Chiwetel Ejiofor
Actor · 60 credits · 40 in highly-rated films
Best known for 12 Years a Slave (2013)
Frequent collaborators: Benedict Cumberbatch, Colin Firth, Thandiwe Newton, Benedict Wong, Oliver Platt
Best Chiwetel Ejiofor movies by genre
- Chiwetel Ejiofor Drama Movies 27
- Chiwetel Ejiofor Action Movies 11
- Chiwetel Ejiofor Adventure Movies 11
- Chiwetel Ejiofor Thriller Movies 10
- Chiwetel Ejiofor Science Fiction Movies 10
- Chiwetel Ejiofor Documentary Movies 9
- Chiwetel Ejiofor Comedy Movies 8
- Chiwetel Ejiofor Romance Movies 7
- Chiwetel Ejiofor Crime Movies 6
- Chiwetel Ejiofor Fantasy Movies 6
- Chiwetel Ejiofor Family Movies 5
- Chiwetel Ejiofor History Movies 5
Movies (56 total, ranked by score)
112 Years a Slave
2013 · ★ 7.9 (12,135 votes)
Drama, History
2The Martian
2015 · ★ 7.7 (21,689 votes)
Science Fiction, Drama, Adventure
3American Gangster
2007 · ★ 7.6 (6,171 votes)
Drama, Crime
4Children of Men
2006 · ★ 7.6 (8,041 votes)
Science Fiction, Thriller, Action
5Doctor Strange
2016 · ★ 7.4 (23,798 votes)
Fantasy, Adventure, Action
6Inside Man
2006 · ★ 7.4 (6,480 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
7Serenity
2005 · ★ 7.4 (3,934 votes)
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
8Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022 · ★ 7.2 (10,719 votes)
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
9The Boy Who Harnessed the Wind
2019 · ★ 7.9 (1,910 votes)
Drama, History
10Maleficent: Mistress of Evil
2019 · ★ 7.3 (6,586 votes)
Family, Fantasy, Adventure
11The Life of Chuck
2025 · ★ 7.3 (1,251 votes)
Fantasy, Drama
12Backrooms
2026 · ★ 7.1 (2,965 votes)
Horror, Mystery, Science Fiction
13The Lion King
2019 · ★ 7.1 (10,872 votes)
Adventure, Drama, Family
14The Old Guard
2020 · ★ 7.1 (4,899 votes)
Action, Fantasy
15Venom: The Last Dance
2024 · ★ 6.7 (4,453 votes)
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
16Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy
2025 · ★ 6.4 (566 votes)
Romance, Comedy, Drama
17Salt
2010 · ★ 6.4 (6,037 votes)
Action, Mystery, Thriller
18Dirty Pretty Things
2002 · ★ 6.9 (505 votes)
Crime, Drama, Thriller
192012
2009 · ★ 5.9 (12,945 votes)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
20Kinky Boots
2005 · ★ 6.7 (369 votes)
Comedy, Drama, Music
21Eleanor the Great
2025 · ★ 6.9 (116 votes)
Drama
22Infinite
2021 · ★ 6.6 (2,190 votes)
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
23The Elephant Queen
2019 · ★ 7.2 (92 votes)
Documentary, Family
24Rob Peace
2024 · ★ 6.9 (85 votes)
Drama, History
25Red Nose Day Actually
2017 · ★ 7.0 (277 votes)
TV Movie, Comedy, Romance
26Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022 · ★ 7.1 (53 votes)
Documentary
27The Old Guard 2
2025 · ★ 5.9 (1,017 votes)
Action, Fantasy
28The End of the World: The Actor's Perspective
2010 · ★ 7.8 (4 votes)
Documentary
29Mary Magdalene
2018 · ★ 6.3 (576 votes)
Drama
30The Pod Generation
2023 · ★ 6.0 (267 votes)
Science Fiction, Comedy, Romance
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.