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James Fox, actor
Actor

James Fox: Movies, Awards & Box Office

films
68
as director
1
on screen
1950–2024
box office
$113M
nomination
1
average score
68
Biggest hits

The Best James Fox Movies

The films of James Fox that made the most at the worldwide box office, biggest first: Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) leads with $45.9M. The full ranking adds the most awarded films and the newest releases.

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Career at a glance

James Fox's Career in Numbers

James Fox's films in numbers — as an actor, not counting appearances as themselves: when they were made, the genres James Fox works in most and the milestones along the way. The filmography runs from The Miniver Story (1950) to Crypto Shadows (2023), and the 2000s were the busiest decade.

James Fox Movies by Decade

  1. 1950s 3
  2. 1960s 10
  3. 1970s 1
  4. 1980s 11
  5. 1990s 11
  6. 2000s 13
  7. 2010s 7
  8. 2020s 1

The 2000s were James Fox's busiest decade, with 13 films.

James Fox Movies by Genre

  • Drama 28
  • Comedy 8
  • Romance 5
  • Action 3
  • Adventure 3
  • Tv movie 2
  • Family 2
  • Thriller 1
  • Crime 1
  • Animation 1

Drama is the genre James Fox has worked in most, with 28 films, ahead of comedy (8).

James Fox Career Milestones

First film
The Miniver Story 1950
Biggest box office hit
Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes $45.9M worldwide
Best-rated film
Crypto Shadows Movie Echo Score 68
Newest film
Crypto Shadows 2023
68 credits

James Fox Filmography: Every Movie

Every film James Fox is credited on, newest first, with the role, the box office and the Movie Echo Score. 1 as director and 56 as actor. Rated films average a score of 68. Re-order the list to see the best-rated films or the biggest hits first.

Movies Directed by James Fox

1
  1. 2023 Crypto Shadows (2023) movie poster Crypto Shadows Thriller Movie Echo Score: 68

James Fox Movies as an Actor

56
  1. 2019 Surviving Christmas with the Relatives (2019) movie poster Surviving Christmas with the Relatives as Uncle John · Comedy Movie Echo Score: 55
  2. 2014 1864 (2014) movie poster 1864 as Lord Palmerton · Drama
  3. 2013 Downton Abbey: The London Season (2013) movie poster Downton Abbey: The London Season as Lord Aysgarth · Drama
  4. 2013 A Long Way From Home (2013) movie poster A Long Way From Home as Joseph · Romance
  5. 2013 The Great Train Robbery (2013) movie poster The Great Train Robbery as Henry Brooke, Home Secretary · Drama
  6. 2012 Cleanskin (2012) movie poster Cleanskin as Scott Catesby · Crime
  7. 2010 Wide Blue Yonder (2010) movie poster Wide Blue Yonder as George · Drama
  8. 2009 Bunny and the Bull (2009) movie poster Bunny and the Bull as Narrator · Romance
  9. 2009 Margaret (2009) movie poster Margaret Romance
  10. 2009 Red Riding Trilogy (2009) movie poster Red Riding Trilogy Drama
  11. 2009 Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 (2009) movie poster Red Riding: The Year of Our Lord 1980 as Philip Evans · Tv movie
  12. 2007 Celebration (2007) movie poster Celebration as Richard · Drama
  13. 2005 Colditz (2005) movie poster Colditz as Lt. Colonel Fordham · Drama
  14. 2003 Doctor Who: Shada (2003) movie poster Doctor Who: Shada as Professor Chronotis (voice) · Animation
  15. 2002 The Mystic Masseur (2002) movie poster The Mystic Masseur Drama
  16. 2002 The Falklands Play (2002) movie poster The Falklands Play as Rt Hon Peter, 6th Baron Carrington KCMG MC (Foreign Secretary) · Drama
  17. 2002 Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale (2002) movie poster Hans Christian Andersen: My Life as a Fairytale as Jonas Collin · Family
  18. 2001 All Forgotten (2001) movie poster All Forgotten as Old Vladimir (voice) · Romance
  19. 2001 Performance (2001) movie poster Performance Drama
  20. 2001 The Lost World (2001) movie poster The Lost World as Professor Summerlee · Drama
  21. 1998 Jinnah (1998) movie poster Jinnah as Mountbatten · Drama
  22. 1997 Anna Karenina (1997) movie poster Anna Karenina as Karenin · Romance
  23. 1996 Gulliver’s Travels (1996) movie poster Gulliver’s Travels as Dr. Bates · Drama
  24. 1995 The Old Curiosity Shop (1995) movie poster The Old Curiosity Shop as Single Gentleman · Family
  25. 1995 The Choir (1995) movie poster The Choir as Hugh Cavendish · Drama
  26. 1994 The Dwelling Place (1994) movie poster The Dwelling Place as Lord Fischel · Drama
  27. 1993 Heart of Darkness (1993) movie poster Heart of Darkness as Gosse · Drama
  28. 1992 Hostage (1992) movie poster Hostage as Hugo Paynter · Action
  29. 1991 A Question of Attribution (1991) movie poster A Question of Attribution as Sir Anthony Blunt · Tv movie
  30. 1991 Afraid of the Dark (1991) movie poster Afraid of the Dark as Frank · Fantasy
  31. 1990 The Russia House (1990) movie poster The Russia House Drama
  32. 1989 She’s Been Away (1989) movie poster She’s Been Away as Hugh Ambrose · Drama
  33. 1989 Farewell to the King (1989) movie poster Farewell to the King as Col. Ferguson · Adventure
  34. 1989 The Mighty Quinn (1989) movie poster The Mighty Quinn Action
  35. 1986 The Whistle Blower (1986) movie poster The Whistle Blower as Lord · Action
  36. 1986 Comrades (1986) movie poster Comrades as William Norfolk, Governor of New South Wales · Drama
  37. 1986 Absolute Beginners (1986) movie poster Absolute Beginners Drama
  38. 1985 A Passage to India (1985) movie poster A Passage to India Adventure
  39. 1984 Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) movie poster Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes Adventure
  40. 1983 Runners (1983) movie poster Runners as Tom Lindsay · Drama
  41. 1983 Anna Pavlova (1983) movie poster Anna Pavlova as Victor d'André · Drama
  42. 1981 Country (1981) movie poster Country as Philip Carlion · Drama
  43. 1970 Performance (1970) movie poster Performance as Chas Devlin · Drama
  44. 1968 Duffy (1968) movie poster Duffy as Stefane Calvert · Comedy
  45. 1968 Isadora (1968) movie poster Isadora as Gordon Craig · History
  46. 1967 Arabella (1967) movie poster Arabella as Giorgio · Comedy
  47. 1967 Thoroughly Modern Millie (1967) movie poster Thoroughly Modern Millie as Jimmy Smith · Comedy
  48. 1966 The Chase (1966) movie poster The Chase as Jason 'Jake' Rogers · Drama
  49. 1965 King Rat (1965) movie poster King Rat as Peter Marlowe · War
  50. 1965 Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes (1965) movie poster Those Magnificent Men in Their Flying Machines or How I Flew from London to Paris in 25 Hours 11 Minutes as Richard Mays · Comedy
  51. 1964 The Servant (1964) movie poster The Servant Drama
  52. 1963 Tamahine (1963) movie poster Tamahine as Oliver · Comedy
  53. 1962 The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner (1962) movie poster The Loneliness of the Long Distance Runner as Willy Gunthorpe - Ranley School Runner (uncredited) · Drama
  54. 1951 One Wild Oat (1951) movie poster One Wild Oat as Porter · Comedy
  55. 1950 The Miniver Story (1950) movie poster The Miniver Story as Toby Miniver · Drama
  56. 1950 The Magnet (1950) movie poster The Magnet as Johnny Brent · Comedy

