The Best Deborah Mailman Movies, Ranked
20 credits from 1998 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Bluey: The Sign (2024) comes out on top with a score of 94. The biggest box office hit is The Sapphires (2013) with $20.4M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Deborah Mailman Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Deborah Mailman is credited on. Bluey: The Sign (2024) leads with 94, followed by The New Boy (2025) at 73. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Deborah Mailman Box Office Hits
Deborah Mailman's films have made $54.8M worldwide in total. The Sapphires (2013) is the biggest hit at $20.4M, ahead of Oddball (2015) ($10.1M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Sapphires 2013 · Biography $20.4M $2.45M dom. - 2
Oddball 2015 · Adventure $10.1M - 3
The New Boy 2025 · Drama $7.53M $6.44M dom. - 4
Bran Nue Dae 2009 · Drama $6.82M $114K dom. - 5
Paper Planes 2014 · Family $6.42M - 6
Scarygirl 2024 · Animation $1.19M - 7
Combat Wombat 2020 · Animation $613K - 8
Lucky Miles 2007 · Comedy $572K - 9
Three Summers 2017 · Comedy $526K - 10
A Few Less Men 2017 · Comedy $381K
The Best Deborah Mailman Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Deborah Mailman has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and The New Boy (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 7 films The New Boy 2025 · as Sister Mum Movie Echo Score: 73
- Animation 3 films Scarygirl 2024 · as Treedweller
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Family 3 films Bluey: The Sign 2024 · as Sheepdog 1 (voice) Movie Echo Score: 94 - Comedy 3 films Lucky Miles 2007 · as Lisa (voice)
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Sci-Fi 1 film 2067 2020 · as Regina Jackson Movie Echo Score: 40 - Adventure 1 film Oddball 2015 · as Mayor Lake / Narrator
- Biography 1 film The Sapphires 2013
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Romance 1 film The Book of Revelation 2006 · as Julie
The Best Deborah Mailman Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Deborah Mailman's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Deborah Mailman Movies
The most recent films Deborah Mailman is credited on, newest first — starting with The New Boy (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The New Boy 2025 · Sister Mum
- Scarygirl 2024 · Treedweller
- Bluey: The Sign 2024 · Sheepdog 1 (voice)
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Combat Wombat: Back 2 Back 2023 · Maggie Diggins (voice) - Combat Wombat 2020 · Maggie Diggins (voice)
- 2067 2020 · Regina Jackson
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H Is for Happiness 2019 · Penelope Benson - Three Summers 2017 · Pam
- A Few Less Men 2017 · Sergeant Simpson
- Oddball 2015 · Mayor Lake / Narrator
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Redfern Now: Promise Me 2015 · Lorraine - Paper Planes 2014 · Maureen
The Best Deborah Mailman Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Deborah Mailman films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Deborah Mailman movie?
Bluey: The Sign (2024) is the best-rated Deborah Mailman film, with a Movie Echo Score of 94, ahead of The New Boy (2025) (73) and H Is for Happiness (2019) (72). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Bluey: The Sign: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Deborah Mailman movie?
The Sapphires (2013) made the most at the box office, with $20.4M worldwide, followed by Oddball (2015) with $10.1M. Together, Deborah Mailman's films with box office figures have made $54.8M.
Which Deborah Mailman movie won the most awards?
The Sapphires (2013) is the most decorated Deborah Mailman film, with 11 wins from 11 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Deborah Mailman drama movie?
The New Boy (2025) is the best-rated of Deborah Mailman's drama films, with a score of 73. In other genres: Scarygirl (animation), Bluey: The Sign (family) and Lucky Miles (comedy).
What is the newest Deborah Mailman movie?
The newest film on Deborah Mailman's filmography is The New Boy (2025), with Deborah Mailman as Sister Mum.
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