Daniel Mays films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor · 22 films and 7 TV shows on Boxlist

Known for Atonement, 1917 and Vera Drake.

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Starring Daniel Mays

Franklin
2024 · TV
8.2/10 · TMDB
In December 1776, Benjamin Franklin is world-famous for his electrical experiments. But his passion and power are put to the test when he embarks on a secret mission to France—with the fate of American independence hanging in the balance.
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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Mr. Nobody
2009 · Film
7.9/10 · TMDB
Nemo Nobody leads an ordinary existence with his wife and 3 children; one day, he wakes up as a mortal centenarian in the year 2092.
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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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Lord of the Flies
2026 · TV
7.7/10 · TMDB
After a plane crash, a group of schoolboys find themselves stranded on a tropical island without adults. Ralph is elected leader and, with the help of the intelligent Piggy, strives to maintain order and civilization. Jack, responsible for...
Chicken Run: Dawn of the Nugget
2023 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
A band of fearless chickens flock together to save poultry-kind from an unsettling new threat: a nearby farm that's cooking up something suspicious.
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Rogue One: A Star Wars Story
2016 · Film
7.5/10 · TMDB
A rogue band of resistance fighters unite for a mission to steal the Death Star plans and bring a new hope to the galaxy.
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Vera Drake
2004 · Film
7.3/10 · TMDB
Abortionist Vera Drake finds her beliefs and practices clash with the mores of 1950s Britain – a conflict that leads to tragedy for her family.
Des
2020 · TV
7.3/10 · TMDB
The story of one of the most infamous cases in UK criminal history, that of serial killer Dennis Nilsen. Told through the prism of three men, the series explores the personal and professional consequences of coming into contact with a man...
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Magpie Murders
2022 · TV
7.1/10 · TMDB
An editor gets drawn into a web of intrigue and murder when she receives an unfinished manuscript.
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Pearl Harbor
2001 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
The lifelong friendship between Rafe McCawley and Danny Walker is put to the ultimate test when the two ace fighter pilots become entangled in a love triangle with beautiful Naval nurse Evelyn Johnson. But the rivalry between the...
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Shelter
2026 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
A man living in self-imposed exile on a remote island rescues a young girl from a violent storm, setting off a chain of events that forces him out of seclusion to protect her from enemies tied to his past.
The Adventures of Tintin
2011 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
From Academy Award® winning filmmakers, Steven Spielberg and Peter Jackson, comes the epic adventures of Tintin. Racing to uncover the secrets of a sunken ship that may hold a vast fortune, but also an ancient curse, Tintin and his loyal...
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The Bank Job
2008 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Terry is a small-time car dealer trying to leave his shady past behind and start a family. Martine is a beautiful model from Terry's old neighbourhood who knows that Terry is no angel. When Martine proposes a foolproof plan to rob a bank...
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The Thursday Murder Club
2025 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
A group of senior sleuths passionate about solving cold cases get plunged into a real-life murder mystery in this comic crime caper.
White Lines
2020 · TV
6.8/10 · TMDB
Zoe Walker leaves her quiet life behind to investigate her brother's disappearance in Ibiza, where she quickly heads down a decadent and dangerous path.
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A Good Year
2006 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
Failed London banker Max Skinner inherits his uncle's vineyard in Provence, where he spent many childhood holidays. Upon his arrival, he meets a woman from California who tells Max she is his long-lost cousin and that the property is hers.
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Made in Dagenham
2010 · Film
6.7/10 · TMDB
A dramatization of the 1968 strike at the Ford Dagenham car plant, where female workers walked out in protest against sexual discrimination.
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A Thousand Blows
2025 · TV
6.7/10 · TMDB
Hezekiah and Alec, two friends from Jamaica, finds themselves thrust into the criminal underbelly of London's East End. Here they meet Mary Carr, Queen of an all-female criminal gang known as the Forty Elephants, and run afoul of Sugar...
The Infiltrator
2016 · Film
6.6/10 · TMDB
A U.S Customs official uncovers a massive money laundering scheme involving Pablo Escobar.
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Your Christmas Or Mine?
2022 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
Students Hayley and James are young and in love. After saying goodbye for Christmas at a London train station, they both make the same mad split-second decision to swap trains and surprise each other. Passing each other in the station...
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Byzantium
2012 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Two mysterious women seek refuge in a run-down coastal resort. Clara meets lonely Noel, who provides shelter in his deserted guesthouse, Byzantium. Schoolgirl Eleanor befriends Frank and tells him their lethal secret—they were born 200...
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Nanny McPhee and the Big Bang
2010 · Film
6.3/10 · TMDB
Nanny McPhee appears at the door of a harried young mother who is trying to run the family farm while her husband is away at war. But once she’s arrived, Nanny discovers that the children are fighting a war of their own against two spoiled...
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The Limehouse Golem
2016 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
A series of murders has shaken the community to the point where people believe that only a legendary creature from dark times – the mythical Golem – must be responsible.
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Your Christmas or Mine 2
2023 · Film
6.2/10 · TMDB
They've swapped Christmas – again. Can Hayley and James' relationship survive another turbulent family Christmas or has their future together gone off-piste?!
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Lynley
2025 · TV
6.0/10 · TMDB
Tommy Lynley, an aristocratic detective, and Barbara Havers, a working-class maverick sergeant, share little in common; except a passion for justice. His intellect and her instincts make them an unlikely but formidable team.
Victor Frankenstein
2015 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
Eccentric scientist Victor Von Frankenstein creates a grotesque creature in an unorthodox scientific experiment.
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Welcome to the Punch
2013 · Film
5.9/10 · TMDB
When notorious criminal Jacob Sternwood is forced to return to London, it gives detective Max Lewinsky one last chance to take down the man he's always been after.
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Dad's Army
2016 · Film
4.8/10 · TMDB
A cinema remake of the classic sitcom Dad's Army (1968). The Walmington-on-Sea Home Guard platoon deal with a visiting female journalist and a German spy as World War II draws to its conclusion.
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