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David Oyelowo (1975-) is a British actor. Oyelowo holds dual British and American citizenship. He has been appearing in movies for the last three decades. His IMDb page shows over 84 acting credits since 1998. This page will rank David Oyelowo movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. To do well in our overall rankings a movie has to do well at the box office, get good reviews by critics, be liked by audiences, and get some award recognition.
David Oyelowo Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
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| 2012 | Lincoln (2012) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2014 | Interstellar (2014) | |
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| 2011 | The Help (2011) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2011 | Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011) | |
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| 2013 | Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013) | |
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| 2014 | Selma (2014) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2012 | Jack Reacher (2012) |  |
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| 2006 | The Last King of Scotland (2006) | |
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| 2016 | Queen of Katwe (2016) |  |
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| 2014 | A Most Violent Year (2014) |  |
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| 2018 | A Wrinkle In Time (2018) | |
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| 2016 | A United Kingdom (2016) | |
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| 2012 | Middle of Nowhere (2012) | |
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| 2012 | Red Tails (2012) | |
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| 2022 | See How They Run (2022) | |
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| 2024 | The Book Of Clarence (2024) |  |
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| 2021 | The Water Man (2021) | |
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| 2014 | Nightingale (2014) HBO Movie |
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| 2005 | Derailed (2005) |  |
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| 2006 | Shoot the Messenger (2006) | |
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| 2006 | American Blend (2006) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2011 | 96 Minutes (2011) Film Festival Circuit Only |
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| 2006 | As You Like It (2006) | |
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| 2019 | Don't Let Go (2019) | |
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| 2018 | Gringo (2018) | |
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| 2021 | Chaos Walking (2021) | |
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| 2016 | Captive (2016) | |
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| 2008 | Who Do You Love (2008) |  |
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| 2010 | Change In The Wind (2010) | |
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| 2020 | The Midnight Sky (2020) Netflix |
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| 2018 | The Cloverfield Paradox (2018) Netflix |
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| 2012 | The Paperboy (2012) | |
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| 2020 | Come Away (2020) | |
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| 2009 | Rage (2009) |  |
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| 2024 | Role Play (2024) Amazon |
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| 2015 | Five Nights In Maine (2015) | |
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| 2014 | Default (2014) | |
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| 2005 | A Sound of Thunder (2005) | |
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| 2018 | Nina (2018) | |
David Oyelowo Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
