Derek Jacobi
Actor · 115 credits · 44 in highly-rated films
Best known for Gladiator (2000)
Frequent collaborators: Brian Blessed, Kenneth Branagh, Ian McKellen, Judi Dench, Geoffrey Matthews
Best Derek Jacobi movies by genre
- Derek Jacobi Drama Movies 58
- Derek Jacobi History Movies 20
- Derek Jacobi Documentary Movies 18
- Derek Jacobi TV Movie Movies 13
- Derek Jacobi War Movies 11
- Derek Jacobi Comedy Movies 10
- Derek Jacobi Animation Movies 9
- Derek Jacobi Fantasy Movies 9
- Derek Jacobi Romance Movies 9
- Derek Jacobi Thriller Movies 9
- Derek Jacobi Adventure Movies 8
- Derek Jacobi Action Movies 7
Movies (115 total, ranked by score)
1Gladiator
2000 · ★ 8.2 (21,357 votes)
Action, Drama, Adventure
2The King's Speech
2010 · ★ 7.7 (9,460 votes)
Drama, History
3Cinderella
2015 · ★ 6.8 (7,491 votes)
Romance, Fantasy, Family
4The Secret of NIMH
1982 · ★ 7.4 (960 votes)
Adventure, Animation, Drama
5Gladiator II
2024 · ★ 6.6 (4,680 votes)
Action, Adventure, Drama
6Murder on the Orient Express
2017 · ★ 6.7 (10,690 votes)
Mystery, Drama, Crime
7Underworld: Evolution
2006 · ★ 6.6 (4,463 votes)
Fantasy, Action, Thriller
8Henry V
1989 · ★ 7.1 (416 votes)
War, Drama, History
9Hamlet
1996 · ★ 7.3 (513 votes)
Drama
10Tomb Raider
2018 · ★ 6.4 (8,467 votes)
Action, Adventure, Fantasy
11Tolkien
2019 · ★ 6.9 (1,571 votes)
War, Drama, Romance
12David Macaulay: Roman City
1994
Documentary, History
13Knights of Classic Drama at the BBC
2015
Documentary, TV Movie
14The Gathering Storm
2002 · ★ 6.6 (77 votes)
Drama, History
15The Odessa File
1974 · ★ 6.6 (201 votes)
Thriller
16Discovering Hamlet
1990 · ★ 5.7 (6 votes)
Documentary
17Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
2016 · ★ 8.0 (23 votes)
Drama, Romance
18Say Your Prayers
2021 · ★ 7.6 (8 votes)
Comedy, Crime, Drama
19Strings
2004 · ★ 6.7 (87 votes)
Adventure, Animation, Drama
- 20
Circles of Deceit
1993 · ★ 7.5 (1 votes)
TV Movie, Drama, Thriller
21Ironclad
2011 · ★ 6.2 (808 votes)
Romance, Adventure, Action
22Adam Resurrected
2008 · ★ 6.1 (106 votes)
Drama, War
23Little Dorrit
1987 · ★ 6.4 (14 votes)
Drama
24Unforgivable Blackness: The Rise and Fall of Jack Johnson
2004 · ★ 7.1 (26 votes)
Documentary
25Effie Gray
2014 · ★ 5.9 (195 votes)
Drama
26Richard II
1978 · ★ 7.5 (2 votes)
Drama, History, TV Movie
27The History of Love
2016 · ★ 6.4 (96 votes)
Drama, Romance, War
28The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
1980
Drama
29On Wings of Fire
1986 · ★ 9.5 (1 votes)
Drama, History
30Moss & Freud
2026 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)
Drama
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.