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
Movies (53 total, ranked by score)
31Strings
2004 · ★ 6.7 (87 votes)
Adventure, Animation, Drama
32ShakespeaRe-Told: Macbeth
2005 · ★ 7.7 (7 votes)
Crime, Drama
33X-Men: First Class 35mm Special
2012 · ★ 6.8 (32 votes)
Documentary, TV Movie
34Welcome to the Punch
2013 · ★ 5.9 (710 votes)
Action, Adventure, Crime
35My Son
2021 · ★ 6.2 (517 votes)
Thriller, Crime, Drama
36White Teeth
2002 · ★ 6.1 (8 votes)
Drama
37The Disappearance of Eleanor Rigby: Them
2014 · ★ 6.2 (317 votes)
Drama
38California Schemin'
2026 · ★ 5.9 (7 votes)
Music, Comedy, Drama
39The Making of 'Split'
2017 · ★ 6.4 (17 votes)
Documentary, Drama, Thriller
40The Sands Between
2021 · ★ 6.6 (11 votes)
Drama, Romance
41Children of the Atom - Filming X-Men: First Class
2011 · ★ 8.0 (4 votes)
Documentary
42Sherlock Gnomes
2018 · ★ 5.7 (780 votes)
Animation, Family, Comedy
43Together
2021 · ★ 5.8 (118 votes)
Drama, Comedy
44Bollywood Queen
2002 · ★ 5.0 (13 votes)
Drama, Music, Romance
45Svensken bakom Hollywoodkroppen
2023 · ★ 10.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
- 46
The Magical World of Julia Donaldson
2020 · ★ 6.0 (1 votes)
Documentary
47The Space Between Attack and Decay
2025
Science Fiction
48Submergence
2018 · ★ 5.5 (314 votes)
Drama, Thriller, Romance
49Double Take: Xavier & Magneto
2014
Documentary
50The Pool
2001 · ★ 5.2 (118 votes)
Thriller, Horror
- 51
Faith
2026
Drama, Fantasy
- 52
Control
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Thriller, Action
53Lions Uncut: Australia 2025
2025
Documentary
Credits are ranked using the same weighted score as movie collections. Last updated Aug 31, 2026.