The Best Adrian Dunbar Movies, Ranked
27 credits from 1986 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Emily (2023) comes out on top with a score of 74. The biggest box office hit is Widows’ Peak (1994) with $6.24M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Adrian Dunbar Box Office Hits
Adrian Dunbar's films have made $25.4M worldwide in total. Widows’ Peak (1994) is the biggest hit at $6.24M, ahead of The Playboys (1992) ($4.91M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Widows’ Peak 1994 · Thriller $6.24M $6.24M dom. - 2
The Playboys 1992 · Romance $4.91M $4.91M dom. - 3
Hear My Song 1991 · Comedy $4.31M $4.31M dom. - 4
Emily 2023 · Biography $4.3M $1.1M dom. - 5
Sky Bandits 1986 · Adventure $2.3M $2.3M dom. - 6
The General 1998 · Biography $1.21M $1.21M dom. - 7
The Secret Scripture 2017 · Drama $695K - 8
Good Vibrations 2012 · Drama $500K - 9
Mickybo and Me 2004 · Comedy $456K - 10
A Sudden Case of Christmas 2024 · Comedy $325K
The Best Adrian Dunbar Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Adrian Dunbar has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 10 films, and The Secret Scripture (2017) is the pick of them.
- Drama 10 films The Secret Scripture 2017 · as Dr. Hart Movie Echo Score: 60
- Comedy 3 films A Sudden Case of Christmas 2024 · as Otto Movie Echo Score: 57
- Thriller 3 films Widows’ Peak 1994 · as Godfrey Doyle-Counihan
- Biography 2 films Emily 2023 · as Patrick Brontë Movie Echo Score: 74
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Action 2 films Triggermen 2002 · as Andy Jarrett - Romance 2 films The Playboys 1992 · as Mick
- Adventure 1 film Sky Bandits 1986 · as Mechanic
The Best Adrian Dunbar Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Adrian Dunbar's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Adrian Dunbar Movies
The most recent films Adrian Dunbar is credited on, newest first — starting with A Sudden Case of Christmas (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- A Sudden Case of Christmas 2024 · Otto
- Emily 2023 · Patrick Brontë
- The Secret Scripture 2017 · Dr. Hart
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The Hollow Crown: Henry VI - Part 2 2016 -
The Hollow Crown: Henry VI - Part 1 2016 · Drama -
The Attendant 2012 · Frankie - Good Vibrations 2012 · Andy
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Mo 2010 · David Trimble -
Child of Mine 2005 · Alfie Palmer -
The Quatermass Experiment 2005 · Detective Lomax -
Kidnapped 2005 · Alexander Balfour/Ebenezer Balfour - Mickybo and Me 2004 · Mickybo's Da
The Best Adrian Dunbar Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Adrian Dunbar films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Adrian Dunbar movie?
Emily (2023) is the best-rated Adrian Dunbar film, with a Movie Echo Score of 74, ahead of The Secret Scripture (2017) (60) and A Sudden Case of Christmas (2024) (57). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Emily: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Adrian Dunbar movie?
Widows’ Peak (1994) made the most at the box office, with $6.24M worldwide, followed by The Playboys (1992) with $4.91M. Together, Adrian Dunbar's films with box office figures have made $25.4M.
What is the best Adrian Dunbar drama movie?
The Secret Scripture (2017) is the best-rated of Adrian Dunbar's drama films, with a score of 60. In other genres: A Sudden Case of Christmas (comedy), Widows’ Peak (thriller) and Emily (biography).
What is the newest Adrian Dunbar movie?
The newest film on Adrian Dunbar's filmography is A Sudden Case of Christmas (2024), with Adrian Dunbar as Otto.
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