All Andy Serkis Movies Ranked

Critics Consensus: Black Panther elevates superhero cinema to thrilling new heights while telling one of the MCU's most absorbing stories -- and introducing some of its most fully realized characters.

Synopsis: After the death of his father, T'Challa returns home to the African nation of Wakanda to take his rightful place as king. When a powerful... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Chadwick Boseman, Michael B. Jordan, Lupita Nyong'o, Danai Gurira

Directed By: Ryan Coogler

Critics Consensus: The Two Towers balances spectacular action with emotional storytelling, leaving audiences both wholly satisfied and eager for the final chapter.

Synopsis: The sequel to the Golden Globe-nominated and AFI Award-winning "The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring," "The Two Towers" follows the continuing... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen

Directed By: Peter Jackson

Critics Consensus: War for the Planet of the Apes combines breathtaking special effects and a powerful, poignant narrative to conclude this rebooted trilogy on a powerful -- and truly blockbuster -- note.

Synopsis: Caesar (Andy Serkis) and his apes are forced into a deadly conflict with an army of humans led by a ruthless colonel (Woody Harrelson). After... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Andy Serkis, Woody Harrelson, Steve Zahn, Karin Konoval

Directed By: Matt Reeves

Critics Consensus: Packed with action and populated by both familiar faces and fresh blood, The Force Awakens successfully recalls the series' former glory while injecting it with renewed energy.

Synopsis: Thirty years after the defeat of the Galactic Empire, the galaxy faces a new threat from the evil Kylo Ren (Adam Driver) and the First... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Harrison Ford, Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver

Directed By: J.J. Abrams

Critics Consensus: Visually breathtaking and emotionally powerful, The Lord of the Rings: The Return of the King is a moving and satisfying conclusion to a great trilogy.

Synopsis: The culmination of nearly 10 years' work and conclusion to Peter Jackson's epic trilogy based on the timeless J.R.R. Tolkien classic, "The Lord of the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen

Directed By: Peter Jackson

Critics Consensus: Aardman Animations broadens their humor a bit for Arthur Christmas, a clever and earnest holiday film with surprising emotional strength.

Synopsis: Everyone knows that, each Christmas, Santa Claus delivers presents to every last child on Earth. What everyone doesn't know is that Santa accomplishes the feat... View Full Synopsis

Starring: James McAvoy, Hugh Laurie, Bill Nighy, Jim Broadbent

Directed By: Sarah Smith

Critics Consensus: Star Wars: The Last Jedi honors the saga's rich legacy while adding some surprising twists -- and delivering all the emotion-rich action fans could hope for.

Synopsis: Luke Skywalker's peaceful and solitary existence gets upended when he encounters Rey, a young woman who shows strong signs of the Force. Her desire to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Mark Hamill, Carrie Fisher, Adam Driver, Daisy Ridley

Directed By: Rian Johnson

Critics Consensus: Full of eye-popping special effects, and featuring a pitch-perfect cast, The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring brings J.R.R. Tolkien's classic to vivid life.

Synopsis: The future of civilization rests in the fate of the One Ring, which has been lost for centuries. Powerful forces are unrelenting in their search... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Elijah Wood, Ian McKellen, Liv Tyler, Viggo Mortensen

Directed By: Peter Jackson

Critics Consensus: With intelligence and emotional resonance to match its stunning special effects, Dawn of the Planet of the Apes expands on its predecessor with an exciting and ambitious burst of sci-fi achievement.

Synopsis: Ten years after simian flu wiped out much of the world's Homo sapiens, genetically enhanced chimpanzee Caesar and his ever-growing band of followers has established... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Andy Serkis, Jason Clarke, Gary Oldman, Keri Russell

Directed By: Matt Reeves

Critics Consensus: Dressed to the nines in exquisite production value and buoyed by Mike Leigh's sardonic wit, Topsy-Turvy is rich entertainment that is as brainy as it is handsome.

