The Best David Thewlis Movies, Ranked
70 credits from 1986 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Wonder Woman (2017) comes out on top with a score of 82. The biggest box office hit is Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) with $2.34B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated David Thewlis Movies
The 12 highest-rated films David Thewlis is credited on. Wonder Woman (2017) leads with 82, followed by Rare Beasts (2019) 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 82 Wonder Woman 2017 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Rare Beasts 2019 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Avatar: Fire and Ash 2025 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Eternal Beauty 2020 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Eternal Beauty 2019 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 i'm thinking of ending things 2020 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Enola Holmes 2 2022 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 · Action -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Rare Beasts 2021 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 The Thing with Feathers 2025 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 The Amazing Maurice 2023 · Adventure -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 The Mercy 2018 · Adventure
Biggest David Thewlis Box Office Hits
David Thewlis's films have made $5.16B worldwide in total. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) is the biggest hit at $2.34B, ahead of Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) ($1.49B). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 · Action $2.34B $688M dom.
- 2 Avatar: Fire and Ash 2025 · Action $1.49B $404M dom.
- 3 Wonder Woman 2017 · Action $824M $413M dom.
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Seven Years in Tibet 1997 · Adventure $131M $38M dom. - 5
DragonHeart 1996 · Action $115M $51.4M dom. - 6
The Island of Dr. Moreau 1996 · Sci-Fi $49.6M $27.7M dom. - 7
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas 2008 · Drama $40.4M $9.05M dom. - 8
Basic Instinct 2 2006 · Mystery $38.6M $5.97M dom. - 9
James and the Giant Peach 1996 · Adventure $28.9M $28.9M dom. - 10 The Amazing Maurice 2023 · Adventure $21.1M $4.3M dom.
The Best David Thewlis Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre David Thewlis has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 28 films, and Eternal Beauty (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 28 films Eternal Beauty 2020 Movie Echo Score: 75
- Action 5 films Wonder Woman 2017 Movie Echo Score: 82
- Comedy 5 films Rare Beasts 2019 · as Vic Movie Echo Score: 80
- Adventure 4 films The Amazing Maurice 2023 · as Boss Man, Rat King Movie Echo Score: 60
- Sci-Fi 3 films The Island of Dr. Moreau 1996
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Biography 3 films The Lady 2012 -
Romance 2 films London Boulevard 2011 - Mystery 2 films Basic Instinct 2 2006
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Family 2 films Black Beauty 1994 · as Jerry Barker
The Best David Thewlis Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of David Thewlis's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded David Thewlis Movies
David Thewlis's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) leads with 7 wins from 29 nominations.
The Latest David Thewlis Movies
The most recent films David Thewlis is credited on, newest first — starting with Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Avatar: Fire and Ash 2025 · Peylak
- The Thing with Feathers 2025 · Voice of Crow
- The Amazing Maurice 2023 · Boss Man, Rat King
- Avatar: The Way of Water 2022 · Action
- Enola Holmes 2 2022 · Grail
- Rare Beasts 2021 · Vic
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Landscapers 2021 · Christopher Edwards - Eternal Beauty 2020 · Drama
- i'm thinking of ending things 2020 · Father
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Guest of Honour 2020 · Jim -
Barkskins 2020 · Claude Trepagny - Eternal Beauty 2019 · Mike
The Best David Thewlis Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest David Thewlis films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best David Thewlis movie?
Wonder Woman (2017) is the best-rated David Thewlis film, with a Movie Echo Score of 82, ahead of Rare Beasts (2019) (80) and Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) (78). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Wonder Woman: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing David Thewlis movie?
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) made the most at the box office, with $2.34B worldwide, followed by Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025) with $1.49B. Together, David Thewlis's films with box office figures have made $5.16B.
Which David Thewlis movie won the most awards?
Avatar: The Way of Water (2022) is the most decorated David Thewlis film, with 7 wins from 29 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best David Thewlis drama movie?
Eternal Beauty (2020) is the best-rated of David Thewlis's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Wonder Woman (action), Rare Beasts (comedy) and The Amazing Maurice (adventure).
What is the newest David Thewlis movie?
The newest film on David Thewlis's filmography is Avatar: Fire and Ash (2025), with David Thewlis as Peylak.
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