The Best Donald Sumpter Movies, Ranked
34 credits from 1968 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Phoenician Scheme (2025) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is The Phoenician Scheme (2025) with $40.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Donald Sumpter Box Office Hits
Donald Sumpter's films have made $50.7M worldwide in total. The Phoenician Scheme (2025) is the biggest hit at $40.6M, ahead of The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) ($8.13M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Phoenician Scheme 2025 · Action $40.6M $19.6M dom. - 2
The Man Who Invented Christmas 2017 · Biography $8.13M $5.68M dom. - 3
Among Us 2010 · Drama $888K - 4
Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead 1990 · Comedy $739K $739K dom. - 5
Limonov: The Ballad 2024 · History $380K - 6
The Point Men 2001 · Drama $714 - 7
Sunday Bloody Sunday 1971 · Drama $27
The Best Donald Sumpter Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Donald Sumpter has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 19 films, and Among Us (2010) is the pick of them.
- Drama 19 films Among Us 2010 · as Man on bench
- History 3 films Limonov: The Ballad 2024 · as Eddie's Father Movie Echo Score: 58
- Action 1 film The Phoenician Scheme 2025 · as Chairman Movie Echo Score: 75
- Biography 1 film The Man Who Invented Christmas 2017 Movie Echo Score: 68
- Comedy 1 film Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead 1990 · as Claudius
The Best Donald Sumpter Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Donald Sumpter's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
- 2020s 2 films The Phoenician Scheme 2025 · as Chairman Movie Echo Score: 75
- 2010s 8 films The Man Who Invented Christmas 2017 Movie Echo Score: 68
- 2000s 6 films The Point Men 2001 · as Benni Baum
- 1990s 2 films Rosencrantz & Guildenstern Are Dead 1990 · as Claudius
- 1970s 10 films Sunday Bloody Sunday 1971 · as Party Guest
The Latest Donald Sumpter Movies
The most recent films Donald Sumpter is credited on, newest first — starting with The Phoenician Scheme (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Phoenician Scheme 2025 · Chairman
- Limonov: The Ballad 2024 · Eddie's Father
- The Man Who Invented Christmas 2017 · Biography
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Coalition 2015 · Paddy Ashdown -
Bypass 2014 · Grandfather -
One Child 2014 · Jim Arthurton -
The Murder at Road Hill House 2011 · Peter Edlin QC -
Black Mirror: The National Anthem 2011 · Julian Hereford -
Ultramarines: A Warhammer 40,000 Movie 2010 · Pythol (voice) - Among Us 2010 · Man on bench
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Into the Storm 2009 · Lord Halifax -
Einstein and Eddington 2008 · Max Planck
The Best Donald Sumpter Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Donald Sumpter films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Donald Sumpter movie?
The Phoenician Scheme (2025) is the best-rated Donald Sumpter film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) (68) and Limonov: The Ballad (2024) (58). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Phoenician Scheme: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Donald Sumpter movie?
The Phoenician Scheme (2025) made the most at the box office, with $40.6M worldwide, followed by The Man Who Invented Christmas (2017) with $8.13M. Together, Donald Sumpter's films with box office figures have made $50.7M.
What is the best Donald Sumpter drama movie?
Among Us (2010) is the best-rated of Donald Sumpter's drama films. In other genres: Limonov: The Ballad (history), The Phoenician Scheme (action) and The Man Who Invented Christmas (biography).
What is the newest Donald Sumpter movie?
The newest film on Donald Sumpter's filmography is The Phoenician Scheme (2025), with Donald Sumpter as Chairman.
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