The Best Tom Wilkinson Movies, Ranked
72 credits from 1976 to 2023, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Burden (2018) comes out on top with a score of 77. The biggest box office hit is The Lone Ranger (2013) with $261M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Top Rated Tom Wilkinson Movies
The 8 highest-rated films Tom Wilkinson is credited on. Burden (2018) leads with 77, followed by Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (2021) 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 77 Burden 2018 · Drama -
#2 Movie Echo Score: Score 72 Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets 2021 · Drama -
#3 Movie Echo Score: Score 69 The Happy Prince 2018 · Biography -
#4 Movie Echo Score: Score 61 Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back 2018 · Action -
#5 Movie Echo Score: Score 60 Burden 2020 · Drama -
#6 Movie Echo Score: Score 55 The Catcher Was a Spy 2018 · Biography -
#7 Movie Echo Score: Score 45 SAS: Red Notice 2021 · Action -
#8 Movie Echo Score: Score 38 The Titan 2018 · Sci-Fi
Biggest Tom Wilkinson Box Office Hits
Tom Wilkinson's films have made $1.43B worldwide in total. The Lone Ranger (2013) is the biggest hit at $261M, ahead of The Full Monty (1997) ($258M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
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The Lone Ranger 2013 · Action $261M $89.3M dom. - 2
The Full Monty 1997 · Comedy $258M $46M dom. - 3
The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel 2012 · Drama $151M $46.4M dom. - 4
The Exorcism of Emily Rose 2005 · Drama $145M $75.1M dom. - 5
Michael Clayton 2007 · Drama $93M $49M dom. - 6
Duplicity 2009 · Thriller $78.2M $40.6M dom. - 7
Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 · Drama $73.4M $34.4M dom. - 8
Selma 2014 · Biography $67.8M $52.1M dom. - 9
The Debt 2011 · Drama $45.6M $31.2M dom. - 10
In the Bedroom 2001 · Drama $44.8M $35.9M dom.
The Best Tom Wilkinson Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Tom Wilkinson has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 26 films, and Burden (2018) is the pick of them.
- Drama 26 films Burden 2018 · as Tom Griffin Movie Echo Score: 77
- Comedy 9 films The Full Monty 1997
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Crime 6 films Paper Mask 1990 · as Dr. Thorn - Action 5 films Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back 2018 · as Leslie Movie Echo Score: 61
- Biography 5 films The Happy Prince 2018 · as Father Cuthbert Dunne Movie Echo Score: 69
- Thriller 3 films Duplicity 2009
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Family 2 films The Gruffalo 2009 · as Fox (voice) -
Romance 2 films If Only 2004 · as Taxi Driver -
Adventure 2 films The Ghost and the Darkness 1996
The Best Tom Wilkinson Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Tom Wilkinson's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 1980s to 2020s.
Most Awarded Tom Wilkinson Movies
Tom Wilkinson's films with wins at the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database, the most decorated first. In the Bedroom (2001) leads with 5 wins from 20 nominations.
- Awards: 5 wins In the Bedroom 2001 · 20 nominations
- Awards: 5 wins The Full Monty 1997 · 18 nominations
- Awards: 3 wins Eternal Sunshine of the Spotless Mind 2004 · 19 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins Michael Clayton 2007 · 25 nominations
- Awards: 2 wins Selma 2014 · 12 nominations
- Awards: 1 win The Ghost and the Darkness 1996 · 1 nominations
The Latest Tom Wilkinson Movies
The most recent films Tom Wilkinson is credited on, newest first — starting with The Full Monty (2023). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The Full Monty 2023 · Gerald Arthur Cooper - SAS: Red Notice 2021 · William Lewis
- Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets 2021 · Drama
- Burden 2020 · Tom Griffin
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Belgravia 2020 · Peregrine, Earl of Brockenhurst - Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back 2018 · Leslie
- The Happy Prince 2018 · Father Cuthbert Dunne
- The Catcher Was a Spy 2018 · Paul Scherrer
- The Titan 2018 · Prof. Martin Collingwood
- Burden 2018 · Tom Griffin
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Watership Down 2018 · Threarah (voice) -
Little Boy 2015 · Drama
The Best Tom Wilkinson Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Tom Wilkinson films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Tom Wilkinson movie?
Burden (2018) is the best-rated Tom Wilkinson film, with a Movie Echo Score of 77, ahead of Dr. Bird's Advice for Sad Poets (2021) (72) and The Happy Prince (2018) (69). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Burden: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Tom Wilkinson movie?
The Lone Ranger (2013) made the most at the box office, with $261M worldwide, followed by The Full Monty (1997) with $258M. Together, Tom Wilkinson's films with box office figures have made $1.43B.
Which Tom Wilkinson movie won the most awards?
In the Bedroom (2001) is the most decorated Tom Wilkinson film, with 5 wins from 20 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Tom Wilkinson drama movie?
Burden (2018) is the best-rated of Tom Wilkinson's drama films, with a score of 77. In other genres: The Full Monty (comedy), Paper Mask (crime) and Dead in a Week: Or Your Money Back (action).
What is the newest Tom Wilkinson movie?
The newest film on Tom Wilkinson's filmography is The Full Monty (2023), with Tom Wilkinson as Gerald Arthur Cooper.
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