All Tom Hardy Movies Ranked

Critics Consensus: With exhilarating action and a surprising amount of narrative heft, Mad Max: Fury Road brings George Miller's post-apocalyptic franchise roaring vigorously back to life.

Synopsis: Years after the collapse of civilization, the tyrannical Immortan Joe enslaves apocalypse survivors inside the desert fortress the Citadel. When the warrior Imperator Furiosa leads... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Hardy, Charlize Theron, Nicholas Hoult, Hugh Keays-Byrne

Directed By: George Miller

Critics Consensus: Dunkirk serves up emotionally satisfying spectacle, delivered by a writer-director in full command of his craft and brought to life by a gifted ensemble cast that honors the fact-based story.

Synopsis: In May 1940, Germany advanced into France, trapping Allied troops on the beaches of Dunkirk. Under air and ground cover from British and French forces,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Fionn Whitehead, Tom Glynn-Carney, Jack Lowden, Harry Styles

Directed By: Christopher Nolan

Critics Consensus: A one-man show set in a single confined location, Locke demands a powerful performance -- and gets it from a never-more-compelling Tom Hardy.

Synopsis: A man's (Tom Hardy) life unravels after he leaves a construction site at a critical time and drives to London to be present for the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Hardy, Ruth Wilson, Andrew Scott, Tom Holland

Directed By: Steven Knight

Critics Consensus: There's no shortage of similarly themed crime dramas, but The Drop rises above the pack with a smartly written script and strong cast.

Synopsis: Bob Saginowski (Tom Hardy) tends bar in his cousin's pub and looks the other way when local mobsters use the joint as a temporary bank.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Hardy, Noomi Rapace, James Gandolfini, Matthias Schoenaerts

Directed By: Michaël R. Roskam

Critics Consensus: The Dark Knight Rises is an ambitious, thoughtful, and potent action film that concludes Christopher Nolan's franchise in spectacular fashion.

Synopsis: It has been eight years since Batman (Christian Bale), in collusion with Commissioner Gordon (Gary Oldman), vanished into the night. Assuming responsibility for the death... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Christian Bale, Anne Hathaway, Tom Hardy, Marion Cotillard

Directed By: Christopher Nolan

Critics Consensus: Smart, innovative, and thrilling, Inception is that rare summer blockbuster that succeeds viscerally as well as intellectually.

Synopsis: Dom Cobb (Leonardo DiCaprio) is a thief with the rare ability to enter people's dreams and steal their secrets from their subconscious. His skill has... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Joseph Gordon-Levitt, Elliot Page, Tom Hardy

Directed By: Christopher Nolan

Critics Consensus: Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy is a dense puzzle of anxiety, paranoia, and espionage that director Tomas Alfredson pieces together with utmost skill.

Synopsis: In the 1970s England the head of MI6, Control (John Hurt), dispatches an agent (Mark Strong) to meet with a Hungarian general who knows the... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Gary Oldman, Kathy Burke, Benedict Cumberbatch, David Dencik

Directed By: Tomas Alfredson

Critics Consensus: Warrior relies on many of the clichés that critics of the genre love to mock -- and it transcends them with gripping action, powerful acting, and heart.

Synopsis: An estranged family finds redemption in the unlikeliest of places: the MMA ring. Tommy (Tom Hardy), an ex-Marine with a tragic past, returns home and... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Joel Edgerton, Tom Hardy, Nick Nolte, Jennifer Morrison

Directed By: Gavin O'Connor

Critics Consensus: A stylized, electric British crime thriller.

Synopsis: An unnamed mid-level cocaine dealer (Daniel Craig) in London makes plans to step away from the criminal life. Before he can cut ties, the dealer's... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Daniel Craig, Colm Meaney, Kenneth Cranham, George Harris

Directed By: Matthew Vaughn

Critics Consensus: Fueled by a charismatic cast and the gritty authenticity of writer-director Jeff Nichols' approach, The Bikeriders offers a conventional yet impactful look at motorcycle culture.

