Benedict Cumberbatch films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 48 films and 2 TV shows on Boxlist

Known for Sherlock, 12 Years a Slave and The Imitation Game.

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Starring Benedict Cumberbatch

Sherlock
2010 · TV
8.5/10 · TMDB
A modern update finds the famous sleuth and his doctor partner solving crime in 21st century London.
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12 Years a Slave
2013 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
In the pre-Civil War United States, Solomon Northup, a free black man from upstate New York, is abducted and sold into slavery. Facing cruelty as well as unexpected kindnesses Solomon struggles not only to stay alive, but to retain his...
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The Imitation Game
2014 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
Based on the real life story of legendary cryptanalyst Alan Turing, the film portrays the nail-biting race against time by Turing and his brilliant team of code-breakers at Britain's top-secret Government Code and Cypher School at...
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Avengers: Endgame
2019 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDB
After the devastating events of Avengers: Infinity War, the universe is in ruins due to the efforts of the Mad Titan, Thanos. With the help of remaining allies, the Avengers must assemble once more in order to undo Thanos' actions and...
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Atonement
2007 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
As a 13-year-old, fledgling writer Briony Tallis irrevocably changes the course of several lives when she accuses her older sister's lover of a crime he did not commit.
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1917
2019 · Film
8.0/10 · TMDB
At the height of the First World War, two young British soldiers must cross enemy territory and deliver a message that will stop a deadly attack on hundreds of soldiers.
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Star Trek Into Darkness
2013 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
When the crew of the Enterprise is called back home, they find an unstoppable force of terror from within their own organization has detonated the fleet and everything it stands for, leaving our world in a state of crisis. With a personal...
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Avengers: Infinity War
2018 · Film
8.3/10 · TMDB
As the Avengers and their allies have continued to protect the world from threats too large for any one hero to handle, a new danger has emerged from the cosmic shadows: Thanos. A despot of intergalactic infamy, his goal is to collect all...
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The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar
2023 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
A rich man learns about a guru who can see without using his eyes. He sets out to master the skill in order to cheat at gambling.
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Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy
2011 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
In the bleak days of the Cold War, espionage veteran George Smiley is forced from semi-retirement to uncover a Soviet mole within his former colleagues at the heart of MI6.
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Thor: Ragnarok
2017 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Thor is imprisoned on the other side of the universe and finds himself in a race against time to get back to Asgard to stop Ragnarok, the destruction of his home-world and the end of Asgardian civilization, at the hands of a powerful new...
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Marvel Studios Assembled: The Making of Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Join visionary director Sam Raimi and the cast of the film as they recount their experiences bringing Marvel’s darkest story to life. From world-building to universe-building, hear first hand accounts from the cast and crew on what it took...
The Phoenician Scheme
2025 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
The story of a family and a family business.
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The Power of the Dog
2021 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
A domineering, magnetic rancher responds with mocking cruelty when his brother brings home a new wife and her son, until the unexpected comes to pass.
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The Courier
2021 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Cold War spy Greville Wynne and his Russian source try to put an end to the Cuban Missile Crisis.
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Poison
2023 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
When a poisonous snake slithers onto an Englishman's stomach in India, his associate and a doctor race to save him.
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Doctor Strange
2016 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
After his career is destroyed, a brilliant but arrogant surgeon gets a new lease on life when a sorcerer takes him under her wing and trains him to defend the world against evil.
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey
2012 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Bilbo Baggins, a hobbit enjoying his quiet life, is swept into an epic quest by Gandalf the Grey and thirteen dwarves who seek to reclaim their mountain home from Smaug, the dragon.
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The Hobbit: The Desolation of Smaug
2013 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
The Dwarves, Bilbo and Gandalf have successfully escaped the Misty Mountains, and Bilbo has gained the One Ring. They all continue their journey to get their gold back from the Dragon, Smaug.
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Black Mass
2015 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
The true story of Whitey Bulger, the brother of a state senator and the most infamous violent criminal in the history of South Boston, who became an FBI informant to take down a Mafia family invading his turf.
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Sherlock: The Abominable Bride
2016 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
Sherlock Holmes and Dr. Watson find themselves in 1890s London in this holiday special.
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The Roses
2025 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Life seems easy for picture-perfect couple Ivy and Theo: successful careers, a loving marriage, great kids. But beneath the façade of their supposed ideal life, a storm is brewing – as Theo's career nosedives while Ivy's own ambitions take...
Starter for 10
2006 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
In 1985, against the backdrop of Thatcherism, Brian Jackson enrolls in the University of Bristol, a scholarship boy from seaside Essex with a love of knowledge for its own sake and a childhood spent watching University Challenge, a college...
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War Horse
2011 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Follows a young man named Albert and his horse, Joey, and how their bond is broken when Joey is sold to the cavalry and sent to the trenches of World War One. Despite being too young to enlist, Albert heads to France to save his friend.
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Hawking
2004 · Film
7.2/10 · TMDB
The story of Professor Stephen Hawking's early years. It is 1963, and our young cosmologist celebrates his 21st birthday. At the party is a new friend, Jane Wilde - there is a strong attraction between the two. Jane is intrigued by...
