The Best Julian Sands Movies, Ranked
71 credits from 1982 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Yeh Ballet (2020) comes out on top with a score of 77. The biggest box office hit is Arachnophobia (1990) with $53.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Julian Sands Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Julian Sands is credited on. Yeh Ballet (2020) leads with 77, followed by Benediction (2022) 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 77 Yeh Ballet 2020 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Benediction 2022 · Biography -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 The Garden of Evening Mists 2019 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 A Nasty Piece of Work 2019 · Horror -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Painted Bird 2020 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Painted Bird 2019 · War -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Crooked House 2017 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 The Last Breath 2024 · Horror -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Death Rider in the House of Vampires 2021 · Western -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 34 The Ghosts of Monday 2022 · Horror -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 28 The Ghosts of Borley Rectory 2021 · Drama -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 22 Bobbleheads: The Movie 2020 · Family
Biggest Julian Sands Box Office Hits
Julian Sands's films have made $96.4M worldwide in total. Arachnophobia (1990) is the biggest hit at $53.2M, ahead of Warlock (1989) ($9.09M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Arachnophobia 1990 · Thriller $53.2M $53.2M dom. - 2
Warlock 1989 · Action $9.09M $9.09M dom. - 3
Oxford Blues 1984 · Drama $8.79M $8.79M dom. - 4
Impromptu 1991 · Comedy $4.08M $4.08M dom. - 5
Warlock: The Armageddon 1993 · Sci-Fi $3.9M $3.9M dom. - 6 Crooked House 2017 · Drama $3.68M
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One Night Stand 1997 · Drama $2.64M $2.64M dom. - 8
Vibes 1988 · Comedy $1.88M $1.88M dom. - 9
Boxing Helena 1993 · Drama $1.8M $1.8M dom. - 10
Gothic 1986 · Horror $916K $916K dom.
The Best Julian Sands Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Julian Sands has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 16 films, and Yeh Ballet (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 16 films Yeh Ballet 2020 · as Saul Aaron Movie Echo Score: 77
- Horror 8 films A Nasty Piece of Work 2019 · as Steven Essex Movie Echo Score: 72
- Comedy 8 films Impromptu 1991 · as Franz Liszt
- Thriller 5 films Arachnophobia 1990
- Action 4 films Warlock 1989 · as Warlock
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Adventure 4 films The Trail 2006 · as Gary -
Tv movie 4 films The Haunted Airman 2006 · as Dr. Hal Burns - Sci-Fi 3 films Warlock: The Armageddon 1993 · as Warlock
- Biography 2 films Benediction 2022 · as Chief Medical Officer Movie Echo Score: 74
The Best Julian Sands Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Julian Sands's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
- 2020s 11 films Yeh Ballet 2020 · as Saul Aaron Movie Echo Score: 77
- 2010s 12 films The Garden of Evening Mists 2019 · as 1980s Frederik Gemmell Movie Echo Score: 74
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2000s 14 films Romasanta: The Werewolf Hunt 2004 · as Manuel Romasanta - 1990s 15 films Arachnophobia 1990
- 1980s 15 films Warlock 1989 · as Warlock
The Latest Julian Sands Movies
The most recent films Julian Sands is credited on, newest first — starting with Seneca (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Seneca 2025 · Rufus -
Body Odyssey 2025 · Kurt - The Last Breath 2024 · Levi
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Double Soul 2023 · Orlandi - The Ghosts of Monday 2022 · Bruce
- Benediction 2022 · Chief Medical Officer
- Death Rider in the House of Vampires 2021 · Count Holliday
- The Ghosts of Borley Rectory 2021 · Lionel Foyster
- Bobbleheads: The Movie 2020 · Purrbles McCat (voice)
- The Painted Bird 2020 · Drama
- Yeh Ballet 2020 · Saul Aaron
- A Nasty Piece of Work 2019 · Steven Essex
The Best Julian Sands Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Julian Sands films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Julian Sands movie?
Yeh Ballet (2020) is the best-rated Julian Sands film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77, ahead of Benediction (2022) (74) and The Garden of Evening Mists (2019) (74). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Yeh Ballet: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Julian Sands movie?
Arachnophobia (1990) made the most at the box office, with $53.2M worldwide, followed by Warlock (1989) with $9.09M. Together, Julian Sands's films with box office figures have made $96.4M.
What is the best Julian Sands drama movie?
Yeh Ballet (2020) is the best-rated of Julian Sands's drama films, with a score of 77. In other genres: A Nasty Piece of Work (horror), Impromptu (comedy) and Arachnophobia (thriller).
What is the newest Julian Sands movie?
The newest film on Julian Sands's filmography is Seneca (2025), with Julian Sands as Rufus.
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