The Best Nigel Havers Movies, Ranked
27 credits from 1970 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Murder on the Blackpool Express (2017) comes out on top with a score of 55. The biggest box office hit is Chariots of Fire (1982) with $59.3M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Nigel Havers Box Office Hits
Nigel Havers's films have made $98.3M worldwide in total. Chariots of Fire (1982) is the biggest hit at $59.3M, ahead of A Passage to India (1985) ($33M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Chariots of Fire 1982 · Biography $59.3M $59M dom. - 2
A Passage to India 1985 · Adventure $33M $27.2M dom. - 3
Farewell to the King 1989 · Adventure $2.42M $2.42M dom. - 4
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers 2004 · Drama $1.79M - 5
The Whistle Blower 1986 · Action $1.5M $1.5M dom. - 6
Lie Down with Lions 1994 · Romance $240K $240K dom.
The Best Nigel Havers Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Nigel Havers has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 7 films, and The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) is the pick of them.
- Drama 7 films The Life and Death of Peter Sellers 2004 · as David Niven
- Romance 2 films Lie Down with Lions 1994 · as Peter Husak
- Action 2 films The Whistle Blower 1986 · as Robert "Bob" Jones
- Adventure 2 films A Passage to India 1985
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Comedy 1 film Murder on the Blackpool Express 2017 · as Doc Movie Echo Score: 55 - Biography 1 film Chariots of Fire 1982
The Best Nigel Havers Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Nigel Havers's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2010s.
The Latest Nigel Havers Movies
The most recent films Nigel Havers is credited on, newest first — starting with A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story 2025 · Cecil Havers - Murder on the Blackpool Express 2017 · Doc
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Trouser Bar 2016 · (uncredited) -
Downton Abbey: Christmas at Downton Abbey 2011 · Lord Hepworth - The Life and Death of Peter Sellers 2004 · David Niven
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Paradise Lost 1999 · Hofstadter -
Element of Doubt 1996 · Richard -
The Glass Virgin 1995 · Edmund Lagrange -
The Burning Season 1994 · Steven Kaye - Lie Down with Lions 1994 · Peter Husak
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Quiet Days in Clichy 1990 · Alfred Perlès - Farewell to the King 1989 · Capt. Fairbourne
The Best Nigel Havers Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Nigel Havers films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Nigel Havers movie?
Murder on the Blackpool Express (2017) is the best-rated Nigel Havers film, with a Movie Echo Score of 55. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Murder on the Blackpool Express: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Nigel Havers movie?
Chariots of Fire (1982) made the most at the box office, with $59.3M worldwide, followed by A Passage to India (1985) with $33M. Together, Nigel Havers's films with box office figures have made $98.3M.
Which Nigel Havers movie won the most awards?
Chariots of Fire (1982) is the most decorated Nigel Havers 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 Nigel Havers drama movie?
The Life and Death of Peter Sellers (2004) is the best-rated of Nigel Havers's drama films. In other genres: Lie Down with Lions (romance), The Whistle Blower (action) and A Passage to India (adventure).
What is the newest Nigel Havers movie?
The newest film on Nigel Havers's filmography is A Cruel Love: The Ruth Ellis Story (2025), with Nigel Havers as Cecil Havers.
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