10 Best Woody Harrelson Movies

By Vlad Zakh · November 24, 2026

Drama intense

Woody Harrelson has spent thirty-plus years swinging between broad comedy and some of the bleakest characters in American cinema, often within the same year, and he’s rarely less than riveting in either mode.

Natural Born Killers (1994) 01

Natural Born Killers (1994)

IMDb ★ 7.3

A media-glorified pair of serial killers rampage across the country as the press turns them into celebrities.

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017) 02

Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri (2017)

IMDb ★ 8.1

A small-town police chief becomes the target of a grieving mother's public campaign against him.

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017) 03

War for the Planet of the Apes (2017)

IMDb ★ 7.9

A ruthless, Kurtz-like colonel leads a brutal human military campaign against the last free apes.

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018) 04

Solo: A Star Wars Story (2018)

IMDb ★ 6.9

A grizzled smuggler and outlaw mentors a young Han Solo into the criminal underworld.

Out of the Furnace (2013) 05

Out of the Furnace (2013)

IMDb ★ 6.8

A vicious backwoods crime boss terrorizes an underground fighting circuit in the Rust Belt.

The Hunger Games (2012) 06

The Hunger Games (2012)

IMDb ★ 7.2

A cynical, alcoholic former victor reluctantly mentors two young tributes through the deadly games.

Seven Psychopaths (2012) 07

Seven Psychopaths (2012)

IMDb ★ 7.1

A screenwriter gets tangled up with a gang of dognappers and the psychopaths whose dog they stole.

No Country for Old Men (2007) 08

No Country for Old Men (2007)

IMDb ★ 8.1

A cocky bounty hunter is hired to track down a killer who is far more dangerous than anyone realizes.

Kingpin (1996) 09

Kingpin (1996)

IMDb ★ 6.6

A washed-up, one-handed bowler mentors a naive Amish prodigy for one last shot at redemption.

Zombieland (2009) 10

Zombieland (2009)

IMDb ★ 7.6

A gruff zombie-apocalypse survivor obsessed with finding one last Twinkie teams up with a ragtag group of misfits.

Vlad Zakh

Vlad Zakh

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Founder of Movieix, built to fix a specific annoyance: most recommendation sites are just algorithm-driven noise. Our lists are researched and organized by who's in a film, where it's from, and the mood you're actually in tonight.