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Kenneth Branagh (1960-) is a 5 time Oscar® nominated Northern Irish actor, director, film producer and screenwriter. Branagh has both directed and starred in several film adaptations of William Shakespeare’s plays. His IMDb page shows over 70 acting and over 20 directing credits since 1981. This page will rank Kenneth Branagh movies from Best to Worst in six different sortable columns of information. Television shows, shorts, cameos, uncredited roles and movies that were not released in North American were not included in the rankings. Drivel part of the page. I was at school today when my professor brought up a quote from Kenneth Branagh from Shakespeare’s Othello. This got me to thinking, why do I not have a Branagh? So thanks to Dr. Joe A. we now have a Kenneth Branagh page.
Kenneth Branagh 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
2023
Oppenheimer (2023)
AA Best Picture Win
2017
Dunkirk (2017)
AA Best Picture Nom
2015
Cinderella (2015)
2002
Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets (2002)
2011
Thor (2011)
1991
Dead Again (1991)
2008
Valkyrie (2008)
2017
Murder on the Orient Express (2017)
2020
Tenet (2020)
1993
Much Ado About Nothing (1993)
1989
Henry V (1989)
AA Best Actor Nom
2000
The Road to El Dorado (2000)
Voice Only
1999
Wild Wild West (1999)
2021
Belfast (2021)
AA Best Picture Nom
AA Best Writing Win
1996
Hamlet (1996)
2023
A Haunting In Venice (2023)
2022
Death On The Nile (2022)
2002
Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002)
2025
The King Of Kings (2025)
Voice Only
2011
My Week with Marilyn (2011)
AA Best Supp Actor Nom
2014
Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
2005
Warm Springs (2005)
HBO Movie
1994
Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994)
1992
Peter's Friends (1992)
1995
A Midwinter's Tale (1995)
1995
Othello (1995)
2009
Pirate Radio (2009)
1987
A Month In The Country (1987)
2000
How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2002)
1998
The Gingerbread Man (1998)
2006
The Magic Flute (2006)
2018
All Is True (2018)
1998
The Theory of Flight (1998)
1993
Swing Kids (1993)
2006
As You Like It (2006)
1998
Celebrity (1998)
1998
The Proposition (1998)
2007
Sleuth (2007)
2004
Five Children And It (2004)
2000
Love's Labour's Lost (2000)
1987
High Season (1987)
2020
Artemis Fowl (2020)
Disney Plus
Kenneth Branagh Movies Can Be Ranked 6 Ways In This Table
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- Sort by how many Oscar® nominations and how many Oscar® wins each Kenneth Branagh movie received.
- Sort Kenneth Branagh movies by Ultimate Movie Rankings (UMR) Score. UMR Score puts box office, reviews and awards into a mathematical equation and gives each movie a score.
| 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 | Oppenheimer (2023) AA Best Picture Win |
Emily Blunt & Directed by Christopher Nolan |
329.90 | 359.5 | 1,063.60 | 5 | 88 | 13 / 07 | 99.9 | |
| 1 | Dunkirk (2017) AA Best Picture Nom |
Tom Hardy & Directed by Christopher Nolan |
190.10 | 264.9 | 734.80 | 14 | 89 | 08 / 03 | 99.7 | |
| 2 | Cinderella (2015) | Lily James & Cate Blanchett |
201.20 | 298.3 | 805.90 | 9 | 77 | 01 / 00 | 96.7 | |
| 3 | Harry Potter and The Chamber of Secrets (2002) | Daniel Radcliffe & Emma Watson |
