The Best Simon Russell Beale Movies, Ranked
35 credits from 1995 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Death of Stalin (2018) comes out on top with a score of 85. The biggest box office hit is The Death of Stalin (2018) with $24.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Simon Russell Beale Movies
The 10 highest-rated films Simon Russell Beale is credited on. The Death of Stalin (2018) leads with 85, followed by The Outfit (2022) at 81. 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 85 The Death of Stalin 2018 · Biography -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 81 The Outfit 2022 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 80 Museo 2018 · Drama -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 74 Benediction 2022 · Biography -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 The Choral 2025 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 70 My Cousin Rachel 2017 · Drama -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 66 A Christmas Carol 2020 · Drama -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Firebrand 2024 · Drama -
#9 Movie Echo Score: Score 63 Radioactive 2019 · Romance -
#10 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 Radioactive 2020 · Biography
Biggest Simon Russell Beale Box Office Hits
Simon Russell Beale's films have made $76.6M worldwide in total. The Death of Stalin (2018) is the biggest hit at $24.6M, ahead of The Choral (2025) ($9.53M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 The Death of Stalin 2018 · Biography $24.6M $8.05M dom.
- 2 The Choral 2025 · Drama $9.53M $1.02M dom.
- 3 My Cousin Rachel 2017 · Drama $9.2M $2.72M dom.
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National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy 2019 · Drama $7.87M $326K dom. - 5
Persuasion 1995 · Drama $5.27M $5.27M dom. - 6 Firebrand 2024 · Drama $4.53M $521K dom.
- 7 The Outfit 2022 · Drama $4.03M $3.34M dom.
- 8 Radioactive 2020 · Biography $3.52M
- 9 Radioactive 2019 · Romance $3.52M
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The Gathering 2002 · Thriller $1.35M
The Best Simon Russell Beale Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Simon Russell Beale has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 14 films, and The Outfit (2022) is the pick of them.
- Drama 14 films The Outfit 2022 · as Roy Movie Echo Score: 81
- Biography 3 films The Death of Stalin 2018 · as Lavrenti Beria Movie Echo Score: 85
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Comedy 2 films National Theatre Live: London Assurance 2010 · as Sir Harcourt Courtly - Romance 1 film Radioactive 2019 · as Professor Lippmann Movie Echo Score: 63
- Thriller 1 film The Gathering 2002 · as Luke Fraser
The Best Simon Russell Beale Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Simon Russell Beale's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1990s to 2020s.
The Latest Simon Russell Beale Movies
The most recent films Simon Russell Beale is credited on, newest first — starting with The Choral (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Choral 2025 · Elgar
- Firebrand 2024 · Bishop Stephen Gardiner
- Benediction 2022 · Robbie Ross
- The Outfit 2022 · Roy
- A Christmas Carol 2020 · Scrooge's voice (voice)
- Radioactive 2020 · Professor Lippmann
- Radioactive 2019 · Professor Lippmann
- National Theatre Live: The Lehman Trilogy 2019 · Henry Lehman
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National Theatre Live: The Tragedy of King Richard the Second 2019 · Richard II - Museo 2018 · Frank Graves
- The Death of Stalin 2018 · Lavrenti Beria
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Vanity Fair 2018 · John Sedley
The Best Simon Russell Beale Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Simon Russell Beale films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Simon Russell Beale movie?
The Death of Stalin (2018) is the best-rated Simon Russell Beale film, with a Movie Echo Score of 85, ahead of The Outfit (2022) (81) and Museo (2018) (80). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Death of Stalin: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Simon Russell Beale movie?
The Death of Stalin (2018) made the most at the box office, with $24.6M worldwide, followed by The Choral (2025) with $9.53M. Together, Simon Russell Beale's films with box office figures have made $76.6M.
What is the best Simon Russell Beale drama movie?
The Outfit (2022) is the best-rated of Simon Russell Beale's drama films, with a score of 81. In other genres: The Death of Stalin (biography), National Theatre Live: London Assurance (comedy) and Radioactive (romance).
What is the newest Simon Russell Beale movie?
The newest film on Simon Russell Beale's filmography is The Choral (2025), with Simon Russell Beale as Elgar.
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