The Best Stanley Townsend Movies, Ranked
29 credits from 1988 to 2026, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Teacher (2025) comes out on top with a score of 70. The biggest box office hit is The Current War (2017) with $12.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Stanley Townsend Movies
The 4 highest-rated films Stanley Townsend is credited on. The Teacher (2025) leads with 70, followed by The Current War: Director's Cut (2019) at 64. The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings, cultural impact and how well a film holds up.
Biggest Stanley Townsend Box Office Hits
Stanley Townsend's films have made $30.4M worldwide in total. The Current War (2017) is the biggest hit at $12.2M, ahead of The Uprising (2026) ($7.76M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1
The Current War 2017 · Drama $12.2M $5.98M dom. - 2
The Uprising 2026 · Action $7.76M $6.46M dom. - 3
Hilde 2009 · Drama $3.64M - 4
The Teacher 2025 · Drama $3.21M - 5
National Theatre Live: All About Eve 2019 · Drama $1.46M - 6
The Song of Names 2019 · Drama $1.14M $1.08M dom. - 7
Resistance 2019 · Drama $450K $7.46K dom. - 8
Isolation 2005 · Horror $278K - 9
Taffin 1988 · Action $160K $160K dom. - 10
Omagh 2004 · Drama $57.7K
The Best Stanley Townsend Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Stanley Townsend has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 18 films, and The Teacher (2025) is the pick of them.
- Drama 18 films The Teacher 2025 · as Simon Cohen Movie Echo Score: 70
- Action 2 films The Uprising 2026 · as Chief Justice Belknap
-
Crime 1 film Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar 2019 · as Sir Constance Movie Echo Score: 47 -
Biography 1 film The Current War: Director's Cut 2019 · as Franklin Pope Movie Echo Score: 64 - Horror 1 film Isolation 2005 · as Garda Hourigan
The Best Stanley Townsend Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Stanley Townsend's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Stanley Townsend Movies
The most recent films Stanley Townsend is credited on, newest first — starting with The Uprising (2026). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- The Uprising 2026 · Chief Justice Belknap
- The Teacher 2025 · Simon Cohen
- The Song of Names 2019 · Gilbert Simmonds
- Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar 2019 · Sir Constance
- The Current War: Director's Cut 2019 · Franklin Pope
- National Theatre Live: All About Eve 2019 · Addison Dewett
-
A Girl From Mogadishu 2019 · Joe Costello - Resistance 2019 · Senator Daniel Shea
- The Current War 2017 · Franklin Pope
-
The Hollow Crown: Henry VI - Part 2 2016 -
Standby 2014 · Paul -
National Theatre Live: King Lear 2014 · The Earl of Kent
The Best Stanley Townsend Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Stanley Townsend films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Stanley Townsend movie?
The Teacher (2025) is the best-rated Stanley Townsend film, with a Movie Echo Score of 70, ahead of The Current War: Director's Cut (2019) (64) and The Song of Names (2019) (57). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Teacher: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Stanley Townsend movie?
The Current War (2017) made the most at the box office, with $12.2M worldwide, followed by The Uprising (2026) with $7.76M. Together, Stanley Townsend's films with box office figures have made $30.4M.
What is the best Stanley Townsend drama movie?
The Teacher (2025) is the best-rated of Stanley Townsend's drama films, with a score of 70. In other genres: The Uprising (action), Agatha and the Curse of Ishtar (crime) and The Current War: Director's Cut (biography).
What is the newest Stanley Townsend movie?
The newest film on Stanley Townsend's filmography is The Uprising (2026), with Stanley Townsend as Chief Justice Belknap.
More Movie Rankings & Collections
Best-of lists by year, decade and genre, all-time box office records and the films on the trending list.
Best-Rated Movie Rankings
Best-rated, biggest and most-awarded
New Movies & Top Genres
New releases, popular films and the best of every genre