The Best Mark Rylance Movies, Ranked
28 credits from 1985 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) comes out on top with a score of 89. The biggest box office hit is Ready Player One (2018) with $608M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Mark Rylance Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Mark Rylance is credited on. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) leads with 89, followed by Dunkirk (2017) at 88. 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 89 The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 88 Dunkirk 2017 · Action -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 81 The Outfit 2022 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 The Phantom of the Open 2022 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Ready Player One 2018 · Action -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Waiting for the Barbarians 2019 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Don't Look Up 2021 · Sci-Fi -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Waiting for the Barbarians 2020 · Drama
Biggest Mark Rylance Box Office Hits
Mark Rylance's films have made $1.36B worldwide in total. Ready Player One (2018) is the biggest hit at $608M, ahead of Dunkirk (2017) ($534M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Ready Player One 2018 · Action $608M $138M dom.
- 2 Dunkirk 2017 · Action $534M $190M dom.
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Bridge of Spies 2015 · Biography $165M $72.3M dom. - 4
The Gunman 2015 · Action $24.2M $10.7M dom. - 5
Blitz 2011 · Action $11.9M - 6 The Outfit 2022 · Drama $4.03M $3.34M dom.
- 7 The Phantom of the Open 2022 · Drama $4.03M $749K dom.
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Angels and Insects 1995 · Romance $3.41M $3.41M dom. - 9
Intimacy 2001 · Drama $2.67M $405K dom. - 10
Prospero’s Books 1991 · Fantasy $1.75M $1.75M dom.
The Best Mark Rylance Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Mark Rylance has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 11 films, and The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 11 films The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020 Movie Echo Score: 89
- Action 4 films Dunkirk 2017 Movie Echo Score: 88
- Sci-Fi 1 film Don't Look Up 2021 · as Peter Isherwell Movie Echo Score: 56
- Biography 1 film Bridge of Spies 2015
- Romance 1 film Angels and Insects 1995 · as William Adamson
- Fantasy 1 film Prospero’s Books 1991 · as Ferdinand
The Best Mark Rylance Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Mark Rylance's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Mark Rylance Movies
Mark Rylance's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) leads with 15 wins from 34 nominations.
The Latest Mark Rylance Movies
The most recent films Mark Rylance is credited on, newest first — starting with The Phantom of the Open (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Phantom of the Open 2022 · Maurice Flitcroft
- The Outfit 2022 · Leonard
- Don't Look Up 2021 · Peter Isherwell
- The Trial of the Chicago 7 2020 · Drama
- Waiting for the Barbarians 2020 · Magistrate
- Waiting for the Barbarians 2019 · The Magistrate
- Ready Player One 2018 · Anorak, Halliday
- Dunkirk 2017 · Action
- Bridge of Spies 2015 · Biography
- The Gunman 2015 · Action
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Wolf Hall 2015 · Thomas Cromwell -
Twelfth Night 2012 · Olivia
The Best Mark Rylance Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Mark Rylance films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Mark Rylance movie?
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) is the best-rated Mark Rylance film, with a Movie Echo Score of 89, ahead of Dunkirk (2017) (88) and The Outfit (2022) (81). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Trial of the Chicago 7: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Mark Rylance movie?
Ready Player One (2018) made the most at the box office, with $608M worldwide, followed by Dunkirk (2017) with $534M. Together, Mark Rylance's films with box office figures have made $1.36B.
Which Mark Rylance movie won the most awards?
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) is the most decorated Mark Rylance film, with 15 wins from 34 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Mark Rylance drama movie?
The Trial of the Chicago 7 (2020) is the best-rated of Mark Rylance's drama films, with a score of 89. In other genres: Dunkirk (action), Don't Look Up (sci-fi) and Bridge of Spies (biography).
What is the newest Mark Rylance movie?
The newest film on Mark Rylance's filmography is Searching for Shakespeare (2025).
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