The Best Bill Nighy Movies, Ranked
82 credits from 1980 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Wild Robot (2024) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) with $450M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Bill Nighy Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Bill Nighy is credited on. The Wild Robot (2024) leads with 90, followed by Emma. (2020) 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 90 The Wild Robot 2024 · Animation -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 82 Emma. 2020 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 81 Minamata 2022 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 The First Omen 2024 · Horror -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 The Beautiful Game 2024 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 That Christmas 2024 · Animation -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Pokémon Detective Pikachu 2019 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Living 2022 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Hope Gap 2020 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 The Kindness of Strangers 2019 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 The Limehouse Golem 2017 · Thriller -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Joy 2024 · Biography
Biggest Bill Nighy Box Office Hits
Bill Nighy's films have made $2.44B worldwide in total. Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) is the biggest hit at $450M, ahead of The Wild Robot (2024) ($335M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Pokémon Detective Pikachu 2019 · Action $450M $144M dom.
- 2 The Wild Robot 2024 · Animation $335M $144M dom.
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Valkyrie 2008 · Drama $202M $83.1M dom. - 4
Total Recall 2012 · Sci-Fi $198M $58.9M dom. - 5
Jack the Giant Slayer 2013 · Adventure $198M $65.2M dom. - 6
Arthur Christmas 2011 · Animation $151M $46.5M dom. - 7
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2012 · Drama $151M $46.4M dom. - 8
Underworld: Evolution 2006 · Action $111M $62.3M dom. - 9
Underworld: Rise of the Lycans 2009 · Action $92.2M $45.8M dom. - 10
About Time 2013 · Sci-Fi $87.1M $15.3M dom.
The Best Bill Nighy Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Bill Nighy has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 31 films, and Emma. (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 31 films Emma. 2020 · as Mr. Woodhouse Movie Echo Score: 82
- Animation 8 films The Wild Robot 2024 · as Longneck Movie Echo Score: 90
- Action 7 films Pokémon Detective Pikachu 2019 · as Howard Clifford Movie Echo Score: 75
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Comedy 6 films Sometimes Always Never 2018 · as Alan Movie Echo Score: 68 -
Romance 3 films The Phantom of the Opera 1989 · as Martin Barton -
Family 2 films Buckley's Chance 2021 · as Spencer Movie Echo Score: 48 -
Fantasy 2 films StarDog and TurboCat 2020 · as Sinclair Movie Echo Score: 55 - Thriller 2 films The Limehouse Golem 2017 · as John Kildare Movie Echo Score: 73
- Adventure 2 films Jack the Giant Slayer 2013
The Best Bill Nighy Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Bill Nighy's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Bill Nighy Movies
Bill Nighy's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Wild Robot (2024) leads with 4 wins from 20 nominations.
The Latest Bill Nighy Movies
The most recent films Bill Nighy is credited on, newest first — starting with Shelter (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Shelter 2026 · Action - That Christmas 2024 · Lighthouse Bill
- Joy 2024 · Patrick Steptoe
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Gracie & Pedro: Pets to the Rescue 2024 · Conrad -
10 Lives 2024 · Professor Craven - The Wild Robot 2024 · Longneck
- The First Omen 2024 · Cardinal Lawrence
- The Beautiful Game 2024 · Mal
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Role Play 2024 · Bob Kellerman -
Spectre of the Bear 2023 · Bennett (voice) - Living 2022 · Williams
- Minamata 2022 · Robert Hayes
The Best Bill Nighy Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Bill Nighy films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Bill Nighy movie?
The Wild Robot (2024) is the best-rated Bill Nighy film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of Emma. (2020) (82) and Minamata (2022) (81). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Wild Robot: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Bill Nighy movie?
Pokémon Detective Pikachu (2019) made the most at the box office, with $450M worldwide, followed by The Wild Robot (2024) with $335M. Together, Bill Nighy's films with box office figures have made $2.44B.
Which Bill Nighy movie won the most awards?
The Wild Robot (2024) is the most decorated Bill Nighy film, with 4 wins from 20 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Bill Nighy drama movie?
Emma. (2020) is the best-rated of Bill Nighy's drama films, with a score of 82. In other genres: The Wild Robot (animation), Pokémon Detective Pikachu (action) and Sometimes Always Never (comedy).
What is the newest Bill Nighy movie?
The newest film on Bill Nighy's filmography is Shelter (2026).
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