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The Best James Swanton Movies, Ranked

18 credits from 2018 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Severed Sun (2025) comes out on top with a score of 73. The biggest box office hit is Tarot (2024) with $49.4M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Ranked by Movie Echo Score

Top Rated James Swanton Movies

The 11 highest-rated films James Swanton is credited on. The Severed Sun (2025) leads with 73, followed by Stopmotion (2024) at 68. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.

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Biggest James Swanton Box Office Hits

James Swanton's films have made $52M worldwide in total. Tarot (2024) is the biggest hit at $49.4M, ahead of The Jack in the Box: Awakening (2022) ($1.15M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 Tarot (2024) movie poster Tarot 2024 · Horror $49.4M $18.8M dom.
  2. 2 The Jack in the Box: Awakening (2022) movie poster The Jack in the Box: Awakening 2022 · Horror $1.15M
  3. 3 Stopmotion (2024) movie poster Stopmotion 2024 · Animation $879K $789K dom.
  4. 4 The Banishing (2021) movie poster The Banishing 2021 · Drama $564K
  5. 5 Dashcam (2022) movie poster Dashcam 2022 · Horror $66.9K
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The Best James Swanton Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre James Swanton has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Horror leads with 13 films, and The Severed Sun (2025) is the pick of them.

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The Latest James Swanton Movies

The most recent films James Swanton is credited on, newest first — starting with The Severed Sun (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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The Best James Swanton Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest James Swanton films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best James Swanton movie?

The Severed Sun (2025) is the best-rated James Swanton film, with a Movie Echo Score of 73, ahead of Stopmotion (2024) (68) and The Banishing (2021) (58). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

The Severed Sun: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing James Swanton movie?

Tarot (2024) made the most at the box office, with $49.4M worldwide, followed by The Jack in the Box: Awakening (2022) with $1.15M. Together, James Swanton's films with box office figures have made $52M.

What is the best James Swanton horror movie?

The Severed Sun (2025) is the best-rated of James Swanton's horror films, with a score of 73. In other genres: Stopmotion (animation), A Ghost Story for Christmas: Lot No. 249 (tv movie) and The Banishing (drama).

What is the newest James Swanton movie?

The newest film on James Swanton's filmography is The Severed Sun (2025), with James Swanton as The Beast.

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