The Best Joanna Scanlan Movies, Ranked
30 credits from 1998 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. After Love (2023) comes out on top with a score of 80. The biggest box office hit is Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) with $140M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Joanna Scanlan Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Joanna Scanlan is credited on. After Love (2023) leads with 80, followed by Pin Cushion (2018) 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 After Love 2023 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 Pin Cushion 2018 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 2025 · Comedy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Wicked Little Letters 2024 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 How to Build a Girl 2020 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 How to Build a Girl 2019 · Comedy -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Joy 2024 · Biography -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 How to Talk to Girls at Parties 2018 · Sci-Fi -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Tulip Fever 2017 · Drama
Biggest Joanna Scanlan Box Office Hits
Joanna Scanlan's films have made $198M worldwide in total. Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) is the biggest hit at $140M, ahead of Wicked Little Letters (2024) ($27.2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 2025 · Comedy $140M
- 2 Wicked Little Letters 2024 · Comedy $27.2M $5.01M dom.
- 3 Joy 2024 · Biography $15.8M $12.9M dom.
- 4 Tulip Fever 2017 · Drama $9.2M $2.46M dom.
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The Bad Education Movie 2015 · Comedy $3.12M - 6
Tabby McTat 2023 · Animation $803K - 7
Grow Your Own 2007 · Comedy $498K - 8 How to Talk to Girls at Parties 2018 · Sci-Fi $386K $84.8K dom.
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A Little Trip to Heaven 2005 · Drama $132K - 10 Pin Cushion 2018 · Drama $71.3K
The Best Joanna Scanlan Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Joanna Scanlan has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 13 films, and After Love (2023) is the pick of them.
- Drama 13 films After Love 2023 · as Mary Movie Echo Score: 80
- Comedy 8 films Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 2025 · as Cathy Movie Echo Score: 75
- Biography 1 film Joy 2024 · as Gladys May Movie Echo Score: 70
- Animation 1 film Tabby McTat 2023 · as Pat (voice)
- Sci-Fi 1 film How to Talk to Girls at Parties 2018 · as Marion, Enn's Mum Movie Echo Score: 56
The Best Joanna Scanlan Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Joanna Scanlan's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Joanna Scanlan Movies
The most recent films Joanna Scanlan is credited on, newest first — starting with Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy 2025 · Cathy
- Joy 2024 · Gladys May
- Wicked Little Letters 2024 · Ann
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A Very Royal Scandal 2024 · Amanda Thirsk - Tabby McTat 2023 · Pat (voice)
- After Love 2023 · Mary
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Boat Story 2023 · Pat Tooh -
The Light in the Hall 2022 · Sharon Roberts -
Don vs Lightning 2021 · Maggie - How to Build a Girl 2020 · Comedy
- How to Build a Girl 2019 · Mrs. Belling
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The Accident 2019 · Angela Griffiths
The Best Joanna Scanlan Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Joanna Scanlan films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Joanna Scanlan movie?
After Love (2023) is the best-rated Joanna Scanlan film, with a Movie Echo Score of 80, ahead of Pin Cushion (2018) (76) and Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
After Love: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Joanna Scanlan movie?
Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025) made the most at the box office, with $140M worldwide, followed by Wicked Little Letters (2024) with $27.2M. Together, Joanna Scanlan's films with box office figures have made $198M.
Which Joanna Scanlan movie won the most awards?
How to Build a Girl (2020) is the most decorated Joanna Scanlan film, with 1 win from 1 nomination across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Joanna Scanlan drama movie?
After Love (2023) is the best-rated of Joanna Scanlan's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (comedy), Joy (biography) and Tabby McTat (animation).
What is the newest Joanna Scanlan movie?
The newest film on Joanna Scanlan's filmography is Bridget Jones: Mad About the Boy (2025), with Joanna Scanlan as Cathy.
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