The Best Geoffrey Rush Movies, Ranked
32 credits from 1981 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Storm Boy (2019) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) with $796M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Geoffrey Rush Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Geoffrey Rush is credited on. Storm Boy (2019) leads with 78, followed by The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025) at 70. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Geoffrey Rush Box Office Hits
Geoffrey Rush's films have made $2.67B worldwide in total. Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) is the biggest hit at $796M, ahead of Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) ($654M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales 2017 · Action $796M $173M dom. - 2
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003 · Action $654M $305M dom. - 3
The King's Speech 2010 · Drama $414M $139M dom. - 4
Shakespeare in Love 1998 · Drama $289M $100M dom. - 5
Gods of Egypt 2016 · Action $151M $31.2M dom. - 6
The Book Thief 2013 · Drama $76.6M $21.5M dom. - 7
Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2007 · Biography $75.8M $16.4M dom. - 8
House on Haunted Hill 1999 · Mystery $42.6M $40.8M dom. - 9
The Banger Sisters 2002 · Drama $38.1M $30.3M dom. - 10
Shine 1996 · Biography $36M $35.9M dom.
The Best Geoffrey Rush Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Geoffrey Rush has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 12 films, and The King's Speech (2010) is the pick of them.
- Drama 12 films The King's Speech 2010
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Biography 4 films Final Portrait 2018 · as Alberto Giacometti Movie Echo Score: 63 - Action 4 films Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales 2017 Movie Echo Score: 45
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Comedy 2 films Starstruck 1982 · as Floor Manager -
Horror 1 film The Rule of Jenny Pen 2025 Movie Echo Score: 70 -
Adventure 1 film Storm Boy 2019 · as Michael Kingley Movie Echo Score: 78 -
Family 1 film The Magic Pudding 2000 · as Bunyip Bluegum (voice) - Mystery 1 film House on Haunted Hill 1999
The Best Geoffrey Rush Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Geoffrey Rush's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Geoffrey Rush Movies
Geoffrey Rush's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The King's Speech (2010) leads with 21 wins from 55 nominations.
- Awards: 21 wins The King's Speech 2010 · 55 nominations
- Awards: 16 wins Shakespeare in Love 1998 · 40 nominations
- Awards: 8 wins Shine 1996 · 28 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003 · 17 nominations
- Awards: 1 win Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2007 · 9 nominations
The Latest Geoffrey Rush Movies
The most recent films Geoffrey Rush is credited on, newest first — starting with The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Rule of Jenny Pen 2025 · Horror
- Storm Boy 2019 · Michael Kingley
- Final Portrait 2018 · Alberto Giacometti
- Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales 2017 · Action
- Gods of Egypt 2016 · Action
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Holding the Man 2015 · Barry -
Oscar Wilde’s the Nightingale and the Rose 2015 · Oak Tree -
The Best Offer 2014 · Drama - The Book Thief 2013 · Drama
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Final Cut: Ladies and Gentlemen 2012 · (archive footage) - The King's Speech 2010 · Drama
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Bran Nue Dae 2009 · Father Benedictus
The Best Geoffrey Rush Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Geoffrey Rush films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Geoffrey Rush movie?
Storm Boy (2019) is the best-rated Geoffrey Rush film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025) (70) and Final Portrait (2018) (63). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Storm Boy: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Geoffrey Rush movie?
Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (2017) made the most at the box office, with $796M worldwide, followed by Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) with $654M. Together, Geoffrey Rush's films with box office figures have made $2.67B.
Which Geoffrey Rush movie won the most awards?
The King's Speech (2010) is the most decorated Geoffrey Rush film, with 21 wins from 55 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Geoffrey Rush drama movie?
The King's Speech (2010) is the best-rated of Geoffrey Rush's drama films. In other genres: Final Portrait (biography), Pirates of the Caribbean: Dead Men Tell No Tales (action) and Starstruck (comedy).
What is the newest Geoffrey Rush movie?
The newest film on Geoffrey Rush's filmography is The Rule of Jenny Pen (2025).
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