David Thewlis
Actor · 72 credits · 51 in highly-rated films
Best known for Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban (2004)
Frequent collaborators: Michael Gambon, Ewen Bremner, Pete Postlethwaite, Dennis Quaid, Jim Carter
Best David Thewlis movies by genre
- David Thewlis Drama Movies 38
- David Thewlis Adventure Movies 15
- David Thewlis Comedy Movies 14
- David Thewlis Thriller Movies 13
- David Thewlis Romance Movies 11
- David Thewlis Fantasy Movies 10
- David Thewlis Crime Movies 8
- David Thewlis Action Movies 7
- David Thewlis Mystery Movies 7
- David Thewlis History Movies 7
- David Thewlis Horror Movies 5
- David Thewlis Animation Movies 5
Movies (70 total, ranked by score)
1Harry Potter and the Prisoner of Azkaban
2004 · ★ 8.0 (23,527 votes)
Adventure, Fantasy
2The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas
2008 · ★ 7.8 (7,797 votes)
Drama, War, History
3The Theory of Everything
2014 · ★ 7.8 (11,200 votes)
Drama, Romance
4Wonder Woman
2017 · ★ 7.2 (21,110 votes)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
5Kingdom of Heaven
2005 · ★ 7.1 (5,168 votes)
Drama, Action, Adventure
6Enola Holmes 2
2022 · ★ 7.4 (3,120 votes)
Adventure, Mystery, Crime
7Seven Years in Tibet
1997 · ★ 7.2 (3,162 votes)
Adventure, Drama, History
8Legend
2015 · ★ 7.0 (4,357 votes)
Crime, Thriller
9War Horse
2011 · ★ 7.3 (3,704 votes)
War, History, Drama
10Naked
1993 · ★ 7.3 (680 votes)
Drama, Comedy
11RED 2
2013 · ★ 6.5 (4,379 votes)
Action, Adventure, Comedy
12Stonehearst Asylum
2014 · ★ 6.8 (1,586 votes)
Thriller, Mystery, Horror
13Anomalisa
2015 · ★ 7.1 (1,849 votes)
Animation, Drama, Romance
14DragonHeart
1996 · ★ 6.6 (2,197 votes)
Fantasy, Action, Adventure
15I'm Thinking of Ending Things
2020 · ★ 6.5 (2,266 votes)
Mystery, Thriller, Drama
16Life Is Sweet
1991 · ★ 7.0 (174 votes)
Comedy, Drama
17The New World
2005 · ★ 6.5 (1,303 votes)
Drama, History, Romance
18The Magic Touch of Harry Potter
2004 · ★ 7.4 (18 votes)
Documentary
19James and the Giant Peach
1996 · ★ 6.6 (1,451 votes)
Family, Animation, Adventure
20Signal One
2026 · ★ 6.6 (41 votes)
Mystery, Science Fiction
21Total Eclipse
1995 · ★ 6.4 (563 votes)
Drama, Romance
22Anonymous
2011 · ★ 6.4 (788 votes)
Drama, History, Thriller
23The Lady
2011 · ★ 6.8 (265 votes)
History, Drama, Thriller
24Macbeth
2015 · ★ 6.4 (1,537 votes)
Drama, War
25The Zero Theorem
2013 · ★ 6.1 (1,356 votes)
Drama, Fantasy, Science Fiction
26The Amazing Maurice
2022 · ★ 6.7 (190 votes)
Animation, Adventure, Comedy
27Restoration
1995 · ★ 6.1 (139 votes)
Drama, Romance
28Gangster No. 1
2000 · ★ 6.4 (241 votes)
Action, Drama, Thriller
29London Boulevard
2010 · ★ 5.9 (826 votes)
Drama, Crime
- 30
None of Them Are You: Crafting Anomalisa
2016
Documentary
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.