The Best James Wilby Movies, Ranked
31 credits from 1982 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Vindication Swim (2025) comes out on top with a score of 88. The biggest box office hit is The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) with $29.8M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated James Wilby Movies
The 5 highest-rated films James Wilby is credited on. Vindication Swim (2025) leads with 88, followed by Vindication Swim (2022) at 85. 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 88 Vindication Swim 2025 · Biography -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 85 Vindication Swim 2022 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 The Duke 2021 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Breathe 2017 · Biography -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare 2024 · Action
Biggest James Wilby Box Office Hits
James Wilby's films have made $54.7M worldwide in total. The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) is the biggest hit at $29.8M, ahead of The Duke (2021) ($14.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare 2024 · Action $29.8M $20.5M dom.
- 2 The Duke 2021 · Biography $14.2M $1.53M dom.
- 3 Breathe 2017 · Biography $5.13M $490K dom.
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Maurice 1987 · Drama $2.64M $2.48M dom. - 5
A Handful of Dust 1988 · Romance $1.56M $1.56M dom. - 6
Dreamchild 1985 · Drama $1.22M $1.22M dom. - 7 Vindication Swim 2025 · Biography $114K
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Regeneration 1997 · War $33.1K $33.1K dom. - 9
It’s Gradiva Who Is Calling You 2006 · Drama $4.04K
The Best James Wilby Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre James Wilby has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 14 films, and Vindication Swim (2022) is the pick of them.
- Drama 14 films Vindication Swim 2022 · as Mr. Havers Movie Echo Score: 85
- Romance 4 films A Handful of Dust 1988 · as Tony Last
- Biography 3 films Vindication Swim 2025 · as Mr. Havers Movie Echo Score: 88
- Action 1 film The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare 2024 · as Viscount Algernon Movie Echo Score: 60
- War 1 film Regeneration 1997 · as 2nd Lt. Siegfried Sassoon
The Best James Wilby Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of James Wilby's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest James Wilby Movies
The most recent films James Wilby is credited on, newest first — starting with Vindication Swim (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Vindication Swim 2025 · Mr. Havers
- The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare 2024 · Viscount Algernon
- Vindication Swim 2022 · Mr. Havers
- The Duke 2021 · Judge Aarvold
- Breathe 2017 · Biography
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Churchill’s Secret 2016 · Brendan Bracken -
The Great Train Robbery 2013 · John Wheater -
Best Possible Taste: The Kenny Everett Story 2012 · Wilfred De'Ath -
Titanic 2012 · Bruce Ismay -
Clapham Junction 2007 · Julian Rowan - It’s Gradiva Who Is Calling You 2006 · John Locke
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Sparkling Cyanide 2003 · Stephen Farraday
The Best James Wilby Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest James Wilby films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best James Wilby movie?
Vindication Swim (2025) is the best-rated James Wilby film, with a Movie Echo Score of 88, ahead of Vindication Swim (2022) (85) and The Duke (2021) (78). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Vindication Swim: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing James Wilby movie?
The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (2024) made the most at the box office, with $29.8M worldwide, followed by The Duke (2021) with $14.2M. Together, James Wilby's films with box office figures have made $54.7M.
What is the best James Wilby drama movie?
Vindication Swim (2022) is the best-rated of James Wilby's drama films, with a score of 85. In other genres: A Handful of Dust (romance), Vindication Swim (biography) and The Ministry of Ungentlemanly Warfare (action).
What is the newest James Wilby movie?
The newest film on James Wilby's filmography is Vindication Swim (2025), with James Wilby as Mr. Havers.
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