The Best David Gulpilil Movies, Ranked
20 credits from 1971 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Goldstone (2018) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is Storm Boy (2019) with $4.02M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest David Gulpilil Box Office Hits
David Gulpilil's films have made $5.3M worldwide in total. Storm Boy (2019) is the biggest hit at $4.02M, ahead of Goldstone (2018) ($650K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best David Gulpilil Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre David Gulpilil has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 6 films, and Cargo (2018) is the pick of them.
The Best David Gulpilil Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of David Gulpilil's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2010s.
The Latest David Gulpilil Movies
The most recent films David Gulpilil is credited on, newest first — starting with Faraway Downs (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Faraway Downs 2023 · King George -
Storm Boy 2019 · Adventure -
Cargo 2018 · Drama -
Goldstone 2018 · Jimmy -
MESSiAH 2016 · Sci-Fi -
Satellite Boy 2012 · Jagamarra -
Crocodile Dreaming 2006 · Burrimmilla -
Mimi 2002 · Granddad -
Dead Heart 1996 · Second Man in Desert -
Dark Age 1987 · Adjaral -
The Last Wave 1977 · Chris Lee -
Storm Boy 1976 · Fingerbone
The Best David Gulpilil Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest David Gulpilil films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best David Gulpilil movie?
Goldstone (2018) is the best-rated David Gulpilil film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of Storm Boy (2019) (78) and Cargo (2018) (60). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Goldstone: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing David Gulpilil movie?
Storm Boy (2019) made the most at the box office, with $4.02M worldwide, followed by Goldstone (2018) with $650K. Together, David Gulpilil's films with box office figures have made $5.3M.
What is the best David Gulpilil drama movie?
Cargo (2018) is the best-rated of David Gulpilil's drama films, with a score of 60. In other genres: Storm Boy (adventure), Goldstone (thriller) and Mimi (comedy).
What is the newest David Gulpilil movie?
The newest film on David Gulpilil's filmography is Love of an Icon: The Legend of Crocodile Dundee (2025), with David Gulpilil as Self.
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