The Best Peter Cushing Movies, Ranked
103 credits from 1940 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Night of the Big Heat (1967) with $240K worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Peter Cushing Box Office Hits
Peter Cushing's films have made $388K worldwide in total. Night of the Big Heat (1967) is the biggest hit at $240K, ahead of Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) ($114K). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Night of the Big Heat 1967 · Thriller $240K $236K dom. - 2
Dr. Who and the Daleks 1965 · Family $114K - 3
The Curse of Frankenstein 1957 · Sci-Fi $27.4K - 4
Moulin Rouge 1952 · Drama $3.19K - 5
The Vampire Lovers 1970 · Horror $1.58K - 6
The Naked Edge 1961 · Thriller $1.19K - 7
Hamlet 1948 · Drama $126 - 8
Daleks’ Invasion Earth: 2150 A.D. 1966 · Family $115
The Best Peter Cushing Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Peter Cushing has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Horror leads with 23 films, and The Vampire Lovers (1970) is the pick of them.
The Best Peter Cushing Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Peter Cushing's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1940s to 1970s.
The Latest Peter Cushing Movies
The most recent films Peter Cushing is credited on, newest first — starting with Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Dr. Who: Classic Movie Double Bill 2022 · Dr. Who -
Attack of the Octopus People 2010 · Doctor Welles (archive footage) -
The World of Hammer: Dracula and the Undead 1994 · Professor Lawrence Van Helsing -
Biggles 1986 · Air Commodore Colonel William Raymond -
The Masks of Death 1984 · Sherlock Holmes -
Sword of the Valiant: The Legend of Sir Gawain and the Green Knight 1984 · Action -
House of the Long Shadows 1983 · Sebastian Grisbane -
Mystery on Monster Island 1981 · William T. Kolderup -
A Tale of Two Cities 1980 · Dr. Alexander Manette -
The Silent Scream 1980 · Martin Blueck -
Arabian Adventure 1979 · Wazir Al Wuzara -
Son of Hitler 1979 · Heinrich Haussner
The Best Peter Cushing Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Peter Cushing films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the highest-grossing Peter Cushing movie?
Night of the Big Heat (1967) made the most at the box office, with $240K worldwide, followed by Dr. Who and the Daleks (1965) with $114K. Together, Peter Cushing's films with box office figures have made $388K.
Which Peter Cushing movie won the most awards?
Hamlet (1948) is the most decorated Peter Cushing film, with 8 wins from 14 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Peter Cushing horror movie?
The Vampire Lovers (1970) is the best-rated of Peter Cushing's horror films. In other genres: Moulin Rouge (drama), Night of the Big Heat (thriller) and The Curse of Frankenstein (sci-fi).
What is the newest Peter Cushing movie?
The newest film on Peter Cushing's filmography is The AGFA Mystery Mixtape Vault (2025), with Peter Cushing as Self.
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