The Best Derek Jacobi Movies, Ranked
86 credits from 1965 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Host (2020) comes out on top with a score of 66. The biggest box office hit is Gladiator II (2024) with $462M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Derek Jacobi Movies
The 11 highest-rated films Derek Jacobi is credited on. The Host (2020) leads with 66, followed by Tinsel Town (2025) at 66. 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 66 The Host 2020 · Mystery -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Tinsel Town 2025 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Gladiator II 2024 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Tomb Raider 2018 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Tolkien 2019 · Biography -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Juliet & Romeo 2025 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans 2019 · Comedy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 The Warrior Queen of Jhansi 2019 · Action -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 37 Come Away 2020 · Adventure -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 35 Verona's Romeo & Juliet 2025 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 29 Stratton 2018 · Action
Biggest Derek Jacobi Box Office Hits
Derek Jacobi's films have made $813M worldwide in total. Gladiator II (2024) is the biggest hit at $462M, ahead of Tomb Raider (2018) ($275M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Gladiator II 2024 · Action $462M $172M dom.
- 2 Tomb Raider 2018 · Action $275M $58.3M dom.
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Grace of Monaco 2014 · Drama $27.5M - 4
The Secret of NIMH 1982 · Adventure $14.7M $14.7M dom. - 5
Henry V 1989 · Action $10.2M $10.2M dom. - 6 Tolkien 2019 · Biography $9.09M $4.54M dom.
- 7 Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans 2019 · Comedy $3.84M
- 8 Come Away 2020 · Adventure $1.69M $184K dom.
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Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet 2016 · Drama $1.19M - 10
Little Dorrit 1987 · Drama $1.03M $1.03M dom.
The Best Derek Jacobi Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Derek Jacobi has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 26 films, and Juliet & Romeo (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 26 films Juliet & Romeo 2025 · as Friar Lawrence Movie Echo Score: 64
- Comedy 6 films Tinsel Town 2025 Movie Echo Score: 66
- Action 5 films Gladiator II 2024 · as Gracchus Movie Echo Score: 65
- Adventure 2 films Come Away 2020 Movie Echo Score: 37
- Mystery 2 films The Host 2020 · as Dr. Hobson Movie Echo Score: 66
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Sci-Fi 2 films Revelation 2001 · as Librarian - Biography 1 film Tolkien 2019 · as Professor Wright Movie Echo Score: 64
The Best Derek Jacobi Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Derek Jacobi's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
- 2020s 8 films The Host 2020 · as Dr. Hobson Movie Echo Score: 66
- 2010s 13 films Tomb Raider 2018 · as Mr. Yaffe Movie Echo Score: 64
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2000s 18 films A Bunch of Amateurs 2008 · as Nigel Dewberry -
1990s 7 films Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon 1998 · as Francis Bacon - 1980s 10 films The Secret of NIMH 1982
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1970s 5 films The Human Factor 1979
The Latest Derek Jacobi Movies
The most recent films Derek Jacobi is credited on, newest first — starting with Tinsel Town (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Tinsel Town 2025 · Comedy
- Juliet & Romeo 2025 · Friar Lawrence
- Verona's Romeo & Juliet 2025 · The Friar
- Gladiator II 2024 · Gracchus
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The Martini Shot 2023 · Errol -
A Bird Flew In 2021 · David - Come Away 2020 · Adventure
- The Host 2020 · Dr. Hobson
- The Warrior Queen of Jhansi 2019 · Lord Palmerston
- Horrible Histories: The Movie - Rotten Romans 2019 · Claudius
- Tolkien 2019 · Professor Wright
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Nothing Is Truer than Truth 2018 · History
The Best Derek Jacobi Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Derek Jacobi films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Derek Jacobi movie?
The Host (2020) is the best-rated Derek Jacobi film, with a Movie Echo Score of 66, ahead of Tinsel Town (2025) (66) and Gladiator II (2024) (65). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Host: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Derek Jacobi movie?
Gladiator II (2024) made the most at the box office, with $462M worldwide, followed by Tomb Raider (2018) with $275M. Together, Derek Jacobi's films with box office figures have made $813M.
Which Derek Jacobi movie won the most awards?
The Secret of NIMH (1982) is the most decorated Derek Jacobi film, with 1 win from 1 nomination across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Derek Jacobi drama movie?
Juliet & Romeo (2025) is the best-rated of Derek Jacobi's drama films, with a score of 64. In other genres: Tinsel Town (comedy), Gladiator II (action) and Come Away (adventure).
What is the newest Derek Jacobi movie?
The newest film on Derek Jacobi's filmography is Tinsel Town (2025).
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