The Best James McArdle Movies, Ranked
12 credits from 2011 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Ammonite (2020) comes out on top with a score of 70. The biggest box office hit is Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) with $161M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest James McArdle Box Office Hits
James McArdle's films have made $209M worldwide in total. Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) is the biggest hit at $161M, ahead of Mary Queen of Scots (2018) ($46.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best James McArdle Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre James McArdle has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Biography leads with 2 films, and Ammonite (2020) is the pick of them.
The Latest James McArdle Movies
The most recent films James McArdle is credited on, newest first — starting with Playing Nice (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Playing Nice 2025 · Miles Lambert -
Mare of Easttown 2021 · Mark Burton -
Ammonite 2020 · Roderick Murchison -
Mary Queen of Scots 2018 · Biography -
The Chamber 2018 · Parks -
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part Two: Perestroika 2017 · Louis Ironson/The Angel Australia -
National Theatre Live: Angels In America — Part One: Millennium Approaches 2017 · Louis Ironson -
Star Wars: The Force Awakens 2015 · Niv Lek -
Salting the Battlefield 2014 · Ted Finch -
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story 2012 · Toby -
Page Eight 2011 · Ted Finch -
Appropriate Adult 2011 · Stephen West
The Best James McArdle Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest James McArdle films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best James McArdle movie?
Ammonite (2020) is the best-rated James McArdle film, with a Movie Echo Score of 70, ahead of Mary Queen of Scots (2018) (57) and The Chamber (2018) (55). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Ammonite: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing James McArdle movie?
Star Wars: The Force Awakens (2015) made the most at the box office, with $161M worldwide, followed by Mary Queen of Scots (2018) with $46.7M. Together, James McArdle's films with box office figures have made $209M.
What is the best James McArdle biography movie?
Ammonite (2020) is the best-rated of James McArdle's biography films, with a score of 70. In other genres: The Chamber (thriller) and Star Wars: The Force Awakens (action).
What is the newest James McArdle movie?
The newest film on James McArdle's filmography is Playing Nice (2025), with James McArdle as Miles Lambert.
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