The Best Ardalan Esmaili Movies, Ranked
15 credits from 2016 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Held for Ransom (2019) comes out on top with a score of 83. The biggest box office hit is Sea Fever (2020) with $388K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Ardalan Esmaili Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Ardalan Esmaili is credited on. Held for Ransom (2019) leads with 83, followed by The Charmer (2018) at 82. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Held for Ransom 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 82 The Charmer 2018 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 A Beautiful Life 2023 · Music -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Held for Ransom 2021 · Biography -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Sea Fever 2020 · Adventure -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Sea Fever 2019 · Mystery -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 Black Crab 2022 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 Domino 2019 · Thriller
Biggest Ardalan Esmaili Box Office Hits
Ardalan Esmaili's films have made $1.26M worldwide in total. Sea Fever (2020) is the biggest hit at $388K, ahead of Sea Fever (2019) ($388K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Ardalan Esmaili Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ardalan Esmaili has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 5 films, and Held for Ransom (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 5 films Held for Ransom 2019 · as Majeed Movie Echo Score: 83
- Thriller 4 films Domino 2019 · as Omar Movie Echo Score: 40
- Music 1 film A Beautiful Life 2023 · as Patrick Movie Echo Score: 76
- Action 1 film Black Crab 2022 · as Karimi Movie Echo Score: 47
- Biography 1 film Held for Ransom 2021 · as Majeed Movie Echo Score: 76
- Adventure 1 film Sea Fever 2020 · as Omid Movie Echo Score: 67
- Mystery 1 film Sea Fever 2019 · as Omid Movie Echo Score: 65
The Latest Ardalan Esmaili Movies
The most recent films Ardalan Esmaili is credited on, newest first — starting with Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Lockerbie: A Search for Truth 2025 · Abdelbaset al-Megrahi -
Hunters on a White Field 2024 · Alex -
The Helicopter Heist 2024 · Michel - A Beautiful Life 2023 · Patrick
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Opponent 2023 · Abbas - Black Crab 2022 · Karimi
- Held for Ransom 2021 · Majeed
- Sea Fever 2020 · Omid
- Sea Fever 2019 · Omid
- Held for Ransom 2019 · Majeed
- Domino 2019 · Omar
- The Charmer 2018 · Esmail
The Best Ardalan Esmaili Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ardalan Esmaili films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ardalan Esmaili movie?
Held for Ransom (2019) is the best-rated Ardalan Esmaili film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83, ahead of The Charmer (2018) (82) and A Beautiful Life (2023) (76). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Held for Ransom: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ardalan Esmaili movie?
Sea Fever (2020) made the most at the box office, with $388K worldwide, followed by Sea Fever (2019) with $388K. Together, Ardalan Esmaili's films with box office figures have made $1.26M.
What is the best Ardalan Esmaili drama movie?
Held for Ransom (2019) is the best-rated of Ardalan Esmaili's drama films, with a score of 83. In other genres: Domino (thriller), A Beautiful Life (music) and Black Crab (action).
What is the newest Ardalan Esmaili movie?
The newest film on Ardalan Esmaili's filmography is Lockerbie: A Search for Truth (2025), with Ardalan Esmaili as Abdelbaset al-Megrahi.
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