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Lupita Nyong’o (1983-) is an Oscar® winning Kenyan-Mexican actress. Nyong’o won an Best Supporting Actress Oscar® for first feature film role in 2013’s 12 Years a Slave. Since then, she has appeared in many block buster movies. Her IMDb page shows 24 acting credits since 2006. This page will rank Lupita Nyong’o 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.
Lupita Nyong’o 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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| 2018 | Black Panther (2018) AA Best Picture Nom |
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| 2015 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) | |
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| 2013 | 12 Years a Slave (2013) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actress Win |
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| 2016 | The Jungle Book (2016) Voice Only |
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| 2022 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) |  |
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| 2019 | Us (2019) | |
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| 2019 | Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) | |
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| 2017 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) | |
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| 2024 | The Wild Robot (2024) Voice Only |
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| 2024 | A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) |  |
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| 2014 | Non-Stop (2014) | |
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| 2016 | Queen of Katwe (2016) |  |
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| 2019 | Little Monsters (2019) |  |
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| 2022 | The 355 (2022) |  |
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| 2020 | Black Is King (2020) Disney Plus |
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Lupita Nyong’o 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 Lupita Nyong’o movies by her co-stars
- Sort Lupita Nyong’o movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Lupita Nyong’o movies by adjusted worldwide box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Lupita Nyong’o 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 Lupita Nyong’o movie received.
- Sort Lupita Nyong’o movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| CreditRank | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Review % | Oscar Nom / Win | S | UMR Score | ||||
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| CreditRank | 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 | S | UMR Score |
| 1 | Black Panther (2018) AA Best Picture Nom |
Chadwick Boseman & Michael B. Jordan |
700.00 | 828.3 | 1,593.6 | 1 | 80 | 07 / 03 | 99.2 | |
| 2 | Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) | Adam Driver & Harrison Ford |
910.70 | 1,164.5 | 2,611.5 | 1 | 90 | 05 / 00 | 99.1 | |
| 4 | 12 Years a Slave (2013) AA Best Picture Win AA Best Supp Actress Win |
Chiwetel Ejiofor & Brad Pitt |
56.70 | 75.1 | 248.9 | 62 | 91 | 09 / 03 | 98.7 | |
| 3 | The Jungle Book (2016) Voice Only |
Bill Murray & Scarlett Johansson |
360.00 | 448.6 | 1,199.6 | 6 | 86 | 01 / 00 | 98.5 | |
| 5 | Black Panther: Wakanda Forever (2022) | Angela Bassett | 453.80 | 464.6 | 874.3 | 3 | 78 | 04 / 01 | 97.8 | |
| 7 | Us (2019) | Directed by Jordan Peele | 175.00 | 206.0 | 299.7 | 12 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.4 | |
| 6 | Star Wars: Episode IX - The Rise of Skywalker (2019) | Adam Driver & Carrie Fisher |
515.20 | 606.3 | 1,264.1 | 3 | 67 | 03 / 00 | 95.1 | |
| 8 | Star Wars: The Last Jedi (2017) | Adam Driver & Mark Hamill |
620.20 | 745.3 | 1,601.6 | 1 | 57 | 04 / 00 | 92.3 | |
| 10 | The Wild Robot (2024) Voice Only |
Ving Rhames & Mark Hamill |
101.60 | 101.6 | 138.1 | 16 | 90 | 00 / 00 | NP | 92.0 |
| 10 | A Quiet Place: Day One (2024) | Djimon Hounsou | 138.90 | 138.9 | 261.1 | 12 | 71 | 00 / 00 | NP | 89.6 |
| 9 | Non-Stop (2014) | Liam Neeson & Julianne Moore |
92.20 | 121.6 | 294.0 | 35 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 10 | Queen of Katwe (2016) | Madina Nalwanga & David Oyelowo |
8.90 | 11.1 | 12.9 | 146 | 84 | 00 / 00 | 75.3 | |
| 11 | Little Monsters (2019) | Josh Gad | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.2 | 198 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.9 | |
| 12 | The 355 (2022) | Jessica Chastain | 14.50 | 14.8 | 29.3 | 61 | 51 | 00 / 00 | 20.9 | |
| 13 | Black Is King (2020) Disney Plus |
Folajomi 'FJ' Akinmurele | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.1 | 183 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.1 |
Check out Lupita Nyongo’o career compared to current and classic actors. Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time.
Did not know she was in a star wars film, nice little film career she has started.
Hey G. Vandross…I hear to educate you…..Nyong’o in Star Wars movies….the problems of The Conqueror ……I will have you educated very soon…..lol. Thanks for the feedback.
Lupita Nyong’o is not on the Oracle of the Bacon list. These are the actors on the 2020 list she has appeared with.
14 MAX VON SYDOW STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
29 HARRISON FORD STAR WARS: EPISODE IX – THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (2019)
29 HARRISON FORD STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
44 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN THE JUNGLE BOOK (2016)
75 LIAM NEESON NON-STOP (2014)
156 BRAD PITT 12 YEARS A SLAVE (2013)
187 JAMES EARL JONES Star Tours: The Adventures Continue (2011)
202 FOREST WHITAKER BLACK PANTHER (2018)
203 BILL MURRAY THE JUNGLE BOOK (2016)
247 RICHARD E. GRANT STAR WARS: EPISODE IX – THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (2019)
261 ALLISON JANNEY STAR TOURS: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE (2011)
314 PAUL GIAMATTI 12 Years a Slave (2013)
349 JULIANNE MOORE Non-Stop (2014)
586 SHEA WHIGHAM NON-STOP (2014)
593 BENICIO DEL TORO STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017)
608 MARK HAMILL STAR WARS: EPISODE IX – THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (2019)
608 MARK HAMILL STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
608 MARK HAMILL STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017)
653 SCARLETT JOHANSSON THE JUNGLE BOOK (2016)
714 GIANCARLO ESPOSITO THE JUNGLE BOOK (2016)
783 DEE BRADLEY BAKER STAR TOURS: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE (2011)
783 DEE BRADLEY BAKER THE JUNGLE BOOK (2016)
786 CARRIE FISHER STAR WARS: EPISODE IX – THE RISE OF SKYWALKER (2019)
786 CARRIE FISHER STAR WARS: THE FORCE AWAKENS (2015)
786 CARRIE FISHER STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017)
918 ANGELA BASSETT BLACK PANTHER (2018)
930 LINUS ROACHE NON-STOP (2014)
Lupita has appeared with 8 Oscar winners.
ALLISON JANNEY STAR TOURS: THE ADVENTURES CONTINUE (2011)
BEN KINGSLEY THE JUNGLE BOOK (2016)
BENICIO DEL TORO STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017)
BRAD PITT 12 YEARS A SLAVE (2013)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN THE JUNGLE BOOK (2016)
FOREST WHITAKER BLACK PANTHER (2018)
JULIANNE MOORE Non-Stop (2014)
LAURA DERN STAR WARS: THE LAST JEDI (2017)
Hey Dan….thanks for the information on Lupita Nyong’o. She is off to a good start…blockbusters and Oscars….not too bad. Both lists are pretty small….currently…..but they will continue to grow. Lots of connections to the Star Wars and Black Panthers movies. Good stuff as always.
Great UMR Page
Thank you Mike.