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All Adam Driver Movies Ranked by Tomatometer

We’re ranking Adam Driver movies by Tomatometer, from the Star Wars sequel trilogy to Oscar nominees (Marriage Story, BlacKkKlansman) to his offbeat comedies (Paterson, Inside Llewyn Davis, Logan Lucky). —Alex Vo

#1

BlacKkKlansman (2018)
Tomatometer icon 96%

#1
Adjusted Score: 121249%
Critics Consensus: BlacKkKlansman uses history to offer bitingly trenchant commentary on current events -- and brings out some of Spike Lee's hardest-hitting work in decades along the way.
Synopsis: Ron Stallworth is the first African-American detective to serve in the Colorado Springs Police Department. Determined to make a name... [More]
Starring: John David Washington, Adam Driver, Laura Harrier, Topher Grace
Directed By: Spike Lee

#2

Paterson (2016)
Tomatometer icon 96%

#2
Adjusted Score: 108504%
Critics Consensus: Paterson adds another refreshingly unvarnished entry to Jim Jarmusch's filmography -- and another outstanding performance to Adam Driver's career credits.
Synopsis: Paterson (Adam Driver) is a hardworking bus driver in Paterson, N.J., who follows the same routine every day. He observes... [More]
Starring: Adam Driver, Golshifteh Farahani, Rizwan Manji, Barry Shabaka Henley
Directed By: Jim Jarmusch

#3

Marriage Story (2019)
Tomatometer icon 95%

#3
Adjusted Score: 116724%
Critics Consensus: Observing a splintering union with compassion and expansive grace, the powerfully acted Marriage Story ranks among writer-director Noah Baumbach's best works.
Synopsis: A stage director and his actor wife struggle through a grueling divorce that pushes them to their limits.... [More]
Starring: Scarlett Johansson, Adam Driver, Azhy Robertson, Laura Dern
Directed By: Noah Baumbach

#4
#4
Adjusted Score: 115721%
Critics Consensus: Packed with action and populated by both familiar faces and fresh blood, The Force Awakens successfully recalls the series' former glory while injecting it with renewed energy.
Synopsis: Thirty years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, the galaxy faces a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren... [More]
Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver
Directed By: J.J. Abrams

#5

Frances Ha (2012)
Tomatometer icon 92%

#5
Adjusted Score: 101001%
Critics Consensus: Audiences will need to tolerate a certain amount of narrative drift, but thanks to sensitive direction from Noah Baumbach and an endearing performance from Greta Gerwig, Frances Ha makes it easy to forgive.
Synopsis: Frances (Greta Gerwig) goes from apartment to apartment in Brooklyn as she looks for a job and a stable partner.... [More]
Starring: Greta Gerwig, Mickey Sumner, Michael Zegen, Adam Driver
Directed By: Noah Baumbach

#6
#6
Adjusted Score: 102080%
Critics Consensus: The Meyerowitz Stories (New and Selected) observes the family dynamic through writer-director Noah Baumbach's bittersweet lens and the impressive efforts of a remarkable cast.
Synopsis: The adult children of Harold Meyerowitz reunite in New York in preparation for their father's career retrospective.... [More]
Starring: Adam Sandler, Ben Stiller, Dustin Hoffman, Emma Thompson
Directed By: Noah Baumbach

#7

Inside Llewyn Davis (2013)
Tomatometer icon 92%

#7
Adjusted Score: 105843%
Critics Consensus: Smart, funny, and profoundly melancholy, Inside Llewyn Davis finds the Coen brothers in fine form.
Synopsis: In 1961 New York City, folk singer Llewyn Davis (Oscar Isaac) is at a crossroads. Guitar in hand, he struggles... [More]
Starring: Oscar Isaac, Carey Mulligan, John Goodman, Garrett Hedlund
Directed By: Joel Coen, Ethan Coen

#8

Logan Lucky (2017)
Tomatometer icon 92%

#8
Adjusted Score: 107855%
Critics Consensus: High-octane fun that's smartly assembled without putting on airs, Logan Lucky marks a welcome end to Steven Soderbergh's retirement -- and proves he hasn't lost his ability to entertain.
Synopsis: West Virginia family man Jimmy Logan teams up with his one-armed brother Clyde and sister Mellie to steal money from... [More]
Starring: Channing Tatum, Adam Driver, Farrah Mackenzie, Riley Keough
Directed By: Steven Soderbergh