Synopsis: The lives of the Victorian Era operatic composers Gilbert and Sullivan. Takes place during the original composition of the 1884 staging that would be one... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jim Broadbent, Allan Corduner, Lesley Manville, Eleanor David

Directed By: Mike Leigh

Critics Consensus: The colorful, chaotic 24 Hour Party People nimbly captures the spirit of the Manchester music scene.

Synopsis: Manchester, 1976. Tony Wilson (Steve Coogan) is an ambitious but frustrated local TV news reporter looking for a way to make his mark. After witnessing... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Steve Coogan, Lennie James, Shirley Henderson, Paddy Considine

Directed By: Michael Winterbottom

Critics Consensus: A grim, gritty, and gripping super-noir, The Batman ranks among the Dark Knight's bleakest -- and most thrillingly ambitious -- live-action outings.

Synopsis: Batman ventures into Gotham City's underworld when a sadistic killer leaves behind a trail of cryptic clues. As the scale of the perpetrator's plans become... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Robert Pattinson, Zoë Kravitz, Jeffrey Wright, Colin Farrell

Directed By: Matt Reeves

Critics Consensus: Featuring state-of-the-art special effects, terrific performances, and a majestic sense of spectacle, Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong is a potent epic that's faithful to the spirit of the 1933 original.

Synopsis: Peter Jackson's expansive remake of the 1933 classic follows director Carl Denham (Jack Black) and his crew on a journey from New York City to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann

Directed By: Peter Jackson

Critics Consensus: Led by Rupert Wyatt's stylish direction, some impressive special effects, and a mesmerizing performance by Andy Serkis, Rise of the Planet of the Apes breathes unlikely new life into a long-running franchise.

Synopsis: Will Rodman, a scientist in San Francisco, is experimenting with a drug that he hopes will cure his father's Alzheimer's disease. After his work is... View Full Synopsis

Starring: James Franco, Freida Pinto, John Lithgow, Brian Cox

Directed By: Rupert Wyatt

Critics Consensus: A sharp and deceptively layered comedy that's further fueled by the odd couple chemistry of its leads, this Long Shot largely hits its marks.

Synopsis: Fred Flarsky is a gifted and free-spirited journalist who has a knack for getting into trouble. Charlotte Field is one of the most influential women... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Seth Rogen, Charlize Theron, June Diane Raphael, O'Shea Jackson Jr.

Directed By: Jonathan Levine

Critics Consensus: Exuberant and eye-popping, Avengers: Age of Ultron serves as an overstuffed but mostly satisfying sequel, reuniting its predecessor's unwieldy cast with a few new additions and a worthy foe.

Synopsis: When Tony Stark (Robert Downey Jr.) jump-starts a dormant peacekeeping program, things go terribly awry, forcing him, Thor (Chris Hemsworth), the Incredible Hulk (Mark Ruffalo)... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Robert Downey Jr., Chris Hemsworth, Mark Ruffalo, Chris Evans

Directed By: Joss Whedon

Critics Consensus: Full of twists and turns, The Prestige is a dazzling period piece that never stops challenging the audience.

Synopsis: An illusion gone horribly wrong pits two 19th-century magicians, Alfred Borden (Christian Bale) and Rupert Angier (Hugh Jackman), against each other in a bitter battle... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Christian Bale, Michael Caine, Scarlett Johansson

Directed By: Christopher Nolan

Critics Consensus: Drawing deep from the classic Raiders of the Lost Ark playbook, Steven Spielberg has crafted another spirited, thrilling adventure in the form of Tintin.

Synopsis: While shopping at an outdoor market, young reporter Tintin (Jamie Bell), accompanied by his faithful dog, Snowy, buys a model of an old ship called... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jamie Bell, Andy Serkis, Daniel Craig, Nick Frost

Directed By: Steven Spielberg

Critics Consensus: Clever and appealing for both children and adults, Flushed Away marks a successful entry into digital animated features for Aardman Animations.

