The Best Sally Hawkins Movies, Ranked
36 credits from 2003 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Paddington 2 (2018) comes out on top with a score of 90. The biggest box office hit is Godzilla (2014) with $525M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Sally Hawkins Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Sally Hawkins is credited on. Paddington 2 (2018) leads with 90, followed by The Shape of Water (2017) at 85. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
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#1 Movie Echo Score: Score 90 Paddington 2 2018 · Adventure -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 85 The Shape of Water 2017 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 83 Maudie 2017 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 79 Kensuke's Kingdom 2024 · Animation -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Bring Her Back 2025 · Horror -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Eternal Beauty 2020 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Eternal Beauty 2019 · Comedy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 The Phantom of the Open 2022 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 71 Spencer 2021 · Drama -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Lost King 2023 · Drama -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 A Boy Called Christmas 2021 · Adventure -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2019 · Action
Biggest Sally Hawkins Box Office Hits
Sally Hawkins's films have made $1.96B worldwide in total. Godzilla (2014) is the biggest hit at $525M, ahead of Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) ($387M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Godzilla 2014 · Action $525M $201M dom. - 2 Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2019 · Action $387M $111M dom.
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Paddington 2015 · Comedy $326M $76.3M dom. - 4 Paddington 2 2018 · Adventure $290M $40.9M dom.
- 5 The Shape of Water 2017 · Adventure $195M $63.9M dom.
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Blue Jasmine 2013 · Drama $99.1M $33.4M dom. - 7 Bring Her Back 2025 · Horror $39.4M $19.3M dom.
- 8 Spencer 2021 · Drama $25.2M $7.09M dom.
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Happy-Go-Lucky 2008 · Drama $18.7M $3.51M dom. - 10
Desert Flower 2009 · Drama $14.7M $44.3K dom.
The Best Sally Hawkins Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Sally Hawkins has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 18 films, and Eternal Beauty (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 18 films Eternal Beauty 2020 Movie Echo Score: 75
- Adventure 3 films Paddington 2 2018 · as Mary Brown Movie Echo Score: 90
- Animation 2 films Kensuke's Kingdom 2024 · as Mum Movie Echo Score: 79
- Comedy 2 films Eternal Beauty 2019 · as Jane Movie Echo Score: 74
- Action 2 films Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2019 · as Dr. Vivienne Graham Movie Echo Score: 45
- Horror 1 film Bring Her Back 2025 · as Laura Movie Echo Score: 78
- Biography 1 film Maudie 2017 Movie Echo Score: 83
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Family 1 film Room on the Broom 2012 · as Bird (voice)
The Best Sally Hawkins Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Sally Hawkins's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Sally Hawkins Movies
Sally Hawkins's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Shape of Water (2017) leads with 14 wins from 52 nominations.
The Latest Sally Hawkins Movies
The most recent films Sally Hawkins is credited on, newest first — starting with Bring Her Back (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Bring Her Back 2025 · Laura
- Kensuke's Kingdom 2024 · Mum
- The Lost King 2023 · Philippa Langley
- The Phantom of the Open 2022 · Jean Flitcroft
- A Boy Called Christmas 2021 · Adventure
- Spencer 2021 · Maggie
- Eternal Beauty 2020 · Drama
- Eternal Beauty 2019 · Jane
- Godzilla: King of the Monsters 2019 · Dr. Vivienne Graham
- Paddington 2 2018 · Mary Brown
- The Shape of Water 2017 · Elisa Esposito
- Maudie 2017 · Biography
The Best Sally Hawkins Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Sally Hawkins films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Sally Hawkins movie?
Paddington 2 (2018) is the best-rated Sally Hawkins film, with a Movie Echo Score of 90, ahead of The Shape of Water (2017) (85) and Maudie (2017) (83). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Paddington 2: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Sally Hawkins movie?
Godzilla (2014) made the most at the box office, with $525M worldwide, followed by Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) with $387M. Together, Sally Hawkins's films with box office figures have made $1.96B.
Which Sally Hawkins movie won the most awards?
The Shape of Water (2017) is the most decorated Sally Hawkins film, with 14 wins from 52 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Sally Hawkins drama movie?
Eternal Beauty (2020) is the best-rated of Sally Hawkins's drama films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Paddington 2 (adventure), Kensuke's Kingdom (animation) and Eternal Beauty (comedy).
What is the newest Sally Hawkins movie?
The newest film on Sally Hawkins's filmography is Bring Her Back (2025), with Sally Hawkins as Laura.
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