The Best Bille August Movies, Ranked
25 credits from 1978 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. A Fortunate Man (2018) comes out on top with a score of 81. The biggest box office hit is Les Misérables (1998) with $14.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Bille August Box Office Hits
Bille August's films have made $56.3M worldwide in total. Les Misérables (1998) is the biggest hit at $14.1M, ahead of Night Train to Lisbon (2013) ($12M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Les Misérables 1998 · Drama $14.1M $14.1M dom. - 2
Night Train to Lisbon 2013 · Mystery $12M - 3
Goodbye Bafana 2007 · Biography $6.32M - 4
The House of the Spirits 1993 · Drama $6.27M $6.27M dom. - 5
In Harm's Way 2018 · History $4.45M - 6
Marie Kroyer 2012 · Drama $3.38M - 7
Smilla's Sense of Snow 1997 · Action $2.37M $2.37M dom. - 8
The Pact 2022 · Biography $2.35M - 9
Pelle the Conqueror 1987 · Drama $2.06M $2.06M dom. - 10
The Best Intentions 1992 · Biography $1.25M $1.25M dom.
The Best Bille August Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Bille August has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 12 films, and A Fortunate Man (2018) is the pick of them.
The Best Bille August Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Bille August's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Bille August Movies
The most recent films Bille August is credited on, newest first — starting with The Kiss (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Kiss 2025 · Director - The Pact 2022 · Director
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55 Steps 2018 · Director - In Harm's Way 2018 · Director
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A Fortunate Man 2018 · Director -
The Chinese Widow 2017 · Director -
Silent Heart 2014 · Director - Night Train to Lisbon 2013 · Director
- Marie Kroyer 2012 · Director
- Goodbye Bafana 2007 · Director
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The Last Dating Show 2007 · Director -
Return to Sender 2004 · Director
The Best Bille August Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Bille August films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Bille August movie?
A Fortunate Man (2018) is the best-rated Bille August film, with a Movie Echo Score of 81, ahead of The Pact (2022) (72) and 55 Steps (2018) (55). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
A Fortunate Man: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Bille August movie?
Les Misérables (1998) made the most at the box office, with $14.1M worldwide, followed by Night Train to Lisbon (2013) with $12M. Together, Bille August's films with box office figures have made $56.3M.
Which Bille August movie won the most awards?
Les Misérables (1998) is the most decorated Bille August film, with 1 win from 2 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Bille August drama movie?
A Fortunate Man (2018) is the best-rated of Bille August's drama films, with a score of 81. In other genres: The Pact (biography), Smilla's Sense of Snow (action) and In Harm's Way (history).
What is the newest Bille August movie?
The newest film on Bille August's filmography is The Kiss (2025), directed by Bille August.
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