Brad Pitt's 8 Best Movies, Ranked

Ranked by movie.guru score, the critics-plus-audiences blend. Fight Club didn't crack the top 8, and the math is not sorry.

Number one is a sports movie with almost no sports in it. His best.

1. 8
   Ocean's Eleven (2001)7.4

   He eats in nearly every scene. Genius character work.

   As Rusty Ryan, Pitt snacks through the whole heist while George Clooney does the talking. $450.9 million worldwide on an $85 million budget. Way too low at number eight.
2. 7
   12 Monkeys (1995)7.7

   Pitt's most unhinged performance, and he never sits still.

   As Jeffrey Goines, he talks fast, twitches nonstop and makes Bruce Willis look sleepy. 8.0 on IMDb, $168.8 million worldwide on a $29 million budget. Terry Gilliam at full chaos.
3. 6
   Once Upon a Time... in Hollywood (2019)7.5

   Coolest guy in any Tarantino movie. Sorry, Leo.

   As stuntman Cliff Booth, he fixes a TV antenna on a roof and it's somehow iconic. 161 minutes, an 84 on Metacritic, and the middle drags.
4. 5
   F1 (2025)8.1

   A dad-movie fantasy, and it absolutely rips.

   Pitt plays Sonny Hayes, a comeback racer with sunglasses and zero patience. $634.1 million worldwide on a $200 to $300 million budget. The plot is pure cliché. The racing is not.
5. 4
   Inglourious Basterds (2009)8.0

   Pitt's Italian accent scene is the funniest thing he's done.

   As Lt. Aldo Raine, Pitt goes full Tennessee drawl, then tries Italian like it's a dare. 8.4 on IMDb from 1.82 million votes, $321.5 million worldwide on a $70 million budget.
6. 3
   The Curious Case of Benjamin Button (2008)7.9

   The crowd put it at number three. I wouldn't.

   A $150 to $167 million budget and 166 minutes. Pitt's aging effects are incredible, Cate Blanchett does her best, and the story still just drifts from decade to decade.
7. 2
   The Big Short (2015)8.5

   Smallest role on the list, and he's the conscience of it.

   As Ben Rickert, a retired banker who trusts nobody, Pitt stops the celebration to remind everyone real families pay for this bet. 81 on Metacritic, $133.4 million worldwide.
8. 1
   Moneyball (2011)9.0

   His best movie is about spreadsheets, and that's not a joke.

   As Billy Beane, Pitt snacks through another movie and makes baseball math feel like a heist. A 9.1 movie.guru score, 94% on Rotten Tomatoes. Jonah Hill and a laptop are the sidekicks.

$389 says you rewatch Ocean's Eleven this week just to count the snacks.

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