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The Best Tom Baker Movies, Ranked

99 credits from 1966 to 2024, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The biggest box office hit is Wholly Moses (1980) with $14.2M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.

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Biggest Tom Baker Box Office Hits

Tom Baker's films have made $27.7M worldwide in total. Wholly Moses (1980) is the biggest hit at $14.2M, ahead of Saving Santa (2013) ($9.28M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.

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The Best Tom Baker Movie in Every Genre

The best-rated film in each genre Tom Baker has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Sci-Fi leads with 20 films, and Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015) is the pick of them.

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The Best Tom Baker Movie of Each Decade

One pick per decade of Tom Baker's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1970s to 2010s.

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The Latest Tom Baker Movies

The most recent films Tom Baker is credited on, newest first — starting with Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death (2024). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.

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The Best Tom Baker Movies: Questions & Answers

The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Tom Baker films, answered from the rankings on this page.

What is the highest-grossing Tom Baker movie?

Wholly Moses (1980) made the most at the box office, with $14.2M worldwide, followed by Saving Santa (2013) with $9.28M. Together, Tom Baker's films with box office figures have made $27.7M.

Which Tom Baker movie won the most awards?

Nicholas and Alexandra (1971) is the most decorated Tom Baker film, with 2 wins from 12 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.

What is the best Tom Baker sci-fi movie?

Doctor Who: The Husbands of River Song (2015) is the best-rated of Tom Baker's sci-fi films. In other genres: Wholly Moses (comedy), The Golden Voyage of Sinbad (action) and Saving Santa (animation).

What is the newest Tom Baker movie?

The newest film on Tom Baker's filmography is Doctor Who: The Legend of Ruby Sunday & Empire of Death (2024), with Tom Baker as The Doctor (archive footage) (uncredited).

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