Maybe I Do 2023 · Sam
- Krystal 2018 · Dr. Wyatt Ogburn
- The Layover 2017 · Comedy
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Cake 2015 · Drama -
Trust Me 2014 · Drama -
Two-Bit Waltz 2014 · Carl
The Best William H. Macy Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest William H. Macy films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best William H. Macy movie?
Train Dreams (2025) is the best-rated William H. Macy film, with a Movie Echo Score of 92, ahead of Train Dreams (2025) (81) and Soul on Fire (2025) (71). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Train Dreams: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing William H. Macy movie?
Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (2024) made the most at the box office, with $397M worldwide, followed by Jurassic Park III (2001) with $369M. Together, William H. Macy's films with box office figures have made $1.21B.
Which William H. Macy movie won the most awards?
Fargo (1996) is the most decorated William H. Macy film, with 12 wins from 30 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best William H. Macy drama movie?
Train Dreams (2025) is the best-rated of William H. Macy's drama films, with a score of 92. In other genres: Maybe I Do (comedy), Kingdom of the Planet of the Apes (action) and Shadows and Fog (crime).
What is the newest William H. Macy movie?
The newest film on William H. Macy's filmography is Frontier Crucible (2025), with William H. Macy as Major O'Rourke.
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