The Best David Hewlett Movies, Ranked
34 credits from 1987 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Shape of Water (2017) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is The Shape of Water (2017) with $195M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated David Hewlett Movies
The 6 highest-rated films David Hewlett is credited on. The Shape of Water (2017) leads with 85, followed by The Swearing Jar (2022) at 84. 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 85 The Shape of Water 2017 · Adventure -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 84 The Swearing Jar 2022 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 77 Graveyard Rats 2022 · Horror -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Lie Exposed 2020 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Levels 2024 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 36 Lucky Day 2019 · Action
Biggest David Hewlett Box Office Hits
David Hewlett's films have made $199M worldwide in total. The Shape of Water (2017) is the biggest hit at $195M, ahead of Where the Heart Is (1990) ($1.11M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Shape of Water 2017 · Adventure $195M $63.9M dom.
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Where the Heart Is 1990 · Comedy $1.11M $1.11M dom. - 3
Cypher 2002 · Sci-Fi $899K - 4
Foolproof 2003 · Action $779K $459K dom. - 5
Cube 1998 · Sci-Fi $566K $502K dom. - 6 Lucky Day 2019 · Action $223K
- 7 Levels 2024 · Action $72.4K
- 8 Lie Exposed 2020 · Drama $5.94K $5.94K dom.
The Best David Hewlett Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre David Hewlett has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and The Swearing Jar (2022) is the pick of them.
- Drama 7 films The Swearing Jar 2022 · as Bill Movie Echo Score: 84
- Horror 6 films Graveyard Rats 2022 Movie Echo Score: 77
- Action 3 films Levels 2024 · as Oliver Movie Echo Score: 63
- Sci-Fi 3 films Cypher 2002 · as Virgil C. Dunn
- Comedy 2 films Where the Heart Is 1990 · as Jimmy
- Adventure 1 film The Shape of Water 2017 · as Fleming Movie Echo Score: 85
The Best David Hewlett Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of David Hewlett's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest David Hewlett Movies
The most recent films David Hewlett is credited on, newest first — starting with Levels (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Levels 2024 · Oliver
- Graveyard Rats 2022 · Horror
- The Swearing Jar 2022 · Bill
- Lie Exposed 2020 · Brian
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Turkey Drop 2019 · Mr. Jacobs -
All About Who You Know 2019 · Michael - Lucky Day 2019 · Derrek Blarney
- The Shape of Water 2017 · Fleming
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Rage of the Yeti 2011 · Mills -
Morlocks 2011 · Radnor -
A Dog’s Breakfast 2007 · Patrick -
Boa vs. Python 2004 · Dr. Emmett
The Best David Hewlett Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest David Hewlett films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best David Hewlett movie?
The Shape of Water (2017) is the best-rated David Hewlett film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of The Swearing Jar (2022) (84) and Graveyard Rats (2022) (77). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Shape of Water: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing David Hewlett movie?
The Shape of Water (2017) made the most at the box office, with $195M worldwide, followed by Where the Heart Is (1990) with $1.11M. Together, David Hewlett's films with box office figures have made $199M.
Which David Hewlett movie won the most awards?
The Shape of Water (2017) is the most decorated David Hewlett film, with 14 wins from 52 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best David Hewlett drama movie?
The Swearing Jar (2022) is the best-rated of David Hewlett's drama films, with a score of 84. In other genres: Graveyard Rats (horror), Levels (action) and Cypher (sci-fi).
What is the newest David Hewlett movie?
The newest film on David Hewlett's filmography is Levels (2024), with David Hewlett as Oliver.
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