The Best Karl Johnson Movies, Ranked
46 credits from 1949 to 2021, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Last Vermeer (2019) comes out on top with a score of 76. The biggest box office hit is Mr. Turner (2014) with $22.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Karl Johnson Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Karl Johnson is credited on. The Last Vermeer (2019) leads with 76, followed by The Last Vermeer (2020) 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 76 The Last Vermeer 2019 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 The Last Vermeer 2020 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 King Lear 2018 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Dream Horse 2021 · Biography -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 The Sea 2017 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Kaleidoscope 2017 · Thriller -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Peterloo 2019 · Drama
Biggest Karl Johnson Box Office Hits
Karl Johnson's films have made $43M worldwide in total. Mr. Turner (2014) is the biggest hit at $22.2M, ahead of Dream Horse (2021) ($6.57M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Mr. Turner 2014 · Biography $22.2M $3.96M dom. - 2 Dream Horse 2021 · Biography $6.57M $2.91M dom.
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Avenging Force 1986 · Drama $4.68M $4.68M dom. - 4 Peterloo 2019 · Drama $2.16M $152K dom.
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A Prayer for the Dying 1987 · Action $1.43M $1.43M dom. - 6
National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood 2021 · Drama $941K - 7
National Theatre Live: Hamlet 2015 · Drama $908K - 8 The Last Vermeer 2020 · Drama $885K $685K dom.
- 9 The Last Vermeer 2019 · Drama $885K $685K dom.
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Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon 1998 · Drama $719K $354K dom.
The Best Karl Johnson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Karl Johnson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 26 films, and The Last Vermeer (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 26 films The Last Vermeer 2019 · as Bernard Bakker Movie Echo Score: 76
- Thriller 3 films Kaleidoscope 2017 · as John Movie Echo Score: 60
- Action 3 films A Prayer for the Dying 1987 · as Fitzgerald
- Biography 2 films Dream Horse 2021 · as Kerby Movie Echo Score: 65
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Comedy 2 films Under Milk Wood 2014 · as Drowned / Voice -
Romance 1 film Close My Eyes 1991 · as Colin
The Best Karl Johnson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Karl Johnson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.
- 2020s 4 films The Last Vermeer 2020 · as Bernard Bakker Movie Echo Score: 75
- 2010s 15 films The Last Vermeer 2019 · as Bernard Bakker Movie Echo Score: 76
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2000s 5 films Four Last Songs 2007 · as Erico - 1990s 11 films Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon 1998 · as John Deakin
- 1980s 6 films Avenging Force 1986 · as Cmdr. Jeb Wallace
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1970s 2 films Jubilee 1979
The Latest Karl Johnson Movies
The most recent films Karl Johnson is credited on, newest first — starting with National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood (2021). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood 2021 · Richard Jenkins
- Dream Horse 2021 · Kerby
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Too Close 2021 · James de Cadenet - The Last Vermeer 2020 · Bernard Bakker
- The Last Vermeer 2019 · Bernard Bakker
- Peterloo 2019 · Lord Sidmouth - The Home Secretary
- King Lear 2018 · Fool
- Kaleidoscope 2017 · John
- The Sea 2017 · Drama
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Born to Kill 2017 · Mr. Williams -
Winter Thaw 2016 · Stepanovich -
Aberfan: The Green Hollow 2016
The Best Karl Johnson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Karl Johnson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Karl Johnson movie?
The Last Vermeer (2019) is the best-rated Karl Johnson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 76, ahead of The Last Vermeer (2020) (75) and King Lear (2018) (68). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Last Vermeer: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Karl Johnson movie?
Mr. Turner (2014) made the most at the box office, with $22.2M worldwide, followed by Dream Horse (2021) with $6.57M. Together, Karl Johnson's films with box office figures have made $43M.
What is the best Karl Johnson drama movie?
The Last Vermeer (2019) is the best-rated of Karl Johnson's drama films, with a score of 76. In other genres: Kaleidoscope (thriller), A Prayer for the Dying (action) and Dream Horse (biography).
What is the newest Karl Johnson movie?
The newest film on Karl Johnson's filmography is National Theatre Live: Under Milk Wood (2021), with Karl Johnson as Richard Jenkins.
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