The Best Hamish Linklater Movies, Ranked
21 credits from 2002 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. You Can’t Say No (2018) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is Fantastic Four (2005) with $334M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Hamish Linklater Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Hamish Linklater is credited on. You Can’t Say No (2018) leads with 75, followed by Nickel Boys (2024) at 73. 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 75 You Can’t Say No 2018 · Romance -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Nickel Boys 2024 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Barron's Cove 2025 · Crime -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Unicorn Store 2019 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Dead for A Dollar 2022 · Thriller -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up 2020 · Romance -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 44 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey 2025 · Drama
Biggest Hamish Linklater Box Office Hits
Hamish Linklater's films have made $642M worldwide in total. Fantastic Four (2005) is the biggest hit at $334M, ahead of The Big Short (2015) ($133M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Fantastic Four 2005 · Action $334M $155M dom. - 2
The Big Short 2015 · Biography $133M $70.3M dom. - 3
42 2013 · Biography $97.5M $95.1M dom. - 4
Magic in the Moonlight 2014 · Drama $51M $10.5M dom. - 5 A Big Bold Beautiful Journey 2025 · Drama $22.4M $6.67M dom.
- 6 Nickel Boys 2024 · Drama $3.02M $2.86M dom.
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Lola Versus 2012 · Comedy $456K $253K dom. - 8 Dead for A Dollar 2022 · Thriller $81.4K
- 9 10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up 2020 · Romance $59.1K
- 10 Barron's Cove 2025 · Crime $36K
The Best Hamish Linklater Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Hamish Linklater has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and Nickel Boys (2024) is the pick of them.
- Drama 8 films Nickel Boys 2024 · as Spencer Movie Echo Score: 73
- Comedy 4 films Lola Versus 2012
- Crime 2 films Barron's Cove 2025 · as Lyle Movie Echo Score: 72
- Romance 2 films You Can’t Say No 2018 · as Miles Movie Echo Score: 75
- Biography 2 films The Big Short 2015
- Thriller 1 film Dead for A Dollar 2022 · as Martin Kidd Movie Echo Score: 58
- Action 1 film Fantastic Four 2005
The Best Hamish Linklater Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Hamish Linklater's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Hamish Linklater Movies
The most recent films Hamish Linklater is credited on, newest first — starting with The Whisper Man (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Whisper Man 2026 · Crime - A Big Bold Beautiful Journey 2025 · Drama
- Barron's Cove 2025 · Lyle
- Nickel Boys 2024 · Spencer
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Manhunt 2024 · Abraham Lincoln - Dead for A Dollar 2022 · Martin Kidd
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Cinema Toast 2021 · Comedy -
Midnight Mass 2021 · Father Paul Hill - 10 Things We Should Do Before We Break Up 2020 · Benjamin
- Unicorn Store 2019 · Gary
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Paper Year 2018 · Noah Bearinger - You Can’t Say No 2018 · Miles
The Best Hamish Linklater Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Hamish Linklater films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Hamish Linklater movie?
You Can’t Say No (2018) is the best-rated Hamish Linklater film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of Nickel Boys (2024) (73) and Barron's Cove (2025) (72). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
You Can’t Say No: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Hamish Linklater movie?
Fantastic Four (2005) made the most at the box office, with $334M worldwide, followed by The Big Short (2015) with $133M. Together, Hamish Linklater's films with box office figures have made $642M.
Which Hamish Linklater movie won the most awards?
The Big Short (2015) is the most decorated Hamish Linklater film, with 6 wins from 25 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Hamish Linklater drama movie?
Nickel Boys (2024) is the best-rated of Hamish Linklater's drama films, with a score of 73. In other genres: Lola Versus (comedy), Barron's Cove (crime) and You Can’t Say No (romance).
What is the newest Hamish Linklater movie?
The newest film on Hamish Linklater's filmography is The Whisper Man (2026).
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