The Best Ian Hart Movies, Ranked
55 credits from 1983 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. God's Own Country (2017) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is Mary Queen of Scots (2018) with $46.7M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Ian Hart Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Ian Hart is credited on. God's Own Country (2017) leads with 90, followed by Urban Hymn (2017) 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 90 God's Own Country 2017 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Urban Hymn 2017 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Escape from Pretoria 2020 · Thriller -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Mary Queen of Scots 2018 · Biography -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Marlowe 2023 · Mystery -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 Modern Life Is Rubbish 2018 · Comedy
Biggest Ian Hart Box Office Hits
Ian Hart's films have made $101M worldwide in total. Mary Queen of Scots (2018) is the biggest hit at $46.7M, ahead of The 11th Green (2020) ($18.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Mary Queen of Scots 2018 · Biography $46.7M $16.5M dom.
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The 11th Green 2020 · Drama $18.9M $17.2M dom. - 3
The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain 1995 · Drama $10.9M $10.9M dom. - 4
Killing Me Softly 2002 · Thriller $7.78M - 5 Marlowe 2023 · Mystery $6.38M $4.35M dom.
- 6 God's Own Country 2017 · Drama $2.53M $336K dom.
- 7 Escape from Pretoria 2020 · Thriller $2.43M
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The Butcher Boy 1997 · Drama $2M $2M dom. - 9
Liam 2001 · Drama $1.95M $1.02M dom. - 10
Born Romantic 2001 · Comedy $376K $15.5K dom.
The Best Ian Hart Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Ian Hart has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 29 films, and God's Own Country (2017) is the pick of them.
- Drama 29 films God's Own Country 2017 · as Martin Saxby Movie Echo Score: 90
- Comedy 6 films Modern Life Is Rubbish 2018 · as The Curve Movie Echo Score: 45
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Crime 4 films Hard Boiled Sweets 2012 · as Joyce - Thriller 3 films Escape from Pretoria 2020 · as Denis Goldberg Movie Echo Score: 71
- Mystery 1 film Marlowe 2023 · as Det. Joe Green Movie Echo Score: 53
- Biography 1 film Mary Queen of Scots 2018 Movie Echo Score: 57
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Sci-Fi 1 film Native 2016
The Best Ian Hart Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Ian Hart's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
- 2020s 5 films Escape from Pretoria 2020 · as Denis Goldberg Movie Echo Score: 71
- 2010s 13 films God's Own Country 2017 · as Martin Saxby Movie Echo Score: 90
- 2000s 19 films Killing Me Softly 2002 · as Senior Police Officer
- 1990s 12 films The Englishman Who Went Up a Hill But Came Down a Mountain 1995 · as Johnny Shellshocked
The Latest Ian Hart Movies
The most recent films Ian Hart is credited on, newest first — starting with Shoshana (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Shoshana 2025 · Robert Chambers -
Mr Bates vs The Post Office 2024 · Bob Rutherford - Marlowe 2023 · Det. Joe Green
- The 11th Green 2020 · James Forrestal
- Escape from Pretoria 2020 · Denis Goldberg
- Mary Queen of Scots 2018 · Biography
- Modern Life Is Rubbish 2018 · The Curve
- God's Own Country 2017 · Martin Saxby
- Urban Hymn 2017 · Drama
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Johnno’s Dead 2016 · Crime - Native 2016 · Sci-Fi
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The Secret Agent 2016 · The Professor
The Best Ian Hart Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ian Hart films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Ian Hart movie?
God's Own Country (2017) is the best-rated Ian Hart film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of Urban Hymn (2017) (78) and Escape from Pretoria (2020) (71). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
God's Own Country: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Ian Hart movie?
Mary Queen of Scots (2018) made the most at the box office, with $46.7M worldwide, followed by The 11th Green (2020) with $18.9M. Together, Ian Hart's films with box office figures have made $101M.
What is the best Ian Hart drama movie?
God's Own Country (2017) is the best-rated of Ian Hart's drama films, with a score of 90. In other genres: Modern Life Is Rubbish (comedy), Hard Boiled Sweets (crime) and Escape from Pretoria (thriller).
What is the newest Ian Hart movie?
The newest film on Ian Hart's filmography is Shoshana (2025), with Ian Hart as Robert Chambers.
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