Taraji P. Henson (1970-) is an Oscar® nominated American actress, singer, and author. She has success and in movies. Her IMDb page shows 66 acting credits since 1997. This page will rank 28 Taraji P. Henson movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television roles and movies not released in North American theaters were not included in the rankings.
Taraji P. Henson Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (0 to 5 stars) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Taraji P. Henson 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 anyway you want.
- Sort Taraji P. Henson movies by co-stars of her movies
- Sort Taraji P. Henson movies by adjusted domestic box office grosses using current movie ticket cost (in millions)
- Sort Taraji P. Henson movies by yearly domestic box office rank
- Sort Taraji P. Henson 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 Taraji P. Henson movie received.
- Sort Taraji P. Henson movies films by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
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| 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 | Hidden Figures (2016) AA Best Picture Nom |
Kevin Costner & Octavia Spencer |
169.40 | 211.1 | 289.40 | 14 | 83 | 03 / 00 | 99.0 | |
| 2 | The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Supp Actress Nom |
Brad Pitt & Cate Blanchett |
127.50 | 191.4 | 501.40 | 21 | 76 | 13 / 03 | 98.8 | |
| 3 | Minions: The Rise of Gru (2022) Voice Only |
Steve Carell | 369.70 | 378.5 | 962.80 | 6 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 96.2 | |
| 4 | Ralph Breaks The Internet (2018) Voice Only |
John C. Reilly | 201.10 | 238.0 | 625.20 | 14 | 72 | 01 / 00 | 95.9 | |
| 4 | The Karate Kid (2010) | Jackie Chan & Jaden Smith |
176.60 | 241.3 | 241.30 | 11 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 94.0 | |
| 5 | Date Night (2010) | Steve Carell & Tina Fey |
98.70 | 134.9 | 208.00 | 31 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 87.5 | |
| 7 | Four Brothers (2005) | Mark Wahlberg & Tyrese Gibson |
74.50 | 125.5 | 155.60 | 31 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 83.3 | |
| 9 | Paw Patrol: The Mighty Movie (2023) Voice Only |
Chris Rock | 65.30 | 65.3 | 202.20 | 39 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 80.6 | |
| 8 | Think Like a Man (2012) | Kevin Hart & Gabrielle Union |
91.50 | 124.0 | 130.10 | 34 | 54 | 00 / 00 | 80.6 | |
| 9 | The Color Purple (2023) | Louis Gossett Jr. | 59.30 | 59.3 | 59.30 | 43 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 80.6 | |
| 11 | Hustle & Flow (2005) | Terrence Howard & Ludacris |
22.20 | 37.4 | 39.70 | 114 | 78 | 02 / 01 | 79.9 | |
| 12 | Top Five (2014) | Chris Rock & Kevin Hart |
25.30 | 33.4 | 34.50 | 107 | 76 | 00 / 00 | 74.4 | |
| 13 | Muppets Haunted Mansion (2021) Disney Plus |
Ed Asner | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 282 | 80 | 00 / 00 | 67.4 | |
| 14 | Baby Boy (2001) | AlexSandra Wright & Tyrese Gibson |
28.70 | 54.8 | 56.10 | 81 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 67.3 | |
| 15 | Talk to Me (2007) | Don Cheadle & Chiwetel Ejiofor |
4.50 | 7.1 | 7.50 | 173 | 77 | 00 / 00 | 66.4 | |
| 15 | Something New (2006) | Sanaa Lathan & Simon Baker |
11.50 | 18.8 | 18.90 | 151 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 61.6 | |
| 17 | I Can Do Bad All By Myself (2009) | Tyler Perry | 51.70 | 74.4 | 74.40 | 58 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 60.4 | |
| 18 | The Family That Preys (2008) | Kathy Bates & Alfre Woodard |
37.10 | 55.7 | 55.70 | 78 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 55.6 | |
| 19 | From The Rough (2013) | MIchael Clarke Duncan | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 334 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 54.5 | |