260.00 | 560.3 | 1,890.00 | 4 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 96.0 | |
| 4 | Thor (2011) | Chris Hemsworth & Natalie Portman |
181.00 | 285.4 | 708.30 | 10 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 95.2 | |
| 6 | Dead Again (1991) | Kenneth Branagh & Emma Thompson |
38.00 | 112.9 | 112.90 | 34 | 75 | 00 / 00 | 86.4 | |
| 7 | Valkyrie (2008) | Tom Cruise & Bill Nighy |
83.10 | 144.6 | 348.70 | 36 | 65 | 00 / 00 | 86.3 | |
| 8 | Murder on the Orient Express (2017) | Kenneth Branagh & Penélope Cruz |
102.80 | 143.3 | 490.20 | 31 | 64 | 00 / 00 | 86.1 | |
| 9 | Tenet (2020) | John David Washington & Robert Pattinson |
57.90 | 78.9 | 492.90 | 8 | 77 | 02 / 01 | 84.5 | |
| 11 | Much Ado About Nothing (1993) | Kenneth Branagh & Emma Thompson |
22.50 | 68.1 | 68.10 | 69 | 82 | 00 / 00 | 83.6 | |
| 10 | Henry V (1989) AA Best Actor Nom |
Christian Bale & Emma Thompson |
10.20 | 32.0 | 32.00 | 82 | 89 | 03 / 01 | 83.5 | |
| 13 | The Road to El Dorado (2000) Voice Only |
Kevin Kline & Rosie Perez |
50.90 | 118.0 | 177.30 | 50 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 82.3 | |
| 12 | Wild Wild West (1999) | Will Smith & Kevin Kline |
113.80 | 281.1 | 548.70 | 17 | 35 | 00 / 00 | 81.4 | |
| 13 | Belfast (2021) AA Best Picture Nom AA Best Writing Win |
Judi Dench & Jamie Dornan |
9.00 | 10.3 | 46.30 | 67 | 79 | 07 / 01 | 80.3 | |
| 15 | Hamlet (1996) | Kenneth Branagh & Julie Christie |
4.70 | 13.3 | 47.60 | 153 | 83 | 04 / 00 | 76.5 | |
| 18 | A Haunting In Venice (2023) | Michelle Yeoh | 42.50 | 46.3 | 124.00 | 55 | 72 | 00 / 00 | 74.2 | |
| 17 | Death On The Nile (2022) | Gal Gadot | 45.60 | 50.9 | 152.50 | 35 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 73.6 | |
| 16 | Rabbit-Proof Fence (2002) | Everlyn Stamp | 6.20 | 13.4 | 13.40 | 155 | 83 | 00 / 00 | 73.4 | |
| 18 | The King Of Kings (2025) Voice Only |
Uma Thurman & Oscar Isaac |
60.30 | 60.3 | 76.30 | 35 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 72.8 | |
| 18 | My Week with Marilyn (2011) AA Best Supp Actor Nom |
Michelle Williams & Emma Watson |
14.60 | 23.0 | 55.30 | 129 | 76 | 02 / 00 | 71.7 | |
| 19 | Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014) | Keira Knightley & Kevin Costner & <a href='https://www.ultimatemovierankings.com/chris-pine-movie |
50.60 | 77.4 | 207.30 | 68 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 71.0 | |
| 20 | Warm Springs (2005) HBO Movie |
Jane Alexander | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 328 | 78 | 00 / 00 | 62.9 | |
| 23 | Mary Shelley's Frankenstein (1994) | Robert DeNiro & Helena Bonham Carter |
22.00 | 67.4 | 343.20 | 60 | 54 | 01 / 00 | 60.8 | |
| 22 | Peter's Friends (1992) | Hugh Laurie & Stephen Fry |
4.10 | 12.2 | 12.20 | 130 | 70 | 00 / 00 | 56.6 | |
| 24 | A Midwinter's Tale (1995) | Michael Maloney & Richard Briers |
0.50 | 1.3 | 1.30 | 214 | 73 | 00 / 00 | 55.9 | |
| 24 | Othello (1995) | Laurence Fishburne & Irène Jacob |
2.80 | 8.2 | 8.20 | 163 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 52.7 | |
| 25 | Pirate Radio (2009) | Emma Thompson & Philip Seymour Hoffman |
8.00 | 13.4 | 60.60 | 149 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 52.0 | |
| 26 | A Month In The Country (1987) | Colin Firth | 0.20 | 0.6 | 0.60 | 226 | 69 | 00 / 00 | 48.2 | |
