The Best David Tennant Movies, Ranked
122 credits from 1993 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Loud House Movie (2021) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is Ferdinand (2017) with $296M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated David Tennant Movies
The 8 highest-rated films David Tennant is credited on. The Loud House Movie (2021) leads with 80, followed by The Thursday Murder Club (2025) at 73. 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 80 The Loud House Movie 2021 · Adventure -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 The Thursday Murder Club 2025 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Doctor Who: The Star Beast 2023 · Adventure -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Ferdinand 2017 · Adventure -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! 2022 · Animation -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 You, Me and Him 2017 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Mary Queen of Scots 2018 · Biography -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Bad Samaritan 2018 · Thriller
Biggest David Tennant Box Office Hits
David Tennant's films have made $433M worldwide in total. Ferdinand (2017) is the biggest hit at $296M, ahead of Mary Queen of Scots (2018) ($46.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Ferdinand 2017 · Adventure $296M $84.4M dom.
- 2 Mary Queen of Scots 2018 · Biography $46.7M $16.5M dom.
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Fright Night 2011 · Horror $41M $18.3M dom. - 4
Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! 2012 · Family $14.4M - 5
St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold 2009 · Comedy $11.2M - 6
The Day of the Doctor: Cinema Intro 2013 $5.07M - 7
Hamlet 2009 · Drama $4.93M $4.89M dom. - 8 Bad Samaritan 2018 · Thriller $4.62M $3.44M dom.
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Royal Shakespeare Company - Richard II 2013 · History $1.74M - 10
Fireman Sam: Alien Alert! The Movie 2017 · Animation $901K
The Best David Tennant Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre David Tennant has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 19 films, and Hamlet (2009) is the pick of them.
- Drama 19 films Hamlet 2009 · as Hamlet
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Sci-Fi 12 films Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song 2015 · as The Doctor (10) (picture) (uncredited) - Comedy 10 films The Thursday Murder Club 2025 · as Ian Ventham Movie Echo Score: 73
- Adventure 6 films The Loud House Movie 2021 · as Angus (voice) Movie Echo Score: 80
- Animation 5 films The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! 2022 · as Roach Chef (voice) Movie Echo Score: 62
- Family 4 films Nativity 2: Danger in the Manger! 2012 · as Donald / Roderick Peterson
- History 3 films Royal Shakespeare Company - Richard II 2013 · as Richard II
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Romance 3 films The Last September 1999 · as Captain Gerald Colthurst -
War 1 film Macbeth 2025 · as Macbeth
The Best David Tennant Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of David Tennant's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
- 2020s 18 films The Loud House Movie 2021 · as Angus (voice) Movie Echo Score: 80
- 2010s 28 films Ferdinand 2017 Movie Echo Score: 68
- 2000s 26 films St Trinian’s 2: The Legend of Fritton’s Gold 2009 · as Captain Lord Pomfrey / Sir Piers Pomfrey
- 1990s 4 films The Last September 1999 · as Captain Gerald Colthurst
The Latest David Tennant Movies
The most recent films David Tennant is credited on, newest first — starting with The Thursday Murder Club (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Thursday Murder Club 2025 · Ian Ventham
- Macbeth 2025 · Macbeth
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Doctor Who: The Giggle 2023 · The Doctor (14) -
Doctor Who: Wild Blue Yonder 2023 · The Doctor - Doctor Who: The Star Beast 2023 · The Doctor
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Doctor Who: The Bedtime Story 2023 · The Doctor -
Doctor Who Children in Need Special 2023 2023 · The Doctor -
There She Goes: 414 2023 · Simon Yates -
Ahsoka 2023 · Huyang (voice) -
Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor 2022 · The Doctor (14) - The Paloni Show! Halloween Special! 2022 · Roach Chef (voice)
- The Loud House Movie 2021 · Angus (voice)
The Best David Tennant Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest David Tennant films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best David Tennant movie?
The Loud House Movie (2021) is the best-rated David Tennant film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of The Thursday Murder Club (2025) (73) and Doctor Who: The Star Beast (2023) (71). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Loud House Movie: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing David Tennant movie?
Ferdinand (2017) made the most at the box office, with $296M worldwide, followed by Mary Queen of Scots (2018) with $46.7M. Together, David Tennant's films with box office figures have made $433M.
What is the best David Tennant drama movie?
Hamlet (2009) is the best-rated of David Tennant's drama films. In other genres: Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (sci-fi), The Thursday Murder Club (comedy) and The Loud House Movie (adventure).
What is the newest David Tennant movie?
The newest film on David Tennant's filmography is The Thursday Murder Club (2025), with David Tennant as Ian Ventham.
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