The Best Frances Barber Movies, Ranked
51 credits from 1982 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint (2021) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is The Bookshop (2018) with $12.1M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Frances Barber Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Frances Barber is credited on. A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint (2021) leads with 78, followed by The Escape (2018) 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 78 A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint 2021 · Horror -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 The Escape 2018 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Trick or Treat 2019 · Crime -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 2017 · Biography -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 The Bookshop 2018 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 40 Blue Iguana 2018 · Action
Biggest Frances Barber Box Office Hits
Frances Barber's films have made $21.5M worldwide in total. The Bookshop (2018) is the biggest hit at $12.1M, ahead of Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017) ($4.05M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Bookshop 2018 · Drama $12.1M $1.59M dom.
- 2 Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 2017 · Biography $4.05M $1.03M dom.
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Prick Up Your Ears 1987 · Biography $1.67M $1.65M dom. - 4
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid 1987 · Drama $1.2M $1.2M dom. - 5
The Red Siren 2002 · Action $898K - 6
Still Crazy 1998 · Comedy $525K $525K dom. - 7 The Escape 2018 · Drama $391K $14K dom.
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Young Soul Rebels 1991 · Drama $226K $226K dom. - 9
Hamlet 2024 · Drama $223K - 10
Evilenko 2003 · Thriller $87.8K
The Best Frances Barber Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Frances Barber has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 24 films, and The Escape (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 24 films The Escape 2018 · as Alison Movie Echo Score: 75
- Comedy 6 films Still Crazy 1998 · as Lady in Black
- Horror 3 films A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint 2021 · as Mrs Ambrigail Movie Echo Score: 78
- Action 2 films Blue Iguana 2018 · as Princess Movie Echo Score: 40
- Biography 2 films Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 2017 · as Joy Movie Echo Score: 70
- Crime 1 film Trick or Treat 2019 · as Miss Ferguson Movie Echo Score: 73
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Adventure 1 film Dead Fish 2005 · as S & M Prostitute - Thriller 1 film Evilenko 2003 · as Fenja Evilenka
The Best Frances Barber Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Frances Barber's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Frances Barber Movies
The most recent films Frances Barber is credited on, newest first — starting with Hamlet (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Hamlet 2024 · First Player / Player Queen / Second Clown
- A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint 2021 · Mrs Ambrigail
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A Bird Flew In 2021 · Marie - Trick or Treat 2019 · Miss Ferguson
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The Queen and I 2018 · Princess Margaret - The Bookshop 2018 · Jessie
- Blue Iguana 2018 · Princess
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An Ideal Husband 2018 · Mrs. Cheveley - The Escape 2018 · Alison
- Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool 2017 · Joy
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Mapp and Lucia 2014 · Amelia, Contessa di Faraglione -
We’ll Take Manhattan 2012 · Diana Vreeland
The Best Frances Barber Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Frances Barber films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Frances Barber movie?
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint (2021) is the best-rated Frances Barber film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of The Escape (2018) (75) and Trick or Treat (2019) (73). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Frances Barber movie?
The Bookshop (2018) made the most at the box office, with $12.1M worldwide, followed by Film Stars Don't Die in Liverpool (2017) with $4.05M. Together, Frances Barber's films with box office figures have made $21.5M.
Which Frances Barber movie won the most awards?
The Bookshop (2018) is the most decorated Frances Barber film, with 2 wins from 15 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Frances Barber drama movie?
The Escape (2018) is the best-rated of Frances Barber's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Still Crazy (comedy), A Ghost Story for Christmas: The Mezzotint (horror) and Blue Iguana (action).
What is the newest Frances Barber movie?
The newest film on Frances Barber's filmography is Hamlet (2024), with Frances Barber as First Player / Player Queen / Second Clown.
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