| 27 | How to Kill Your Neighbor's Dog (2002) | Robin Wright | 0.00 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 301 | 67 | 00 / 00 | 43.9 | |
| 28 | The Gingerbread Man (1998) | Kenneth Branagh & Embeth Davidtz |
1.70 | 4.5 | 4.50 | 180 | 63 | 00 / 00 | 40.2 | |
| 29 | The Magic Flute (2006) | Ben Davis | 0.10 | 0.1 | 3.80 | 368 | 62 | 00 / 00 | 32.5 | |
| 30 | All Is True (2018) | Judi Dench | 1.20 | 1.6 | 4.10 | 202 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 32.4 | |
| 31 | The Theory of Flight (1998) | Helena Bonham Carter & Kenneth Branagh |
0.10 | 0.2 | 0.20 | 253 | 61 | 00 / 00 | 31.8 | |
| 33 | Swing Kids (1993) | Christian Bale | 5.60 | 17.0 | 17.00 | 136 | 55 | 00 / 00 | 29.8 | |
| 35 | As You Like It (2006) | Bryce Dallas Howard | 0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 345 | 60 | 00 / 00 | 28.8 | |
| 34 | Celebrity (1998) | Kenneth Branagh & Judy Davis |
5.10 | 13.5 | 16.50 | 146 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 18.6 | |
| 35 | The Proposition (1998) | Kenneth Branagh & Madeleine Stowe |
0.10 | 0.4 | 0.40 | 232 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 16.1 | |
| 36 | Sleuth (2007) | Michael Caine & Jude Law |
0.30 | 0.6 | 8.90 | 259 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.5 | |
| 37 | Five Children And It (2004) | Tara Fitzgerald | 0.10 | 0.1 | 10.30 | 307 | 52 | 00 / 00 | 15.1 | |
| 38 | Love's Labour's Lost (2000) | Alessandro Nivola & Alicia Silverstone |
0.30 | 0.7 | 0.70 | 225 | 50 | 00 / 00 | 13.3 | |
| 39 | High Season (1987) | Jacqueline Bisset | 1.10 | 3.5 | 3.50 | 168 | 48 | 00 / 00 | 12.3 | |
| 40 | Artemis Fowl (2020) Disney Plus |
Judi Dench & Colin Farrell |
0.10 | 0.1 | 0.10 | 161 | 27 | 00 / 00 | 0.5 |
Best IMDb Trivia on Kenneth Branagh
1. Kenneth Charles Branagh was born in Belfast, Ireland in 1960. He grew up in poverty in the shadow of a tobacco factory in Belfast.
2. Kenneth Branagh was originally cast as the lead in Amadeus (1984) before the production company decided on casting American actors in the leading roles.
3. Along with Orson Welles, Laurence Olivier, Woody Allen, Warren Beatty, Clint Eastwood and Roberto Benigni, Kenneth Branagh is one of only seven men to receive Academy Award® nominations for both Best Actor and Best Director for the same film: Welles for Citizen Kane (1941), Olivier for Hamlet (1948), Allen for Annie Hall (1977), Beatty for both Heaven Can Wait (1978) and Reds (1981), Branagh for Henry V (1989), Eastwood for both Unforgiven (1992) and Million Dollar Baby (2004), and Benigni for Life Is Beautiful (1997).
4. Kenneth Branagh was awarded the Knight Bachelor of the Order of the British Empire in the 2012 Queen’s Birthday Honours List for his services to Drama and to the community in Northern Ireland.
5. Kenneth Branagh’s Top 10 movies are: Napoleon (1927), Citizen Kane (1941), Brief Encounter (1945), Black Narcissus (1947), The Third Man (1949), The Searchers (1956), Manhattan (1979), Raging Bull (1980), Tootsie (1982) and Au Revoir les Enfants (1987).
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I love Branagh in his Shakespearian efforts. I have seen 11 including 8 of top 10. 10s not favorites: henry 5th, much ado about nothing. 9 not favorite: murder on the orient express. hidden gem pirate radio(on letterboxd, “the boat that rocked”)