Synopsis: THE BIKERIDERS captures a rebellious time in America when the culture and people were changing. After a chance encounter at a local bar, strong-willed Kathy... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Jodie Comer, Austin Butler, Tom Hardy, Mike Faist

Directed By: Jeff Nichols

Critics Consensus: As starkly beautiful as it is harshly uncompromising, The Revenant uses Leonardo DiCaprio's committed performance as fuel for an absorbing drama that offers punishing challenges -- and rich rewards.

Synopsis: While exploring the uncharted wilderness in 1823, frontiersman Hugh Glass (Leonardo DiCaprio) sustains life-threatening injuries from a brutal bear attack. When a member (Tom Hardy)... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Leonardo DiCaprio, Tom Hardy, Domhnall Gleeson, Will Poulter

Directed By: Alejandro González Iñárritu

Critics Consensus: Though it's light on character development and cultural empathy, Black Hawk Down is a visceral, pulse-pounding portrait of war, elevated by Ridley Scott's superb technical skill.

Synopsis: In 1993, the U.S. sends special forces into Somalia to destabilize the government and bring food and humanitarian aid to the starving population. Using Black... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Josh Hartnett, Ewan McGregor, Tom Sizemore, Eric Bana

Directed By: Ridley Scott

Critics Consensus: Equal parts enthralling and unsettling, London Road uses an unusual documentary/musical hybrid to tell a grim true-life tale.

Synopsis: Residents of Ipswich, England, reveal their fears and concerns after police arrest Steve Wright, a suspect in the murders of five prostitutes.

Starring: Olivia Colman, Paul Thornley, Nick Holder, Clare Burt

Directed By: Rufus Norris

Critics Consensus: Undeniably gripping, Bronson forces the viewer to make some hard decisions about where the line between art and exploitation lies.

Synopsis: In this drama based on a true story, there's no one tougher or more brutal in the English penal system than prisoner Michael Peterson, aka... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Hardy, Kelly Adams, Luing Andrews, Katy Barker

Directed By: Nicolas Winding Refn

Critics Consensus: An anemic crime saga punctuated with bravura action sequences, Havoc may feel like a retread of director Gareth Evans' past glories but, for audiences addicted to his balletic style, the formula still rips.

Synopsis: Walker (Tom Hardy) is a bruised detective fighting his way through the criminal underworld threatening to engulf his entire city. In the aftermath of a... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Hardy, Timothy Olyphant, Richard Harrington, Forest Whitaker

Directed By: Gareth Evans

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: A killer coerces a detective to pay for his past mistakes.

Starring: Stellan Skarsgård, Melissa George, Selma Blair, Ashley Walters

Directed By: Tom Shankland

Critics Consensus: Grim, bloody, and utterly flawed, Lawless doesn't quite achieve the epic status it strains for, but it's too beautifully filmed and powerfully acted to dismiss.

Synopsis: In 1931, the Bondurant brothers of Franklin County, Va., run a multipurpose backwoods establishment that hides their true business, bootlegging. Middle brother Forrest (Tom Hardy)... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Shia LaBeouf, Tom Hardy, Jason Clarke, Guy Pearce

Directed By: John Hillcoat

Critics Consensus: As a gangster biopic, Legend is deeply flawed, but as a showcase for Tom Hardy -- in a dual role, no less -- it just about lives up to its title.

Synopsis: Suave, charming and volatile, Reggie Kray and his unstable twin brother Ronnie start to leave their mark on the London underworld in the 1960s. Using... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Hardy, Emily Browning, David Thewlis, Taron Egerton

Directed By: Brian Helgeland

Critics Consensus: Mixed reviews for Guy Ritchie's return to his London-based cockney wideboy gangster movie roots, but most agree, it's a step in the right direction following two major turkeys.

Synopsis: Old-school mobster Lenny Cole (Tom Wilkinson) rules London's underworld with an iron fist and a score of well-greased palms. As big-time gangsters and petty crooks... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Gerard Butler, Tom Wilkinson, Thandiwe Newton, Mark Strong

Directed By: Guy Ritchie

Critics Consensus: Lavish imagery and a daring soundtrack set this film apart from most period dramas; in fact, style completely takes precedence over plot and character development in Coppola's vision of the doomed queen.

