Want to know the best Rufus Sewell movies? How about the worst Rufus Sewell movies? Curious about Rufus Sewell box office grosses or which Rufus Sewell movie picked up the most Oscar® nominations? Need to know which Rufus Sewell movie got the best reviews from critics and audiences? Well you have come to the right place. This comes from a request from Mrs. D.
Rufus Sewell (1967-) is an English actor. Sewell has been appearing in movies for the last three decades. His IMDb page shows 64 acting credits since 19891. In the table below, Ultimate Movie Rankings ranks 24 of his movies in 6 different sortable columns. Television roles, cameos, shorts and straight to DVD movies were not included in the rankings on the table.
Rufus Sewell Movies Ranked In Chronological Order With Ultimate Movie Rankings Score (1 to 5 UMR Tickets) *Best combo of box office, reviews and awards.
Year
Movie (Year)
Rating
S
Year Movie (Year) Rating S
2001
A Knight's Tale (2001)
2020
The Father (2020)
2006
The Illusionist (2006)
1996
Hamlet (1996)
2006
The Holiday (2006)
2014
Hercules (2014)
2019
Judy (2019)
1998
Dark City (1998)
2006
Amazing Grace (2006)
2005
The Legend of Zorro (2005)
2006
Paris, je t'aime (2006)
1998
Dangerous Beauty (1998)
2021
Old (2021)
1995
Carrington (1995)
1994
A Man of No Importance (1994)
2006
Tristan + Isolde (2006)
2010
The Tourist (2010)
2012
Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012)
2024
Scoop (2024)
Netflix 
2012
Hotel Noir (2012)
1998
At Sachem Farm (1998)
1998
The Very Thought of You (1998)
1998
Illuminata (1998)
2008
Downloading Nancy (2008)
2000
Bless the Child (2000)
1991
Twenty-One (1991)
2016
Gods of Egypt (2016)
2015
Blinky Bill (2015)
2014
The Devil's Hand (2014)
2002
Extreme Ops (2002)
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| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| R | Movie (Year) | UMR Co-Star Links | Actual B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Domestic (mil) | Adj. B.O. Worldwide (mil) | B.O. Rank by Year | Review | Oscar Nom / Win | UMR Score | S |
| 2 | A Knight's Tale (2001) | Heath Ledger | 56.60 | 107.9 | 224.20 | 45 | 66 | 00 / 00 | 83.9 | |
| 1 | The Father (2020) | Anthony Hopkins | 0.40 | 0.5 | 0.50 | 73 | 87 | 06 / 02 | 83.9 | |
| 3 | The Illusionist (2006) | Edward Norton & Paul Giamatti |
39.90 | 65.3 | 144.00 | 74 | 75 | 01 / 00 | 81.9 | |
| 4 | Hamlet (1996) | Robin Williams & Charlton Heston |
4.70 | 11.5 | 41.10 | 153 | 83 | 04 / 00 | 77.8 | |
| 5 | The Holiday (2006) | Cameron Diaz & Kate Winslet |
63.20 | 103.6 | 336.10 | 45 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 77.8 | |
| 6 | Hercules (2014) | Dwayne Johnson & John Hurt |
72.70 | 95.9 | 323.00 | 49 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 76.0 | |
| 7 | Judy (2019) | Renée Zellweger | 24.30 | 28.6 | 49.40 | 89 | 74 | 02 / 01 | 73.8 | |
| 7 | Dark City (1998) | William Hurt & Jennifer Connelly |
14.40 | 33.0 | 33.00 | 99 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 7 | Amazing Grace (2006) | Albert Finney & Benedict Cumberbatch |
21.30 | 34.8 | 34.80 | 111 | 74 | 00 / 00 | 73.3 | |
| 10 | The Legend of Zorro (2005) | Antonio Banderas & Catherine Zeta-Jones |
46.50 | 78.3 | 239.80 | 67 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 67.7 | |
| 10 | Paris, je t'aime (2006) | Natalie Portman & Willem Dafoe |
4.90 | 8.0 | 28.60 | 187 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 67.6 | |
| 10 | Dangerous Beauty (1998) | Catherine McCormack & Rufus Sewell |
4.60 | 10.5 | 10.50 | 150 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 61.7 | |
| 13 | Old (2021) | Directed by M. Night Shyamalan | 48.20 | 51.1 | 95.50 | 27 | 58 | 00 / 00 | 59.1 | |
| 13 | Carrington (1995) | Emma Thompson & Jonathan Pryce |
3.20 | 8.0 | 8.00 | 160 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 53.5 | |
| 15 | A Man of No Importance (1994) | Albert Finney & Michael Gambon |
0.90 | 2.4 | 2.40 | 193 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 51.1 | |
| 17 | Tristan + Isolde (2006) | James Franco & Sophia Myles |
14.70 | 24.1 | 46.00 | 135 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 50.6 | |
| 15 | The Tourist (2010) | Johnny Depp & Angelina Jolie |
67.30 | 91.9 | 380.30 | 47 | 40 | 00 / 00 | 49.8 | |
| 18 | Abraham Lincoln: Vampire Hunter (2012) | Benjamin Walker & Dominic Cooper |
37.50 | 50.8 | 157.70 | 82 | 49 | 00 / 00 | 40.7 | |
| 19 | Scoop (2024) Netflix |