| 20 | The Best of Enemies (2019) | Sam Rockwell | 10.20 | 12.0 | 12.10 | 120 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 51.9 | |
| 21 | Think Like a Man Too (2014) | Kevin Hart & Gabrielle Union |
65.20 | 86.0 | 92.60 | 52 | 42 | 00 / 00 | 51.7 | |
| 22 | Smokin' Aces (2006) | Ryan Reynolds & Chris Pine |
35.80 | 58.6 | 93.60 | 86 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 45.7 | |
| 22 | What Men Want (2019) | Tracy Morgan | 54.60 | 64.3 | 83.80 | 52 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 37.1 | |
| 22 | Larry Crowne (2011) | Tom Hanks & Julia Roberts |
35.60 | 48.4 | 97.90 | 92 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 33.6 | |
| 25 | Hurricane Season (2009) | Basketball Movies & Forest Whitaker |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 261 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.2 | |
| 25 | Acrimony (2018) | Lyriq Bent & Crystle Stewart |
43.50 | 51.5 | 54.90 | 68 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 30.1 | |
| 27 | The Good Doctor (2011) | Orlando Bloom & Riley Keough |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 248 | 59 | 00 / 00 | 27.4 | |
| 26 | The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000) | Robert DeNiro | 26.00 | 52.0 | 70.30 | 87 | 41 | 00 / 00 | 25.1 | |
| 29 | No Good Deed (2014) | Idris Elba | 52.50 | 69.3 | 71.70 | 63 | 33 | 00 / 00 | 22.1 | |
| 30 | Proud Mary (2018) | Danny Glover & Octavia Spencer |
20.90 | 24.7 | 25.60 | 100 | 46 | 00 / 00 | 18.9 | |
| 31 | Not Easily Broken (2009) | Morris Chestnut & Kevin Hart |
10.60 | 15.2 | 15.40 | 134 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 15.4 | |
| 30 | Coffee & Kareem (2020) Netflix |
Ed Helms | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 170 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 10.5 | |
| 31 | Hair Show (2004) | Kellita Smith | 0.30 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 240 | 44 | 00 / 00 | 6.7 | |
| 32 | Peep World (2010) | Michael C. Hall & Sarah Silverman |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 328 | 43 | 00 / 00 | 6.1 | |
| 35 | Term Life (2016) | Vince Vaughn & Bill Paxton |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 245 | 36 | 00 / 00 | 2.4 |
Possibly Interesting Facts About Taraji P. Henson
1. Taraji Penda Henson was born in Southeast, Washington, D.C., in 1970.
2. Taraji Penda’s first and middle names are of Swahili origin: “Taraji” means hope and “Penda” means love.
3. Taraji P. Henson’s great-great-grandfather, Joseph Henson, was a half-brother of North Pole explorer Matthew Henson. Matthew was a prominent African-American explorer.
4. To pay for college, Taraji P. Henson worked mornings as a secretary at The Pentagon and evenings as a singing-dancing waitress on a dinner-cruise ship, the Spirit of Washington.
5. Taraji P. Henson has appeared in three movies directed by Tyler Perry.
6. Taraji P. Henson was nominated for a Best Supporting Actress Oscar® for 2008’s The Curious Case of Benjamin Button.
7. Taraji P. Henson has 3 Emmy® and 1 Golden Globe® nomination for her television work. She won a Golden Globe® for her work on Empire.
8. Taraji P. Henson has never been married. She does have a son.
9. Terrence Howard and Taraji P. Henson’s performances in 2005’s Hustle & Flow are almost a prelude to their television show, Empire (2015), particularly their television characters’ background stories.
10. Check out Taraji P. Henson’s movie career compared to current and classic stars on our Most 100 Million Dollar Movies of All-Time page.
HI BRUCE
I have seen just 2 of Taraji’s movies in the above table – Karate Kid and Larry Crowne – but from what I have read about her she is the type of lady that I admire because as I understand it she is heavily into crusading against the mistreatment of animals.