Synopsis: After an ignoble landing in Ratropolis, a pampered rodent (Hugh Jackman) enlists the help of a sewer scavenger (Kate Winslet) in finding his way back... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Hugh Jackman, Kate Winslet, Jean Reno, Bill Nighy

Directed By: David Bowers, Sam Fell

Critics Consensus: Sex & Drugs & Rock & Roll pays appropriately uninhibited tribute to a pioneering artist -- and proves Andy Serkis can be every bit as compelling in a non-motion-capture role.

Synopsis: Stricken with polio as a child, Ian Dury finds success as a British punk rocker in the 1970s.

Starring: Andy Serkis, Olivia Williams, Naomie Harris, Bill Milner

Directed By: Mat Whitecross

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: After serving a prison sentence, Bill connects with his oldest son, Jimmy, who soon gets in trouble with his old cohorts. Bill has to choose... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Charlie Creed-Miles, Will Poulter, Liz White, Sammy Williams

Directed By: Dexter Fletcher

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A British earl, Frank Pakenham (Jim Broadbent), advocates the rehabilitation of imprisoned child murderer Myra Hindley (Samantha Morton).

Starring: Jim Broadbent, Samantha Morton, Andy Serkis, Lindsay Duncan

Directed By: Tom Hooper

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A youth (Thomas Brodie-Sangster) copes with his impending demise by drawing cartoons and gains strength through his relationships with a death therapist (Andy Serkis) and... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Andy Serkis, Thomas Brodie-Sangster, Aisling Loftus, Michael McElhatton

Directed By: Ian Fitzgibbon

Critics Consensus: Outwardly modest but carried along by Mike Leigh's deft direction, Career Girls gradually accumulates power as a study of shared history.

Synopsis: Annie (Lynda Steadman) is meeting up with her old college pal Hannah (Katrin Cartlidge) for the first time since they graduated six years ago. They... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Katrin Cartlidge, Lynda Steadman, Kate Byers, Mark Benton

Directed By: Mike Leigh

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A botched kidnapping gets even worse when the four perpetrators come across a psychotic man.

Starring: Dave Legeno, Andy Serkis, Jennifer Ellison, Reece Shearsmith

Directed By: Paul Andrew Williams

Critics Consensus: Although the plot leaves a lot to be desired, 13 Going on 30 will tug at your inner teenager's heartstrings thanks in large part to a dazzling performance from Jennifer Garner.

Synopsis: A girl who's sick of the social strictures of junior high is transformed into a grownup overnight. In this feel-good fairy tale, teenager Jenna (Christa... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jennifer Garner, Mark Ruffalo, Judy Greer, Andy Serkis

Directed By: Gary Winick

Critics Consensus: Peter Jackson's return to Middle-earth is an earnest, visually resplendent trip, but the film's deliberate pace robs the material of some of its majesty.

Synopsis: Bilbo Baggins lives a simple life with his fellow hobbits in the Shire, until the wizard Gandalf arrives and convinces him to join a group... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Ken Stott

Directed By: Peter Jackson

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A female hitchhiker (Rachel Griffiths) moves in with an older married Briton (Pete Postlethwaite) and his unattached young roommate (James Thornton).

Starring: Pete Postlethwaite, Rachel Griffiths, James Thornton, Lennie James

Directed By: Sam Miller

Critics Consensus: Though somewhat overwhelmed by its own spectacle, The Hobbit: The Battle of the Five Armies ends Peter Jackson's second Middle-earth trilogy on a reasonably satisfying note.

Synopsis: Having reclaimed Erebor and vast treasure from the dragon Smaug, Thorin Oakenshield sacrifices friendship and honor in seeking the Arkenstone, despite Smaug's fiery wrath and... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Ian McKellen, Martin Freeman, Richard Armitage, Evangeline Lilly

Directed By: Peter Jackson

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: The friendly collaboration of poets Samuel Taylor Coleridge (Linus Roache) and William Wordsworth (John Hannah) ultimately turns to betrayal during the French Revolution.

