The Best Joanna Lumley Movies, Ranked
59 credits from 1969 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Falling for Figaro (2021) comes out on top with a score of 61. The biggest box office hit is Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016) with $39.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Joanna Lumley Box Office Hits
Joanna Lumley's films have made $132M worldwide in total. Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016) is the biggest hit at $39.2M, ahead of James and the Giant Peach (1996) ($28.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 2016 · Comedy $39.2M $4.77M dom. - 2
James and the Giant Peach 1996 · Adventure $28.9M $28.9M dom. - 3
Ella Enchanted 2004 · Fantasy $27.4M $22.9M dom. - 4
Finding Your Feet 2018 · Drama $15.8M $1.42M dom. - 5
Trail of the Pink Panther 1982 · Mystery $9.06M $9.06M dom. - 6
Shirley Valentine 1989 · Drama $6.06M $6.06M dom. - 7
Curse of the Pink Panther 1983 · Mystery $4.49M $4.49M dom. - 8
Falling for Figaro 2021 · Comedy $1.07M $35.9K dom.
The Best Joanna Lumley Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Joanna Lumley has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 9 films, and Falling for Figaro (2021) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 9 films Falling for Figaro 2021 · as Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop Movie Echo Score: 61
- Drama 7 films Finding Your Feet 2018 · as Jackie Movie Echo Score: 60
- Mystery 4 films Trail of the Pink Panther 1982
- Fantasy 4 films Ella Enchanted 2004
- Adventure 2 films James and the Giant Peach 1996
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Sci-Fi 1 film Absolutely Anything 2017 Movie Echo Score: 47
The Best Joanna Lumley Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Joanna Lumley's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Joanna Lumley Movies
The most recent films Joanna Lumley is credited on, newest first — starting with My Week with Maisy (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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My Week with Maisy 2024 · Mrs. Foster -
Fool Me Once 2024 · Judith Burkett - Falling for Figaro 2021 · Meghan Geoffrey-Bishop
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The Picture of Dorian Gray 2021 · Lady Narborough - Finding Your Feet 2018 · Jackie
- Absolutely Anything 2017 · Sci-Fi
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British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves 2016 · Comedy Role (archive footage) (uncredited) - Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie 2016 · Comedy
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Gangsta Granny 2013 · The Queen -
The Making of a Lady 2012 · Lady Maria Byrne -
Stories of Lost Souls 2004 · Last in Line -
The Magic Roundabout 2004 · Ermintrude (voice)
The Best Joanna Lumley Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Joanna Lumley films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Joanna Lumley movie?
Falling for Figaro (2021) is the best-rated Joanna Lumley film, with a Movie Echo Score of 61, ahead of Finding Your Feet (2018) (60) and Absolutely Anything (2017) (47). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Falling for Figaro: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Joanna Lumley movie?
Absolutely Fabulous: The Movie (2016) made the most at the box office, with $39.2M worldwide, followed by James and the Giant Peach (1996) with $28.9M. Together, Joanna Lumley's films with box office figures have made $132M.
Which Joanna Lumley movie won the most awards?
Shirley Valentine (1989) is the most decorated Joanna Lumley film, with 1 win from 6 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Joanna Lumley comedy movie?
Falling for Figaro (2021) is the best-rated of Joanna Lumley's comedy films, with a score of 61. In other genres: Finding Your Feet (drama), Trail of the Pink Panther (mystery) and Ella Enchanted (fantasy).
What is the newest Joanna Lumley movie?
The newest film on Joanna Lumley's filmography is Twiggy (2026), with Joanna Lumley as Self.
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