The Best Shekhar Kapur Movies, Ranked
16 credits from 1983 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023) comes out on top with a score of 66. The biggest box office hit is Elizabeth (1998) with $82.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Shekhar Kapur Box Office Hits
Shekhar Kapur's films have made $210M worldwide in total. Elizabeth (1998) is the biggest hit at $82.2M, ahead of Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) ($75.8M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Elizabeth 1998 · Biography $82.2M $30.1M dom. - 2
Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2007 · Biography $75.8M $16.4M dom. - 3
The Four Feathers 2002 · Adventure $29.9M $18.3M dom. - 4
What's Love Got to Do with It? 2023 · Comedy $11.1M - 5
New York, I Love You 2009 · Drama $9.96M $1.59M dom. - 6
Vishwaroopam 2013 · Thriller $791K - 7
Bandit Queen 1994 · History $400K $400K dom. - 8
Ishkq in Paris 2013 · Romance $16.7K
The Best Shekhar Kapur Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Shekhar Kapur has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 6 films, and New York, I Love You (2009) is the pick of them.
- Drama 6 films New York, I Love You 2009 · Director
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Thriller 2 films Vishwaroopam II 2018 · as Colonel Jagannath Movie Echo Score: 47 - Biography 2 films Elizabeth 1998 · Director
- Comedy 1 film What's Love Got to Do with It? 2023 · Director Movie Echo Score: 66
- Romance 1 film Ishkq in Paris 2013 · as Ranveer
- Adventure 1 film The Four Feathers 2002 · Director
- History 1 film Bandit Queen 1994 · as Truck Driver
The Best Shekhar Kapur Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Shekhar Kapur's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Shekhar Kapur Movies
The most recent films Shekhar Kapur is credited on, newest first — starting with Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust 2024 · Council Member (voice) - What's Love Got to Do with It? 2023 · Director
- Vishwaroopam II 2018 · Colonel Jagannath
- Ishkq in Paris 2013 · Ranveer
- Vishwaroopam 2013 · Colonel Jagannath
- New York, I Love You 2009 · Director
- Elizabeth: The Golden Age 2007 · Director
- The Four Feathers 2002 · Director
- Elizabeth 1998 · Director
- Bandit Queen 1994 · Truck Driver
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Nazar 1990 · Antique Dealer / Money Lender -
Drishti 1990 · Nikhil
The Best Shekhar Kapur Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Shekhar Kapur films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Shekhar Kapur movie?
What's Love Got to Do with It? (2023) is the best-rated Shekhar Kapur film, with a Movie Echo Score of 66, ahead of Vishwaroopam II (2018) (47). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
What's Love Got to Do with It?: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Shekhar Kapur movie?
Elizabeth (1998) made the most at the box office, with $82.2M worldwide, followed by Elizabeth: The Golden Age (2007) with $75.8M. Together, Shekhar Kapur's films with box office figures have made $210M.
Which Shekhar Kapur movie won the most awards?
Elizabeth (1998) is the most decorated Shekhar Kapur film, with 8 wins from 24 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Shekhar Kapur drama movie?
New York, I Love You (2009) is the best-rated of Shekhar Kapur's drama films. In other genres: Vishwaroopam II (thriller), Elizabeth (biography) and What's Love Got to Do with It? (comedy).
What is the newest Shekhar Kapur movie?
The newest film on Shekhar Kapur's filmography is Schirkoa: In Lies We Trust (2024), with Shekhar Kapur as Council Member (voice).
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