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Best Drama Movies Starring David Thewlis

This collection ranks 38 drama movies starring David Thewlis. The list is ranked using a weighted combination of audience ratings, vote volume and popularity data, so movies with only a handful of votes never outrank widely acclaimed films. The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas tops the list with a 7.8/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1987–2025. The most widely seen film here is The Theory of Everything (11,200 votes).

38 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data

  5. 5

    War Horse

    2011· 2h 26m· en

    7.33.7K
  6. 6

    Naked

    1993· 2h 11m· en

    7.3680
  7. 7

    Anomalisa

    2015· 1h 31m· en

    7.11.8K
  8. 8

    DragonHeart

    1996· 1h 43m· en

    6.62.2K
  11. 11

    The New World

    2005· 2h 31m· en

    6.51.3K
  13. 13

    Anonymous

    2011· 2h 10m· en

    6.4788
  14. 14

    The Lady

    2011· 2h 12m· en

    6.8265
  15. 15

    Macbeth

    2015· 1h 53m· en

    6.41.5K
  20. 20

    Besieged

    1998· 1h 33m· it

    6.767
  21. 21

    Black Beauty

    1994· 1h 28m· en

    6.7351
  23. 23

    Mr. Nice

    2010· 2h 1m· en

    6.1166
  25. 25

    The Trial

    1993· 1h 58m· en

    6.038
  27. 27

    Road

    1987· 1h 3m· en

    7.216
  28. 28

    Endgame

    2000· 1h 24m· en

    7.37
  30. 30

    The Mercy

    2018· 1h 42m· en

    5.9302
  31. 31

    Cheeky

    2003· 1h 34m· en

    6.69

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Frequently asked questions

How many drama movies has David Thewlis made?

38 drama movies starring David Thewlis carry real rating data in this catalog.

How are these David Thewlis films ranked?

By a weighted score combining audience ratings, vote volume and popularity. Movies with very few votes are statistically shrunk toward the global average, so they cannot dominate the top of the list.

What is the best David Thewlis drama movie?

The Boy in the Striped Pyjamas currently holds the #1 position in this collection.

Which David Thewlis drama movie is the most popular?

The Theory of Everything has the largest audience (11,200 votes) among these titles.