James McAvoy
Actor · 54 credits · 41 in highly-rated films
Best known for X-Men: Days of Future Past (2014)
Frequent collaborators: Michael Fassbender, Jessica Chastain, Nicholas Hoult, Bill Hader, Jennifer Lawrence
Best James McAvoy movies by genre
Movies (53 total, ranked by score)
1X-Men: Days of Future Past
2014 · ★ 7.5 (16,558 votes)
Action, Adventure, Science Fiction
2Atonement
2007 · ★ 7.6 (4,794 votes)
Drama, Romance
3Split
2017 · ★ 7.3 (18,555 votes)
Horror, Thriller
4The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe
2005 · ★ 7.1 (11,697 votes)
Adventure, Family, Fantasy
5The Last King of Scotland
2006 · ★ 7.4 (2,425 votes)
Drama
6Speak No Evil
2024 · ★ 7.1 (2,285 votes)
Horror, Thriller
7X-Men: Apocalypse
2016 · ★ 6.5 (14,019 votes)
Science Fiction, Fantasy, Action
8It Chapter Two
2019 · ★ 6.8 (9,799 votes)
Horror, Thriller, Drama
9Becoming Jane
2007 · ★ 7.3 (1,273 votes)
Romance, Drama
10Arthur Christmas
2011 · ★ 6.8 (1,661 votes)
Drama, Animation, Family
11Wanted
2008 · ★ 6.5 (7,693 votes)
Action, Thriller, Crime
12X-Men: First Class
2011 · ★ 7.3 (13,774 votes)
Action, Science Fiction, Adventure
13Glass
2019 · ★ 6.7 (9,111 votes)
Thriller, Drama, Science Fiction
14Filth
2013 · ★ 6.8 (1,941 votes)
Crime, Drama, Comedy
15Atomic Blonde
2017 · ★ 6.4 (6,689 votes)
Action, Thriller
16Penelope
2007 · ★ 6.7 (1,497 votes)
Fantasy, Comedy, Romance
17Inside I'm Dancing
2004 · ★ 7.4 (220 votes)
Drama
18Dark Phoenix
2019 · ★ 6.0 (7,239 votes)
Science Fiction, Action, Adventure
19The Summers of It - Chapter Two: It Ends
2019 · ★ 7.1 (67 votes)
Documentary
20Trance
2013 · ★ 6.6 (2,370 votes)
Thriller, Crime, Mystery
21Starter for 10
2006 · ★ 6.4 (461 votes)
Drama, Comedy, Romance
22The Last Station
2009 · ★ 6.4 (246 votes)
Drama, Romance
23The Conspirator
2011 · ★ 6.6 (503 votes)
Crime, Drama, History
24Victor Frankenstein
2015 · ★ 6.0 (2,304 votes)
Drama, Science Fiction, Thriller
25Gnomeo & Juliet
2011 · ★ 5.9 (2,099 votes)
Animation, Family
26The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Her
2014 · ★ 6.6 (248 votes)
Drama, Romance
27Pose
2026 · ★ 6.3 (36 votes)
Thriller
28The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Him
2014 · ★ 6.7 (255 votes)
Drama, Romance
29Bright Young Things
2003 · ★ 6.3 (96 votes)
Comedy, Drama
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The Gruffalo and Me: The Remarkable Julia Donaldson
2020 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 29, 2026.