Anyway she doiesn’t need my blessing as she has a reported 30 acting awards and 67 nominations to her credit and has accumulated a net worth of $16 million. Also I warmly welcome and Vote Up another Cogerson profile of a talented African American personality.
Taraji’s next movie The Best of Enemies is at post production stage and in it she plays real life Ann Atwater a civil rights activistwho battled with Ku Klux Klan leader C P Ellis for a decade until 1971. I seems like a film that would greatly interest me and the tagline on the poster that I have seen is “CHANGE IS WORTH FIGHTING FOR”
Hey Bob….of the two that you have seen, I really liked Larry Crowne…it is a cute movie with a new cast…Hanks should direct more. I thought The Karate Kid was fine…but….it has not had the legacy of the first one. Henson is laughing at the curse of 39….as she has become a bigger star after turning 39. With What Men Want being successful…and with The Best of Enemies coming soon….she should end 2019 on an even higher note. Added bonus for The Best of Enemies…is that Sam Rockwell is her male lead in that movie….should be interesting. I agree with your final sentence 100%….Change is worth fighting for. Good feedback as always.
HI BRUCE
Thanks for the feedback on my Taraji post and my Coburn and Reiner ones as well.
I saw 6.10 not favourite: the curious case of Benjamin button. I enjoyed hidden figures an 8 and historically significant
Hey bob cox….thanks for checking out our Taraji page. Glad you liked Hidden Figures….most of the action in that movie takes place about 15 minutes from where I live. I liked Benjamin Button….but it is not a favorite of mine either. Good feedback.
The face is familiar but I didn’t know the name.
I’ve seen 4 of the 28 films on the chart, they are – Date Night, Smokin’ Aces, Benjamin Button and Four Brothers. None of them big favorites.
Looking at the the rest of the chart I can’t say I’m interested in any of them… well maybe Hidden Figures for it’s NASA Space Race connection and Ralph Breaks the Internet.
Hey Steve….recently….I switched classes…and the first day we did a “Getting To Know You Worksheet”. One of the questions was …”Favorite Movie Star”. The Top 3 were Kevin Hart (easily the winner…25% of the students named him), Dwayne Johnson and Chris Pratt. In the Top 10 was Taraji P. Henson. So that fact and that her What Men Want was coming out….it seemed time to give her a page.
Tally count….I have seen 21 of her movies…or 75%. Much higher than I would have ever guessed. Hidden Figures is an excellent movie…..and it is based on stuff that happened right around my neck of the woods. Ralph Breaks The Internet was alright….but worth waiting for. As for the 4 you have seen….seen them all….with Smokin Aces being a guilty pleasure. What a cast….and a cast that keeps getting more impressive…Henson, Ryan Reynolds, Jason Bateman, Ben Affleck, Chris Pine, Joel Edgerton…all UMR subjects. Good stuff as always.
HI BRUCE Interesting you have switched classes. Hope all is going well with the “new batch”. Your straw poll of the thespian tastes of your students seems to bear out my oft repeated quote that “The past is a foreign country. They do things differently there.”
It kinda way reflects other surveys in the past as for example I have mentioned on a few occasions that a poll of US university students nearly 40 years ago found that less than half of those polled knew who King Gable was.
Also in the late 1990s I found myself the “golden oldie” in a class of very young people and none of them knew who ole Mumbles was until somebody mentioned The Godfather. All those Brando classics of yesteryear that Joel raved about were unknown to them!
Still whilst I respect the choices of your new pupils I will stick by the tastes of my own generation and preceding ones when I see that The Rock was high on the today list. I suppose that it could have been worse though and Statham could have been named!
The lesson for you thought is don’t under any circumstances try to indoctrinate those young people with The Master as you have US – they will not be interested! That aside I am sure they will come to admire and revere you as much as we all do.