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The End We Start From
2023 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
As London is submerged below floodwaters, a woman gives birth to her first child. Days later, she and her baby are forced to leave their home in search of safety. They head north through a newly dangerous country seeking refuge from place...
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Spider-Man: No Way Home
2021 · Film
Peter Parker is unmasked and no longer able to separate his normal life from the high-stakes of being a super-hero. When he asks for help from Doctor Strange the stakes become even more dangerous, forcing him to discover what it truly...
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Amazing Grace
2006 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
The true story of William Wilberforce and his courageous quest to end the British slave trade. Along the way, Wilberforce meets intense opposition, but his minister urges him to see the cause through.
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The Mauritanian
2021 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
A detainee at the U.S military's Guantanamo Bay detention center is held without charges for over a decade and seeks help from a defense attorney for his release.
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Doctor Strange in the Multiverse of Madness
2022 · Film
7.4/10 · TMDB
Doctor Strange, with the help of mystical allies both old and new, traverses the mind-bending and dangerous alternate realities of the Multiverse to confront a mysterious new adversary.
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The Electrical Life of Louis Wain
2021 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
The extraordinary true story of eccentric British artist Louis Wain, whose playful, sometimes even psychedelic pictures helped to transform the public's perception of cats forever.
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August: Osage County
2013 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
A look at the lives of the strong-willed women of the Weston family, whose paths have diverged until a family crisis brings them back to the Midwest house they grew up in, and to the dysfunctional woman who raised them.
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Brexit: The Uncivil War
2019 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
Political strategist Dominic Cummings leads a popular but controversial campaign to convince British voters to leave the European Union from 2015 up until the present day.
The Whistleblower
2010 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Based on the experiences of Nebraska cop Kathryn Bolkovac (Rachel Weisz) who discovers a deadly sex trafficking ring while serving as a U.N. peacekeeper in post-war Bosnia. Risking her own life to save the lives of others, she uncovers an...
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The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies
2014 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Immediately after the events of The Desolation of Smaug, Bilbo and the dwarves try to defend Erebor's mountain of treasure from others who claim it: the men of the ruined Laketown and the elves of Mirkwood. Meanwhile an army of Orcs led by...
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The Grinch
2018 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
The Grinch hatches a scheme to ruin Christmas when the residents of Whoville plan their annual holiday celebration.
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Penguins of Madagascar
2014 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Skipper, Kowalski, Rico and Private join forces with undercover organization The North Wind to stop the villainous Dr. Octavius Brine from destroying the world as we know it.
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Eric
2024 · TV
7.1/10 · TMDB
A desperate father battles his demons on the vibrant, dangerous, and intoxicating streets of '80s New York in a race to bring home his missing son.
Spider-Man: All Roads Lead to No Way Home
2022 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
Join our hosts JB Smoove and Martin Starr for a celebration of 20 years of Spider-Man™ movies! From the original Sam Raimi trilogy to Marc Webb’s “amazing” movies to the latest trio from Director Jon Watts, we will take viewers through the...
Between Two Ferns: The Movie
2019 · Film
6.0/10 · TMDB
Galifianakis dreamed of becoming a star. But when Will Ferrell discovered his public access TV show, 'Between Two Ferns' and uploaded it to Funny or Die, Zach became a viral laughing stock. Now Zach and his crew are taking a road trip to...
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The Book of Clarence
2024 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
Streetwise but down-on-his-luck, Clarence is struggling to find a better life for his family, while fighting to free himself of debt. Captivated by the power and glory of the rising Messiah and His apostles, he risks everything to carve...
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The Thing with Feathers
2025 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
After a tragic loss, a grieving father tries to raise his young sons whilst dealing with an unlikely, unpredictable, and uninvited houseguest.
Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle
2018 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
A human child raised by wolves, must face off against a menacing tiger named Shere Khan, as well as his own origins.
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Chadwick Boseman: A Tribute for a King
2020 · Film
8.4/10 · TMDB
A tribute to Chadwick Boseman, celebrating his life and legacy.
The Other Boleyn Girl
2008 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
A sumptuous and sensual tale of intrigue, romance and betrayal set against the backdrop of a defining moment in European history: two beautiful sisters, Anne and Mary Boleyn, driven by their family's blind ambition, compete for the love of...
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Creation
2009 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
A psychological, heart-wrenching love story that provides a unique and inside look at Charles Darwin. Torn between faith and science, he struggles to finish his legendary book "On the Origin of the Species," which goes on to become the...
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The Current War
2018 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Electricity titans Thomas Edison and George Westinghouse compete to create a sustainable system and market it to the American people.
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The Fifth Estate
2013 · Film
6.1/10 · TMDB
A look at the relationship between WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange and his early supporter and eventual colleague Daniel Domscheit-Berg, and how the website's growth and influence led to an irreparable rift between the two friends.
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Walking with Dinosaurs
2013 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
Walking with Dinosaurs 3D is a film depicting life-like 3D dinosaur characters set in photo-real landscapes that transports audiences to the prehistoric world as it existed 70 million years ago. The film is based on the 1999 documentary...
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Zoolander 2
2016 · Film
4.8/10 · TMDB
Derek and Hansel are modelling again when an opposing company attempts to take them out from the business.
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