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The Best Penelope Wilton Movies, Ranked

42 credits from 1972 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Downton Abbey (2019) with $195M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Ranked by Movie Echo Score

Top Rated Penelope Wilton Movies

The 10 highest-rated films Penelope Wilton is credited on. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) leads with 78, followed by The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2024) at 77. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.

Worldwide gross

Biggest Penelope Wilton Box Office Hits

Penelope Wilton's films have made $630M worldwide in total. Downton Abbey (2019) is the biggest hit at $195M, ahead of Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) ($108M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 Downton Abbey (2019) movie poster Downton Abbey 2019 · Drama $195M $96.9M dom.
  2. 2 Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) movie poster Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale 2025 · Drama $108M $45M dom.
  3. 3 Calendar Girls (2003) movie poster Calendar Girls 2003 · Drama $93.4M $31M dom.
  4. 4 Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) movie poster Downton Abbey: A New Era 2022 · Drama $92.7M $44.1M dom.
  5. 5 The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel (2015) movie poster The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2015 · Drama $86M $33.1M dom.
  6. 6 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) movie poster The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 2018 · Drama $23.1M
  7. 7 Operation Mincemeat (2022) movie poster Operation Mincemeat 2022 · Drama $15.6M
  8. 8 The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2024) movie poster The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry 2024 · Drama $5.91M
  9. 9 Carrington (1995) movie poster Carrington 1995 · History $3.24M $3.24M dom.
  10. 10 Blame It on the Bellboy (1992) movie poster Blame It on the Bellboy 1992 · Comedy $3.1M $3.1M dom.
One pick per genre

The Best Penelope Wilton Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Penelope Wilton has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 18 films, and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Penelope Wilton Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Penelope Wilton's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2020s.

Newest first

The Latest Penelope Wilton Movies

The most recent films Penelope Wilton is credited on, newest first — starting with Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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FAQ

The Best Penelope Wilton Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Penelope Wilton films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the best Penelope Wilton movie?

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) is the best-rated Penelope Wilton film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of The Unlikely Pilgrimage of Harold Fry (2024) (77) and Downton Abbey: A New Era (2022) (76). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: cast, ratings & box office

What is the highest-grossing Penelope Wilton movie?

Downton Abbey (2019) made the most at the box office, with $195M worldwide, followed by Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025) with $108M. Together, Penelope Wilton's films with box office figures have made $630M.

What is the best Penelope Wilton drama movie?

The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) is the best-rated of Penelope Wilton's drama films, with a score of 78. In other genres: Eternal Beauty (comedy), Zoo (history) and Joseph Andrews (romance).

What is the newest Penelope Wilton movie?

The newest film on Penelope Wilton's filmography is Downton Abbey: The Grand Finale (2025), with Penelope Wilton as Lady Merton.

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