The Best Sean Bean Movies, Ranked
81 credits from 1986 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Wolfwalkers (2020) comes out on top with a score of 92. The biggest box office hit is GoldenEye (1995) with $352M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Sean Bean Movies
The 9 highest-rated films Sean Bean is credited on. Wolfwalkers (2020) leads with 92, followed by Possessor Uncut (2020) at 78. 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 92 Wolfwalkers 2020 · Adventure -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Possessor Uncut 2020 · Sci-Fi -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 78 Possessor 2020 · Thriller -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Dark River 2018 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 Anemone 2025 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Deep Cover 2025 · Action -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Drone 2017 · Thriller -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 Mummies 2023 · Comedy -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 42 Knights of the Zodiac 2023 · Action
Biggest Sean Bean Box Office Hits
Sean Bean's films have made $1.39B worldwide in total. GoldenEye (1995) is the biggest hit at $352M, ahead of National Treasure (2004) ($348M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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GoldenEye 1995 · Action $352M $106M dom. - 2
National Treasure 2004 · Action $348M $173M dom. - 3
Flightplan 2005 · Drama $223M $89.7M dom. - 4
Patriot Games 1992 · Action $178M $83.4M dom. - 5
Silent Hill 2006 · Drama $101M $47M dom. - 6
Silent Hill: Revelation 3D 2012 · Mystery $55.4M $17.5M dom. - 7 Mummies 2023 · Comedy $54.5M $4.28M dom.
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The Hitcher 2007 · Action $25.4M $16.5M dom. - 9
The Young Messiah 2016 · Drama $7.33M $6.49M dom. - 10 Knights of the Zodiac 2023 · Action $6.99M $1.09M dom.
The Best Sean Bean Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Sean Bean has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 14 films, and Dark River (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 14 films Dark River 2018 · as Richard Bell Movie Echo Score: 74
- Action 13 films Deep Cover 2025 · as Billings Movie Echo Score: 72
- Adventure 6 films Wolfwalkers 2020 · as Bill Goodfellowe Movie Echo Score: 92
- Thriller 6 films Possessor 2020 · as John Parse Movie Echo Score: 78
- Comedy 3 films Mummies 2023 Movie Echo Score: 45
- Sci-Fi 3 films Possessor Uncut 2020 · as John Parse Movie Echo Score: 78
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Romance 3 films Anna Karenina 1997 · as Vronsky -
History 3 films Caravaggio 1986 · as Ranuccio - Mystery 2 films Silent Hill: Revelation 3D 2012
The Best Sean Bean Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Sean Bean's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Sean Bean Movies
The most recent films Sean Bean is credited on, newest first — starting with The Isolate Thief (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Isolate Thief 2026 · Action - Anemone 2025 · Jem
- Deep Cover 2025 · Billings
- Knights of the Zodiac 2023 · Alman Kido
- Mummies 2023 · Comedy
- Wolfwalkers 2020 · Bill Goodfellowe
- Possessor Uncut 2020 · John Parse
- Possessor 2020 · John Parse
- Dark River 2018 · Richard Bell
- Drone 2017 · Thriller
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Kingsglaive: Final Fantasy XV 2016 · Action - The Young Messiah 2016 · Drama
The Best Sean Bean Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Sean Bean films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Sean Bean movie?
Wolfwalkers (2020) is the best-rated Sean Bean film, with a Movie Echo Score of 92, ahead of Possessor Uncut (2020) (78) and Possessor (2020) (78). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Wolfwalkers: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Sean Bean movie?
GoldenEye (1995) made the most at the box office, with $352M worldwide, followed by National Treasure (2004) with $348M. Together, Sean Bean's films with box office figures have made $1.39B.
Which Sean Bean movie won the most awards?
Wolfwalkers (2020) is the most decorated Sean Bean film, with 1 win from 6 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Sean Bean drama movie?
Dark River (2018) is the best-rated of Sean Bean's drama films, with a score of 74. In other genres: Deep Cover (action), Wolfwalkers (adventure) and Possessor (thriller).
What is the newest Sean Bean movie?
The newest film on Sean Bean's filmography is The Isolate Thief (2026).
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