The Best Dawn French Movies, Ranked
61 credits from 1981 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020) comes out on top with a score of 77. The biggest box office hit is Death on the Nile (2022) with $137M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Dawn French Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Dawn French is credited on. Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020) leads with 77, followed by Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020) at 75. 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 77 Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse 2020 · Family -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse 2020 · Family -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 The Magician's Elephant 2023 · Adventure -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Death on the Nile 2022 · Drama
Biggest Dawn French Box Office Hits
Dawn French's films have made $159M worldwide in total. Death on the Nile (2022) is the biggest hit at $137M, ahead of The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996) ($15.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Dawn French Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Dawn French has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 29 films, and Love and Other Disasters (2006) is the pick of them.
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Comedy 29 films Love and Other Disasters 2006 · as Therapist - Family 3 films Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse 2020 · as Beatrix Potter Movie Echo Score: 77
- Drama 2 films Death on the Nile 2022 Movie Echo Score: 58
- Adventure 1 film The Magician's Elephant 2023 · as Sister Marie Movie Echo Score: 59
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Fantasy 1 film The Adventures of Pinocchio 1996 · as Baker's Wife -
Crime 1 film Eat the Rich 1987 · as Debbie Draws
The Best Dawn French Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Dawn French's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Dawn French Movies
The most recent films Dawn French is credited on, newest first — starting with The Magician's Elephant (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Magician's Elephant 2023 · Sister Marie
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Red Riding Hood: After Ever After 2022 · Twit - Death on the Nile 2022 · Drama
- Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse 2020 · Beatrix Potter
- Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse 2020 · Beatrix Potter
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The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown 2020 · Geraldine Granger -
300 Years of French & Saunders 2017 · Comedy -
British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves 2016 · Various Characters (archive footage) (uncredited) -
Five Go to Rehab 2012 · George -
30 Years of Comic Strip 2012 · Comedy -
French & Saunders: The Ingenue Years 2011 -
Psychoville Halloween Special 2010 · Joy Aston
The Best Dawn French Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Dawn French films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Dawn French movie?
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020) is the best-rated Dawn French film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77, ahead of Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (2020) (75) and The Magician's Elephant (2023) (59). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Dawn French movie?
Death on the Nile (2022) made the most at the box office, with $137M worldwide, followed by The Adventures of Pinocchio (1996) with $15.1M. Together, Dawn French's films with box office figures have made $159M.
What is the best Dawn French comedy movie?
Love and Other Disasters (2006) is the best-rated of Dawn French's comedy films. In other genres: Roald & Beatrix: The Tail of the Curious Mouse (family), Death on the Nile (drama) and The Magician's Elephant (adventure).
What is the newest Dawn French movie?
The newest film on Dawn French's filmography is Dawn French Is a Huge Twat (2023), with Dawn French as Self.
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