The Best Gabriel Byrne Movies, Ranked
79 credits from 1979 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Hereditary (2018) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022) with $283M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Gabriel Byrne Movies
The 11 highest-rated films Gabriel Byrne is credited on. Hereditary (2018) leads with 86, followed by Death of a Ladies’ Man (2020) at 78. 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 86 Hereditary 2018 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Death of a Ladies’ Man 2020 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Lost Girls 2020 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Ballerina 2025 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse 2022 · Animation -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Lies We Tell 2018 · Thriller -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 54 Four Letters of Love 2025 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Dance First 2024 · Biography -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 46 Murder at Yellowstone City 2022 · Western -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend 2022 · Biography -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 31 An L.A. Minute 2018 · Comedy
Biggest Gabriel Byrne Box Office Hits
Gabriel Byrne's films have made $1.25B worldwide in total. The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022) is the biggest hit at $283M, ahead of End of Days (1999) ($212M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse 2022 · Animation $283M $47.3M dom.
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End of Days 1999 · Action $212M $66.9M dom. - 3
The Man in the Iron Mask 1998 · Action $183M $57M dom. - 4 Ballerina 2025 · Action $140M $58.1M dom.
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Stigmata 1999 · Mystery $89.4M $50M dom. - 6 Hereditary 2018 · Drama $87.8M $44.1M dom.
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Ghost Ship 2002 · Adventure $68.3M $30.1M dom. - 8
Point of No Return 1993 · Action $30M $30M dom. - 9
The Usual Suspects 1995 · Mystery $23.3M $23.3M dom. - 10
Hello Again 1987 · Romance $20.4M $20.4M dom.
The Best Gabriel Byrne Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Gabriel Byrne has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 30 films, and Hereditary (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 30 films Hereditary 2018 · as Steve Movie Echo Score: 86
- Action 7 films Ballerina 2025 · as The Chancellor Movie Echo Score: 66
- Thriller 6 films Lies We Tell 2018 · as Donald Movie Echo Score: 65
- Adventure 5 films Ghost Ship 2002
- Comedy 4 films An L.A. Minute 2018 · as Ted Gold Movie Echo Score: 31
- Mystery 4 films Stigmata 1999
- Biography 2 films Dance First 2024 · as Samuel Beckett (old) Movie Echo Score: 53
- Western 2 films Murder at Yellowstone City 2022 · as Sheriff Jim Ambrose Movie Echo Score: 46
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Crime 2 films Mad Dog Time 1996 · as Ben London
The Best Gabriel Byrne Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Gabriel Byrne's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Gabriel Byrne Movies
Gabriel Byrne's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Usual Suspects (1995) leads with 6 wins from 10 nominations.
The Latest Gabriel Byrne Movies
The most recent films Gabriel Byrne is credited on, newest first — starting with Death of a Ladies' Man (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Death of a Ladies' Man 2025 · Samuel O'Shea - Four Letters of Love 2025 · Muiris Gore
- Ballerina 2025 · The Chancellor
- Dance First 2024 · Samuel Beckett (old)
- The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse 2022 · The Horse
- Lamborghini: The Man Behind the Legend 2022 · Enzo Ferrari
- Murder at Yellowstone City 2022 · Sheriff Jim Ambrose
- Death of a Ladies’ Man 2020 · Samuel O'Shea
- Lost Girls 2020 · Richard Dormer
- An L.A. Minute 2018 · Ted Gold
- Hereditary 2018 · Steve
- Lies We Tell 2018 · Donald
The Best Gabriel Byrne Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Gabriel Byrne films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Gabriel Byrne movie?
Hereditary (2018) is the best-rated Gabriel Byrne film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of Death of a Ladies’ Man (2020) (78) and Lost Girls (2020) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Hereditary: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Gabriel Byrne movie?
The Boy, the Mole, the Fox and the Horse (2022) made the most at the box office, with $283M worldwide, followed by End of Days (1999) with $212M. Together, Gabriel Byrne's films with box office figures have made $1.25B.
Which Gabriel Byrne movie won the most awards?
The Usual Suspects (1995) is the most decorated Gabriel Byrne film, with 6 wins from 10 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Gabriel Byrne drama movie?
Hereditary (2018) is the best-rated of Gabriel Byrne's drama films, with a score of 86. In other genres: Ballerina (action), Lies We Tell (thriller) and Ghost Ship (adventure).
What is the newest Gabriel Byrne movie?
The newest film on Gabriel Byrne's filmography is Death of a Ladies' Man (2025), with Gabriel Byrne as Samuel O'Shea.
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