The Best Sean McGinley Movies, Ranked
29 credits from 1990 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw (2020) comes out on top with a score of 77. The biggest box office hit is Man About Dog (2004) with $2.65M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Sean McGinley Box Office Hits
Sean McGinley's films have made $7.42M worldwide in total. Man About Dog (2004) is the biggest hit at $2.65M, ahead of The Butcher Boy (1997) ($2M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Man About Dog 2004 · Comedy $2.65M - 2
The Butcher Boy 1997 · Drama $2M $2M dom. - 3
Closing the Ring 2007 · Romance $1.45M - 4
Christmas at Castle Hart 2021 · Romance $1.12M - 5
Fools of Fortune 1990 · Romance $83.5K $83.5K dom. - 6
Simon Magus 1999 · Mystery $40.9K $40.9K dom. - 7
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw 2020 · Drama $25.1K - 8
Trojan Eddie 1996 · Crime $21.3K $21.3K dom. - 9
The Truth Commissioner 2016 · Drama $2.46K - 10
Wait for Me 2023 · Thriller $2.1K
The Best Sean McGinley Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Sean McGinley has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 15 films, and The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw (2020) is the pick of them.
- Drama 15 films The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw 2020 Movie Echo Score: 77
- Romance 3 films Christmas at Castle Hart 2021 · as Liam Movie Echo Score: 63
- Comedy 3 films Man About Dog 2004 · as J.P. McCallion
- Crime 2 films Trojan Eddie 1996 · as Raymie
- Thriller 1 film Wait for Me 2023 · as Ged
- Mystery 1 film Simon Magus 1999 · as Maximillian Hase
The Best Sean McGinley Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Sean McGinley's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Sean McGinley Movies
The most recent films Sean McGinley is credited on, newest first — starting with That They May Face the Rising Sun (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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That They May Face the Rising Sun 2025 · Johnny Murphy - Wait for Me 2023 · Ged
- Christmas at Castle Hart 2021 · Liam
- The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw 2020 · Drama
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Death and Nightingales 2018 · Bishop Donnelly -
Butterfly 2018 · Peter Duffy - The Truth Commissioner 2016 · Francis Gilroy
- Closing the Ring 2007 · Campbell
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48 Angels 2006 · Dilly -
The Mighty Celt 2005 · I'm A Cripple - Man About Dog 2004 · J.P. McCallion
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Dead Bodies 2003 · Detective Inspector Wheeler
The Best Sean McGinley Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Sean McGinley films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Sean McGinley movie?
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw (2020) is the best-rated Sean McGinley film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77, ahead of That They May Face the Rising Sun (2025) (77) and Christmas at Castle Hart (2021) (63). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Sean McGinley movie?
Man About Dog (2004) made the most at the box office, with $2.65M worldwide, followed by The Butcher Boy (1997) with $2M. Together, Sean McGinley's films with box office figures have made $7.42M.
What is the best Sean McGinley drama movie?
The Curse of Audrey Earnshaw (2020) is the best-rated of Sean McGinley's drama films, with a score of 77. In other genres: Christmas at Castle Hart (romance), Man About Dog (comedy) and Trojan Eddie (crime).
What is the newest Sean McGinley movie?
The newest film on Sean McGinley's filmography is That They May Face the Rising Sun (2025), with Sean McGinley as Johnny Murphy.
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