The Best Ben Whishaw Movies, Ranked
39 credits from 2000 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Paddington 2 (2018) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is No Time to Die (2021) with $774M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Ben Whishaw Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Ben Whishaw is credited on. Paddington 2 (2018) leads with 90, followed by Peter Hujar’s Day (2025) at 88. 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 90 Paddington 2 2018 · Adventure -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 88 Peter Hujar’s Day 2025 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 No Time to Die 2021 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Mary Poppins Returns 2018 · Adventure -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 The Personal History of David Copperfield 2020 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Paddington In Peru 2025 · Adventure -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Passages 2023 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Peter Hujar's Day 2025 · Biography -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 The Personal History of David Copperfield 2019 · Comedy -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Surge 2021 · Thriller -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Little Joe 2019 · Sci-Fi -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Limonov: The Ballad 2024 · History
Biggest Ben Whishaw Box Office Hits
Ben Whishaw's films have made $2.02B worldwide in total. No Time to Die (2021) is the biggest hit at $774M, ahead of Mary Poppins Returns (2018) ($363M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 No Time to Die 2021 · Action $774M $161M dom.
- 2 Mary Poppins Returns 2018 · Adventure $363M $172M dom.
- 3 Paddington 2 2018 · Adventure $290M $40.9M dom.
- 4 Paddington In Peru 2025 · Adventure $211M $45.8M dom.
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Perfume: The Story of a Murderer 2006 · Drama $135M $2.22M dom. - 6
In the Heart of the Sea 2015 · Action $94.3M $25M dom. - 7
The Danish Girl 2015 · Biography $64.2M $11.1M dom. - 8
Suffragette 2015 · Biography $32M $4.7M dom. - 9 The Personal History of David Copperfield 2020 · Drama $14.4M $1.88M dom.
- 10 The Personal History of David Copperfield 2019 · Comedy $14.4M $1.88M dom.
The Best Ben Whishaw Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ben Whishaw has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 17 films, and Peter Hujar’s Day (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 17 films Peter Hujar’s Day 2025 · as Peter Hujar Movie Echo Score: 88
- Comedy 5 films The Personal History of David Copperfield 2019 · as Uriah Heep Movie Echo Score: 69
- Biography 4 films Peter Hujar's Day 2025 · as Peter Hujar Movie Echo Score: 71
- Adventure 3 films Paddington 2 2018 · as Paddington Movie Echo Score: 90
- Action 3 films No Time to Die 2021 · as Q Movie Echo Score: 80
- History 1 film Limonov: The Ballad 2024 · as Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov Movie Echo Score: 58
- Thriller 1 film Surge 2021 · as Joseph Movie Echo Score: 66
- Sci-Fi 1 film Little Joe 2019 · as Chris Movie Echo Score: 65
The Best Ben Whishaw Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Ben Whishaw's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Ben Whishaw Movies
Ben Whishaw's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. No Time to Die (2021) leads with 5 wins from 13 nominations.
The Latest Ben Whishaw Movies
The most recent films Ben Whishaw is credited on, newest first — starting with Peter Hujar's Day (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Peter Hujar's Day 2025 · Peter Hujar
- Paddington In Peru 2025 · Paddington
- Peter Hujar’s Day 2025 · Peter Hujar
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In Heat 2024 · Drama -
Bad Behaviour 2024 · Elon Bello - Limonov: The Ballad 2024 · Eduard 'Eddie' Limonov
- Passages 2023 · Martin
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Paddington Meets The Queen 2022 · Paddington (voice) -
This Is Going to Hurt 2022 · Adam Kay - No Time to Die 2021 · Q
- Surge 2021 · Joseph
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Miss Fortunate 2021 · Humourless Man
The Best Ben Whishaw Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ben Whishaw films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ben Whishaw movie?
Paddington 2 (2018) is the best-rated Ben Whishaw film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of Peter Hujar’s Day (2025) (88) and No Time to Die (2021) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Paddington 2: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ben Whishaw movie?
No Time to Die (2021) made the most at the box office, with $774M worldwide, followed by Mary Poppins Returns (2018) with $363M. Together, Ben Whishaw's films with box office figures have made $2.02B.
Which Ben Whishaw movie won the most awards?
No Time to Die (2021) is the most decorated Ben Whishaw film, with 5 wins from 13 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Ben Whishaw drama movie?
Peter Hujar’s Day (2025) is the best-rated of Ben Whishaw's drama films, with a score of 88. In other genres: The Personal History of David Copperfield (comedy), Peter Hujar's Day (biography) and Paddington 2 (adventure).
What is the newest Ben Whishaw movie?
The newest film on Ben Whishaw's filmography is Peter Hujar's Day (2025), with Ben Whishaw as Peter Hujar.
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