Starring: Linus Roache, John Hannah, Samantha Morton, Emily Woof

Directed By: Julien Temple

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: On Christmas Eve, a Victorian family settles in to watch the story of "A Christmas Carol" inside a children's paper theater. Illustrated characters come to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Carey Mulligan, Martin Freeman, Andy Serkis, Daniel Kaluuya

Directed By: Jacqui Morris

Critics Consensus: Mowgli: Legend of the Jungle brings impressive special effects to bear on the darker side of its classic source material, but loses track of the story's heart along the way.

Synopsis: Human child Mowgli is raised by a wolf pack in the jungles of India. As he learns the often harsh rules of the jungle, under... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Christian Bale, Cate Blanchett, Rohan Chand, Benedict Cumberbatch

Directed By: Andy Serkis

Critics Consensus: Whether it's called SAS: Red Notice or SAS: Rise of the Black Swan, this is a thoroughly mediocre action thriller.

Synopsis: Tom Buckingham (SAM HEUGHAN), a special forces operator, is taking Dr. Sophie Hart from London to Paris to propose. When their train is deep inside... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sam Heughan, Ruby Rose, Hannah John-Kamen, Andy Serkis

Directed By: Magnus Martens

Critics Consensus: Brighton Rock is a lean noir boasting an appealing trio of stars, but its old-fashioned presentation only reinforces how little it distinguishes itself from the superior original.

Synopsis: A violent teenage hoodlum (Sam Riley) murders a rival gangster's lackey, then seduces a naive waitress (Andrea Riseborough) who can link him to the crime.

Starring: Sam Riley, Andrea Riseborough, Helen Mirren, John Hurt

Directed By: Rowan Joffe

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: Michael Caine stars as Billy "Shiner" Simpson, a small time boxing promoter with big ideas. In a crucial match which could lead to a place... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Michael Caine, Martin Landau, Frances Barber, Claire Rushbrook

Directed By: John Irvin

Critics Consensus: Heavy on cliches and light on charm, this kid-lit fantasy-adventure doesn't quite get off the ground.

Synopsis: Mo and his daughter, Meggie, have the ability to bring storybook characters to life just by reading aloud. That gift backfires when he accidentally summons... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Brendan Fraser, Paul Bettany, Helen Mirren, Jim Broadbent

Directed By: Iain Softley

Critics Consensus: Alex Rider: Operation Stormbreaker is strictly children's fare, as it lacks originality, excitement, and believabiltity.

Synopsis: Alex Rider is a British teenager, whom MI6 recruits into its ranks, for his skills as a linguist, scuba diver, sharpshooter and martial artist are... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Alex Pettyfer, Ewan McGregor, Mickey Rourke, Bill Nighy

Directed By: Geoffrey Sax

Critics Consensus: Marked by timid scares and flat-footed humor, Burke and Hare is a missed opportunity for its talented cast and a disappointing return for director John Landis.

Synopsis: Two 19th-century opportunists (Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis) become serial killers so that they can maintain their profitable business supplying cadavers to an anatomist (Tom Wilkinson).

Starring: Simon Pegg, Andy Serkis, Isla Fisher, Jessica Hynes

Directed By: John Landis

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A middle-class man tries to buy a gun from a crackhead to kill his wife's lover. When he runs into Hoodwink, a macho drug dealer,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Sharon D Clarke, Adam Deacon, Steven Mackintosh, Ashley Walters

Directed By: Gary Love

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A diverse group of displaced animals tries to sabotage an African resort that hinders the water supply.

Starring: Ralf Schmitz, Thomas Fritsch, Christoph Maria Herbst, Bastian Pastewka

Directed By: Reinhard Klooss, Holger Tappe

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: In 1917 a malevolent force slowly drives nine soldiers mad while they are trapped in the enemy's corpse-strewn trenches.

Starring: Jamie Bell, Ruaidhri Conroy, Laurence Fox, Torben Liebrecht

Directed By: MJ Bassett