The Best Jonathan Pryce Movies, Ranked
84 credits from 1979 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Two Popes (2019) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) with $654M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Jonathan Pryce Movies
The 10 highest-rated films Jonathan Pryce is credited on. The Two Popes (2019) leads with 78, followed by The Wife (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 78 The Two Popes 2019 · Biography -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 76 The Wife 2018 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 The Thursday Murder Club 2025 · Comedy -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 The Man Who Invented Christmas 2017 · Biography -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Scrooge: A Christmas Carol 2022 · Adventure -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 The Man Who Killed Don Quixote 2019 · Adventure -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 59 All the Old Knives 2022 · Mystery -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 Save the Cinema 2022 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 The Penguin Lessons 2025 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 William Tell 2025 · Action
Biggest Jonathan Pryce Box Office Hits
Jonathan Pryce's films have made $1.3B worldwide in total. Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) is the biggest hit at $654M, ahead of Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) ($333M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003 · Action $654M $305M dom. - 2
Tomorrow Never Dies 1997 · Action $333M $125M dom. - 3
Evita 1996 · Biography $141M $50M dom. - 4
Woman in Gold 2015 · Drama $61.6M $33.3M dom. - 5 The Wife 2018 · Drama $20M $9.6M dom.
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De-Lovely 2004 · Biography $18.6M $13.5M dom. - 7 The Penguin Lessons 2025 · Drama $14.2M $3.29M dom.
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Brazil 1985 · Sci-Fi $9.95M $9.93M dom. - 9
Hysteria 2012 · Comedy $9.58M $1.8M dom. - 10
Something Wicked This Way Comes 1983 · Mystery $8.4M $8.4M dom.
The Best Jonathan Pryce Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Jonathan Pryce has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 24 films, and The Wife (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 24 films The Wife 2018 · as Joe Castleman Movie Echo Score: 76
- Comedy 9 films The Thursday Murder Club 2025 · as Stephen Movie Echo Score: 73
- Mystery 5 films All the Old Knives 2022 · as Bill Compton Movie Echo Score: 59
- Action 4 films William Tell 2025 · as Attinghausen Movie Echo Score: 55
- Adventure 4 films Scrooge: A Christmas Carol 2022 · as Jacob Marley Movie Echo Score: 64
- Biography 4 films The Two Popes 2019 · as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis Movie Echo Score: 78
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History 3 films Carrington 1995 · as Lytton Strachey - Sci-Fi 3 films Brazil 1985
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Animation 2 films A Troll in Central Park 1994 · as Alan (voice)
The Best Jonathan Pryce Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Jonathan Pryce's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 6 films The Thursday Murder Club 2025 · as Stephen Movie Echo Score: 73
- 2010s 19 films The Two Popes 2019 · as Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis Movie Echo Score: 78
- 2000s 12 films Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl 2003
- 1990s 15 films Tomorrow Never Dies 1997
- 1980s 15 films Brazil 1985
Most Awarded Jonathan Pryce Movies
Jonathan Pryce's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Wife (2018) leads with 4 wins from 6 nominations.
The Latest Jonathan Pryce Movies
The most recent films Jonathan Pryce is credited on, newest first — starting with The Thursday Murder Club (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Thursday Murder Club 2025 · Stephen
- William Tell 2025 · Attinghausen
- The Penguin Lessons 2025 · Drama
- Scrooge: A Christmas Carol 2022 · Jacob Marley
- All the Old Knives 2022 · Bill Compton
- Save the Cinema 2022 · Mr. Morgan
- The Two Popes 2019 · Cardinal Jorge Mario Bergoglio, Pope Francis
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Piney: The Lonesome Pine 2019 · Grandpa Sid - The Man Who Killed Don Quixote 2019 · Don Quixote
- The Wife 2018 · Joe Castleman
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To Provide All People 2018 · Retired Neurosurgeon - The Man Who Invented Christmas 2017 · Mr. John Dickens
The Best Jonathan Pryce Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Jonathan Pryce films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Jonathan Pryce movie?
The Two Popes (2019) is the best-rated Jonathan Pryce film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of The Wife (2018) (76) and The Thursday Murder Club (2025) (73). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Two Popes: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Jonathan Pryce movie?
Pirates of the Caribbean: The Curse of the Black Pearl (2003) made the most at the box office, with $654M worldwide, followed by Tomorrow Never Dies (1997) with $333M. Together, Jonathan Pryce's films with box office figures have made $1.3B.
Which Jonathan Pryce movie won the most awards?
The Wife (2018) is the most decorated Jonathan Pryce film, with 4 wins from 6 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Jonathan Pryce drama movie?
The Wife (2018) is the best-rated of Jonathan Pryce's drama films, with a score of 76. In other genres: The Thursday Murder Club (comedy), All the Old Knives (mystery) and William Tell (action).
What is the newest Jonathan Pryce movie?
The newest film on Jonathan Pryce's filmography is The Thursday Murder Club (2025), with Jonathan Pryce as Stephen.
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