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The Best Ken Russell Movies, Ranked

58 credits from 1956 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Russia House (1990) with $23M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Worldwide gross

Biggest Ken Russell Box Office Hits

Ken Russell's films have made $25.8M worldwide in total. The Russia House (1990) is the biggest hit at $23M, ahead of Whore (1991) ($1.01M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 The Russia House (1990) movie poster The Russia House 1990 · Drama $23M $23M dom.
  2. 2 Whore (1991) movie poster Whore 1991 · Drama $1.01M $1.01M dom.
  3. 3 Gothic (1986) movie poster Gothic 1986 · Horror $916K $916K dom.
  4. 4 The Rainbow (1989) movie poster The Rainbow 1989 · Drama $444K $444K dom.
  5. 5 Women in Love (1969) movie poster Women in Love 1969 · Romance $2.1K
  6. 6 The Music Lovers (1971) movie poster The Music Lovers 1971 · Drama $1.6K
  7. 7 Billion Dollar Brain (1967) movie poster Billion Dollar Brain 1967 · Thriller $214
One pick per genre

The Best Ken Russell Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Ken Russell has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 14 films, and The Russia House (1990) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Ken Russell Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Ken Russell's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 1990s.

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The Latest Ken Russell Movies

The most recent films Ken Russell is credited on, newest first — starting with A Kitten for Hitler (2007). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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FAQ

The Best Ken Russell Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Ken Russell films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the highest-grossing Ken Russell movie?

The Russia House (1990) made the most at the box office, with $23M worldwide, followed by Whore (1991) with $1.01M. Together, Ken Russell's films with box office figures have made $25.8M.

What is the best Ken Russell drama movie?

The Russia House (1990) is the best-rated of Ken Russell's drama films. In other genres: Gothic (horror), Women in Love (romance) and Billion Dollar Brain (thriller).

What is the newest Ken Russell movie?

The newest film on Ken Russell's filmography is Twiggy (2024), with Ken Russell as (archival footage).

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