The Best Joely Richardson Movies, Ranked
45 credits from 1984 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Little Bone Lodge (2023) comes out on top with a score of 77. The biggest box office hit is Red Sparrow (2018) with $152M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Joely Richardson Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Joely Richardson is credited on. Little Bone Lodge (2023) leads with 77, followed by Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) at 75. 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 77 Little Bone Lodge 2023 · Thriller -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 2025 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Color Out of Space 2020 · Sci-Fi -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 In Darkness 2018 · Thriller -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Lady Chatterley's Lover 2022 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Color Out of Space 2019 · Mystery -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Red Sparrow 2018 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Surviving Christmas with the Relatives 2019 · Comedy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 44 The Aspern Papers 2019 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 36 Fallen 2017 · Adventure -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 33 The Turning 2020 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 22 My Dad’s Christmas Date 2020 · Romance
Biggest Joely Richardson Box Office Hits
Joely Richardson's films have made $422M worldwide in total. Red Sparrow (2018) is the biggest hit at $152M, ahead of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) ($108M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Red Sparrow 2018 · Drama $152M $46.9M dom.
- 2 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 2025 · Drama $108M $45M dom.
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King Ralph 1991 · Comedy $52.5M $34M dom. - 4
Shining Through 1992 · War $43.8M $21.6M dom. - 5
The Last Mimzy 2007 · Adventure $27.3M $21.5M dom. - 6 The Turning 2020 · Drama $19.4M $15.5M dom.
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The Hotel New Hampshire 1984 · Drama $5.14M $5.14M dom. - 8
Thanks for Sharing 2013 · Drama $3.5M $1.07M dom. - 9 Fallen 2017 · Adventure $2.58M
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Maggie 2015 · Drama $1.66M $187K dom.
The Best Joely Richardson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Joely Richardson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 15 films, and Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 15 films Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 2025 · as Lady Petersfield Movie Echo Score: 75
- Comedy 6 films Surviving Christmas with the Relatives 2019 · as Lyla Movie Echo Score: 55
- Thriller 4 films Little Bone Lodge 2023 · as Ma Movie Echo Score: 77
- Romance 2 films My Dad’s Christmas Date 2020 · as Sarah Movie Echo Score: 22
- Mystery 2 films Color Out of Space 2019 · as Theresa Gardner Movie Echo Score: 57
- Adventure 2 films Fallen 2017 · as Ms Sophia Movie Echo Score: 36
- Sci-Fi 1 film Color Out of Space 2020 · as Theresa Movie Echo Score: 75
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Biography 1 film Papa: Hemingway in Cuba 2016 - War 1 film Shining Through 1992 · as Margrete Von Eberstein
The Best Joely Richardson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Joely Richardson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Joely Richardson Movies
The most recent films Joely Richardson is credited on, newest first — starting with Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 2025 · Lady Petersfield
- Little Bone Lodge 2023 · Ma
- Lady Chatterley's Lover 2022 · Mrs. Bolton
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The Lost Girls 2022 · Jane - My Dad’s Christmas Date 2020 · Sarah
- Color Out of Space 2020 · Theresa
- The Turning 2020 · Darla Mandell
- Surviving Christmas with the Relatives 2019 · Lyla
- Color Out of Space 2019 · Theresa Gardner
- The Aspern Papers 2019 · Miss Tina
- In Darkness 2018 · Alex
- Red Sparrow 2018 · Nina Egorova
The Best Joely Richardson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Joely Richardson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Joely Richardson movie?
Little Bone Lodge (2023) is the best-rated Joely Richardson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77, ahead of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) (75) and Color Out of Space (2020) (75). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Little Bone Lodge: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Joely Richardson movie?
Red Sparrow (2018) made the most at the box office, with $152M worldwide, followed by Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) with $108M. Together, Joely Richardson's films with box office figures have made $422M.
Which Joely Richardson movie won the most awards?
Color Out of Space (2020) is the most decorated Joely Richardson film, with 1 win from 2 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Joely Richardson drama movie?
Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) is the best-rated of Joely Richardson's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Surviving Christmas with the Relatives (comedy), Little Bone Lodge (thriller) and My Dad’s Christmas Date (romance).
What is the newest Joely Richardson movie?
The newest film on Joely Richardson's filmography is Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025), with Joely Richardson as Lady Petersfield.
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