The Best Judi Dench Movies, Ranked
92 credits from 1962 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Victoria and Abdul (2017) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Skyfall (2012) with $1.11B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Judi Dench Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Judi Dench is credited on. Victoria and Abdul (2017) leads with 78, followed by Belfast (2021) at 74. 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 Victoria and Abdul 2017 · Biography -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Belfast 2021 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 The Magic Faraway Tree 2026 · Adventure -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 All Is True 2018 · Biography -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Murder on the Orient Express 2017 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 54 Six Minutes to Midnight 2021 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 54 Blithe Spirit 2021 · Fantasy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 53 Off the Rails 2021 · Comedy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 48 Tulip Fever 2017 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 42 Red Joan 2019 · Biography -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 28 Artemis Fowl 2020 · Adventure -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 22 Cats 2019 · Drama
Biggest Judi Dench Box Office Hits
Judi Dench's films have made $3.4B worldwide in total. Skyfall (2012) is the biggest hit at $1.11B, ahead of Casino Royale (2006) ($617M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Skyfall 2012 · Action $1.11B $304M dom. - 2
Casino Royale 2006 · Action $617M $167M dom. - 3 Murder on the Orient Express 2017 · Drama $353M $103M dom.
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Miss Peregrine's Home for Peculiar Children 2016 · Adventure $296M $87.2M dom. - 5
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2012 · Drama $151M $46.4M dom. - 6
Home on the Range 2004 · Western $145M $50M dom. - 7
The Chronicles of Riddick 2004 · Action $116M $57.8M dom. - 8
Philomena 2013 · Drama $100M $37.7M dom. - 9
The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2015 · Drama $86M $33.1M dom. - 10 Cats 2019 · Drama $75.6M $27.2M dom.
The Best Judi Dench Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Judi Dench has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 31 films, and Belfast (2021) is the pick of them.
- Drama 31 films Belfast 2021 · as Granny Movie Echo Score: 74
- Biography 5 films Victoria and Abdul 2017 · as Queen Victoria Movie Echo Score: 78
- Adventure 4 films The Magic Faraway Tree 2026 · as The Voice of the Fridge Movie Echo Score: 71
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Romance 3 films Mrs Brown 1997 · as Queen Victoria - Action 3 films Skyfall 2012
- Comedy 2 films Off the Rails 2021 · as Diana Movie Echo Score: 53
- Fantasy 2 films Blithe Spirit 2021 · as Madame Cecily Arcati Movie Echo Score: 54
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Mystery 2 films Wetherby 1985 · as Marcia Pilborough - Western 1 film Home on the Range 2004
The Best Judi Dench Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Judi Dench's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
- 2020s 6 films Belfast 2021 · as Granny Movie Echo Score: 74
- 2010s 18 films Victoria and Abdul 2017 · as Queen Victoria Movie Echo Score: 78
- 2000s 15 films Casino Royale 2006
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1990s 6 films Tea with Mussolini 1999 -
1980s 10 films A Handful of Dust 1988 · as Mrs. Beaver -
1970s 5 films Langrishe, Go Down 1978 · as Imogen Langrishe
Most Awarded Judi Dench Movies
Judi Dench's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Skyfall (2012) leads with 9 wins from 25 nominations.
- Awards: 9 wins Skyfall 2012 · 25 nominations
- Awards: 8 wins Belfast 2021 · 46 nominations
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Awards: 4 wins Her Majesty, Mrs. Brown 1997 · 15 nominations -
Awards: 3 wins Iris 2001 · 16 nominations - Awards: 1 win Casino Royale 2006 · 11 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Into the Arms of Strangers: Stories of the Kindertransport 2000 · 1 nominations - Awards: 1 win Philomena 2013 · 16 nominations
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Awards: 1 win Notes on a Scandal 2006 · 16 nominations - Awards: 1 win Tea with Mussolini 1999 · 2 nominations
The Latest Judi Dench Movies
The most recent films Judi Dench is credited on, newest first — starting with The Magic Faraway Tree (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Magic Faraway Tree 2026 · The Voice of the Fridge
- Belfast 2021 · Granny
- Off the Rails 2021 · Diana
- Six Minutes to Midnight 2021 · Miss Rocholl
- Blithe Spirit 2021 · Madame Cecily Arcati
- Artemis Fowl 2020 · Adventure
- Cats 2019 · Old Deuteronomy
- Red Joan 2019 · Joan
- All Is True 2018 · Anne Shakespeare
- Murder on the Orient Express 2017 · Princess Dragomiroff
- Victoria and Abdul 2017 · Queen Victoria
- Tulip Fever 2017 · Abbess
The Best Judi Dench Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Judi Dench films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Judi Dench movie?
Victoria and Abdul (2017) is the best-rated Judi Dench film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Belfast (2021) (74) and The Magic Faraway Tree (2026) (71). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Victoria and Abdul: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Judi Dench movie?
Skyfall (2012) made the most at the box office, with $1.11B worldwide, followed by Casino Royale (2006) with $617M. Together, Judi Dench's films with box office figures have made $3.4B.
Which Judi Dench movie won the most awards?
Skyfall (2012) is the most decorated Judi Dench film, with 9 wins from 25 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Judi Dench drama movie?
Belfast (2021) is the best-rated of Judi Dench's drama films, with a score of 74. In other genres: Victoria and Abdul (biography), The Magic Faraway Tree (adventure) and Mrs Brown (romance).
What is the newest Judi Dench movie?
The newest film on Judi Dench's filmography is The Magic Faraway Tree (2026), with Judi Dench as The Voice of the Fridge.
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