The Best Stephen Fry Movies, Ranked
131 credits from 1982 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Red White & Royal Blue (2023) comes out on top with a score of 75. The biggest box office hit is Missing Link (2019) with $26.6M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Stephen Fry Movies
The 7 highest-rated films Stephen Fry is credited on. Red White & Royal Blue (2023) leads with 75, followed by Missing Link (2019) at 72. 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 75 Red White & Royal Blue 2023 · Comedy -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Missing Link 2019 · Adventure -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 The Inventor 2023 · Animation -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 56 Greed 2020 · Drama -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 50 Treasure 2024 · Comedy -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 The Canterville Ghost 2023 · Animation -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 30 The Con Is On 2018 · Comedy
Biggest Stephen Fry Box Office Hits
Stephen Fry's films have made $108M worldwide in total. Missing Link (2019) is the biggest hit at $26.6M, ahead of Stormbreaker (2006) ($23.9M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
- 1 Missing Link 2019 · Adventure $26.6M $16.6M dom.
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Stormbreaker 2006 · Family $23.9M $678K dom. - 3
Duck Duck Goose 2018 · Adventure $19.8M - 4
Cold Comfort Farm 1996 · Comedy $5.68M $5.68M dom. - 5
Peter’s Friends 1992 · Comedy $4.06M $4.06M dom. - 6 The Canterville Ghost 2023 · Animation $3.9M $192K dom.
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The Discovery of Heaven 2001 · Drama $3.79M - 8
Thunderpants 2002 · Sci-Fi $3.06M - 9
Tooth 2004 · Comedy $2.35M - 10
Wilde 1998 · Biography $2.16M $2.16M dom.
The Best Stephen Fry Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Stephen Fry has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Comedy leads with 21 films, and Red White & Royal Blue (2023) is the pick of them.
- Comedy 21 films Red White & Royal Blue 2023 Movie Echo Score: 75
- Drama 14 films Greed 2020 Movie Echo Score: 56
- Animation 4 films The Inventor 2023 · as Leonardo da Vinci Movie Echo Score: 61
- Sci-Fi 4 films Thunderpants 2002 · as Sir Anthony Silk
- Adventure 2 films Missing Link 2019 · as Lord Piggot-Dunceby Movie Echo Score: 72
- Family 2 films Stormbreaker 2006 · as Smithers
- Biography 1 film Wilde 1998
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Romance 1 film A Handful of Dust 1988 · as Reggie
The Best Stephen Fry Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Stephen Fry's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
The Latest Stephen Fry Movies
The most recent films Stephen Fry is credited on, newest first — starting with A Friend of Dorothy (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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A Friend of Dorothy 2025 · Comedy -
About a Hero 2024 · Drama -
Black Samphire 2024 · Mari's Boss - Treasure 2024 · Edek
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We Work for the Dead 2024 · Pruitt (voice) - The Canterville Ghost 2023 · Sir Simon de Canterville, Grim Reaper, Gardener
- The Inventor 2023 · Leonardo da Vinci
- Red White & Royal Blue 2023 · Comedy
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Willem and Frieda: Defying the Nazis 2023 · History -
Night of the Living Dread 2021 · Meditation Guru (voice) -
The Picture of Dorian Gray 2021 · The Interviewer - Greed 2020 · Drama
The Best Stephen Fry Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Stephen Fry films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Stephen Fry movie?
Red White & Royal Blue (2023) is the best-rated Stephen Fry film, with a Movie Echo Score of 75, ahead of Missing Link (2019) (72) and The Inventor (2023) (61). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Red White & Royal Blue: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Stephen Fry movie?
Missing Link (2019) made the most at the box office, with $26.6M worldwide, followed by Stormbreaker (2006) with $23.9M. Together, Stephen Fry's films with box office figures have made $108M.
Which Stephen Fry movie won the most awards?
Missing Link (2019) is the most decorated Stephen Fry film, with 1 win from 4 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Stephen Fry comedy movie?
Red White & Royal Blue (2023) is the best-rated of Stephen Fry's comedy films, with a score of 75. In other genres: Greed (drama), The Inventor (animation) and Thunderpants (sci-fi).
What is the newest Stephen Fry movie?
The newest film on Stephen Fry's filmography is A Friend of Dorothy (2025).
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