James Fox in Documentaries & Specials

11
  1. 2024 Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg (2024) movie poster Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg as Self - Co-Star, Performance · Documentary Movie Echo Score: 67
  2. 2022 Moment of Contact (2022) movie poster Moment of Contact as Self - Director/Filmmaker · Documentary Movie Echo Score: 64
  3. 2021 Untold: Crime & Penalties (2021) movie poster Untold: Crime & Penalties as Self - FBI Director, New York (archive footage) · Documentary Movie Echo Score: 78
  4. 2020 The Phenomenon (2020) movie poster The Phenomenon as Self - Director, The Phenomenon · Documentary Movie Echo Score: 76
  5. 2020 Age of the Image (2020) movie poster Age of the Image as Himself
  6. 2016 Who’s Afraid of Conceptual Art? (2016) movie poster Who’s Afraid of Conceptual Art? as Self - Presenter · Documentary
  7. 2016 Forest, Field & Sky: Art Out of Nature (2016) movie poster Forest, Field & Sky: Art Out of Nature as Himself - Presenter · Documentary
  8. 2001 Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England’s Fatal Flaw (2001) movie poster Blind Loyalty, Hollow Honor: England’s Fatal Flaw as Self · Documentary
  9. 2001 The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker’s Journey (2001) movie poster The Remains of the Day: The Filmmaker’s Journey as Self · Documentary
  10. 1994 An Audience with Ken Dodd (1994) movie poster An Audience with Ken Dodd as Himself · Comedy
  11. 1968 Sympathy for the Devil (1968) movie poster Sympathy for the Devil as Self (uncredited) · Music
1 nomination

James Fox: Awards & Nominations

1 nomination across 1 award body. Every ceremony is listed newest first, with the category and the film.

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Works with

Who James Fox Makes Movies With

The actors and directors James Fox shares the most films with. Mick Jagger comes first, with 4 films together, followed by Tom Courtenay (3).

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James Fox: Questions & Answers

How many movies James Fox has made, the biggest hit, the best-rated film, the award record and more, answered from the filmography above.

How many movies has James Fox been in?

James Fox is credited on 68 films, from 1950 to 2024. 56 of them as an actor and 1 as a director. The filmography on this page lists every one of them, newest first, with the role and the Movie Echo Score.

What is James Fox's highest-grossing movie?

Greystoke: The Legend of Tarzan, Lord of the Apes (1984) is James Fox's biggest box office hit, with $45.9M worldwide, ahead of A Passage to India (1985) ($33M). Across every film with box office figures, James Fox's movies have made $113M.

James Fox's biggest hits

What is the best James Fox movie?

By the Movie Echo Score, which blends critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact, James Fox's best-rated film is Untold: Crime & Penalties (2021) with a score of 78, followed by The Phenomenon (2020) (76).

Best James Fox movies, ranked

Has James Fox won an Oscar?

James Fox has not been nominated for an Oscar. Across every ceremony in the awards database, James Fox has 0 wins from 1 nomination.

What is James Fox's newest movie?

The most recent film on James Fox's filmography is Catching Fire: The Story of Anita Pallenberg (2024), in the role of Self - Co-Star, Performance.

Who does James Fox work with most often?

James Fox shares the most films with Mick Jagger (4 films), Tom Courtenay (3 films) and Nicolas Roeg (3 films).

The Best James Fox Movies, Ranked

Top rated, most awarded and biggest box office hits from 68 credits.

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