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James May

Actor · 53 credits · 15 in highly-rated films

Best known for Top Gear: The Burma Special (2014)

Frequent collaborators: Jeremy Clarkson, Richard Hammond, Ben Collins

Best James May movies by genre

Movies (52 total, ranked by score)

  1. Top Gear: The Burma Special

    2014 · ★ 8.6 (24 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    1

  2. Top Gear: Polar Special

    2007 · ★ 8.5 (30 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    2

  3. Top Gear: The Great Adventures 4

    2011 · ★ 8.5 (33 votes)

    Documentary, Adventure, Comedy

    3

  4. Top Gear: The Great African Adventure

    2013 · ★ 8.6 (19 votes)

    Documentary, Adventure, Comedy

    4

  5. Top Gear: Patagonia Special

    2014 · ★ 8.7 (11 votes)

    TV Movie, Adventure, Documentary

    5

  6. Top Gear: The Big Send Off Special

    2015 · ★ 8.5 (13 votes)

    TV Movie, Comedy, Documentary

    6

  7. Top Gear: The Great Adventures 5

    2012 · ★ 8.1 (29 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    7

  8. Top Gear: The Great Adventures 3

    2010 · ★ 8.7 (25 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    8

  9. Top Gear: The Great Adventures 2

    2008 · ★ 8.9 (11 votes)

    Documentary

    9

  10. Top Gear: Supercars Across Italy

    2012 · ★ 8.3 (11 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary

    10

  11. Top Gear: The Worst Car In the History of the World

    2012 · ★ 7.3 (39 votes)

    Comedy, TV Movie, Documentary

    11

  12. Top Gear: Cars with Soul

    2011 · ★ 9.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    12

  13. Top Gear: US Special

    2007 · ★ 8.0 (18 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    13

  14. International Buffoons' Vacation

    2014

    14

  15. Top Gear: Botswana Special

    2007 · ★ 9.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    15

  16. James May at the Edge of Space

    2009 · ★ 7.2 (6 votes)

    Documentary, TV Movie

    16

  17. Top Gear: Romania Special

    2010 · ★ 8.0 (4 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    17

  18. Top Gear: The U.S. and Albania Road Trip

    2011 · ★ 8.2 (4 votes)

    Adventure, Comedy, Documentary

    18

  19. Top Ground Gear Force

    2008 · ★ 8.0 (6 votes)

    Documentary

    19

  20. Top Gear of the Pops

    2007 · ★ 7.2 (5 votes)

    20

  21. Top Gear: Winter Olympics Special

    2006 · ★ 7.3 (15 votes)

    Comedy, Documentary

    21

  22. Top Gear - Planes, Trains and Automobiles

    2019 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Documentary

    22

  23. Top Gear: A Tribute to Sabine Schmitz

    2021 · ★ 9.0 (5 votes)

    TV Movie

    23

  24. Top Gear: Australian Road Trip

    2015 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary, Comedy

    24

  25. A Night with the Stars

    2011 · ★ 8.0 (2 votes)

    Documentary

    25

  26. James May on the Moon

    2009 · ★ 6.6 (4 votes)

    Documentary

    26

  27. Top Gear: The Great Adventures 1

    2008 · ★ 8.0 (1 votes)

    27

  28. Top Gear: The Best of the Specials

    2017 · ★ 8.8 (4 votes)

    Action, Adventure, Documentary

    28

  29. Top Gear: Apocalypse

    2010 · ★ 6.4 (24 votes)

    Action, Comedy, Documentary

    29

  30. James May: My Sisters' Top Toys

    2007 · ★ 7.0 (1 votes)

    Documentary

    30

Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 30, 2026.