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What is the best Kenneth Branagh movie?

By YPB Team

Shakespeare on a shoestring, a Marvel origin, a Belfast childhood and a Disney flop. Few careers stretch this far.

  1. Murder on the Orient Express — ranked #11
    Murder on the Orient Express
    Branagh's 2017 Christie adaptation, which he directed and led, taking $352.8M worldwide.
  2. Henry V — ranked #22
    Henry V
    His 1989 directorial debut, which brought him Oscar nominations for acting and directing at 29.
  3. Much Ado About Nothing — ranked #33
    Much Ado About Nothing
    The sunlit 1993 Shakespeare comedy shot in Tuscany.
  4. Hamlet — ranked #44
    Hamlet
    His 1996 uncut four-hour Hamlet, the only film version of the full text.
  5. Death on the Nile — ranked #55
    Death on the Nile
    His 2022 Poirot sequel, shot on a recreated paddle steamer.
  6. A Haunting in Venice — ranked #66
    A Haunting in Venice
    The 2023 Poirot film, loosely drawn from Christie's Hallowe'en Party.
  7. Dunkirk — ranked #77
    Dunkirk
    Christopher Nolan's 2017 war film, with Branagh as the naval commander on the mole.
  8. Thor — ranked #88
    Thor
    The 2011 Marvel film he directed, which set the tone for the character.
  9. Cinderella — ranked #99
    Cinderella
    His 2015 live-action Disney fairy tale.
  10. Tenet — ranked #1010
    Tenet
    Nolan's 2020 thriller, with Branagh as the Russian antagonist.
  11. My Week with Marilyn — ranked #1111
    My Week with Marilyn
    The 2011 film that got him an Oscar nomination for playing Laurence Olivier.
  12. Mary Shelley's Frankenstein — ranked #1212
    Mary Shelley's Frankenstein
    His 1994 adaptation with Robert De Niro as the creature.
  13. Sleuth — ranked #1313
    Sleuth
    His 2007 remake with Michael Caine and Jude Law, scripted by Harold Pinter.
  14. Artemis Fowl — ranked #1414
    Artemis Fowl
    His 2020 Disney adaptation, sent straight to streaming and widely panned.
  15. Oppenheimer — ranked #1515
    Oppenheimer
    Nolan's 2023 Best Picture winner, with Branagh as Niels Bohr.
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Comments 1

Murder on the Orient Express took $352.8 million against a $55 million budget, which is the reason the other two Poirot films exist: https://youpick.best/articles/agatha-christie-ranked-many-ways

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