The Best Pete Postlethwaite Movies, Ranked
48 credits from 1976 to 2011, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) with $619M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Pete Postlethwaite Box Office Hits
Pete Postlethwaite's films have made $887M worldwide in total. The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) is the biggest hit at $619M, ahead of DragonHeart (1996) ($115M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997 · Action $619M $229M dom. - 2
DragonHeart 1996 · Action $115M $51.4M dom. - 3
Rat 2001 · Drama $85.5M $56.6M dom. - 4
James and the Giant Peach 1996 · Adventure $28.9M $28.9M dom. - 5
Solomon Kane 2009 · Fantasy $19.7M - 6
Split Second 1992 · Action $5.43M $5.43M dom. - 7
Strange Bedfellows 2004 · Comedy $3.48M - 8
Brassed Off 1997 · Drama $2.6M $2.58M dom. - 9
A Private Function 1984 · Comedy $2.53M $2.53M dom. - 10
Closing the Ring 2007 · Romance $1.45M
The Best Pete Postlethwaite Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Pete Postlethwaite has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 14 films, and Rat (2001) is the pick of them.
- Drama 14 films Rat 2001
- Comedy 5 films Strange Bedfellows 2004 · as Russell McKenzie (taxman)
- Action 5 films The Lost World: Jurassic Park 1997
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History 3 films The Age of Stupid 2009 · as The Archivist - Fantasy 2 films Solomon Kane 2009 · as William Crowthorn
- Romance 2 films Closing the Ring 2007 · as Quinlan
- Adventure 1 film James and the Giant Peach 1996
The Best Pete Postlethwaite Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Pete Postlethwaite's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2000s.
The Latest Pete Postlethwaite Movies
The most recent films Pete Postlethwaite is credited on, newest first — starting with Solomon Kane (2009). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Solomon Kane 2009 · William Crowthorn
- The Age of Stupid 2009 · The Archivist
- Closing the Ring 2007 · Quinlan
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The Limit 2004 · Gale - Strange Bedfellows 2004 · Russell McKenzie (taxman)
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Cowboy Up 2002 · Reid Braxton -
Triggermen 2002 · Ben Cutler - Rat 2001 · Drama
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Victoria Wood with All the Trimmings 2000 · Various Characters -
When the Sky Falls 2000 · Martin Shaughnessy -
Animal Farm 1999 · Benjamin (voice) / Farmer Jones (voice) -
Alice in Wonderland 1999 · Carpenter
The Best Pete Postlethwaite Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Pete Postlethwaite films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Pete Postlethwaite movie?
The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) made the most at the box office, with $619M worldwide, followed by DragonHeart (1996) with $115M. Together, Pete Postlethwaite's films with box office figures have made $887M.
Which Pete Postlethwaite movie won the most awards?
Distant Voices, Still Lives (1988) is the most decorated Pete Postlethwaite film, with 1 win from 2 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Pete Postlethwaite drama movie?
Rat (2001) is the best-rated of Pete Postlethwaite's drama films. In other genres: Strange Bedfellows (comedy), The Lost World: Jurassic Park (action) and The Age of Stupid (history).
What is the newest Pete Postlethwaite movie?
The newest film on Pete Postlethwaite's filmography is Return to Jurassic Park (2011), with Pete Postlethwaite as Self.
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