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Gladiator
2000· 2h 35m· Action, Drama, Adventure· en
8.221.4K
Best Drama Movies Starring Derek Jacobi
This collection ranks 58 drama movies starring Derek Jacobi. 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. Gladiator tops the list with a 8.2/10 audience score. The qualifying titles span 1970–2026.
58 qualifying moviesRanked using a weighted combination of ratings, vote volume and popularity data
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The King's Speech
2010· 1h 58m· Drama, History· en
7.79.5K - 3
Cinderella
2015· 1h 45m· Romance, Fantasy, Family· en
6.87.5K - 4
The Secret of NIMH
1982· 1h 23m· Adventure, Animation, Drama· en
7.4960 - 5
Gladiator II
2024· 2h 28m· Action, Adventure, Drama· en
6.64.7K - 6
Murder on the Orient Express
2017· 1h 54m· Mystery, Drama, Crime· en
6.710.7K - 7
Henry V
1989· 2h 17m· War, Drama, History· en
7.1416 - 8
Hamlet
1996· 4h 2m· Drama· en
7.3513 - 9
Tolkien
2019· 1h 52m· War, Drama, Romance· en
6.91.6K - 10
The Gathering Storm
2002· 1h 34m· Drama, History· en
6.677 - 11
Branagh Theatre Live: Romeo and Juliet
2016· 2h 40m· Drama, Romance· en
8.023 - 12
Say Your Prayers
2021· 1h 24m· Comedy, Crime, Drama· en
7.68 - 13
Strings
2004· 1h 28m· Adventure, Animation, Drama· en
6.787 - 14
Circles of Deceit
1993· 1h 39m· TV Movie, Drama, Thriller· en
7.51 - 15
Adam Resurrected
2008· 1h 47m· Drama, War· en
6.1106 - 16
Little Dorrit
1987· 5h 57m· Drama· en
6.414 - 17
Effie Gray
2014· 1h 44m· Drama· en
5.9195 - 18
Richard II
1978· 2h 37m· Drama, History, TV Movie· en
7.52 - 19
The History of Love
2016· 2h 14m· Drama, Romance, War· en
6.496 - 20
The Man Who Went Up in Smoke
1980· 1h 51m· Drama· de
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On Wings of Fire
1986· 1h 30m· Drama, History· en
9.51 - 22
Moss & Freud
2026· 1h 40m· Drama· en
5.52 - 23
The Tenth Man
1988· 1h 40m· Drama, TV Movie· en
6.730 - 24
Love Is the Devil: Study for a Portrait of Francis Bacon
1998· 1h 32m· Drama· en
6.071 - 25
Muse
2019· 1h 26m· Drama· en
—0 - 26
The Martini Shot
2023· 1h 32m· Drama, Comedy· en
6.56 - 27
Grace of Monaco
2014· 1h 43m· Romance, Drama· en
6.0629 - 28
The Gospel of Luke
2015· 3h 25m· Drama, History· en
8.24 - 29
Breaking the Code
1996· 1h 31m· History, Drama, TV Movie· en
5.116 - 30
Philby, Burgess and Maclean
1977· 1h 30m· Thriller, Drama, TV Movie· en
4.55 - 31
Inquisition
2002· 50m· Drama, TV Movie· en
7.01 - 32
The Warrior Queen of Jhansi
2019· 1h 42m· History, War, Drama· en
6.412 - 33
The Hunchback of Notre Dame
1982· 1h 42m· Drama, Romance, TV Movie· en
5.833 - 34
The Fool
1990· 2h 20m· Drama· en
8.03 - 35
A Bird Flew In
2022· 1h 35m· Drama· en
—0 - 36
Achilles
1995· 11m· Animation, War, Fantasy· en
5.519 - 37
Enigma
1982· 2h 2m· Drama, Thriller· en
5.642 - 38
Charlotte
1981· 1h 36m· War, Drama· en
8.01 - 39
The Wyvern Mystery
2000· 2h 0m· Drama, Mystery, Thriller· en
4.89 - 40
The Chimes
1999· 23m· Animation, Drama· en
7.01 - 41
The Halloween Kid
2012· 7m· Drama, Horror· en
—0 - 42
Joe Maddison's War
2010· 1h 25m· War, Drama, TV Movie· en
4.34 - 43
National Theatre Live: King Lear
2011· 2h 36m· Drama· en
6.01 - 44
Allelujah
2023· 1h 39m· Drama· en
5.231 - 45
Molokai: The Story of Father Damien
1999· 1h 49m· Drama· en
6.017 - 46
Blue Blood
1974· 1h 26m· Drama, Horror· en
4.011 - 47
The Body
2001· 1h 49m· Drama, Mystery, Romance· en
5.5234 - 48
Margot
2009· 1h 25m· Drama· en
5.512 - 49
There Be Dragons
2011· 1h 52m· War, History, Drama· en
5.1143 - 50
Bye Bye Blackbird
2005· 1h 39m· Drama, Comedy· en
5.311
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Frequently asked questions
How many drama movies has Derek Jacobi made?
58 drama movies starring Derek Jacobi carry real rating data in this catalog.
How are these Derek Jacobi 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 Derek Jacobi drama movie?
Gladiator currently holds the #1 position in this collection.
Which Derek Jacobi drama movie is the most popular?
Gladiator has the largest audience (21,357 votes) among these titles.