The Best Nicholas Hytner Movies, Ranked
21 credits from 1989 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Choral (2025) comes out on top with a score of 70. The biggest box office hit is The Object of My Affection (1998) with $46.9M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Nicholas Hytner Box Office Hits
Nicholas Hytner's films have made $168M worldwide in total. The Object of My Affection (1998) is the biggest hit at $46.9M, ahead of The Lady in the Van (2015) ($41.4M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Object of My Affection 1998 · Drama $46.9M $29.2M dom. - 2
The Lady in the Van 2015 · Biography $41.4M $10M dom. - 3
Center Stage 2000 · Drama $26.4M $17.2M dom. - 4
The Madness of King George 1994 · Biography $15.2M $15.2M dom. - 5
The History Boys 2006 · Drama $13.4M $2.71M dom. - 6
The Choral 2025 · Drama $9.53M $1.02M dom. - 7
The Crucible 1996 · History $7.34M $7.34M dom. - 8
National Theatre Live: Hamlet 2010 · Drama $4.64M - 9
National Theatre Live: One Man, Two Guvnors 2011 · Comedy $1.69M - 10
National Theatre Live: Young Marx 2017 · Comedy $908K
The Best Nicholas Hytner Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Nicholas Hytner has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and The Choral (2025) is the pick of them.
The Best Nicholas Hytner Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Nicholas Hytner's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Nicholas Hytner Movies
The most recent films Nicholas Hytner is credited on, newest first — starting with The Choral (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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National Theatre Live: Straight Line Crazy 2022 · Director -
National Theatre Live: A Midsummer Night’s Dream 2019 · Director - National Theatre Live: Young Marx 2017 · Director
- The Lady in the Van 2015 · Director
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National Theatre Live: 50 Years on Stage 2013 · Director -
National Theatre Live: Othello 2013 · Director -
National Theatre Live: People 2013 · Director - National Theatre Live: One Man, Two Guvnors 2011 · Director
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The Metropolitan Opera: Don Carlo 2010 · Director - National Theatre Live: Hamlet 2010 · Director
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National Theatre Live: London Assurance 2010 · Director
The Best Nicholas Hytner Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Nicholas Hytner films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Nicholas Hytner movie?
The Choral (2025) is the best-rated Nicholas Hytner film, with a Movie Echo Score of 70. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Choral: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Nicholas Hytner movie?
The Object of My Affection (1998) made the most at the box office, with $46.9M worldwide, followed by The Lady in the Van (2015) with $41.4M. Together, Nicholas Hytner's films with box office figures have made $168M.
Which Nicholas Hytner movie won the most awards?
The Madness of King George (1994) is the most decorated Nicholas Hytner film, with 3 wins from 15 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Nicholas Hytner drama movie?
The Choral (2025) is the best-rated of Nicholas Hytner's drama films, with a score of 70. In other genres: National Theatre Live: One Man, Two Guvnors (comedy), The Lady in the Van (biography) and The Crucible (history).
What is the newest Nicholas Hytner movie?
The newest film on Nicholas Hytner's filmography is The Choral (2025), directed by Nicholas Hytner.
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