I’m off walking now and will look in on the site again tomorrow. Meanwhile take care and best of luck with your new gang. Suggested homework essay question for them “Myrna Who?” I will deal with Taraji when I get home.
Hey Bob…..thanks for the visit and the comment. As for having a different class….I am the person they move where ever they need help……it amazes me that this has happened….as I originally took this as a part time job….which has turned into a full time job.
To be noted…in our poll….Harrison Ford got two votes….while Dorothy Dandridge got one. They are the only “classic people” to get votes. I was shocked to see Dandridge get a vote. I have not brought up Loy or Joel….but the website has gotten some mentions.
I am sure many of them know Brando…..they are just not mentioning him….lol. Actually to them….Kevin Hart is their Brando……what range he has…..actually his latest movie has had some incredible legs at the box office…as Upside looks like it will reach $100 million in domestic box office.
Enjoy the rest of your holiday…..looking forward to your Taraji thoughts later.
HI BRUCE
Thanks for your response. Between you and Steve you are building up quite a backlog of work for me when I get home. Lucky it will be a”labour of love” I don’t have the time here to give new pages/videos the attention they need.
Interesting you’re the guy they bring in when they are in trouble over classroom provision. It reminds me of the 1955 Mitchum western movie Man with the Gun in the States but over here called THE TROUBLE SHOOTER! In that one Big Bob was a hired “town tamer”.
Anyway I’m, off on my rambles again.
Hey Bruce, Interesting to hear about the favorite movie stars of young people these days. Makes me feel old and out of step. I haven’t commented on some of these modern stars pages because I am too embarrassed to let out how little I know about them and how few of their films I’ve seen, but I do check out every new UMR page. Hope you’re taking the time to also tell the kids about Cary Grant, Spencer Tracy, Gregory Peck, Audrey Hepburn, Steve McQueen (yes I mean the actor)…and of course Marlon Brando 🙂
Hey PhilHoF17…..I feel old and out of step every time I walk into my classroom. Heck…many of the teachers are twenty to twenty-five years younger than me….and they rarely get my mentions. Ah…the benefits of getting older. I appreciate your UMR support….no worries about not commenting. Many many times, I feel it is time to take a break from the website…..as WoC says….it is like pushing a heavy rock up a mountain…only I will never make it to the top.
In a couple of weeks….my class will be talking about Blogging (it is a Technology class). I will be sure to get some classic people mentioned….people like Grant, Tracy, Peck and others….good stuff as always.
Taraji P. Henson is not on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list. These are the actors on the December 15, 2018 list she has appeared with.
6 ROBERT DE NIRO The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
10 MARTIN SHEEN Talk to Me (2007)
34 ALFRED MOLINA RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET (2018)
47 JACKIE CHAN The Karate Kid (2010)
98 JOHN GOODMAN The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
113 JULIA ROBERTS Larry Crowne (2011)
148 WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
148 WHOOPI GOLDBERG TOP FIVE (2014)
151 BRAD PITT The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
154 KATHY BATES The Family That Preys (2008)
160 DANNY GLOVER PROUD MARY (2018)
173 TOM HANKS Larry Crowne (2011)
176 STEPHEN TOBOLOWSKY Peep World (2010)
179 XANDER BERKELEY PROUD MARY (2018)
183 FOREST WHITAKER HURRICANE SEASON (2009)
201 JASON FLEMYNG The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
204 ELIAS KOTEAS The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
