The Best Lily James Movies, Ranked
34 credits from 2012 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Baby Driver (2017) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Cinderella (2015) with $542M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Lily James Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Lily James is credited on. Baby Driver (2017) leads with 85, followed by The Iron Claw (2023) at 80. 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 85 Baby Driver 2017 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 The Iron Claw 2023 · Biography -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Little Woods 2019 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Rare Beasts 2019 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 79 The Dig 2021 · Biography -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Darkest Hour 2017 · Biography -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 2018 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 2018 · Comedy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Rebecca 2020 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 The Exception 2017 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 What's Love Got to Do with It? 2023 · Comedy -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Yesterday 2019 · Drama
Biggest Lily James Box Office Hits
Lily James's films have made $1.57B worldwide in total. Cinderella (2015) is the biggest hit at $542M, ahead of Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) ($396M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Cinderella 2015 · Adventure $542M $201M dom. - 2 Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again 2018 · Comedy $396M $121M dom.
- 3 Baby Driver 2017 · Action $227M $108M dom.
- 4 Yesterday 2019 · Drama $155M $73.3M dom.
- 5 Darkest Hour 2017 · Biography $151M $56.5M dom.
- 6 The Iron Claw 2023 · Biography $45.2M $35.1M dom.
- 7 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 2018 · Drama $23.1M
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Pride and Prejudice and Zombies 2016 · Action $16.5M $10.9M dom. - 9 What's Love Got to Do with It? 2023 · Comedy $11.1M
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National Theatre Live: All About Eve 2019 · Drama $1.46M
The Best Lily James Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Lily James has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 17 films, and Little Woods (2019) is the pick of them.
The Latest Lily James Movies
The most recent films Lily James is credited on, newest first — starting with Swiped (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Swiped 2025 · Whitney Wolfe Herd -
Relay 2025 · Sarah -
Finally Dawn 2025 · Josephine Esperanto -
Greedy People 2024 · Paige - The Iron Claw 2023 · Pam
- What's Love Got to Do with It? 2023 · Zoe Stevenson
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Pam & Tommy 2022 · Pamela Anderson -
Beauty and the Beast: A Comic Relief Pantomime for Christmas 2021 · Rose -
Rare Beasts 2021 · Cressida - The Dig 2021 · Peggy Piggott
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The Pursuit of Love 2021 · Linda Radlett - Rebecca 2020 · Drama
The Best Lily James Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Lily James films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Lily James movie?
Baby Driver (2017) is the best-rated Lily James film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of The Iron Claw (2023) (80) and Little Woods (2019) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Baby Driver: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Lily James movie?
Cinderella (2015) made the most at the box office, with $542M worldwide, followed by Mamma Mia! Here We Go Again (2018) with $396M. Together, Lily James's films with box office figures have made $1.57B.
Which Lily James movie won the most awards?
Darkest Hour (2017) is the most decorated Lily James film, with 8 wins from 21 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Lily James drama movie?
Little Woods (2019) is the best-rated of Lily James's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Rare Beasts (comedy), The Iron Claw (biography) and Baby Driver (action).
What is the newest Lily James movie?
The newest film on Lily James's filmography is Swiped (2025), with Lily James as Whitney Wolfe Herd.
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