The Best Mike Leigh Movies, Ranked
48 credits from 1971 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Hard Truths (2024) comes out on top with a score of 69. The biggest box office hit is Mr. Turner (2014) with $22.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Mike Leigh Box Office Hits
Mike Leigh's films have made $110M worldwide in total. Mr. Turner (2014) is the biggest hit at $22.2M, ahead of Another Year (2010) ($19.7M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Mr. Turner 2014 · Biography $22.2M $3.96M dom. - 2
Another Year 2010 · Drama $19.7M $3.21M dom. - 3
Happy-Go-Lucky 2008 · Drama $18.7M $3.51M dom. - 4
Secrets & Lies 1996 · Drama $13.4M $13.4M dom. - 5
Vera Drake 2004 · Drama $13.3M $3.78M dom. - 6
Topsy-Turvy 1999 · Biography $7.8M $6.21M dom. - 7
All or Nothing 2002 · Drama $2.85M $202K dom. - 8
Hard Truths 2024 · Comedy $2.83M $808K dom. - 9
Career Girls 1997 · Drama $2.42M $2.42M dom. - 10
Peterloo 2019 · Drama $2.16M $152K dom.
The Best Mike Leigh Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Mike Leigh has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 21 films, and Peterloo (2019) is the pick of them.
The Best Mike Leigh Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Mike Leigh's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Mike Leigh Movies
Mike Leigh's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. Secrets & Lies (1996) leads with 5 wins from 17 nominations.
The Latest Mike Leigh Movies
The most recent films Mike Leigh is credited on, newest first — starting with Hard Truths (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Hard Truths 2024 · Director
- Peterloo 2019 · Director
- Mr. Turner 2014 · Director
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A Running Jump 2012 · Director - Another Year 2010 · Director
- Happy-Go-Lucky 2008 · Director
- Vera Drake 2004 · Director
- All or Nothing 2002 · Director
- Topsy-Turvy 1999 · Director
- Career Girls 1997 · Director
- Secrets & Lies 1996 · Director
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Naked 1993 · Director
The Best Mike Leigh Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Mike Leigh films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Mike Leigh movie?
Hard Truths (2024) is the best-rated Mike Leigh film, with a Movie Echo Score of 69, ahead of Peterloo (2019) (55). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Hard Truths: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Mike Leigh movie?
Mr. Turner (2014) made the most at the box office, with $22.2M worldwide, followed by Another Year (2010) with $19.7M. Together, Mike Leigh's films with box office figures have made $110M.
Which Mike Leigh movie won the most awards?
Secrets & Lies (1996) is the most decorated Mike Leigh film, with 5 wins from 17 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Mike Leigh drama movie?
Peterloo (2019) is the best-rated of Mike Leigh's drama films, with a score of 55. In other genres: Hard Truths (comedy) and Mr. Turner (biography).
What is the newest Mike Leigh movie?
The newest film on Mike Leigh's filmography is Hard Truths (2024), directed by Mike Leigh.
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