The Best Jo Martin Movies, Ranked
15 credits from 1988 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Small Axe: Education (2020) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is Blue Story (2020) with $5.88M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Jo Martin Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Jo Martin is credited on. Small Axe: Education (2020) leads with 80, followed by Blue Story (2019) at 76. 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 80 Small Axe: Education 2020 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Blue Story 2019 · Romance -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Been So Long 2018 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Blue Story 2020 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Hard Truths 2024 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 97 Minutes 2023 · Thriller
Biggest Jo Martin Box Office Hits
Jo Martin's films have made $16.8M worldwide in total. Blue Story (2020) is the biggest hit at $5.88M, ahead of Blue Story (2019) ($5.88M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Jo Martin Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jo Martin has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and Small Axe: Education (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 8 films Small Axe: Education 2020 · as Mrs. Bartholomew Movie Echo Score: 80
- Thriller 2 films 97 Minutes 2023 · as Toyin Movie Echo Score: 38
- Comedy 1 film Hard Truths 2024 · as Nurse Salon Client Movie Echo Score: 69
- Romance 1 film Blue Story 2019 · as Marco’s Mum Movie Echo Score: 76
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Crime 1 film 4.3.2.1 2010 · as Driving Examiner
The Best Jo Martin Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jo Martin's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Jo Martin Movies
The most recent films Jo Martin 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 · Tessie Sewell - Hard Truths 2024 · Nurse Salon Client
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I’ll Play Mother 2024 · Thriller - 97 Minutes 2023 · Toyin
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Doctor Who: The Power of the Doctor 2022 · The Doctor (Fugitive) - Small Axe: Education 2020 · Mrs. Bartholomew
- Blue Story 2020 · Marco's Mum
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Education 2020 · Mrs. Tabitha Bartholomew - Blue Story 2019 · Marco’s Mum
- Been So Long 2018 · Vivienne
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NW 2016 · Marcia -
Devil’s Playground 2010 · Scared Person on Street
The Best Jo Martin Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jo Martin films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Jo Martin movie?
Small Axe: Education (2020) is the best-rated Jo Martin film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of Blue Story (2019) (76) and Been So Long (2018) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Small Axe: Education: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Jo Martin movie?
Blue Story (2020) made the most at the box office, with $5.88M worldwide, followed by Blue Story (2019) with $5.88M. Together, Jo Martin's films with box office figures have made $16.8M.
What is the best Jo Martin drama movie?
Small Axe: Education (2020) is the best-rated of Jo Martin's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: 97 Minutes (thriller), Hard Truths (comedy) and Blue Story (romance).
What is the newest Jo Martin movie?
The newest film on Jo Martin's filmography is Missing You (2025), with Jo Martin as Tessie Sewell.
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