#9
#9
Adjusted Score: 118406%
Critics Consensus: Star Wars: The Last Jedi honors the saga's rich legacy while adding some surprising twists -- and delivering all the emotion-rich action fans could hope for.
Synopsis: Luke Skywalker's peaceful and solitary existence gets upended when he encounters Rey, a young woman who shows strong signs of... [More]
Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley
Directed By: Rian Johnson

#10

The Last Duel (2021)
Tomatometer icon 85%

#10
Adjusted Score: 99956%
Critics Consensus: The Last Duel's critique of systemic misogyny isn't as effective as it might have been, but it remains a well-acted and thought-provoking drama infused with epic grandeur.
Synopsis: The Last Duel is a cinematic and thought-provoking drama set in the midst of the Hundred Years War that explores... [More]
Starring: Matt Damon, Adam Driver, Jodie Comer, Ben Affleck
Directed By: Ridley Scott

#11

While We're Young (2014)
Tomatometer icon 84%

#11
Adjusted Score: 93567%
Critics Consensus: Poignant and piercingly honest, While We're Young finds writer-director Noah Baumbach delivering some of his funniest lines through some of his most relatable characters.
Synopsis: Middle-aged filmmaker Josh Srebnick (Ben Stiller) and his wife, Cornelia (Naomi Watts), are happily married, but stuck in a rut.... [More]
Starring: Ben Stiller, Naomi Watts, Adam Driver, Amanda Seyfried
Directed By: Noah Baumbach

#12

Silence (2016)
Tomatometer icon 83%

#12
Adjusted Score: 96737%
Critics Consensus: Silence ends Martin Scorsese's decades-long creative quest with a thoughtful, emotionally resonant look at spirituality and human nature that stands among the director's finest works.
Synopsis: Two 17th-century Portuguese missionaries, Father Sebastian Rodrigues (Andrew Garfield) and Father Francisco Garupe (Adam Driver), embark on a perilous journey... [More]
Starring: Andrew Garfield, Adam Driver, Tadanobu Asano, Ciarán Hinds
Directed By: Martin Scorsese

#13

Midnight Special (2016)
Tomatometer icon 83%

#13
Adjusted Score: 94272%
Critics Consensus: Midnight Special's intriguing mysteries may not resolve themselves to every viewer's liking, but the journey is ambitious, entertaining, and terrifically acted.
Synopsis: The government and a group of religious extremists pursue a man (Michael Shannon) and his son (Jaeden Lieberher), a young... [More]
Starring: Michael Shannon, Joel Edgerton, Kirsten Dunst, Jaeden Martell
Directed By: Jeff Nichols

#14

The Report (2019)
Tomatometer icon 82%

#14
Adjusted Score: 94711%
Critics Consensus: The Report draws on a dark chapter in American history to offer a sober, gripping account of one public servant's crusade for accountability.
Synopsis: FBI agent Daniel Jones performs an exhaustive investigation into the CIA's use of torture on suspected terrorists.... [More]
Starring: Adam Driver, Annette Bening, Jon Hamm, Ted Levine
Directed By: Scott Z. Burns

#15

Tracks (2013)
Tomatometer icon 82%

#15
Adjusted Score: 87557%
Critics Consensus: What Tracks lacks in excitement, it more than makes up with gorgeous cinematography and Mia Wasikowska's outstanding performance.
Synopsis: Accompanied only by her faithful dog and four camels, an Australian (Mia Wasikowska) satisfies her craving for solitude by embarking... [More]
Starring: Mia Wasikowska, Adam Driver, Rainer Bock, Rolley Mintuma
Directed By: John Curran

#16

Gayby (2012)
Tomatometer icon 90%

#16
Adjusted Score: 90094%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: Jenn, a hot yoga instructor, and Matt, a gay comic-book writer, have been best friends since college and decide to... [More]
Starring: Jenn Harris, Matthew Wilkas, Charlie Barnett, Samantha Buck
Directed By: Jonathan Lisecki

