The Best Tom Courtenay Movies, Ranked
42 credits from 1962 to 2022, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) comes out on top with a score of 78. The biggest box office hit is Doctor Zhivago (1965) with $112M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Tom Courtenay Movies
The 6 highest-rated films Tom Courtenay is credited on. The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) leads with 78, followed by Summerland (2020) at 75. 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 78 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 2018 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 75 Summerland 2020 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 65 The Aeronauts 2019 · Action -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 64 Railway Children 2022 · Adventure -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 58 King of Thieves 2019 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 29 The Queen’s Corgi 2019 · Animation
Biggest Tom Courtenay Box Office Hits
Tom Courtenay's films have made $294M worldwide in total. Doctor Zhivago (1965) is the biggest hit at $112M, ahead of Quartet (2012) ($59.5M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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Doctor Zhivago 1965 · Drama $112M $112M dom. - 2
Quartet 2012 · Drama $59.5M $18.4M dom. - 3 The Queen’s Corgi 2019 · Animation $35.5M
- 4 The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 2018 · Drama $23.1M
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45 Years 2015 · Drama $14.4M $4.25M dom. - 6 King of Thieves 2019 · Drama $11.5M $7.52K dom.
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Gambit 2012 · Comedy $10.2M - 8
Flood 2007 · Drama $8.27M - 9
The Dresser 1983 · Drama $5.31M $5.31M dom. - 10
Leonard Part 6 1987 · Action $4.62M $4.62M dom.
The Best Tom Courtenay Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Tom Courtenay has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 17 films, and The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 17 films The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 2018 · as Eben Ramsey Movie Echo Score: 78
- Comedy 9 films Gambit 2012 · as The Major
- Adventure 3 films Railway Children 2022 Movie Echo Score: 64
- Action 3 films The Aeronauts 2019 · as Arthur Glaisher Movie Echo Score: 65
- Animation 1 film The Queen’s Corgi 2019 · as The Duke of Edinburgh (voice) Movie Echo Score: 29
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Romance 1 film Billy Liar 1963 · as William Terrence 'Billy' Fisher
The Best Tom Courtenay Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Tom Courtenay's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1960s to 2020s.
- 2020s 2 films Summerland 2020 · as Mr Sullivan Movie Echo Score: 75
- 2010s 10 films The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 2018 · as Eben Ramsey Movie Echo Score: 78
- 2000s 6 films Flood 2007 · as Leonard Morrison
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1990s 7 films Let Him Have It 1991 · as William Bentley - 1980s 3 films The Dresser 1983 · as Norman
- 1960s 10 films Doctor Zhivago 1965
The Latest Tom Courtenay Movies
The most recent films Tom Courtenay is credited on, newest first — starting with Railway Children (2022). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
- Railway Children 2022 · Adventure
- Summerland 2020 · Mr Sullivan
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Cinderella: After Ever After 2019 · The King - The Aeronauts 2019 · Arthur Glaisher
- King of Thieves 2019 · Kenny Collins
- The Queen’s Corgi 2019 · The Duke of Edinburgh (voice)
- The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society 2018 · Eben Ramsey
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Grandpa’s Great Escape 2018 · Grandpa - 45 Years 2015 · Drama
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The Legend of Barney Thomson 2015 · Chief Superintendent McManaman - Quartet 2012 · Drama
- Gambit 2012 · The Major
The Best Tom Courtenay Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Tom Courtenay films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Tom Courtenay movie?
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) is the best-rated Tom Courtenay film, with a Movie Echo Score of 78, ahead of Summerland (2020) (75) and The Aeronauts (2019) (65). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Tom Courtenay movie?
Doctor Zhivago (1965) made the most at the box office, with $112M worldwide, followed by Quartet (2012) with $59.5M. Together, Tom Courtenay's films with box office figures have made $294M.
Which Tom Courtenay movie won the most awards?
Doctor Zhivago (1965) is the most decorated Tom Courtenay film, with 10 wins from 18 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Tom Courtenay drama movie?
The Guernsey Literary and Potato Peel Pie Society (2018) is the best-rated of Tom Courtenay's drama films, with a score of 78. In other genres: Gambit (comedy), Railway Children (adventure) and The Aeronauts (action).
What is the newest Tom Courtenay movie?
The newest film on Tom Courtenay's filmography is Railway Children (2022).
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