244 RANDY QUAID The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
252 ROSARIO DAWSON TOP FIVE (2014)
253 VING RHAMES Baby Boy (2001)
317 ANDY GARCIA Smokin’ Aces (2006)
343 JON POLITO The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
353 CATE BLANCHETT The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
356 BILL PAXTON TERM LIFE (2016)
364 RAY LIOTTA Date Night (2010)
364 RAY LIOTTA Smokin’ Aces (2006)
367 PAM GRIER Larry Crowne (2011)
369 RON RIFKIN PEEP WORLD (2010)
383 JOHN RATZENBERGER Something New (2006/I)
429 DON CHEADLE Talk to Me (2007)
438 JUDY GREER PEEP WORLD (2010)
457 DAVID ALAN GRIER The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
490 DALE DYE Larry Crowne (2011)
514 BRYAN CRANSTON LARRY CROWNE (2011)
519 KIRSTEN DUNST HIDDEN FIGURES (2016)
520 SHEA WHIGHAM TERM LIFE (2016)
550 JAMES REBHORN The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
557 JEREMY PIVEN Smokin’ Aces (2006)
577 MARK WAHLBERG Date Night (2010)
577 MARK WAHLBERG Four Brothers (2005)
579 ALEX ROCCO Smokin’ Aces (2006)
583 GEORGE TAKEI LARRY CROWNE (2011)
590 BEN AFFLECK Smokin’ Aces (2006)
592 JOHN C. REILLY RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET (2018)
607 KEVIN COSTNER HIDDEN FIGURES (2016)
611 BRAD GARRETT RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET (2018)
628 JASON ALEXANDER THE ADVENTURES OF ROCKY & BULLWINKLE (2000)
637 VINCE VAUGHN TERM LIFE (2016)
647 TILDA SWINTON The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
677 MARK RUFFALO Date Night (2010)
738 JARED HARRIS The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
754 CHIWETEL EJIOFOR FOUR BROTHERS (2005)
754 CHIWETEL EJIOFOR TALK TO ME (2007)
761 JAMES FRANCO Date Night (2010)
769 SNOOP DOGG BABY BOY (2001)
826 MICHAEL PENA THE GOOD DOCTOR (2011/I)
842 DENNIS HAYSBERT THINK LIKE A MAN TOO (2014)
861 RADE SERBEDZIJA PROUD MARY (2018)
903 JANE LYNCH RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET (2018)
919 ANTHONY ANDERSON HUSTLE & FLOW (2005)
939 ADAM SANDLER TOP FIVE (2014)
943 VIN DIESEL RALPH BREAKS THE INTERNET (2018)
948 MICHAEL CLARKE DUNCAN FROM THE ROUGH (2013)
979 CHRIS ROCK TOP FIVE (2014)
986 KENNETH WELSH Four Brothers (2005)
HM (930) WILLIAM FICHTNER Date Night (2010)
Taraji has appeared with 11 Oscar winners.
CATE BLANCHETT The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
FOREST WHITAKER HURRICANE SEASON (2009)
J. K. SIMMONS The Good Doctor (2011/I)
JULIA ROBERTS Larry Crowne (2011)
KATHY BATES The Family That Preys (2008)
OCTAVIA SPENCER HIDDEN FIGURES (2016)
OCTAVIA SPENCER PEEP WORLD (2010)
ROBERT DE NIRO The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
SAM ROCKWELL THE BEST OF ENEMIES (2019)
TILDA SWINTON The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)
TOM HANKS Larry Crowne (2011)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG The Adventures of Rocky & Bullwinkle (2000)
WHOOPI GOLDBERG TOP FIVE (2014)
Hey Dan…as always…thanks for these awesome lists. I suspect that Taraja P. Henson is working her way to making the Top 1000. She is one of the hardest working actresses working today. Looking at the first list….not a whole lot of multiple co-stars…a few two-timers….but no three-timers…..though I am sure her three movies with Tyler Perry have provided lots of three-timers. Seeing Jon Polito at #343 is nice to see….with Albert Finney’s passing…I have been thinking about Miller’s Crossing a lot….and that was easily the highlight of Polito’s career…sadly both he and Finney are no longer with us.
Second list….only 11 Oscar winners…..but I suspect that no will quickly increase….not getting to Caine levels….but getting to at least average as the years pass. J.K. Simmons was in every movie ever made….just nobody noticed him…..lol. Good stuff…as ALWAYS!