Dev Patel films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

Actor and director · 17 films and 2 TV shows on Boxlist

Known for Slumdog Millionaire, The Newsroom and The Wonderful Story of Henry Sugar.

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Slumdog Millionaire
2008 · Film
7.7/10 · TMDB
Jamal Malik is an impoverished Indian teen who becomes a contestant on the Hindi version of ‘Who Wants to Be a Millionaire?’ but, after he wins, he is suspected of cheating.
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The Newsroom
2012 · TV
8.1/10 · TMDB
A behind-the-scenes look at the people who make a nightly cable-news program. Focusing on a network anchor, his new executive producer, the newsroom staff and their boss, the series tracks their quixotic mission to do the news well in the...
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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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Monkey Man
2024 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
Kid is an anonymous young man who ekes out a meager living in an underground fight club where, night after night, wearing a gorilla mask, he is beaten bloody by more popular fighters for cash. After years of suppressed rage, Kid discovers...
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Lion
2016 · Film
8.1/10 · TMDB
A five-year-old Indian boy gets lost on the streets of Calcutta, thousands of kilometers from home. He survives many challenges before being adopted by a couple in Australia; 25 years later, he sets out to find his lost family.
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The Green Knight
2021 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
An epic fantasy adventure based on the timeless Arthurian legend, The Green Knight tells the story of Sir Gawain, King Arthur's reckless and headstrong nephew, who embarks on a daring quest to confront the eponymous Green Knight, a...
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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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Skins
2007 · TV
8.3/10 · TMDB
Irreverent comedy drama which follows the messy lives, loves, delirious highs and inevitable lows of a group of raucous teenage friends in Bristol.
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The Personal History of David Copperfield
2019 · Film
6.5/10 · TMDB
A fresh and distinctive take on Charles Dickens’ semi-autobiographical masterpiece, The Personal History of David Copperfield, set in the 1840s, chronicles the life of its iconic title character as he navigates a chaotic world to find his...
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Hotel Mumbai
2019 · Film
7.6/10 · TMDB
Mumbai, India, November 26, 2008. While several terrorists spread hatred and death through the city, others attack the Taj Mahal Palace Hotel. Both hotel staff and guests risk their lives, making unthinkable sacrifices to protect...
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The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2011 · Film
7.0/10 · TMDB
British retirees travel to India to take up residence in what they believe is a newly restored hotel. Less luxurious than its advertisements, the Marigold Hotel nevertheless slowly begins to charm in unexpected ways as the residents find...
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The Man Who Knew Infinity
2016 · Film
7.1/10 · TMDB
Growing up poor in Madras, India, Srinivasa Ramanujan Iyengar earns admittance to Cambridge University during WWI, where he becomes a pioneer in mathematical theories with the guidance of his professor, G.H. Hardy.
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The Second Best Exotic Marigold Hotel
2015 · Film
6.4/10 · TMDB
As the Best Exotic Marigold Hotel has only a single remaining vacancy - posing a rooming predicament for two fresh arrivals - Sonny pursues his expansionist dream of opening a second hotel.
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Rabbit Trap
2025 · Film
5.8/10 · TMDB
When a musician and her husband move to a remote house in Wales, the music they make disturbs local ancient folk magic, bringing a nameless child to their door who is intent on infiltrating their lives.
The Wedding Guest
2019 · Film
5.7/10 · TMDB
Jay is a man with a secret who travels from Britain to Pakistan to attend a wedding—armed with duct tape, a shotgun, and a plan to kidnap the bride-to-be. Jay and his hostage end up on the run across the border and through the railway...
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The Road Within
2014 · Film
6.9/10 · TMDB
A young man with Tourette's Syndrome embarks on a road trip with his recently-deceased mother's ashes.
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Chappie
2015 · Film
6.8/10 · TMDB
Every child comes into the world full of promise, and none more so than Chappie: he is gifted, special, a prodigy. Like any child, Chappie will come under the influence of his surroundings—some good, some bad—and he will rely on his heart...
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About Cherry
2012 · Film
4.5/10 · TMDB
A drama centered on a troubled young woman who moves to San Francisco, where she gets involved in pornography and aligns herself with a cocaine-addicted lawyer.
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The Last Airbender
2010 · Film
4.7/10 · TMDB
The story follows the adventures of Aang, a young successor to a long line of Avatars, who must put his childhood ways aside and stop the Fire Nation from enslaving the Water, Earth and Air nations.
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Dev Patel films and TV shows, ranked by your taste

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Directed by Dev Patel