The Best Imelda Staunton Movies, Ranked
58 credits from 1986 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Paddington 2 (2018) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is Maleficent (2014) with $760M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Imelda Staunton Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Imelda Staunton is credited on. Paddington 2 (2018) leads with 90, followed by Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) at 76. 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 Paddington 2 2018 · Adventure -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Downton Abbey 2019 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Paddington In Peru 2025 · Adventure -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget 2023 · Animation -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2019 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Amulet 2020 · Horror -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Finding Your Feet 2018 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 The Canterville Ghost 2023 · Animation
Biggest Imelda Staunton Box Office Hits
Imelda Staunton's films have made $2.26B worldwide in total. Maleficent (2014) is the biggest hit at $760M, ahead of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) ($492M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Maleficent 2014 · Action $760M $241M dom. - 2 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2019 · Action $492M $114M dom.
- 3 Paddington 2 2018 · Adventure $290M $40.9M dom.
- 4 Paddington In Peru 2025 · Adventure $211M $45.8M dom.
- 5 Downton Abbey 2019 · Drama $195M $96.9M dom.
- 6 Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Drama $92.7M $44.1M dom.
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Rat 2001 · Drama $85.5M $56.6M dom. - 8
Freedom Writers 2007 · Biography $43.1M $36.6M dom. - 9
Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Drama $22.5M $22.5M dom. - 10
Pride 2014 · Drama $19M $1.45M dom.
The Best Imelda Staunton Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Imelda Staunton has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 22 films, and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) is the pick of them.
- Drama 22 films Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · as Maud Bagshaw Movie Echo Score: 76
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Comedy 7 films Peter’s Friends 1992 · as Mary Charleston - Animation 5 films Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget 2023 · as Bunty Movie Echo Score: 70
- Adventure 2 films Paddington 2 2018 · as Aunt Lucy Movie Echo Score: 90
- Horror 2 films Amulet 2020 · as Sister Claire Movie Echo Score: 66
- Action 2 films Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2019 · as Knotgrass Movie Echo Score: 69
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Thriller 2 films The Awakening 2012 -
Music 1 film National Theatre Live: Follies 2017 · as Sally Durant Plummer - Biography 1 film Freedom Writers 2007
The Best Imelda Staunton Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Imelda Staunton's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Imelda Staunton Movies
The most recent films Imelda Staunton is credited on, newest first — starting with Paddington In Peru (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Paddington In Peru 2025 · Aunt Lucy
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A Very Brassic Christmas 2023 · Aunt Edie - Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget 2023 · Bunty
- The Canterville Ghost 2023 · Mrs. Umney
- Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Maud Bagshaw
- Amulet 2020 · Sister Claire
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Flesh and Blood 2020 · Mary Bennett - Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2019 · Knotgrass
- Downton Abbey 2019 · Maud Bagshaw
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A Confession 2019 · Karen Edwards - Finding Your Feet 2018 · Sandra Abbott
- Paddington 2 2018 · Aunt Lucy
The Best Imelda Staunton Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Imelda Staunton films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Imelda Staunton movie?
Paddington 2 (2018) is the best-rated Imelda Staunton film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) (76) and Downton Abbey (2019) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Paddington 2: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Imelda Staunton movie?
Maleficent (2014) made the most at the box office, with $760M worldwide, followed by Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) with $492M. Together, Imelda Staunton's films with box office figures have made $2.26B.
Which Imelda Staunton movie won the most awards?
Vera Drake (2004) is the most decorated Imelda Staunton film, with 3 wins from 17 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Imelda Staunton drama movie?
Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) is the best-rated of Imelda Staunton's drama films, with a score of 76. In other genres: Peter’s Friends (comedy), Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget (animation) and Paddington 2 (adventure).
What is the newest Imelda Staunton movie?
The newest film on Imelda Staunton's filmography is Paddington In Peru (2025), with Imelda Staunton as Aunt Lucy.
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