The Best Sam Riley Movies, Ranked
26 credits from 2007 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Vault (2021) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is Maleficent (2014) with $760M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Sam Riley Movies
The 12 highest-rated films Sam Riley is credited on. The Vault (2021) leads with 75, followed by Widow Clicquot (2024) at 73. 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 75 The Vault 2021 · Action -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Widow Clicquot 2024 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 Sometimes Always Never 2020 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2019 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Sometimes Always Never 2018 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 68 Rebecca 2020 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Firebrand 2024 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Radioactive 2019 · Romance -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 62 Islands 2026 · Crime -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 Happy New Year, Colin Burstead 2018 · Comedy -
#11 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Radioactive 2020 · Biography -
#12 Movie Echo Score: Score 28 She Is Love 2023 · Drama
Biggest Sam Riley Box Office Hits
Sam Riley's films have made $1.34B worldwide in total. Maleficent (2014) is the biggest hit at $760M, ahead of Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) ($492M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Maleficent 2014 · Action $760M $241M dom. - 2 Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2019 · Action $492M $114M dom.
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Woman in Love 2011 · Comedy $19.3M - 4
Pride and Prejudice and Zombies 2016 · Action $16.5M $10.9M dom. - 5
On the Road 2012 · Adventure $9.62M $744K dom. - 6 The Vault 2021 · Action $8.8M
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Control 2007 · Biography $8.16M $872K dom. - 8 Firebrand 2024 · Drama $4.53M $521K dom.
- 9 Widow Clicquot 2024 · Drama $4.1M $1.02M dom.
- 10 Radioactive 2020 · Biography $3.52M
The Best Sam Riley Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Sam Riley has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 8 films, and Widow Clicquot (2024) is the pick of them.
- Drama 8 films Widow Clicquot 2024 · as Louis Bohne Movie Echo Score: 73
- Comedy 5 films Sometimes Always Never 2018 · as Peter Movie Echo Score: 68
- Action 4 films The Vault 2021 · as James Movie Echo Score: 75
- Biography 2 films Radioactive 2020 · as Pierre Curie Movie Echo Score: 55
- Romance 2 films Radioactive 2019 · as Pierre Curie Movie Echo Score: 63
- Crime 1 film Islands 2026 · as Tom Movie Echo Score: 62
- Adventure 1 film On the Road 2012
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Fantasy 1 film Franklyn 2008 · as Milo
The Best Sam Riley Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Sam Riley's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Sam Riley Movies
The most recent films Sam Riley is credited on, newest first — starting with Islands (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Islands 2026 · Tom
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John Cranko 2024 · John Cranko - Widow Clicquot 2024 · Louis Bohne
- Firebrand 2024 · Thomas Seymour
- She Is Love 2023 · Idris
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Alfons Jitterbit – Class Trip Chaos! 2022 · Jack - The Vault 2021 · James
- Rebecca 2020 · Drama
- Radioactive 2020 · Pierre Curie
- Sometimes Always Never 2020 · Peter
- Maleficent: Mistress of Evil 2019 · Diaval
- Radioactive 2019 · Pierre Curie
The Best Sam Riley Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Sam Riley films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Sam Riley movie?
The Vault (2021) is the best-rated Sam Riley film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of Widow Clicquot (2024) (73) and Sometimes Always Never (2020) (70). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Vault: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Sam Riley movie?
Maleficent (2014) made the most at the box office, with $760M worldwide, followed by Maleficent: Mistress of Evil (2019) with $492M. Together, Sam Riley's films with box office figures have made $1.34B.
Which Sam Riley movie won the most awards?
Control (2007) is the most decorated Sam Riley film, with 1 win from 3 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Sam Riley drama movie?
Widow Clicquot (2024) is the best-rated of Sam Riley's drama films, with a score of 73. In other genres: Sometimes Always Never (comedy), The Vault (action) and Radioactive (biography).
What is the newest Sam Riley movie?
The newest film on Sam Riley's filmography is Islands (2026), with Sam Riley as Tom.
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