The Best Brendan Gleeson Movies, Ranked
53 credits from 1990 to 2026, 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 Paddington 2 (2018) with $290M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Brendan Gleeson Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Brendan Gleeson is credited on. Paddington 2 (2018) leads with 90, followed by The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) at 80. 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 80 The Banshees of Inisherin 2022 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 2018 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 The Tragedy of Macbeth 2021 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 H Is for Hawk 2026 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Hampstead 2019 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Frankie 2019 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Riverdance: The Animated Adventure 2022 · Fantasy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 Joker: Folie à Deux 2024 · Crime
Biggest Brendan Gleeson Box Office Hits
Brendan Gleeson's films have made $1.08B worldwide in total. Paddington 2 (2018) is the biggest hit at $290M, ahead of Assassin's Creed (2016) ($241M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Paddington 2 2018 · Adventure $290M $40.9M dom.
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Assassin's Creed 2016 · Action $241M $54.6M dom. - 3 Joker: Folie à Deux 2024 · Crime $208M $58.3M dom.
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In the Heart of the Sea 2015 · Action $94.3M $25M dom. - 5
28 Days Later 2002 · Sci-Fi $74.9M $45.1M dom. - 6 The Banshees of Inisherin 2022 · Drama $50.3M $10.6M dom.
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In Bruges 2008 · Drama $45.2M $7.8M dom. - 8
Live by Night 2016 · Drama $22.8M $10.4M dom. - 9
The Company You Keep 2013 · Drama $20M $5.13M dom. - 10
Turbulence 1997 · Crime $11.5M $11.5M dom.
The Best Brendan Gleeson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Brendan Gleeson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 23 films, and The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) is the pick of them.
- Drama 23 films The Banshees of Inisherin 2022 · as Colm Doherty Movie Echo Score: 80
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Comedy 4 films The Grand Seduction 2014 - Crime 3 films Joker: Folie à Deux 2024 · as Jackie Sullivan Movie Echo Score: 47
- Adventure 3 films Paddington 2 2018 Movie Echo Score: 90
- Action 3 films Assassin's Creed 2016
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Animation 2 films Captain Morten and the Spider Queen 2018 · as Captain Vicks (voice) -
Romance 2 films This Is My Father 1998 · as Garda Jim - Fantasy 1 film Riverdance: The Animated Adventure 2022 · as The Huntsman Movie Echo Score: 55
- Sci-Fi 1 film 28 Days Later 2002 · as Frank
The Best Brendan Gleeson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Brendan Gleeson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Brendan Gleeson Movies
The most recent films Brendan Gleeson is credited on, newest first — starting with H Is for Hawk (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- H Is for Hawk 2026 · Dad
- Joker: Folie à Deux 2024 · Jackie Sullivan
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A Greyhound of a Girl 2023 · Paddy (voice) - The Banshees of Inisherin 2022 · Colm Doherty
- Riverdance: The Animated Adventure 2022 · The Huntsman
- The Tragedy of Macbeth 2021 · Duncan
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The Comey Rule 2020 · Donald Trump - Frankie 2019 · Jimmy
- Hampstead 2019 · Donald Horner
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State of the Union 2019 · Scott - The Ballad of Buster Scruggs 2018 · Drama
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Psychic 2018 · Jeremiah
The Best Brendan Gleeson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Brendan Gleeson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Brendan Gleeson movie?
Paddington 2 (2018) is the best-rated Brendan Gleeson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) (80) and The Ballad of Buster Scruggs (2018) (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 Brendan Gleeson movie?
Paddington 2 (2018) made the most at the box office, with $290M worldwide, followed by Assassin's Creed (2016) with $241M. Together, Brendan Gleeson's films with box office figures have made $1.08B.
Which Brendan Gleeson movie won the most awards?
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) is the most decorated Brendan Gleeson film, with 9 wins from 52 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Brendan Gleeson drama movie?
The Banshees of Inisherin (2022) is the best-rated of Brendan Gleeson's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: The Grand Seduction (comedy), Joker: Folie à Deux (crime) and Paddington 2 (adventure).
What is the newest Brendan Gleeson movie?
The newest film on Brendan Gleeson's filmography is H Is for Hawk (2026), with Brendan Gleeson as Dad.
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