The Best James Purefoy Movies, Ranked
33 credits from 1992 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Limbo (2019) comes out on top with a score of 81. The biggest box office hit is Masters of the Universe (2026) with $114M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated James Purefoy Movies
The 7 highest-rated films James Purefoy is credited on. Limbo (2019) leads with 81, followed by Fisherman’s Friends (2019) at 75. 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 81 Limbo 2019 · Horror -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Fisherman’s Friends 2019 · Comedy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Fisherman's Friends: One and All 2022 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Masters of the Universe 2026 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie 2023 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Churchill 2017 · Biography -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Fisherman's Friends 2020 · Drama
Biggest James Purefoy Box Office Hits
James Purefoy's films have made $172M worldwide in total. Masters of the Universe (2026) is the biggest hit at $114M, ahead of Solomon Kane (2009) ($19.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Masters of the Universe 2026 · Action $114M $64.8M dom.
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Solomon Kane 2009 · Fantasy $19.7M - 3 Fisherman's Friends 2020 · Drama $11.6M
- 4 Fisherman’s Friends 2019 · Comedy $11.6M
- 5 Churchill 2017 · Biography $6.72M $1.28M dom.
- 6 Fisherman's Friends: One and All 2022 · Drama $4.79M
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Equity 2016 · Drama $1.67M $1.61M dom. - 8 Limbo 2019 · Horror $922K $224K dom.
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Momentum 2015 · Action $789K - 10
Feast of July 1995 · Drama $293K $293K dom.
The Best James Purefoy Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre James Purefoy has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 10 films, and Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022) is the pick of them.
- Drama 10 films Fisherman's Friends: One and All 2022 · as Jim Movie Echo Score: 72
- Comedy 6 films Fisherman’s Friends 2019 · as Jim Movie Echo Score: 75
- Action 4 films Masters of the Universe 2026 · as King Randor Movie Echo Score: 64
- Horror 1 film Limbo 2019 · as Lucifer Movie Echo Score: 81
- Biography 1 film Churchill 2017 Movie Echo Score: 62
- Fantasy 1 film Solomon Kane 2009 · as Solomon Kane
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Adventure 1 film George and the Dragon 2004 · as George
The Best James Purefoy Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of James Purefoy's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest James Purefoy Movies
The most recent films James Purefoy is credited on, newest first — starting with Masters of the Universe (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Masters of the Universe 2026 · King Randor
- Mr. Monk's Last Case: A Monk Movie 2023 · Rick Eden
- Fisherman's Friends: One and All 2022 · Jim
- Fisherman's Friends 2020 · Jim
- Limbo 2019 · Lucifer
- Fisherman’s Friends 2019 · Jim
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It’s Me, Sugar 2018 · Billy Wilder - Churchill 2017 · Biography
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Interlude In Prague 2017 · Baron Saloka - Equity 2016 · Drama
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Roots 2016 · John Waller - Momentum 2015 · Action
The Best James Purefoy Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest James Purefoy films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best James Purefoy movie?
Limbo (2019) is the best-rated James Purefoy film, with a Movie Echo Score of 81, ahead of Fisherman’s Friends (2019) (75) and Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022) (72). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Limbo: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing James Purefoy movie?
Masters of the Universe (2026) made the most at the box office, with $114M worldwide, followed by Solomon Kane (2009) with $19.7M. Together, James Purefoy's films with box office figures have made $172M.
What is the best James Purefoy drama movie?
Fisherman's Friends: One and All (2022) is the best-rated of James Purefoy's drama films, with a score of 72. In other genres: Fisherman’s Friends (comedy), Masters of the Universe (action) and Limbo (horror).
What is the newest James Purefoy movie?
The newest film on James Purefoy's filmography is Masters of the Universe (2026), with James Purefoy as King Randor.
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