Gillian Anderson | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 187 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 38.8 | |
| 19 | Hotel Noir (2012) | Michael B. Jordan & Danny DeVito |
0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 387 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 24.5 | |
| 21 | At Sachem Farm (1998) | Minnie Driver | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 353 | 57 | 00 / 00 | 23.6 | |
| 20 | The Very Thought of You (1998) | Joseph Fiennes & Monica Potter |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 246 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.7 | |
| 22 | Illuminata (1998) | Christopher Walken & Susan Sarandon |
0.80 | 1.9 | 1.90 | 199 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 22.4 | |
| 22 | Downloading Nancy (2008) | Jason Patric | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 387 | 56 | 00 / 00 | 21.4 | |
| 24 | Bless the Child (2000) | Kim Basinger & Jimmy Smits |
29.40 | 58.8 | 58.80 | 82 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 17.7 | |
| 26 | Twenty-One (1991) | Patsy Kensit & Jack Shepherd |
0.30 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 202 | 53 | 00 / 00 | 17.1 | |
| 26 | Gods of Egypt (2016) | Gerard Butler | 31.20 | 38.8 | 187.80 | 90 | 38 | 00 / 00 | 14.6 | |
| 26 | Blinky Bill (2015) | Toni Collette | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 284 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 11.0 | |
| 27 | The Devil's Hand (2014) | Alycia Debnam-Carey | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 330 | 47 | 00 / 00 | 9.1 | |
| 28 | Extreme Ops (2002) | Devon Sawa | 4.80 | 9.0 | 9.00 | 162 | 32 | 00 / 00 | 1.7 |
HI BRUCE
I don’t normally “beat a big drum” like you and Steve do about the number of movies I’ve seen but there is nothing to boast about her as I have only ever seen 3 Rufus Sewell films [The Holiday, Zorro and The Tourist]. I enjoyed them all but I cannot remember him in them. He has no 100 million dollar barrier crashers in the table above and indeed only 6 of his movies crash the half $100 million mark.
Overall the 25 movies in the table have a total adjusted domestic gross of approx $695 million and the average gross of those movies is around $27.8 million so that Godpop for example with an adjusted Cogerson domestic gross approaching $710 million outgrosses Rufus’ movies in their entirety in the US and Canada.
However albeit only partial figures supplied by Box office Mojo suggest that Rupert’s movies may have done much better worldwide that they have done in the domestic market. IMDB credits him with 0 acting awards but 6 nominations.
I see though from the opening write up that Rufus has been acting for nearly 3 decades so in my opinion he fully deserves a page on this site so “Voted Up!” Certainly with a string of nominations under his belt, praise for a number of other fine performances, prolific exposure on the small as well as the big screen and an overall net worth of allegedly $50 million If I were Rupert I would consider that I had done very well out of it all.
Hey Bob.
1. As always…thanks for the feedback.
2. I took care of your request of an edit….so your other comment does not exist anymore.
3. So…you have seen 3 of his movies…and you liked them all?….seems it is time to watch the 4th one.
4. I would suggest The Illusionist…..a good movie…and I know you will not forget his part in that one.
5. I agree…..he so far, has not been a big box office draw…..but you never know….there might be a movie franchise that turns him into a mega-superstar…..and this page will already exist.
6. Good feedback as always.
FYI. Many many times, I get into conversations about UMR. Normally, the question is asked…”:Who is your favorite star?”. As the page has gotten bigger and bigger….normally…I happily say….”Oh yeah…we have a page on that person”. Every once in awhile…..an answer to your favorite star….surprises me…..in this case….when Mrs. D. said….”Rufus Sewell”….I was like…and I think we are running out of stars to do pages on. You never know which star is affecting which people.
HI BRUCE
Thanks for your interesting,detailed feedback on my Rufus Sewell post.
Thanks too for making the paragraph substitution for me. As you know I like all my posts to look their best for posterity because as the old adage goes “A thing of beauty is a joy forever!”
Take care.
