The Best Cillian Murphy Movies, Ranked
46 credits from 1998 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Oppenheimer (2023) comes out on top with a score of 83. The biggest box office hit is Oppenheimer (2023) with $976M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Cillian Murphy Movies
The 10 highest-rated films Cillian Murphy is credited on. Oppenheimer (2023) leads with 83, followed by Kensuke's Kingdom (2024) at 79. 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 Oppenheimer 2023 · Biography -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 79 Kensuke's Kingdom 2024 · Animation -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 The Party 2018 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 A Quiet Place Part II 2021 · Sci-Fi -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Small Things Like These 2024 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 The Delinquent Season 2018 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Steve 2025 · Comedy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man 2026 · Crime -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Free Fire 2017 · Action -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Anna 2019 · Action
Biggest Cillian Murphy Box Office Hits
Cillian Murphy's films have made $2.03B worldwide in total. Oppenheimer (2023) is the biggest hit at $976M, ahead of A Quiet Place Part II (2021) ($297M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Oppenheimer 2023 · Biography $976M $330M dom.
- 2 A Quiet Place Part II 2021 · Sci-Fi $297M $160M dom.
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In Time 2011 · Sci-Fi $174M $37.5M dom. - 4
Transcendence 2014 · Action $103M $23M dom. - 5
Red Eye 2005 · Thriller $96.3M $57.9M dom. - 6
In the Heart of the Sea 2015 · Action $94.3M $25M dom. - 7
28 Days Later... 2003 · Action $74.9M $45.1M dom. - 8
28 Days Later 2002 · Sci-Fi $74.9M $45.1M dom. - 9
Sunshine 2007 · Adventure $38.9M $3.68M dom. - 10 Anna 2019 · Action $31.6M $7.74M dom.
The Best Cillian Murphy Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Cillian Murphy has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 16 films, and The Party (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 16 films The Party 2018 · as Tom Movie Echo Score: 77
- Action 5 films Free Fire 2017 Movie Echo Score: 58
- Sci-Fi 4 films A Quiet Place Part II 2021 · as Emmett Movie Echo Score: 75
- Comedy 2 films Steve 2025 · as Steve Movie Echo Score: 71
- Animation 2 films Kensuke's Kingdom 2024 · as Dad Movie Echo Score: 79
- Crime 1 film Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man 2026 · as Tommy Shelby Movie Echo Score: 64
- Biography 1 film Oppenheimer 2023 · as J. Robert Oppenheimer Movie Echo Score: 83
- Adventure 1 film Sunshine 2007
- Thriller 1 film Red Eye 2005
The Best Cillian Murphy Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Cillian Murphy's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Cillian Murphy Movies
Cillian Murphy's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Oppenheimer (2023) leads with 38 wins from 73 nominations.
- Awards: 38 wins Oppenheimer 2023 · 73 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins A Quiet Place Part II 2021 · 14 nominations
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Awards: 2 wins Intermission 2004 · 4 nominations - Awards: 2 wins Small Things Like These 2024 · 5 nominations
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Awards: 1 win The Wind That Shakes the Barley 2007 · 3 nominations - Awards: 1 win Free Fire 2017 · 1 nominations
The Latest Cillian Murphy Movies
The most recent films Cillian Murphy is credited on, newest first — starting with Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man 2026 · Tommy Shelby
- Steve 2025 · Steve
- Small Things Like These 2024 · Bill Furlong
- Kensuke's Kingdom 2024 · Dad
- Oppenheimer 2023 · J. Robert Oppenheimer
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All of This Unreal Time 2021 · Man - A Quiet Place Part II 2021 · Emmett
- Anna 2019 · Lenny Miller
- The Delinquent Season 2018 · Jim
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The Overcoat 2018 · Akaky (voice) -
The Silent Man 2018 · The Doll - The Party 2018 · Tom
The Best Cillian Murphy Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Cillian Murphy films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Cillian Murphy movie?
Oppenheimer (2023) is the best-rated Cillian Murphy film, with a Movie Echo Score of 83, ahead of Kensuke's Kingdom (2024) (79) and The Party (2018) (77). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Oppenheimer: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Cillian Murphy movie?
Oppenheimer (2023) made the most at the box office, with $976M worldwide, followed by A Quiet Place Part II (2021) with $297M. Together, Cillian Murphy's films with box office figures have made $2.03B.
Which Cillian Murphy movie won the most awards?
Oppenheimer (2023) is the most decorated Cillian Murphy film, with 38 wins from 73 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Cillian Murphy drama movie?
The Party (2018) is the best-rated of Cillian Murphy's drama films, with a score of 77. In other genres: Free Fire (action), A Quiet Place Part II (sci-fi) and Steve (comedy).
What is the newest Cillian Murphy movie?
The newest film on Cillian Murphy's filmography is Peaky Blinders: The Immortal Man (2026), with Cillian Murphy as Tommy Shelby.
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