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Gillian Anderson

Actor · 58 credits · 29 in highly-rated films

Best known for The Last King of Scotland (2006)

Frequent collaborators: David Duchovny, Mitch Pileggi, William B. Davis, Tom Braidwood, Jason Isaacs

Best Gillian Anderson movies by genre

Movies (57 total, ranked by score)

  1. The Last King of Scotland

    2006 · ★ 7.4 (2,425 votes)

    Drama

    1

  2. White Bird

    2023 · ★ 7.8 (246 votes)

    Drama, War

    2

  3. The X-Files

    1998 · ★ 6.9 (1,880 votes)

    Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller

    3

  4. Teenage Sex and Death at Camp Miasma

    2026 · ★ 6.7 (64 votes)

    Comedy, Horror, Romance

    4

  5. TRON: Ares

    2025 · ★ 6.4 (1,592 votes)

    Science Fiction, Adventure, Action

    5

  6. The Pale Blue Eye

    2022 · ★ 6.8 (2,230 votes)

    Thriller, Crime, Horror

    6

  7. Johnny English Reborn

    2011 · ★ 6.2 (3,630 votes)

    Crime, Action, Comedy

    7

  8. Playing by Heart

    1998 · ★ 6.6 (256 votes)

    Comedy, Drama, Romance

    8

  9. Crooked House

    2017 · ★ 6.4 (1,010 votes)

    Mystery, Crime, Thriller

    9

  10. The Salt Path

    2025 · ★ 6.7 (90 votes)

    Drama

    10

  11. The X-Files: I Want to Believe

    2008 · ★ 5.9 (1,702 votes)

    Mystery, Science Fiction, Thriller

    11

  12. Heroes Manufactured

    2017 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. The House of Mirth

    2000 · ★ 6.3 (90 votes)

    Drama, Romance

    13

  14. Sister

    2012 · ★ 6.7 (179 votes)

    Drama

    14

  15. Room on the Broom

    2012 · ★ 6.6 (115 votes)

    Family, Animation, TV Movie

    15

  16. Robin Robin

    2021 · ★ 7.0 (219 votes)

    Animation, Adventure, Family

    16

  17. UFO

    2018 · ★ 6.9 (446 votes)

    Science Fiction, Thriller, Mystery

    17

  18. Viceroy's House

    2017 · ★ 6.6 (291 votes)

    Drama, History

    18

  19. Mr. Morgan's Last Love

    2013 · ★ 6.6 (325 votes)

    Drama, Comedy

    19

  20. National Theatre Live: All About Eve

    2019 · ★ 8.5 (14 votes)

    Drama

    20

  21. How to Lose Friends & Alienate People

    2008 · ★ 6.0 (840 votes)

    Comedy, Romance, Drama

    21

  22. Inside The X-Files

    1998 · ★ 6.8 (22 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    22

  23. The Artist’s Garden: American Impressionism

    2017 · ★ 8.5 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    23

  24. Shadow Dancer

    2012 · ★ 5.9 (286 votes)

    Thriller

    24

  25. This Changes Everything

    2019 · ★ 6.2 (42 votes)

    Documentary

    25

  26. The Making of 'The X Files: Fight the Future'

    1998 · ★ 7.0 (5 votes)

    Documentary, Science Fiction, Adventure

    26

  27. Sold

    2016 · ★ 6.4 (36 votes)

    Drama

    27

  28. The Departure

    2014 · ★ 9.0 (3 votes)

    Drama

    28

  29. Letters Live from the Archive: International Women’s Day

    2021 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    History, Documentary

    29

  30. Father of Nations

    2022 · ★ 5.5 (2 votes)

    Drama, Action, Science Fiction

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.