The Best Dev Patel Movies, Ranked
18 credits from 2008 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. I Lost My Body (2019) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Slumdog Millionaire (2008) with $378M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Dev Patel Movies
The 11 highest-rated films Dev Patel is credited on. I Lost My Body (2019) leads with 85, followed by The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) at 84. 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 85 I Lost My Body 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 84 The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar 2023 · Unknown -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 81 Poison 2023 · Thriller -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 The Personal History of David Copperfield 2020 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Monkey Man 2024 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Hotel Mumbai 2019 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 The Personal History of David Copperfield 2019 · Comedy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 The Green Knight 2021 · Adventure -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 The Green Knight 2021 · Adventure -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 The Wedding Guest 2019 · Thriller -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Rabbit Trap 2025 · Horror
Biggest Dev Patel Box Office Hits
Dev Patel's films have made $704M worldwide in total. Slumdog Millionaire (2008) is the biggest hit at $378M, ahead of Chappie (2015) ($103M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Slumdog Millionaire 2008 · Drama $378M $141M dom. - 2
Chappie 2015 · Action $103M $31.6M dom. - 3
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2015 · Drama $86M $33.1M dom. - 4 Monkey Man 2024 · Action $35.4M $25.1M dom.
- 5 Hotel Mumbai 2019 · Drama $21.3M $9.65M dom.
- 6 The Green Knight 2021 · Adventure $18.9M $17.2M dom.
- 7 The Green Knight 2021 · Adventure $18.9M $17.2M dom.
- 8 The Personal History of David Copperfield 2020 · Drama $14.4M $1.88M dom.
- 9 The Personal History of David Copperfield 2019 · Comedy $14.4M $1.88M dom.
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The Man Who Knew Infinity 2016 · Biography $12.3M $3.87M dom.
The Best Dev Patel Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Dev Patel has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 6 films, and I Lost My Body (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 6 films I Lost My Body 2019 Movie Echo Score: 85
- Action 2 films Monkey Man 2024 · as Kid Movie Echo Score: 75
- Thriller 2 films Poison 2023 · as Supervisor Woods Movie Echo Score: 81
- Adventure 2 films The Green Knight 2021 · as Gawain Movie Echo Score: 67
- Horror 1 film Rabbit Trap 2025 · as Darcy Davenport Movie Echo Score: 62
- Unknown 1 film The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar 2023 · as Dr. Chatterjee, John Winston Movie Echo Score: 84
- Comedy 1 film The Personal History of David Copperfield 2019 · as David Copperfield Movie Echo Score: 69
- Biography 1 film The Man Who Knew Infinity 2016
The Best Dev Patel Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Dev Patel's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Dev Patel Movies
Dev Patel's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Slumdog Millionaire (2008) leads with 27 wins from 34 nominations.
The Latest Dev Patel Movies
The most recent films Dev Patel is credited on, newest first — starting with Rabbit Trap (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Rabbit Trap 2025 · Darcy Davenport
- Monkey Man 2024 · Kid
- Poison 2023 · Supervisor Woods
- The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar 2023 · Dr. Chatterjee, John Winston
- The Green Knight 2021 · Gawain
- The Green Knight 2021 · Gawain
- The Personal History of David Copperfield 2020 · David Copperfield
- I Lost My Body 2019 · Drama
- The Personal History of David Copperfield 2019 · David Copperfield
- Hotel Mumbai 2019 · Arjun
- The Wedding Guest 2019 · Jay
- The Man Who Knew Infinity 2016 · Biography
The Best Dev Patel Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Dev Patel films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Dev Patel movie?
I Lost My Body (2019) is the best-rated Dev Patel film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar (2023) (84) and Poison (2023) (81). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
I Lost My Body: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Dev Patel movie?
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) made the most at the box office, with $378M worldwide, followed by Chappie (2015) with $103M. Together, Dev Patel's films with box office figures have made $704M.
Which Dev Patel movie won the most awards?
Slumdog Millionaire (2008) is the most decorated Dev Patel film, with 27 wins from 34 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Dev Patel drama movie?
I Lost My Body (2019) is the best-rated of Dev Patel's drama films, with a score of 85. In other genres: Monkey Man (action), Poison (thriller) and The Green Knight (adventure).
What is the newest Dev Patel movie?
The newest film on Dev Patel's filmography is Rabbit Trap (2025), with Dev Patel as Darcy Davenport.
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