The Best Meera Syal Movies, Ranked
30 credits from 1986 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Spin (2021) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) with $174M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Meera Syal Movies
The 10 highest-rated films Meera Syal is credited on. Spin (2021) leads with 78, followed by Patrick (2019) at 70. 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 78 Spin 2021 · Music -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Patrick 2019 · Family -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Almond and the Seahorse 2022 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 Tinsel Town 2025 · Comedy -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Yesterday 2019 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 54 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 2018 · Adventure -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 47 Absolutely Anything 2017 · Sci-Fi -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 46 Dragon Rider 2020 · Adventure -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 The Canterville Ghost 2023 · Animation -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 31 Nativity Rocks! 2018 · Family
Biggest Meera Syal Box Office Hits
Meera Syal's films have made $367M worldwide in total. The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) is the biggest hit at $174M, ahead of Yesterday (2019) ($155M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 2018 · Adventure $174M $54.9M dom.
- 2 Yesterday 2019 · Drama $155M $73.3M dom.
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Desert Flower 2009 · Drama $14.7M $44.3K dom. - 4 Dragon Rider 2020 · Adventure $6.98M
- 5 Nativity Rocks! 2018 · Family $4.13M
- 6 The Canterville Ghost 2023 · Animation $3.9M $192K dom.
- 7 Patrick 2019 · Family $3.37M $6.29K dom.
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Beautiful Thing 1996 · Comedy $2.18M $1.55M dom. - 9
Sammy and Rosie Get Laid 1987 · Drama $1.2M $1.2M dom. - 10
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet 2016 · Drama $1.19M
The Best Meera Syal Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Meera Syal has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 13 films, and The Almond and the Seahorse (2022) is the pick of them.
- Drama 13 films The Almond and the Seahorse 2022 · as Dr. Falmer Movie Echo Score: 70
- Comedy 7 films Tinsel Town 2025 Movie Echo Score: 66
- Family 3 films Patrick 2019 Movie Echo Score: 70
- Adventure 2 films The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 2018 · as Cook Movie Echo Score: 54
- Animation 1 film The Canterville Ghost 2023 · as Lucretia Otis Movie Echo Score: 45
- Music 1 film Spin 2021 · as Asha Movie Echo Score: 78
- Sci-Fi 1 film Absolutely Anything 2017 Movie Echo Score: 47
The Best Meera Syal Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Meera Syal's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Meera Syal Movies
The most recent films Meera Syal is credited on, newest first — starting with Tinsel Town (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Tinsel Town 2025 · Comedy
- The Canterville Ghost 2023 · Lucretia Otis
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The Smeds and the Smoos 2022 · Aunt Smed (voice) - The Almond and the Seahorse 2022 · Dr. Falmer
- Spin 2021 · Asha
- Dragon Rider 2020 · Subisha Gulab (voice)
- Yesterday 2019 · Sheila Malik
- Patrick 2019 · Family
- Nativity Rocks! 2018 · Nina
- The Nutcracker and the Four Realms 2018 · Cook
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To Provide All People 2018 · District Nurse - Absolutely Anything 2017 · Sci-Fi
The Best Meera Syal Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Meera Syal films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Meera Syal movie?
Spin (2021) is the best-rated Meera Syal film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Patrick (2019) (70) and The Almond and the Seahorse (2022) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Spin: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Meera Syal movie?
The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (2018) made the most at the box office, with $174M worldwide, followed by Yesterday (2019) with $155M. Together, Meera Syal's films with box office figures have made $367M.
What is the best Meera Syal drama movie?
The Almond and the Seahorse (2022) is the best-rated of Meera Syal's drama films, with a score of 70. In other genres: Tinsel Town (comedy), Patrick (family) and The Nutcracker and the Four Realms (adventure).
What is the newest Meera Syal movie?
The newest film on Meera Syal's filmography is Tinsel Town (2025).
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