#17
#17
Adjusted Score: 35419%
Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.
Synopsis: An ex-con faces his demons when he defends a woman and her daughter.... [More]
Starring: Lubna Azabal, Veerle Baetens, Lola Le Lann, Roland Møller
Directed By: Jérémie Guez

#18

What If (2013)
Tomatometer icon 74%

#18
Adjusted Score: 79761%
Critics Consensus: Its narrative framework may be familiar, but What If transcends its derivative elements with sharp dialogue and the effervescent chemistry of stars Daniel Radcliffe and Zoe Kazan.
Synopsis: A medical-school dropout tries to hide his attraction to his new friend, a bubbly artist who already has a boyfriend.... [More]
Starring: Daniel Radcliffe, Zoe Kazan, Megan Park, Adam Driver
Directed By: Michael Dowse

#19

Annette (2021)
Tomatometer icon 71%

#19
Adjusted Score: 84620%
Critics Consensus: Annette's experimental approach to its emotional extremes marks an ambitious, if not peculiar, return for director Leos Carax.
Synopsis: Los Angeles, today. Henry (Adam Driver) is a stand-up comedian with a fierce sense of humor who falls in love... [More]
Starring: Adam Driver, Marion Cotillard, Simon Helberg, Devyn McDowell
Directed By: Leos Carax

#20
#20
Adjusted Score: 72532%
Critics Consensus: The Man Who Killed Don Quixote may not live up to long-gestating expectations, but it bears enough of director Terry Gilliam's signature creative stamp to satisfy fans.
Synopsis: A disillusioned advertising executive is pulled into a time-jumping fantasy when he is mistaken for Sancho Panza.... [More]
Starring: Adam Driver, Jonathan Pryce, Stellan Skarsgård, Olga Kurylenko
Directed By: Terry Gilliam

#21

White Noise (2022)
Tomatometer icon 64%

#21
Adjusted Score: 78289%
Critics Consensus: White Noise may occasionally struggle with its allegedly unfilmable source material, but Noah Baumbach succeeds in finding the humorous heart of its surprisingly timely story.
Synopsis: At once hilarious and horrifying, lyrical and absurd, ordinary and apocalyptic, White Noise dramatizes a contemporary American family's attempts to... [More]
Starring: Adam Driver, Greta Gerwig, Don Cheadle, Raffey Cassidy
Directed By: Noah Baumbach

#22

The Dead Don't Die (2019)
Tomatometer icon 54%

#22
Adjusted Score: 70800%
Critics Consensus: The Dead Don't Die dabbles with tones and themes to varying degrees of success, but sharp wit and a strong cast make this a zom-com with enough brains to consume.
Synopsis: In the sleepy small town of Centerville, something is not quite right. The moon hangs large and low in the... [More]
Starring: Bill Murray, Adam Driver, Tilda Swinton, Chloë Sevigny
Directed By: Jim Jarmusch

#23
#23
Adjusted Score: 79219%
Critics Consensus: Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker suffers from a frustrating lack of imagination, but concludes this beloved saga with fan-focused devotion.
Synopsis: When it's discovered that the evil Emperor Palpatine did not die at the hands of Darth Vader, the rebels must... [More]
Starring: Carrie Fisher, Mark Hamill, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley
Directed By: J.J. Abrams

#24
#24
Adjusted Score: 51650%
Critics Consensus: This Is Where I Leave You has its moments, but given the amount of talent assembled onscreen, the rather pedestrian results can't help but feel like a letdown.
Synopsis: When their father passes away, four grown, world-weary siblings return to their childhood home and are requested -- with an... [More]
Starring: Jason Bateman, Tina Fey, Jane Fonda, Adam Driver
Directed By: Shawn Levy

#25

65 (2023)
Tomatometer icon 36%

#25
Adjusted Score: 42630%
Critics Consensus: Sodden sci-fi that somehow finds a way to bungle Adam Driver fighting dinosaurs, 65 is closer to zero.
Synopsis: After a catastrophic crash on an unknown planet, pilot Mills (Adam Driver) quickly discovers he’s actually stranded on Earth... 65... [More]
Starring: Adam Driver, Ariana Greenblatt, Chloe Coleman
Directed By: Scott Beck, Bryan Woods

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