The Best Lesley Manville Movies, Ranked
45 credits from 1980 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Phantom Thread (2017) comes out on top with a score of 88. The biggest box office hit is Maleficent (2014) with $760M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Lesley Manville Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Lesley Manville is credited on. Phantom Thread (2017) leads with 88, followed by Let Him Go (2020) at 86. 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 88 Phantom Thread 2017 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 86 Let Him Go 2020 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 82 Mr. Burton 2025 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris 2022 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Ordinary Love 2020 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Ordinary Love 2019 · Romance -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2019 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 The Critic 2024 · Crime -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Midwinter Break 2026 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Cold Storage 2025 · Comedy -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Mr. Burton 2026 · Biography -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Hampstead 2019 · Drama
Biggest Lesley Manville Box Office Hits
Lesley Manville's films have made $1.46B worldwide in total. Maleficent (2014) is the biggest hit at $760M, ahead of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) ($492M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Maleficent 2014 · Action $760M $241M dom. - 2 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2019 · Action $492M $114M dom.
- 3 Phantom Thread 2017 · Drama $52.2M $21.2M dom.
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Back to Black 2024 · Biography $51M $6.18M dom. - 5 Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris 2022 · Drama $31.2M $10.4M dom.
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Mr. Turner 2014 · Biography $22.2M $3.96M dom. - 7
Another Year 2010 · Drama $19.7M $3.21M dom. - 8 Let Him Go 2020 · Drama $10.8M $9.36M dom.
- 9 The Critic 2024 · Crime $3.34M $449K dom.
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All or Nothing 2002 · Drama $2.85M $202K dom.
The Best Lesley Manville Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Lesley Manville has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 25 films, and Phantom Thread (2017) is the pick of them.
- Drama 25 films Phantom Thread 2017 · as Cyril Movie Echo Score: 88
- Biography 3 films Mr. Burton 2026 · as Ma Smith Movie Echo Score: 61
- Comedy 2 films Cold Storage 2025 · as Trini Romano Movie Echo Score: 64
- Crime 2 films The Critic 2024 · as Annabel Land Movie Echo Score: 69
- Action 2 films Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2019 · as Flittle Movie Echo Score: 69
- Romance 1 film Ordinary Love 2019 · as Joan Movie Echo Score: 74
The Best Lesley Manville Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Lesley Manville's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Lesley Manville Movies
The most recent films Lesley Manville is credited on, newest first — starting with Mr. Burton (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Mr. Burton 2026 · Ma Smith
- Midwinter Break 2026 · Stella
- Cold Storage 2025 · Trini Romano
- Mr. Burton 2025 · Ma Smith
- The Critic 2024 · Annabel Land
- Back to Black 2024 · Cynthia
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Disclaimer 2024 · Nancy Brigstocke - Mrs. Harris Goes to Paris 2022 · Ada Harris
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Everything I Ever Wanted To Tell My Daughter About Men 2021 · The Mother - Let Him Go 2020 · Blanche Weboy
- Ordinary Love 2020 · Joan
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2019 · Flittle
The Best Lesley Manville Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Lesley Manville films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Lesley Manville movie?
Phantom Thread (2017) is the best-rated Lesley Manville film, with a Movie Echo Score of 88, ahead of Let Him Go (2020) (86) and Mr. Burton (2025) (82). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Phantom Thread: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Lesley Manville movie?
Maleficent (2014) made the most at the box office, with $760M worldwide, followed by Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) with $492M. Together, Lesley Manville's films with box office figures have made $1.46B.
Which Lesley Manville movie won the most awards?
Phantom Thread (2017) is the most decorated Lesley Manville film, with 3 wins from 16 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Lesley Manville drama movie?
Phantom Thread (2017) is the best-rated of Lesley Manville's drama films, with a score of 88. In other genres: Mr. Burton (biography), Cold Storage (comedy) and The Critic (crime).
What is the newest Lesley Manville movie?
The newest film on Lesley Manville's filmography is Mr. Burton (2026), with Lesley Manville as Ma Smith.
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