The Best Gary Oldman Movies, Ranked
84 credits from 1982 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. A Place Among the Dead (2020) comes out on top with a score of 86. The biggest box office hit is The Dark Knight Rises (2012) with $1.11B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Gary Oldman Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Gary Oldman is credited on. A Place Among the Dead (2020) leads with 86, followed by Oppenheimer (2023) at 83. 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 A Place Among the Dead 2020 · Crime -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Oppenheimer 2023 · Biography -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Darkest Hour 2017 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard 2021 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Mank 2020 · Biography -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Crisis 2021 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Hunter Killer 2018 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Tau 2018 · Sci-Fi -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 The Hitman's Bodyguard 2017 · Action -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard 2021 · Action -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 52 The Laundromat 2019 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 The Courier 2019 · Action
Biggest Gary Oldman Box Office Hits
Gary Oldman's films have made $5.13B worldwide in total. The Dark Knight Rises (2012) is the biggest hit at $1.11B, ahead of Oppenheimer (2023) ($976M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Dark Knight Rises 2012 · Action $1.11B $448M dom. - 2 Oppenheimer 2023 · Biography $976M $330M dom.
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Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2014 · Action $711M $209M dom. - 4
A Christmas Carol 2009 · Drama $325M $138M dom. - 5
Air Force One 1997 · Action $315M $173M dom. - 6
The Fifth Element 1997 · Action $264M $63.8M dom. - 7
RoboCop 2014 · Action $243M $58.6M dom. - 8
Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992 · Drama $216M $82.5M dom. - 9 The Hitman's Bodyguard 2017 · Action $183M $75.5M dom.
- 10 Darkest Hour 2017 · Biography $151M $56.5M dom.
The Best Gary Oldman Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Gary Oldman has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 22 films, and Crisis (2021) is the pick of them.
- Drama 22 films Crisis 2021 · as Dr. Tyrone Brower Movie Echo Score: 68
- Action 14 films Hunter Killer 2018 · as CJCS Charles Donnegan Movie Echo Score: 65
- Biography 5 films Oppenheimer 2023 Movie Echo Score: 83
- Comedy 3 films Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard 2021 · as Vladislav Dukhovich (archive footage) Movie Echo Score: 74
- Crime 3 films A Place Among the Dead 2020 · as GO Movie Echo Score: 86
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Adventure 3 films Quest for Camelot 1998 -
Horror 2 films Mary 2019 · as David Movie Echo Score: 37 - Sci-Fi 1 film Tau 2018 · as Tau Movie Echo Score: 60
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Mystery 1 film The Unborn 2009
The Best Gary Oldman Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Gary Oldman's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Gary Oldman Movies
Gary Oldman's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Oppenheimer (2023) leads with 38 wins from 73 nominations.
- Awards: 38 wins Oppenheimer 2023 · 73 nominations
- Awards: 8 wins Darkest Hour 2017 · 21 nominations
- Awards: 4 wins Mank 2020 · 40 nominations
- Awards: 4 wins Bram Stoker's Dracula 1992 · 11 nominations
- Awards: 1 win The Dark Knight Rises 2012 · 9 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Dawn of the Planet of the Apes 2014 · 5 nominations
- Awards: 1 win The Fifth Element 1997 · 3 nominations
The Latest Gary Oldman Movies
The most recent films Gary Oldman is credited on, newest first — starting with Oppenheimer (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Oppenheimer 2023 · Biography
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Dracula Unearthed 2022 · Count Dracula (archive footage) - The Hitman's Wife's Bodyguard 2021 · Vladislav Dukhovic
- Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard 2021 · Vladislav Dukhovich (archive footage)
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The Woman in the Window 2021 · Alistair Russell - Crisis 2021 · Dr. Tyrone Brower
- Mank 2020 · Herman Mankiewicz
- A Place Among the Dead 2020 · GO
- The Courier 2019 · Ezekiel Mannings
- Mary 2019 · David
- The Laundromat 2019 · Jürgen Mossack
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Killers Anonymous 2019 · The Man
The Best Gary Oldman Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Gary Oldman films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Gary Oldman movie?
A Place Among the Dead (2020) is the best-rated Gary Oldman film, with a Movie Echo Score of 86, ahead of Oppenheimer (2023) (83) and Darkest Hour (2017) (78). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
A Place Among the Dead: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Gary Oldman movie?
The Dark Knight Rises (2012) made the most at the box office, with $1.11B worldwide, followed by Oppenheimer (2023) with $976M. Together, Gary Oldman's films with box office figures have made $5.13B.
Which Gary Oldman movie won the most awards?
Oppenheimer (2023) is the most decorated Gary Oldman film, with 38 wins from 73 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Gary Oldman drama movie?
Crisis (2021) is the best-rated of Gary Oldman's drama films, with a score of 68. In other genres: Hunter Killer (action), Oppenheimer (biography) and Hitman’s Wife’s Bodyguard (comedy).
What is the newest Gary Oldman movie?
The newest film on Gary Oldman's filmography is Oppenheimer (2023).
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