The really cool thing about this table is that it is “user-sortable”. Rank the movies any way you want.
- Sort David Oyelowo movies by his co-stars
- Sort David Oyelowo movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort David Oyelowo movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort David Oyelowo movies by how they were received by critics and audiences. 60% rating or higher should indicate a good movie.
- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each David Oyelowo movie received.
- Sort David Oyelowo movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
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Movie (Year)
UMR Co-Star Links
Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil)
Review
Oscar Nom / Win
UMR Score
R Movie (Year) UMR Co-Star Links Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) B.O. Rank by Year Review Oscar Nom / Win UMR Score S
1
Lincoln (2012)
AA Best Picture NomDaniel Day-Lewis &
Directed by Steven Spielberg182.20
269.0
406.40
13
89
12 / 02
99.6
3
Interstellar (2014)
Matthew McConaughey &
Anne Hathaway188.00
270.4
970.90
16
81
05 / 01
98.2
2
The Help (2011)
AA Best Picture NomJessica Chastain &
Octavia Spencer169.70
251.4
320.90
13
74
04 / 01
97.9
4
Rise of the Planet of the Apes (2011)
James Franco &
Andy Serkis176.80
261.9
713.90
11
77
01 / 00
96.8
6
Lee Daniels' The Butler (2013)
Forest Whitaker &
Oprah Winfrey116.60
168.6
255.20
29
68
00 / 00
91.1
5
Selma (2014)
AA Best Picture NomCarmen Ejogo
52.10
74.9
96.10
64
86
02 / 01
90.3
7
Jack Reacher (2012)
Tom Cruise
80.10
118.2
319.70
38
64
00 / 00
83.4
8
The Last King of Scotland (2006)
James McAvoy &
Forest Whitaker17.60
31.4
86.40
122
83
01 / 01
80.1
9
Queen of Katwe (2016)
Madina Nalwanga
8.90
12.1
14.10
146
84
00 / 00
74.9
10
A Most Violent Year (2014)
Oscar Isaac &
Jessica Chastain5.70
8.3
17.30
147
80
00 / 00
69.7
13
A Wrinkle In Time (2018)
Reese Witherspoon &
Oprah Winfrey100.50
128.9
170.20
32
36
00 / 00
61.9
11
A United Kingdom (2016)
Rosamund Pike &
Tom Felton3.90
5.3
18.80
178
75
00 / 00
61.9
12
Middle of Nowhere (2012)
Emayatzy Corinealdi
0.20
0.3
0.30
241
75
00 / 00
59.7
14
Red Tails (2012)
Bryan Cranston &
Cuba Gooding Jr.49.90
73.6
74.30
65
49
00 / 00
56.6
13
See How They Run (2022)
Sam Rockwell &
Saoirse Ronan7.90
8.9
18.20
77
69
00 / 00
55.0
16
The Book Of Clarence (2024)
LaKeith Stanfield
5.90
5.9
5.90
102
66
00 / 00
47.1
15
The Water Man (2021)
Rosario Dawson
0.20
0.2
0.20
130
67
00 / 00
45.7
16
Nightingale (2014)
HBO MovieHeather Storm
0.00
0.1
0.10
384
66
00 / 00
42.5
19
Derailed (2005)
Clive Owen &
Jennifer Aniston36.00
66.1
105.50
77
43
00 / 00
39.1
20
Shoot the Messenger (2006)
Daniel Kaluuya
0.10
0.1
0.10
366
63
00 / 00
36.7
21
American Blend (2006)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyDee Wallace
0.00
0.1
0.70
417
63
00 / 00
35.5
23
96 Minutes (2011)
Film Festival Circuit OnlyBrittany Snow
0.00
0.1
0.10
357
60
00 / 00
29.2
21
As You Like It (2006)
Bryce Dallas Howard
0.10
0.1
0.10
345
60
00 / 00
29.2
22
Don't Let Go (2019)
Storm Reid
4.30
5.5
5.60
147
58
00 / 00
28.6
25
Gringo (2018)
Joel Edgerton &
Charlize Theron5.00
6.4
9.10
158
55
00 / 00
24.3
25
Chaos Walking (2021)
Tom Holland &
Mads Mikkelsen13.20
15.2
25.10
58
52
00 / 00
24.3
26
Captive (2016)
Michael K. Williams
0.10
0.1
0.10
394
57
00 / 00
23.7
26
Who Do You Love (2008)
Jon Abrahams
0.00
0.1
0.10
370
55
00 / 00
19.9
27
Change In The Wind (2010)
Joanne Woodward
0.10
0.1
0.10
298
53
00 / 00
17.7
28
The Midnight Sky (2020)
NetflixGeorge Clooney
0.10
0.1
0.10
222
52
01 / 00
16.4
30
The Cloverfield Paradox (2018)
NetflixDaniel Brühl
0.10
0.1
0.10
407
52
00 / 00
15.9
30
The Paperboy (2012)
John Cusack &
Matthew McConaughey0.70
1.0
2.00
207
51
00 / 00
15.0
31
Come Away (2020)
Angelina Jolie &
Michael Caine0.20
0.2
0.80
78
50
00 / 00
13.3
32
Rage (2009)
Judi Dench
0.10
0.1
0.10
335
46
00 / 00
8.4
35
Role Play (2024)
Amazon Bill Nighy
0.10
0.1
0.10
280
45
00 / 00
7.9
36
Five Nights In Maine (2015)
Dianne Wiest
0.00
0.1
0.10
406
42
00 / 00
5.2
37
Default (2014)
Katherine Moennig
0.00
0.1
0.10
394
40
00 / 00
4.2
36
A Sound of Thunder (2005)
Edward Burns &
Ben Kingsley1.90
3.5
3.50
188
37
00 / 00
3.4
39
Nina (2018)
Zoe Saldana
0.00
0.1
0.10
499
37
00 / 00
2.5