The Best Gillian Anderson Movies, Ranked
49 credits from 1986 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Robin Robin (2021) comes out on top with a score of 88. The biggest box office hit is The X Files (1998) with $189M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Gillian Anderson Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Gillian Anderson is credited on. Robin Robin (2021) leads with 88, followed by White Bird (2023) at 82. 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 88 Robin Robin 2021 · Adventure -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 82 White Bird 2023 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 The Sunlit Night 2019 · Romance -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 UFO 2018 · Sci-Fi -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 The Sunlit Night 2020 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma 2026 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The Spy Who Dumped Me 2018 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 TRON: Ares 2025 · Action -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Crooked House 2017 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Viceroy's House 2017 · Biography -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 The Pale Blue Eye 2022 · Mystery -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 41 Animals 2026 · Action
Biggest Gillian Anderson Box Office Hits
Gillian Anderson's films have made $461M worldwide in total. The X Files (1998) is the biggest hit at $189M, ahead of The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) ($75.3M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The X Files 1998 · Sci-Fi $189M $83.9M dom. - 2 The Spy Who Dumped Me 2018 · Action $75.3M $33.6M dom.
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The X Files: I Want to Believe 2008 · Sci-Fi $69.4M $21M dom. - 4
The Last King of Scotland 2006 · Biography $55.8M $17.6M dom. - 5
The Salt Path 2026 · Drama $21.7M - 6 Viceroy's House 2017 · Biography $11.6M $1.11M dom.
- 7 White Bird 2023 · Drama $9.11M $5.07M dom.
- 8 Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma 2026 · Drama $8.72M $6.84M dom.
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The House of Mirth 2000 · Drama $5.16M $3.04M dom. - 10
Playing by Heart 1999 · Drama $3.97M $3.97M dom.
The Best Gillian Anderson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Gillian Anderson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 20 films, and White Bird (2023) is the pick of them.
- Drama 20 films White Bird 2023 · as Vivienne Beaumier Movie Echo Score: 82
- Action 3 films The Spy Who Dumped Me 2018 · as Wendy Movie Echo Score: 65
- Sci-Fi 3 films UFO 2018 · as Dr. Hendricks Movie Echo Score: 70
- Biography 3 films Viceroy's House 2017 · as Lady Edwina Mountbatten Movie Echo Score: 58
- Mystery 2 films The Pale Blue Eye 2022 · as Mrs. Julia Marquis Movie Echo Score: 58
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Comedy 2 films Chicago Cab 1997 · as Southside Girl - Adventure 1 film Robin Robin 2021 · as Cat Movie Echo Score: 88
- Romance 1 film The Sunlit Night 2019 · as Olyana Movie Echo Score: 73
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Family 1 film Room on the Broom 2012 · as Witch (voice)
The Best Gillian Anderson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Gillian Anderson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Gillian Anderson Movies
The most recent films Gillian Anderson is credited on, newest first — starting with Animals (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Animals 2026 · Action
- Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma 2026 · Billy
- The Salt Path 2026 · Raynor Winn
- TRON: Ares 2025 · Elisabeth Dillinger
- White Bird 2023 · Vivienne Beaumier
- The Pale Blue Eye 2022 · Mrs. Julia Marquis
- Robin Robin 2021 · Cat
- The Sunlit Night 2020 · Olyana
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National Theatre Live: All About Eve 2019 · Margo Channing - The Sunlit Night 2019 · Olyana
- UFO 2018 · Dr. Hendricks
- The Spy Who Dumped Me 2018 · Wendy
The Best Gillian Anderson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Gillian Anderson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Gillian Anderson movie?
Robin Robin (2021) is the best-rated Gillian Anderson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 88, ahead of White Bird (2023) (82) and The Sunlit Night (2019) (73). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Robin Robin: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Gillian Anderson movie?
The X Files (1998) made the most at the box office, with $189M worldwide, followed by The Spy Who Dumped Me (2018) with $75.3M. Together, Gillian Anderson's films with box office figures have made $461M.
Which Gillian Anderson movie won the most awards?
The Last King of Scotland (2006) is the most decorated Gillian Anderson film, with 7 wins from 9 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Gillian Anderson drama movie?
White Bird (2023) is the best-rated of Gillian Anderson's drama films, with a score of 82. In other genres: The Spy Who Dumped Me (action), UFO (sci-fi) and Viceroy's House (biography).
What is the newest Gillian Anderson movie?
The newest film on Gillian Anderson's filmography is Animals (2026).
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