The Best Warwick Thornton Movies, Ranked
11 credits from 1996 to 2025, ranked by the Movie Echo Score — a blend of critic reviews, audience ratings and lasting impact. Sweet Country (2018) comes out on top with a score of 82. The biggest box office hit is Nana (2007) with $9.62M worldwide. Below: the best films by genre and by decade, the most awarded and the newest releases.
Biggest Warwick Thornton Box Office Hits
Warwick Thornton's films have made $22.6M worldwide in total. Nana (2007) is the biggest hit at $9.62M, ahead of The New Boy (2025) ($7.53M). Lifetime grosses, with each film's domestic share.
The Best Warwick Thornton Movie in Every Genre
The best-rated film in each genre Warwick Thornton has worked in, the genres with the most films first. Drama leads with 6 films, and The New Boy (2025) is the pick of them.
The Best Warwick Thornton Movie of Each Decade
One pick per decade of Warwick Thornton's career, newest decade first: the best-rated film of each ten years, from 2000s to 2020s.
The Latest Warwick Thornton Movies
The most recent films Warwick Thornton is credited on, newest first — starting with The New Boy (2025). Open any of them for the cast, ratings, box office and where to watch.
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The New Boy 2025 · Director -
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The Darkside 2013 · Director -
The Turning 2013 · Director -
Samson and Delilah 2010 · Director -
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Nana 2007 · Director -
Green Bush 2005 · Director -
Mimi 2002 · Director -
From Sand to Celluloid: Payback 1996 · Director
The Best Warwick Thornton Movies: Questions & Answers
The best-rated, highest-grossing, most awarded and newest Warwick Thornton films, answered from the rankings on this page.
What is the best Warwick Thornton movie?
Sweet Country (2018) is the best-rated Warwick Thornton film, with a Movie Echo Score of 82, ahead of The New Boy (2025) (73). The Movie Echo Score blends critic reviews, audience ratings and how well a film has lasted.
Sweet Country: cast, ratings & box office What is the highest-grossing Warwick Thornton movie?
Nana (2007) made the most at the box office, with $9.62M worldwide, followed by The New Boy (2025) with $7.53M. Together, Warwick Thornton's films with box office figures have made $22.6M.
Which Warwick Thornton movie won the most awards?
Sweet Country (2018) is the most decorated Warwick Thornton film, with 7 wins from 11 nominations across the Oscars, Golden Globes, BAFTA and the other ceremonies in the awards database.
What is the best Warwick Thornton drama movie?
The New Boy (2025) is the best-rated of Warwick Thornton's drama films, with a score of 73. In other genres: Sweet Country (adventure) and Mimi (comedy).
What is the newest Warwick Thornton movie?
The newest film on Warwick Thornton's filmography is The New Boy (2025), directed by Warwick Thornton.
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