The Best Sam Neill Movies, Ranked
101 credits from 1977 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Thor: Ragnarok (2017) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is Jurassic World Dominion (2022) with $1B worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Sam Neill Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Sam Neill is credited on. Thor: Ragnarok (2017) leads with 85, followed by Sweet Country (2018) at 82. 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 85 Thor: Ragnarok 2017 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 82 Sweet Country 2018 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Ride Like a Girl 2019 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Rams 2021 · Adventure -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 67 Peter Rabbit 2018 · Adventure -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 Bring Him to Me 2024 · Crime -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 The Portable Door 2023 · Comedy -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Ride Like a Girl 2020 · Biography -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 57 The Commuter 2018 · Action -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 35 Jurassic World Dominion 2022 · Action -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 26 Assassin Club 2023 · Action -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 23 Blackbird 2020 · Drama
Biggest Sam Neill Box Office Hits
Sam Neill's films have made $3.23B worldwide in total. Jurassic World Dominion (2022) is the biggest hit at $1B, ahead of Thor: Ragnarok (2017) ($855M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Jurassic World Dominion 2022 · Action $1B $377M dom.
- 2 Thor: Ragnarok 2017 · Action $855M $315M dom.
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Jurassic Park III 2001 · Action $369M $181M dom. - 4 Peter Rabbit 2018 · Adventure $352M $115M dom.
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The Vow 2012 · Drama $196M $125M dom. - 6 The Commuter 2018 · Action $120M $36.3M dom.
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The Jungle Book 1994 · Adventure $52.4M $43.2M dom. - 8
Daybreakers 2010 · Action $51.4M $30.1M dom. - 9
The Piano 1993 · Drama $40.2M $40.2M dom. - 10
Hunt for the Wilderpeople 2016 · Adventure $38.6M $5.21M dom.
The Best Sam Neill Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Sam Neill has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 33 films, and Ride Like a Girl (2019) is the pick of them.
- Drama 33 films Ride Like a Girl 2019 · as Paddy Payne Movie Echo Score: 80
- Action 9 films Thor: Ragnarok 2017 · as Actor Odin Movie Echo Score: 85
- Adventure 7 films Sweet Country 2018 · as Fred Smith Movie Echo Score: 82
- Comedy 3 films The Portable Door 2023 · as Dennis Tanner Movie Echo Score: 63
- Biography 3 films Ride Like a Girl 2020 · as Paddy Payne Movie Echo Score: 58
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Thriller 3 films Dead Calm 1989 -
Mystery 3 films In the Mouth of Madness 1995 -
Romance 3 films Plenty 1985 · as Lazar -
Animation 2 films Scarygirl 2024 · as Dr. Maybee
The Best Sam Neill Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Sam Neill's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Sam Neill Movies
Sam Neill's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. The Piano (1993) leads with 8 wins from 26 nominations.
The Latest Sam Neill Movies
The most recent films Sam Neill is credited on, newest first — starting with Scarygirl (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Scarygirl 2024 · Dr. Maybee
- Bring Him to Me 2024 · Frank
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Apples Never Fall 2024 · Stan Delaney - Assassin Club 2023 · Caldwell
- The Portable Door 2023 · Dennis Tanner
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Voice Activated 2022 · Audiobook Narrator (voice) - Jurassic World Dominion 2022 · Alan Grant
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Daisy Quokka: World's Scariest Animal 2021 · Frankie Scales - Rams 2021 · Colin
- Blackbird 2020 · Paul
- Ride Like a Girl 2020 · Paddy Payne
- Ride Like a Girl 2019 · Paddy Payne
The Best Sam Neill Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Sam Neill films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Sam Neill movie?
Thor: Ragnarok (2017) is the best-rated Sam Neill film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of Sweet Country (2018) (82) and Ride Like a Girl (2019) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Thor: Ragnarok: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Sam Neill movie?
Jurassic World Dominion (2022) made the most at the box office, with $1B worldwide, followed by Thor: Ragnarok (2017) with $855M. Together, Sam Neill's films with box office figures have made $3.23B.
Which Sam Neill movie won the most awards?
The Piano (1993) is the most decorated Sam Neill film, with 8 wins from 26 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Sam Neill drama movie?
Ride Like a Girl (2019) is the best-rated of Sam Neill's drama films, with a score of 80. In other genres: Thor: Ragnarok (action), Sweet Country (adventure) and The Portable Door (comedy).
What is the newest Sam Neill movie?
The newest film on Sam Neill's filmography is Scarygirl (2024), with Sam Neill as Dr. Maybee.
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