The Best James Fleet Movies, Ranked
39 credits from 1985 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Born a King (2019) comes out on top with a score of 81. The biggest box office hit is National Theatre Live: Les Blancs (2019) with $7.87M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated James Fleet Movies
The 4 highest-rated films James Fleet is credited on. Born a King (2019) leads with 81, followed by The Lost King (2023) at 70. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest James Fleet Box Office Hits
James Fleet's films have made $18.7M worldwide in total. National Theatre Live: Les Blancs (2019) is the biggest hit at $7.87M, ahead of The Lost King (2023) ($4.52M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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National Theatre Live: Les Blancs 2019 · Drama $7.87M $326K dom. - 2
The Lost King 2023 · Drama $4.52M $1.19M dom. - 3
South from Granada 2003 · Drama $2.46M - 4
Blackball 2003 · Comedy $1.22M $48K dom. - 5
Blithe Spirit 2021 · Fantasy $965K $283K dom. - 6
Born a King 2019 · Drama $845K - 7
Defence of the Realm 1985 · Action $750K $750K dom. - 8
Partners in Crime 2015 · Mystery $16.5K - 9
Kevin & Perry Go Large 2000 · Music $15.9K
The Best James Fleet Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre James Fleet has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 12 films, and Born a King (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 12 films Born a King 2019 · as George V Movie Echo Score: 81
- Comedy 8 films Blackball 2003 · as Alan the Pipe
- Mystery 2 films Partners in Crime 2015 · as Carter
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Crime 2 films Death on the Tyne 2018 · as Captain Jack Pearson Movie Echo Score: 48 - Fantasy 1 film Blithe Spirit 2021 · as Harry Price Movie Echo Score: 54
- Music 1 film Kevin & Perry Go Large 2000 · as Dad
- Action 1 film Defence of the Realm 1985 · as Ministry Man
The Best James Fleet Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of James Fleet's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest James Fleet Movies
The most recent films James Fleet is credited on, newest first — starting with Broken Bird (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Broken Bird 2026 · Horror -
My Mother's Wedding 2025 · Geoff -
Brian and Maggie 2025 · Ronald Millar - The Lost King 2023 · Drama
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Tom Jones 2023 · Squire Allworthy - Blithe Spirit 2021 · Harry Price
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The Vicar of Dibley: In Lockdown 2020 · Hugo Horton -
The Pale Horse 2020 · Oscar Venables - National Theatre Live: Les Blancs 2019 · Dr. Willy Dekoven
- Born a King 2019 · George V
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One Red Nose Day and a Wedding 2019 · Tom -
Thanks for the Memories 2019 · Patrick Conway
The Best James Fleet Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest James Fleet films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best James Fleet movie?
Born a King (2019) is the best-rated James Fleet film, with a Movie Echo Score of 81, ahead of The Lost King (2023) (70) and Blithe Spirit (2021) (54). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Born a King: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing James Fleet movie?
National Theatre Live: Les Blancs (2019) made the most at the box office, with $7.87M worldwide, followed by The Lost King (2023) with $4.52M. Together, James Fleet's films with box office figures have made $18.7M.
What is the best James Fleet drama movie?
Born a King (2019) is the best-rated of James Fleet's drama films, with a score of 81. In other genres: Blackball (comedy), Partners in Crime (mystery) and Death on the Tyne (crime).
What is the newest James Fleet movie?
The newest film on James Fleet's filmography is Broken Bird (2026).
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