The Best Simon McBurney Movies, Ranked
22 credits from 1993 to 2025, 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 Nosferatu (2024) with $182M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Simon McBurney Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Simon McBurney is credited on. Wolfwalkers (2020) leads with 92, followed by Nosferatu (2024) at 77. 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 77 Nosferatu 2024 · Fantasy -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 73 The Actor 2025 · Crime -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 A Mistake 2024 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 The Pale Blue Eye 2022 · Mystery -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 The Mercy 2018 · Adventure -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 49 Siberia 2021 · Drama
Biggest Simon McBurney Box Office Hits
Simon McBurney's films have made $241M worldwide in total. Nosferatu (2024) is the biggest hit at $182M, ahead of Magic in the Moonlight (2014) ($51M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Nosferatu 2024 · Fantasy $182M $95.6M dom.
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Magic in the Moonlight 2014 · Drama $51M $10.5M dom. - 3 The Mercy 2018 · Adventure $4.54M $29.5K dom.
- 4 Wolfwalkers 2020 · Adventure $1.31M
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Cousin Bette 1998 · Comedy $1.3M $1.3M dom. - 6
Tom & Viv 1994 · Romance $539K $539K dom. - 7 A Mistake 2024 · Drama $96.7K $30.2K dom.
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The Ogre 1996 · Drama $50.9K $50.9K dom. - 9 The Actor 2025 · Crime $42.8K $42.8K dom.
- 10 Siberia 2021 · Drama $27.8K
The Best Simon McBurney Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Simon McBurney has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 9 films, and A Mistake (2024) is the pick of them.
- Drama 9 films A Mistake 2024 Movie Echo Score: 64
- Comedy 3 films Cousin Bette 1998 · as Vauvinet
- Adventure 2 films Wolfwalkers 2020 · as Lord Protector Movie Echo Score: 92
- Crime 1 film The Actor 2025 Movie Echo Score: 73
- Fantasy 1 film Nosferatu 2024 · as Knock Movie Echo Score: 77
- Mystery 1 film The Pale Blue Eye 2022 · as Captain Hitchcock Movie Echo Score: 58
- Romance 1 film Tom & Viv 1994 · as Dr. Reginald Miller
The Best Simon McBurney Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Simon McBurney's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Simon McBurney Movies
The most recent films Simon McBurney is credited on, newest first — starting with The Actor (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Actor 2025 · Crime
- Nosferatu 2024 · Knock
- A Mistake 2024 · Drama
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Gardening 2024 · Detective Danforth - The Pale Blue Eye 2022 · Captain Hitchcock
- Siberia 2021 · Magician
- Wolfwalkers 2020 · Lord Protector
- The Mercy 2018 · Sir Francis Chichester
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The Casual Vacancy 2015 · Colin Wall - Magic in the Moonlight 2014 · Drama
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For Those Who Can Tell No Tales 2013 · Tim Clancy -
Sweet Dreams 2003 · Thomas
The Best Simon McBurney Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Simon McBurney films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Simon McBurney movie?
Wolfwalkers (2020) is the best-rated Simon McBurney film, with a Movie Echo Score of 92, ahead of Nosferatu (2024) (77) and The Actor (2025) (73). 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 Simon McBurney movie?
Nosferatu (2024) made the most at the box office, with $182M worldwide, followed by Magic in the Moonlight (2014) with $51M. Together, Simon McBurney's films with box office figures have made $241M.
Which Simon McBurney movie won the most awards?
Wolfwalkers (2020) is the most decorated Simon McBurney 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 Simon McBurney drama movie?
A Mistake (2024) is the best-rated of Simon McBurney's drama films, with a score of 64. In other genres: Cousin Bette (comedy), Wolfwalkers (adventure) and The Actor (crime).
What is the newest Simon McBurney movie?
The newest film on Simon McBurney's filmography is The Actor (2025).
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