Hey Bob…..no problem.
I saw 6 including 5 of top 7. no tens. no 9s. his number one is a delightful heath ledger 8, a knights tale. other hidden gems all 8s: the tourist, amazing grace, the holiday. apparently a great television mini series participant: john adams, pillars of the earth, middlemarch. I hope to see hamlet.
Hey bob cox…I am right there with you on Hamlet. 6 Sewell movies trails me and Steve. I think the person that requested this page really enjoys his television work…sadly…we were not able to include some of that stellar work from him. My second oldest son really enjoyed Amazing Grace…but I have yet to see it. Good stuff.
Rufus Sewell is not on the Oracle of Bacon Top 1000 Center of the Hollywood Universe list dated December 15, 2018. These are the actors on it that he has appeared with.
8 JOHN HURT HERCULES (2014)
9 WILLEM DAFOE Paris, je t’aime (2006)
9 WILLEM DAFOE Victory (1996)
18 JOHN GIELGUD Hamlet (1996)
37 GERARD DEPARDIEU Hamlet (1996)
37 GERARD DEPARDIEU Paris, je t’aime (2006)
43 CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Illuminata (1998)
59 ANTONIO BANDERAS The Legend of Zorro (2005)
70 SUSAN SARANDON Illuminata (1998)
71 RICHARD ATTENBOROUGH Hamlet (1996)
72 KIEFER SUTHERLAND Dark City (1998)
88 SAM NEILL Victory (1996)
92 CHARLTON HESTON Hamlet (1996)
99 JOHN TURTURRO Illuminata (1998)
100 ELI WALLACH The Holiday (2006)
118 STEVE BUSCEMI Paris, je t’aime (2006)
120 JOHN MILLS Hamlet (1996)
121 MICHAEL GAMBON A Man of No Importance (1994)
121 MICHAEL GAMBON Amazing Grace (2006)
122 IAN MCSHANE HERCULES (2014)
133 IAN HOLM Bless the Child (2000)
136 JOHNNY DEPP The Tourist (2010)
149 BOB HOSKINS Paris, je t’aime (2006)
164 GABRIEL BYRNE All Things to All Men (2013)
175 BEN GAZZARA Illuminata (1998)
175 BEN GAZZARA Paris, je t’aime (2006)
187 JULIE CHRISTIE Hamlet (1996)
189 JONATHAN PRYCE Carrington (1995)
195 NICK NOLTE Paris, je t’aime (2006)
196 JUDI DENCH Hamlet (1996)
197 OLIVER PLATT Dangerous Beauty (1998)
214 NAOMI WATTS Dangerous Beauty (1998)
224 JACQUELINE BISSET Dangerous Beauty (1998)
239 ANGELINA JOLIE The Tourist (2010)
246 WILLIAM HURT Dark City (1998)
251 SIMON CALLOW VICTORY (1996)
258 DEREK JACOBI Hamlet (1996)
267 ROBIN WILLIAMS Hamlet (1996)
275 PAUL GIAMATTI The Illusionist (2006)
288 JULIAN SANDS All Things to All Men (2013)
315 MARK STRONG Tristan + Isolde (2006)
316 GERARD BUTLER GODS OF EYGPT (2016)
325 ALBERT FINNEY A Man of No Importance (1994)
325 ALBERT FINNEY Amazing Grace (2006)
328 MIRANDA RICHARDSON Paris, je t’aime (2006)
330 NIGEL HAWTHORNE At Sachem Farm (1998)
336 JACK BLACK The Holiday (2006)
358 CIARAN HINDS Amazing Grace (2006)
358 CIARAN HINDS The Sea (2013)
425 EMILY MORTIMER PARIS, JE T’AIME (2006)
437 TOBY JONES AMAZING GRACE (2006)
440 JUDE LAW The Holiday (2006)
478 STEVEN BERKOFF The Tourist (2010)
484 BEVERLY D’ANGELO Illuminata (1998)
499 NATALIE PORTMAN Paris, je t’aime (2006)
502 JACK LEMMON Hamlet (1996)
505 ELIJAH WOOD Paris, je t’aime (2006)
525 FRED WARD Dangerous Beauty (1998)
528 TIMOTHY SPALL HAMLET (1996)
536 KIM BASINGER Bless the Child (2000)
572 CHRISTINA RICCI Bless the Child (2000)
586 GEOFFREY RUSH GODS OF EYGPT (2016)
641 JEREMY NORTHAM CARRINGTON (1995)
676 IOAN GRUFFUD AMAZING GRACE (2006)
761 JAMES FRANCO The Holiday (2006)
761 JAMES FRANCO Tristan + Isolde (2006)
774 CAMERON DIAZ The Holiday (2006)
775 GENA ROWLANDS Paris, je t’aime (2006)
791 EMMA THOMPSON Carrington (1995)
850 KATE WINSLET Hamlet (1996)