Synopsis: An Austrian teenager (Kirsten Dunst) marries the Dauphin (Jason Schwartzman) of France and becomes that country's queen following the death of King Louis XV (Judy... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Kirsten Dunst, Jason Schwartzman, Judy Davis, Rip Torn

Directed By: Sofia Coppola

Critics Consensus: A sequel aimed squarely at fans of the original's odd couple chemistry, Venom: Let There Be Carnage eagerly embraces the franchise's sillier side.

Synopsis: Tom Hardy returns to the big screen as the lethal protector Venom, one of MARVEL's greatest and most complex characters.

Starring: Tom Hardy, Woody Harrelson, Michelle Williams, Naomie Harris

Directed By: Andy Serkis

Critics Consensus: No consensus yet.

Synopsis: On the lush green lawns of London's Hampstead Heath Park, a variety of couples commune and sort through their assorted romantic dilemmas. Brian (Douglas Hodge)... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Holly Aird, Eileen Atkins, Hugh Bonneville, Tom Hardy

Directed By: Ed Blum

Critics Consensus: Tom Hardy makes the most of his opportunity to tackle a challenging role, but Capone is too haphazardly constructed to support his fascinating performance.

Synopsis: Once a ruthless businessman and bootlegger who ruled Chicago with an iron fist, Alfonse Capone was the most infamous and feared gangster of American lore.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Hardy, Linda Cardellini, Noel Fisher, Jack Lowden

Directed By: Josh Trank

Critics Consensus: Nemesis has an interesting premise and some good action scenes, but the whole affair feels a bit tired.

Synopsis: Capt. Jean-Luc Picard (Patrick Stewart) diverts the starship Enterprise from its scheduled trip to Cmdr. Riker (Jonathan Frakes) and Counselor Troi's (Marina Sirtis) wedding to... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Patrick Stewart, Jonathan Frakes, Brent Spiner, LeVar Burton

Directed By: Stuart Baird

Critics Consensus: The always watchable Tom Hardy injects ample charisma into Venom: The Last Dance, but the offering buckles under its convoluted tonal ambitions.

Synopsis: In Venom: The Last Dance, Tom Hardy returns as Venom, one of Marvel's greatest and most complex characters, for the final film in the trilogy.... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Hardy, Chiwetel Ejiofor, Juno Temple, Alanna Ubach

Directed By: Kelly Marcel

Critics Consensus: Venom's first standalone movie turns out to be like the comics character in all the wrong ways - chaotic, noisy, and in desperate need of a stronger attachment to Spider-Man.

Synopsis: Journalist Eddie Brock is trying to take down Carlton Drake, the notorious and brilliant founder of the Life Foundation. While investigating one of Drake's experiments,... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Hardy, Michelle Williams, Riz Ahmed, Scott Haze

Directed By: Ruben Fleischer

Critics Consensus: There's a gripping story at the heart of Child 44 and a solid performance from Tom Hardy in the lead, but it all still adds up to a would-be thriller that lacks sufficient thrills.

Synopsis: In the 1950s Soviet Russia, secret police agent Leo Demidov loses everything when he refuses to denounce his wife, Raisa as a traitor. Finding themselves... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Tom Hardy, Gary Oldman, Noomi Rapace, Joel Kinnaman

Directed By: Daniel Espinosa

Critics Consensus: A career lowlight for all three of its likable stars, This Means War is loud, clumsily edited, and neither romantic nor funny.

Synopsis: CIA operatives FDR Foster (Chris Pine) and Tuck (Tom Hardy) are inseparable best friends and partners. Together, their good looks, covert abilities and combat skills... View Full Synopsis

Starring: Reese Witherspoon, Chris Pine, Tom Hardy, Til Schweiger

Directed By: McG

Critics Consensus: dot the i starts out as a standard love triangle, but last minute revelations turn the movie into a gimmick.

Synopsis: A flamenco dancer (Natalia Verbeke) has an affair with a Brazilian actor (Gael García Bernal), provoking a drastic reaction from her priggish husband (James D'Arcy). View Full Synopsis

Starring: Gael García Bernal, Natalia Verbeke, James D'Arcy, Tom Hardy

Directed By: Matthew Parkhill