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The Best Richard Briers Movies, Ranked

39 credits from 1960 to 2016, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Much Ado About Nothing (1993) with $22.5M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Worldwide gross

Biggest Richard Briers Box Office Hits

Richard Briers's films have made $28.5M worldwide in total. Much Ado About Nothing (1993) is the biggest hit at $22.5M, ahead of Peter’s Friends (1992) ($4.06M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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  1. 1 Much Ado About Nothing (1993) movie poster Much Ado About Nothing 1993 · Drama $22.5M $22.5M dom.
  2. 2 Peter’s Friends (1992) movie poster Peter’s Friends 1992 · Comedy $4.06M $4.06M dom.
  3. 3 National Theatre Live: London Assurance (2010) movie poster National Theatre Live: London Assurance 2010 · Comedy $620K $418K dom.
  4. 4 As You Like It (2006) movie poster As You Like It 2006 · Drama $563K
  5. 5 Unconditional Love (2002) movie poster Unconditional Love 2002 · Drama $489K
  6. 6 A Chorus of Disapproval (1989) movie poster A Chorus of Disapproval 1989 · Drama $216K $216K dom.
  7. 7 Watership Down (1978) movie poster Watership Down 1978 · Adventure $21.9K
One pick per genre

The Best Richard Briers Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Richard Briers has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 16 films, and Peter’s Friends (1992) is the pick of them.

One pick per decade

The Best Richard Briers Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Richard Briers's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2010s.

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The Best Richard Briers Movies: Questions & Answers

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

What is the highest-grossing Richard Briers movie?

Much Ado About Nothing (1993) made the most at the box office, with $22.5M worldwide, followed by Peter’s Friends (1992) with $4.06M. Together, Richard Briers's films with box office figures have made $28.5M.

What is the best Richard Briers comedy movie?

Peter’s Friends (1992) is the best-rated of Richard Briers's comedy films. In other genres: Much Ado About Nothing (drama) and Watership Down (adventure).

What is the newest Richard Briers movie?

The newest film on Richard Briers's filmography is British Sitcom: 60 Years of Laughing at Ourselves (2016), with Richard Briers as Acting Role (archive footage) (uncredited).

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