Joel Edgerton
Joel Edgerton (born 23 June 1974) is an Australian actor, director, writer, and producer. He has appeared in the films Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002), Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005), Warrior (2011), Zero Dark Thirty (2012), The Great Gatsby (2013), Black Mass (2015), Loving (2016), It Comes at Night (2017), and Red Sparrow (2018) and The King (2019). In 2015, Edgerton received a nomination for the Directors Guild of America Award for Outstanding Directing – First-Time Feature Film for The Gift, a psychological horror-thriller film Edgerton wrote, directed, co-produced, and in which he co-starred. Edgerton garnered further critical acclaim for his performance as Richard Loving in the 2016 historical drama Loving, for which he received a nomination for the Golden Globe Award for Best Actor. In 2018, he wrote, directed and starred in the drama Boy Erased, about gay conversion therapy. In 2019, he starred and co-wrote The King.
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Joel Edgerton Movies
Discover the best Joel Edgerton movies. Explore the complete filmography, including top-rated classics, newest releases, and highest-grossing films starring Joel Edgerton ranked by year and score.
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The Plague (2025)
Drama
Horror
Thriller
An introverted boy arrives at water polo camp unprepared for its brutal social politics. As summer intensifies, the competitive pressure and peer dynamics compound his existing anxieties, pushing him toward...
Score
6.5
2
Train Dreams (2025)
Drama
Set against the roaring transformation of early twentieth-century America, Train Dreams follows a Pacific Northwest logger whose life unfolds in small, aching increments. He falls in love, builds something modest...
Score
7.3
3
The Boys in the Boat (2023)
Drama
History
In 1936, nine working-class young men from the University of Washington picked up oars and found themselves rowing toward the most politically charged Olympics in history. George Clooney's adaptation of...
Score
7.2
4
The Stranger (2022)
Crime
Drama
Thriller
A chance encounter between two travelers on a remote road becomes something far more dangerous when both recognize they're hiding something. As they circle each other with careful conversation, neither...
Score
6.2
5
Thirteen Lives (2022)
Drama
Thriller
When monsoon rains flood the Tham Luang cave system in northern Thailand, twelve young soccer players and their coach find themselves stranded miles underground with no obvious way out. What...
Score
7.9
6
The Green Knight (2021)
Adventure
Drama
Fantasy
Sir Gawain has done nothing to earn his seat at the Round Table, and deep down he knows it. When a towering, bark-skinned stranger rides into Camelot and proposes a...
Score
6.6
7
The King (2019)
Drama
History
War
Fifteenth-century England produces an unlikely king when Hal, a rebellious young prince who has spent his days drinking among commoners rather than learning statecraft, is pulled back into the court...
Score
7.2
8
Boy Erased (2018)
Drama
When a pastor's son is discovered to be gay, his family offers a brutal choice: submit to conversion therapy or lose everything. Set against the backdrop of a fundamentalist community,...
Score
7.0
9
Red Sparrow (2018)
Mystery
Thriller
A career-ending injury forces Russian prima ballerina Dominika Egorova into a far darker kind of performance. Recruited into a covert state program that turns gifted operatives into psychosexual weapons, she...
Score
6.5
10
It Comes at Night (2017)
Drama
Horror
Mystery
Deep in a quarantined forest, Paul has built something fragile: rules, routines, and a locked red door that nobody opens after dark. His wife and teenage son follow the logic...
Score
5.9
11
Loving (2016)
Drama
Romance
Richard and Mildred's quiet decision to marry in 1950s Virginia becomes an act of resistance against a state that had criminalized their union. Arrested and exiled, the couple embarks on...
Score
6.7
12
Midnight Special (2016)
Adventure
Drama
Science Fiction
Roy abducts his young son Alton from a religious compound, unaware the boy radiates an otherworldly luminescence that draws dangerous attention from both the government and those who raised him....
Score
6.3
13
Exodus: Gods and Kings (2014)
Action
Adventure
Drama
Raised as brothers in the Egyptian court, Moses and Ramses eventually find themselves on opposite sides of history. When Moses learns of his Hebrew origins and witnesses the brutality visited...
Score
5.9
14
The Great Gatsby (2013)
Drama
Romance
Nick Carraway arrives at West Egg as a bond trader, ready for a fresh start. Instead, he finds himself drawn into the orbit of his mysterious, fabulously wealthy neighbor, whose...
Score
7.4
15
Zero Dark Thirty (2012)
Drama
Thriller
Ten years. Thousands of intelligence reports. One analyst who refused to let go. Kathryn Bigelow's procedural drama follows Maya, a driven CIA operative who makes the pursuit of Osama bin...
Score
7.0
16
Warrior (2011)
Action
Drama
Two brothers, long separated by old wounds and unspoken grudges, find themselves heading toward the same mixed martial arts championship for entirely different reasons. The younger one trains under their...
Score
7.8
17
Animal Kingdom (2010)
Crime
Drama
When his mother's death leaves him orphaned, J finds himself absorbed into his grandmother's ruthless household, where crime isn't a sideline but the family business. The matriarch's iron grip shapes...
Score
6.8
18
Smokin’ Aces (2006)
Action
Comedy
Crime
Buddy Israel built his career on sleight of hand, but agreeing to testify against the mob turns out to be a trick he cannot get out of. Holed up in...
Score
6.5
19
Star Wars: Episode III – Revenge of the Sith (2005)
Action
Adventure
Science Fiction
The fall had been building for three films, and here it arrives with full weight. Anakin Skywalker, gifted beyond measure and stretched thin by war, grief, and suspicion, makes the...
Score
7.5
20
King Arthur (2004)
Action
Adventure
Drama
Before the legend, there was the soldier. Set in fifth-century Britain, this revisionist take on the Arthurian myth strips away the chivalric romance and replaces it with Roman imperial politics...
Score
6.3
21
Star Wars: Episode II – Attack of the Clones (2002)
Action
Adventure
Science Fiction
Someone wants Senator Padmé Amidala dead, and the investigation that follows pulls young Jedi Anakin Skywalker and his mentor Obi-Wan Kenobi in opposite directions. Obi-Wan traces the conspiracy to a...
Score
6.6
22
Race the Sun (1996)
Adventure
Comedy
Drama
A group of overlooked students at a Hawaiian high school gets a jolt of purpose when their new teacher pushes them toward an unlikely project: designing and building a solar-powered...
Score
5.1
Joel Edgerton TV Shows
Browse the ultimate list of Joel Edgerton TV shows. Find top-rated television series, critically acclaimed dramas, and hit shows starring Joel Edgerton.
1
Dark Matter (2024)
Drama
Sci-Fi & Fantasy
Jason Dessen is living a quiet, ordinary life when he is suddenly torn from it and dropped into an existence that is recognizably his own yet deeply wrong. Someone wearing...
Score
7.8
Frequently Asked Questions
What are the highest-rated movies starring Joel Edgerton?
According to aggregate user scores, the absolute best titles starring Joel Edgerton are The Plague, Train Dreams, and The Boys in the Boat.
How many movies and TV shows has Joel Edgerton starred in?
Our database currently features a comprehensive filmography of 23 titles starring Joel Edgerton, ranging from their earliest roles to the newest releases.
Are the movies starring Joel Edgerton worth watching?
Yes! The overall filmography starring Joel Edgerton maintains a strong average user rating of 6.8 out of 10 across all tracked titles.