850 KATE WINSLET The Holiday (2006)
873 MAGGIE GYLLENHAAL Paris, je t’aime (2006)
899 VICTOR GARBER I’LL FOLLOW YOU DOWN (2013)
925 BENEDICT CUMBERBATCH AMAZING GRACE (2006)
938 EDWARD NORTON The Illusionist (2006)
940 SYLVIA SIMS Dirty Weekend (1993)
962 DAVID MCCALLUM Dirty Weekend (1993)
972 ROGER ASHTON – GRIFFITHS A KNIGHT’S TALE (2001)
976 RAY WINSTONE THE VERY THOUGHT OF YOU (1998)
978 EDDIE MARSAN THE ILLUSIONIST (2006)
983 MARTIN DONOVAN IN A SAVAGE LAND (1999)
HM (793) RICHARD BRIERS HAMLET (1996)
HM (824) BRIAN BLESSED HAMLET (1996)
HM (876) DEXTER FLETCHER TRISTAN + ISOLDE (2006)
HM (881) JULIETTE BINOCHE PARIS, JE T’AIME (2006)
HM (924) BILL PATERSON AMAZING GRACE (2006)
HM (924) BILL PATERSON VICTORY (1996)
HM (928) JONATHAN RHYS MEYERS A MAN OF NO IMPORTANCE (1994)
HM (952) FANNY ARDANT PARIS, JE T’AIME (2006)
You’ll notice the HM people or honorable mentions. These are people Rufus worked with who appeared on that December 29 list done after the December 15 one but were not on the first list.
Rufus has appeared with 20 Oscar winners. Thank God for Hamlet which supplied 8.
ANGELINA JOLIE The Tourist (2010)
CATHERINE ZETA-JONES The Legend of Zorro (2005)
CHARLTON HESTON Hamlet (1996)
CHRISTOPHER WALKEN Illuminata (1998)
EMMA THOMPSON Carrington (1995)
GEOFFREY RUSH GODS OF EYGPT (2016)
HEATH LEDGER A KNIGHT’S TALE (2001)
JACK LEMMON Hamlet (1996)
JENNIFER CONNELLY Dark City (1998)
JOHN GIELGUD Hamlet (1996)
JOHN MILLS Hamlet (1996)
JUDI DENCH Hamlet (1996)
JULIE CHRISTIE Hamlet (1996)
JULIETTE BINOCHE PARIS, JE T’AIME (2006)
KATE WINSLET Hamlet (1996)
KATE WINSLET The Holiday (2006)
KIM BASINGER Bless the Child (2000)
NATALIE PORTMAN Paris, je t’aime (2006)
ROBIN WILLIAMS Hamlet (1996)
SUSAN SARANDON Illuminata (1998)
WILLIAM HURT Dark City (1998)
Hey Dan
1. As always….Thank for for sharing this information.
2. I like the HM inclusions.
3. Hmmm….not seeing many people Rufus worked with an incredible amount of times….some twos…..but not any threes.
4. Granted…I am sure there are some lesser stars that have made at least 3 movies with him.
5. Looks like Paris, je t’aime got him lots of the stars on the first….while…
6. Hamlet…got him 40% of the stars on the Oscar list.
7. Speaking of that Hamlet…I am not sure I have ever watched that one….seems I need to do just that.
Good stuff as always.
20 years ago Rufus Sewell was the hero of the highly rated sci-fi thriller Dark City but than went on to play the token British villain in many of his best known films.
I’ve seen 11 of the 25 films on the chart, beat that Bruce! [Bruce grins]
Favorites include – Dark City, A Knight’s Tale, Legend of Zorro, Hamlet, Gods of Egypt and Abraham Lincoln Vampire Hunter. (the last two in 3D blu-ray)
Nice work Bruce. Vote Up!
Hey Steve….thanks for checking out our requested page on Rufus Sewell. For the longest time I kept getting him mixed up with Kim Coates (one the guys Bruce Willis kills in The Last Boy Scout….pool scene….”touch me again….and I will kill you”. I like you have seen 11 of his movies…..so I can not beat your total….but…I am happy to be tied with you.
My favorites would be Dark City (one of Roger Ebert’s favorite movies…he does an audio commentary for the movie), Legend of Zorro (good fun movie) and The Illusionist (came out the same time as The Prestige….seems that magician movie won out in the magician legacy competition…lol.
I thought Gods of Egypt was better than it got labeled…….good feedback as always.