The Best James Nesbitt Movies, Ranked
25 credits from 1991 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) with $959M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest James Nesbitt Box Office Hits
James Nesbitt's films have made $988M worldwide in total. The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) is the biggest hit at $959M, ahead of Millions (2005) ($11.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2013 · Adventure $959M $258M dom. - 2
Millions 2005 · Drama $11.8M $6.58M dom. - 3
The Secret 2016 · Drama $9.92M - 4
Hear My Song 1991 · Comedy $4.31M $4.31M dom. - 5
Bloody Sunday 2002 · Drama $1.76M $773K dom. - 6
Matching Jack 2010 · Drama $768K - 7
Five Minutes of Heaven 2009 · Drama $364K $15.7K dom. - 8
Cherrybomb 2009 · Thriller $30.1K
The Best James Nesbitt Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre James Nesbitt has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 9 films, and Millions (2005) is the pick of them.
The Best James Nesbitt Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of James Nesbitt's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2010s.
The Latest James Nesbitt Movies
The most recent films James Nesbitt is credited on, newest first — starting with Missing You (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Missing You 2025 · Calligan -
Stay Close 2021 · DS Michael Broome - The Secret 2016 · Colin Howell
- The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug 2013 · Adventure
- Matching Jack 2010 · Connor
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The Deep 2010 · Clem Donnelly - Five Minutes of Heaven 2009 · Drama
- Cherrybomb 2009 · Crilly
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Jekyll 2007 · Dr. Tom Jackman - Millions 2005 · Drama
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Wall of Silence 2004 · Stuart Robe - Bloody Sunday 2002 · Drama
The Best James Nesbitt Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest James Nesbitt films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing James Nesbitt movie?
The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (2013) made the most at the box office, with $959M worldwide, followed by Millions (2005) with $11.8M. Together, James Nesbitt's films with box office figures have made $988M.
What is the best James Nesbitt drama movie?
Millions (2005) is the best-rated of James Nesbitt's drama films. In other genres: Hear My Song (comedy), The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug (adventure) and Cherrybomb (thriller).
What is the newest James Nesbitt movie?
The newest film on James Nesbitt's filmography is Missing You (2025), with James Nesbitt as Calligan.
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